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Obama endorses Nixon, Jolly in last-minute campaign boost

24 October 2026 at 21:01
Former President Obama has endorsed the Democratic candidates in Florida’s Senate and gubernatorial races less than two weeks ahead of the midterm elections. Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly and Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon both shared videos of Obama showing support for their campaigns Saturday morning on social platform X.   “Real change starts when…

Trump’s former campaign manager on GOP ahead of midterms: ‘It’s ugly’

24 October 2026 at 19:55
President Trump’s former campaign manager is joining a growing list predicting midterm doom for Republicans, highlighting recent allegations of government corruption as a key reason. Bill Stepien, who managed Trump’s 2020 campaign and had a stint as White House political director in the president’s first term, told CNN’s Abby Phillip that recent scandals in the…

El-Sayed spats with Baier over Muslim Brotherhood question: ‘Be a journalist’

24 October 2026 at 19:03
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed pushed back at Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview that aired on Friday evening over questions about his alleged ties to an Islamist political group.  After Baier began asking the candidate about accusations repeatedly made by his opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), that the Democrat has ties…

How MAHA fueled a new wave of doctors running for office

24 October 2026 at 17:00
Dozens of medical professionals are running for Congress and top state offices this midterm season, a direct Democrat-led counteraction to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda’s outsized influence on national health policy.  There are seven physicians running for congressional office in this election, including Democrats Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan, Annie Andrews of South Carolina, Amish Shah…

Ro Khanna is wrong about the chaos in Europe — and about JD Vance 

24 October 2026 at 17:00
To paraphrase the tagline from an old horror movie, if the organized far-left anarchy that just terrified Paris and much of Europe didn’t make your skin crawl, then it’s on too tight. Protests that started in France last week saw thousands of businesses looted and burned to the ground as the anarchists danced on the…

José Andrés joins fight against proposed DC foie gras ban

24 October 2026 at 15:52
World renowned chef José Andrés is entering the battle over Washington’s proposed ban on foie gras, a delicacy which animal rights activists have called cruel. Andrés responded to a proponent of the ban, labeled as Initiative 86 on D.C.’s ballot, in a post to the social platform X — appearing to argue serving the French…

DOJ demands California counties identify noncitizen voters: Reports

24 October 2026 at 14:10
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday sent letters to election officials in every California county asking that they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls, according to several reports.  The letter warned local officials would “risk significant federal scrutiny” if they failed to comply with this request, The New York Times reported, citing a…

Jennings: Ramaswamy’s campaign tactics ‘worst politics you could imagine’

24 October 2026 at 13:57
Republican commentator Scott Jennings took a swipe at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) for using a controversial campaign ad featuring his opponent’s estranged mother. The ad, which Ramaswamy’s campaign is now spending $4 million to broadcast statewide, features Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, accusing Acton of being a “liar” her whole…

Why a blue wave might miss Minnesota’s Senate race 

24 October 2026 at 11:00
Political headwinds are blowing in Democrats’ favor nationally, with high gas prices and President Trump’s record-low approval rating creating a difficult midterm environment for Republicans.  But in Minnesota’s open Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D), Democrats are facing an unexpectedly competitive race.  Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) holds a slim lead over…

Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gains

24 October 2026 at 11:00
Early voting is surging in several key battleground states, giving Democrats hope that their strength in midterm polling could translate into a turnout advantage in November. In North Carolina, more than 1.2 million early ballots have been accepted, a 37 percent increase from the same point leading up to the 2022 midterms, according to an…

Peltola calls Alaska lawsuit a ‘desperate attempt’ for GOP to ‘cling to power’

24 October 2026 at 02:53
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D) responded to the Justice Department’s (DOJ) lawsuit seeking to block her state from certifying its election results should her Republican challenger lose, saying Friday the move was “frivolous.” “This is clearly corruption. This is clearly a very desperate attempt to cling to power, using his allies in Washington, D.C.…

About half concerned Republicans could try to overturn midterm results: Survey

24 October 2026 at 00:01
A new poll released Friday suggests half of Americans are concerned Republicans may try to overturn the results of November’s midterm election. Fifty percent of respondents to the New York Times/Siena University survey said they were either “very” or “somewhat worried” the GOP may use “illegal means” to overturn the election, compared to 49 percent…

Cook Political Report shifts Ohio governor’s race from toss-up to lean Democrat

23 October 2026 at 22:57
The Cook Political Report is shifting a closely watched gubernatorial contest toward Democrats after a controversial campaign ad shook up the race. The nonpartisan election forecaster moved the governor’s race in Ohio from “toss up” to “lean Democrat,” now favoring Amy Acton (D) to beat Vivek Ramaswamy (R) in the Buckeye State. The race was…

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