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Vance responds to question about ‘insulting’ Alaska election lawsuit

27 October 2026 at 20:15
Vice President Vance on Tuesday slammed an independent candidate with a similar name to Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) as committing “electoral fraud” when answering a question about his administration’s lawsuit over the Senate race in the state. “Why shouldn’t Alaskans find it insulting that the administration appears to be suggesting they can’t read the word…

Vance responds to question about ‘insulting’ Alaska election lawsuit

27 October 2026 at 20:15
Vice President Vance on Tuesday slammed an independent candidate with a similar name to Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) as committing “electoral fraud” when answering a question about his administration’s lawsuit over the Senate race in the state. “Why shouldn’t Alaskans find it insulting that the administration appears to be suggesting they can’t read the word…

2026 midterm elections: When polls close, when results are expected

29 October 2026 at 13:28
There are just a handful of days until the final votes will be cast in the 2026 midterms. Tens of millions of voters across the country have already cast ballots for Senate, House, governor, state legislature and other critical races that will determine the future of President Trump’s agenda. In the Senate, Democrats must flip…

2026 midterm elections: When polls close, when results are expected

29 October 2026 at 13:28
There are just a handful of days until the final votes will be cast in the 2026 midterms. Tens of millions of voters across the country have already cast ballots for Senate, House, governor, state legislature and other critical races that will determine the future of President Trump’s agenda. In the Senate, Democrats must flip…

Watch live: Trump makes final pitch to Texas voters

27 October 2026 at 18:27
President Trump is returning to Texas Tuesday as Republicans look to shore up support with just a week until the midterm elections. Trump is expected to rally supporters in Corpus Christi as he hopes to boost Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who is facing Democrat James Talarico in a competitive Senate race. Decision Desk…

North Carolina state Senate candidate arrested after police standoff 

27 October 2026 at 16:33
A North Carolina state Senate candidate was arrested Monday after an hours-long standoff with police, which he detailed as it was happening in a series of posts to social platform X. Jonathan D. Miller, a Libertarian running to represent North Carolina State Senate District 16, was arrested at about 3 p.m. after the standoff, which…

Watch live: Vance makes final midterm push in Michigan

27 October 2026 at 16:30
Vice President Vance heads back to Michigan on Tuesday to shore up GOP support in key congressional races just one week before the midterms. Vance is expected to rally voters in Howell, Mich., where incumbent Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) faces Democrat Will Lawrence in a competitive House race. The visit also comes as Republicans look…

Live updates: Trump holds second Texas rally in one day; Talarico plans dueling event

27 October 2026 at 23:08
With one week to go before the midterms, President Trump arrived Tuesday afternoon in Texas, taking the stage to stump in Corpus Christi for GOP candidates before making his way to Lubbock to do the same. He’s in the Lone Star State hoping to boost support for GOP Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection bid and state…

Live updates: Trump holds second Texas rally in one day; Talarico plans dueling event

27 October 2026 at 23:08
With one week to go before the midterms, President Trump arrived Tuesday afternoon in Texas, taking the stage to stump in Corpus Christi for GOP candidates before making his way to Lubbock to do the same. He’s in the Lone Star State hoping to boost support for GOP Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection bid and state…

Jackson, Collins separated by 2 points in Maine Senate race polling 

27 October 2026 at 11:54
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is locked in a tight race against her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, according to a new survey. The Marist University poll, released one week before the midterms, found the incumbent trailing Jackson by 2 percentage points among likely voters in the state — a lead that falls within the survey’s margin…

Senate braces for nasty fight over seating Peltola after Alaska Senate race

27 October 2026 at 10:00
Senators are bracing for a potential floor fight over accepting the results of the Alaska Senate race between incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) and former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) — and perhaps other battleground contests — if President Trump urges allies to dispute what he might view as unfair or “rigged” results. Democratic senators generally…

Frustrated farmers could become a midterm problem for Republicans

27 October 2026 at 10:00
Farmers are a key voting group for Republicans, but their votes could be on the line, with the Iran war and President Trump’s tariff and trade wars driving up production costs along with diesel and fertilizer prices. The Trump administration has been rolling out financial assistance packages and projects for farmers in hopes of shoring…

Judge extends tree-cutting block at East Potomac Park

27 October 2026 at 02:36
A federal judge on Monday extended a tree-cutting block at East Potomac Park, where President Trump has claimed there will be a new golf course in the future.  U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes granted a preliminary injunction for a preservationist group and golfers restricting the Trump administration from cutting trees at the park, stating in…

Vance announces $57M grant boost for meatpacking facilities

27 October 2026 at 00:33
Vice President Vance announced Monday that the Agriculture Department is investing millions of dollars in new grants toward meatpacking facilities. He made the announcement while campaigning for Sen. Roger Marshall (R) in Kansas. The vice president said the grants would go toward 10 meatpacking facilities in the state, adding that it “could not have happened…

Watch live: Trump rallies in deep red Mississippi

26 October 2026 at 22:00
President Trump will travel to deep red Mississippi on Monday, seeking to turn out GOP voters for incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). Hyde-Smith is facing a surprisingly competitive race against Democrat Scott Colom, a district attorney. Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock (Ga.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) have all made stops…

Bipartisan pair of former South Carolina governors endorse Andrews for Senate

26 October 2026 at 20:26
A bipartisan pair of former South Carolina governors endorsed Democrat Annie Andrews over Sen. Darline Graham (R) in the state’s Senate election. Former South Carolina Govs. David Beasley (R) and Jim Hodges (D) appeared in a video for Andrews’s campaign on Monday.  “Now, over the years, the two of us haven’t always agreed on everything,”…

Massie says he’ll move to impeach Hegseth if he’s not gone after midterms 

26 October 2026 at 17:37
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), on Monday indicated he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should he remain at the Pentagon after Congress returns to Washington, D.C., following the November midterm elections. Massie, who kicked off the impeachment process against Hegseth in September over the war in Iran, wrote on social…

Trump to return to South Carolina days ahead of election

26 October 2026 at 16:07
The Republican National Committee announced Monday that President Trump will campaign in Rock Hill, S.C., on Thursday, marking his second trip to the Palmetto State within the span of a week. Trump campaigned last week in Clemson, in an effort to boost Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) in her race against Democrat Annie Andrews. The campaign…

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