As midterm campaigns careen toward their conclusion, Democrats are pushing through intraparty divisions to stay focused on voters’ economic frustrations
November 02, 2026There's plenty of angst among U.S. voters on the eve of Election Day
November 02, 2026How an attempt at Democratic unity exploded with Stevens’ Senate endorsement flip
November 02, 2026President Donald Trump is closing out the last days of the volatile midterm campaign with rallies in Iowa and Kansas, two states he has handily won in the past
November 01, 2026Another little-known candidate in the Alaska Senate race points toward secretive effort to hurt Republicans
October 31, 2026The Justice Department is investigating allegations that Democrats recruited potential spoiler candidates to run in Alaska's US Senate race, and has asked
October 30, 2026Pete Hegseth’s political future could be on the line if Democrats win the House
October 30, 2026President Donald Trump's administration filed a revised lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block Alaska's election
October 29, 2026Former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump have both rallied for their parties ahead of the midterm elections
October 28, 2026Democrats recruited potential spoilers in Alaska's US Senate race, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
October 28, 2026President Donald Trump wants midterm voters to imagine he's on the ballot and has seized the political spotlight in a way that makes such make-believe seem a bit more real
October 28, 2026President Donald Trump campaigned in Mississippi as both parties made their closing arguments ahead of midterm elections in eight days
October 26, 2026President Donald Trump is in Mississippi, as he continues a closing midterm campaign blitz that highlights Republicans’ challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country
October 26, 2026US President Donald Trump's public approval rating inched higher to 32%, up a percentage point from last week's record low, ahead of the November 3
October 26, 2026The stakes for Senate Majority Leader John Thune and the Republican Party are enormous in this year's midterm elections
October 26, 2026Republicans in the US House of Representatives are defending a narrow majority in November's midterm elections.
October 12, 2026Nonpartisan analysts say Democrats stand a good chance of winning the US House of Representatives and possibly the Senate in the November 3 midterm
October 25, 2026Americans vote on Tuesday in midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
October 19, 2026President Donald Trump is in the midst of a nationwide campaign blitz ahead of the November midterm elections, holding
October 24, 2026With an incumbent Maine US senator from his own party locked in a tight reelection battle, President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday to remove
October 23, 2026An Associated Press analysis of early voting shows that turnout is soaring in many of the states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate
October 22, 2026President Donald Trump is losing ground among many of the voters who returned him to the White House
October 22, 2026President Donald Trump’s political groups have spent more than one-quarter of a billion dollars to bolster Republicans in the final stretch of this year’s midterm elections
October 21, 2026With his approval rating at record lows, President Donald Trump attempted to defy political gravity in a pep rally in North Carolina on
October 21, 2026At President Donald Trump's urging, Republicans pursued an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting campaign ahead of November's midterm elections, redrawing dozens of US
October 21, 2026Fears of a post-midterms Trump rampage spur ‘brutal’ internal jockeying
October 20, 2026Democrats fear slippage with Black voters makes Michigan Senate race feel ‘far closer than it should’
October 20, 2026US President Donald Trump on Monday used violent unrest in France as an argument against Democrats in his battle to defend a
October 20, 2026Democratic senator sparks controversy over comments on investigating the Trump administration
October 19, 2026A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach
October 19, 2026Dave Roethler is a former Donald Trump supporter in Iowa who feels disillusioned about the economy and believes middle-class families are suffering while the president benefits
October 18, 2026President Donald Trump has a new pitch for Republican candidates: they’re easy on the eyes
October 18, 2026Speaker Mike Johnson says he believes Republicans will hold on to their House majority on Election Day and defy a surge of Democratic momentum in the final stretch of the midterm campaign
October 17, 2026The FBI and Postal Service are investigating “potentially hazardous” letters with “suspicious substances” mailed to congressional and election offices across the nation
October 15, 2026A decade after Republican Donald Trump peeled away working-class and union voters who had long been a cornerstone of Democratic support in Ohio,
October 14, 2026James Talarico has Democrats dreaming big after decades of dashed hopes in Texas
October 13, 2026Fact check: Breaking down Trump’s rosy comparison to gas prices under Biden
October 13, 2026Mayhem at the polls on Election Day 2026? Americans are worried. But a scholar of election law who has also run a nationwide election protection program says he doesn’t believe it will happen.
