Former President Barack Obama, the last Democratic president to serve two terms, is increasingly campaigning for his party, acting as a foil to President Donald Trump.
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that the use of paper ballots prevents hacking from tech mogul Elon Musk, who is supporting Republicans this election cycle. “Forty-nine of the 50 states have paper records of the ballots, right?” Himes said on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe.” “Except for…
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, said Wednesday that the use of paper ballots prevents hacking from tech mogul Elon Musk, who is supporting Republicans this election cycle. “Forty-nine of the 50 states have paper records of the ballots, right?” Himes said on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe.” “Except for…
President Donald Trump is finishing the midterms with a cross-country blitz of campaign rallies that allow him to bask in applause when he's otherwise profoundly unpopular.
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel signaled Tuesday that Democrats were likely to regain control of the House with a week to go before the midterm elections. “I think the House, you know with three seats that the Dems need to pick up, is probably going to go to the Democrats,” she told…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) referred to his fellow Republican senator, Sen. Bernie Moreno (Ohio), as “eye candy,” comments that come after President Trump complimented the physique of the other Ohio senator, Sen. Jon Husted (R). “I know that Husted gets a ton of attention, but I think Bernie’s kind of eye candy too.…
Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna McDaniel signaled Tuesday that Democrats were likely to regain control of the House with a week to go before the midterm elections. “I think the House, you know with three seats that the Dems need to pick up, is probably going to go to the Democrats,” she told…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) referred to his fellow Republican senator, Sen. Bernie Moreno (Ohio), as “eye candy,” comments that come after President Trump complimented the physique of the other Ohio senator, Sen. Jon Husted (R). “I know that Husted gets a ton of attention, but I think Bernie’s kind of eye candy too.…
Democrat Peggy Flanagan is leading in the Minnesota Senate race against GOP competitor Michele Tafoya, according to a new poll. In The New York Times/Siena University poll, 54 percent of respondents said they were more likely to cast their ballot for Flanagan if Election Day were that day, while 40 percent said the same for…
Democrat Peggy Flanagan is leading in the Minnesota Senate race against GOP competitor Michele Tafoya, according to a new poll. In The New York Times/Siena University poll, 54 percent of respondents said they were more likely to cast their ballot for Flanagan if Election Day were that day, while 40 percent said the same for…
Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Democratic Senate hopeful Annie Andrews are deadlocked in the Palmetto State race with less than a week before Election Day, according to a new survey. The New York Times/Siena University poll, released Wednesday, shows both candidates with 48 percent support among likely voters in South Carolina — which has not…
Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Democratic Senate hopeful Annie Andrews are deadlocked in the Palmetto State race with less than a week before Election Day, according to a new survey. The New York Times/Siena University poll, released Wednesday, shows both candidates with 48 percent support among likely voters in South Carolina — which has not…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that there will be a “peaceful transfer of power” when new House members are set to join the lower chamber next year. “Of course, we’ll have a peaceful transfer of power, but it will not be transferring because we are going to keep the majority, and I’m going…
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that there will be a “peaceful transfer of power” when new House members are set to join the lower chamber next year. “Of course, we’ll have a peaceful transfer of power, but it will not be transferring because we are going to keep the majority, and I’m going…
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) on Tuesday leaned into President Trump’s recent campaign trail comments on his physique. “The president’s coming in, tomorrow, again to Ohio, third time in less than 30 days. He’ll be in Chillicothe,” Husted said at a campaign event Tuesday. “Don’t worry, I was in the weight room this morning working out,”…
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) on Tuesday leaned into President Trump’s recent campaign trail comments on his physique. “The president’s coming in, tomorrow, again to Ohio, third time in less than 30 days. He’ll be in Chillicothe,” Husted said at a campaign event Tuesday. “Don’t worry, I was in the weight room this morning working out,”…
Ahead of Election Day, our politics crew takes a closer look at what to watch in the 2026 elections and take your questions around election security and voting rights.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) tussled Monday and Tuesday over a campaign advertisement the sitting senator made with the Democrat’s GOP challenger, Rep. Mike Rogers. Moreno, who was elected in 2024, appeared in a video alongside Rogers posted to the social platform X Monday, pushing for Michiganders to support…