October 13, 2026Republicans worry that evangelicals sitting the midterms out could cost them in key races
October 13, 2026Bill Hill is running for Congress as an independent in Alaska and he's positioning himself as a working-class candidate who can relate to people's frustrations with high fuel and other costs
October 10, 2026On paper, Democrat Justin Pearson, a 31-year-old Tennessee state legislator, has little chance of winning the state's 9th
October 10, 2026Democrats eye ambitious Senate map that was once unthinkable as anti-Trump backlash grows
October 10, 2026Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping President Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate Democratic opponents before Election Day
October 09, 2026Trump stumps for embattled Texas Senate candidate at raucous rally
October 08, 2026After being caught flat-footed on transgender issues in the last US election, Democrats in tight midterm races are pursuing different strategies,
October 08, 2026The midterm elections may be challenging for Republicans, but there are some key House races where GOP wins might mean election night goes better than expected
October 08, 2026By Michael S.
October 07, 2026Republicans are facing anxiety as they enter the final month of the midterm campaign
October 07, 2026Voters started lining up while it was still dark on Tuesday morning at the Medina County Board of Elections as early voting began in Ohio, a state that
October 06, 2026A Republican in a district Kamala Harris won could give Democrats a run for their money
October 07, 2026Tennessee's top Republicans are exploring alternative execution methods after the failed execution of Christa Pike
October 06, 2026House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says his party is on track to win back control of the House
October 05, 2026Trump advocates for mail and early voting despite historically opposing both
October 04, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump won't say if he thinks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be reelected this month
October 01, 2026A new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans blame President Donald Trump for persistently high prices, while only about 2 in 10 approve of his handling of the cost of living
October 01, 2026U.S.
September 30, 2026Democrats in competitive midterm races are increasingly
September 30, 2026Five weeks before Election Day, Democratic optimism is soaring
September 30, 2026US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans 32 days of campaign travel ahead of the November midterm elections, putting himself and his
September 30, 2026Former US special counsel Jack Smith told senators on Tuesday that he will not be silenced by threats of prosecution, as he
September 29, 2026Pacing a stage at the Iowa State Fair, flanked by his wife and four of their six children, Republican US Congressman Zach Nunn spoke passionately about an issue
September 29, 2026Republican hopes of winning Senate races in Georgia and North Carolina have been fading, and the GOP is increasingly focused on playing defense elsewhere with five weeks until the midterm elections
September 29, 2026Corporate donors to US President Donald Trump's ballroom and participants in business deals brokered by Trump family members are
September 28, 2026Parents confront a new fear: Could AI end humanity before their kids grow up?
September 28, 2026Republicans are pouring money into more than three dozen US House races previously considered “safe” after internal polling showed they could be vulnerable in the
September 27, 2026Democrats see hope for political gains in the Deep South this year despite disappointments in previous elections
September 26, 2026Lawyers for Rep. Max Miller again subpoena Sen. Bernie Moreno, father of ex-wife
September 26, 2026Supreme Court rejects GOP’s third effort to capture Democratic House seat in Missouri
September 26, 2026The US Supreme Court, acting for a third time in a fierce battle over the makeup of Missouri's congressional districts, barred the state on Friday from using a
September 26, 2026US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has contacted executives at several major American refiners in recent days to gauge support
September 24, 2026Missouri’s embattled, Trump-backed congressional map returns to Supreme Court for a third time
September 23, 2026Vice President JD Vance and White House officials are announcing plans to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges
September 22, 2026President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 32% - the lowest of his political career - as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost
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