Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) dodged questions on whether he identifies as a MAGA-Republican and avoided clarifying his position on President Trump’s controversial tariffs against Canada ahead of his competitive race against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Senate race.   During a Sunday appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rogers was asked if he considered himself…

Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee in Alaska’s Senate race, announced she would be rescheduling her campaign events in Fairbanks and Bethel, Alaska, following a car crash that resulted in minor injuries. Her campaign reported the accident in a statement shared Sunday, writing that while Peltola was heading to her next campaign stop, the vehicle transporting…

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) pushed back on former first lady Michelle Obama’s remarks that the U.S. was not ready to elect a woman president. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” about Obama’s past comments, Whitmer responded, saying, “Listen, I have got a lot of colleagues who I think are probably interested in running for…

The Tourism Ministry has launched the Taste of Israel Food Truck Tour 2026, serving free kosher-style Israeli food in four US cities, beginning October 25 in North Miami Beach, Florida.

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton won The Plain Dealer’s endorsement Sunday — even after the Cleveland newspaper decided earlier this year it would not be endorsing candidates in the state’s toss-up Senate or governor’s races. The Plain Dealer serves as the primary newspaper of Cleveland and a major outlet operating in Ohio. Last month,…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ripped state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee in the Lone Star State’s gubernatorial race, for an endorsement she received from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a group designated in Texas as a foreign terrorist organization. In an interview Sunday with Fox News, the Republican — who is running…

Ted Brown, the Libertarian candidate in the highly contested Texas Senate race, shut down claims that votes for him could end up splitting votes, leading to a potential outcome that could cost Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) the election. “Both sides are saying the same thing. Democrats are saying, hey, that I’m taking votes…

Gas, diesel and food prices are high and expected to remain elevated through Election Day, creating a strong political headwind for Republicans who are at serious risk of losing control of the House and possibly the Senate, as well. President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia has had little lasting impact on fuel prices, according to…

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Sunday compared Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) to the pig characters in the George Orwell novel “Animal Farm” and predicted the candidate will lose to opponent Amy Acton (D). “Vivek Ramswamy has disgraced himself,” Scaramucci wrote on social media Sunday. “Ramaswamy started with soaring rhetoric, post-partisan,…

President Trump went after Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Alaska’s ranked choice voting system Saturday. “The Republicans’ Worst Senator, by far, Lisa Murkowski, of the Great State of Alaska (A State for which I produced, on a continuing basis, Billions and Billions of Dollars, and which Crooked Joe Biden and the Dumocrats had totally shut…

President Trump announced a new Audi factory Saturday while campaigning in Georgia, a move that arrived almost a week before November’s midterms. “Today, I’m thrilled to announce a massive auto manufacturing investment in the great state of Georgia by a fantastic company,” Trump said during Saturday’s rally.  “Audi has just committed to invest $4.2 billion…

Thirteen years later, the damage is clear. States freed from federal oversight, many of them states of the old Confederacy, have adopted new restrictions on voting that dramatically dilute minority voting power.

Election season is known for fiery policy exchanges and personal attacks, but November’s midterms have been marked by notable moments that have been criticized for going beyond the pale.  From a controversial campaign ad in Ohio to a candidate telling his opponent to “shut up” on the debate stage, closely contested battleground races have become…

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback (R) said he was stopped from entering a Get Out the Vote rally in Clearwater, Fla., hosted by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) on Saturday. Fishback said he and his wife were told that he was “not welcome here” when trying to enter the venue, local news station CBS…

Nonprofit watchdog group Common Cause, represented by attorneys from American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has filed a motion to intervene in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit over Alaska’s Senate election. The DOJ filed a lawsuit Thursday claiming the presence of a candidate with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) could give…

Former President Obama poked fun at President Trump’s various Washington, D.C., renovation projects during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was stumping for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown (D). In his speech, Obama zeroed in on the changes Trump has made to the White House during his second…

Former President Obama took aim at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for his perceived focus on soldiers’ appearances and testosterone levels during a campaign stop in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday while campaigning for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown. The former president’s speech went after several Republican figures and recent scandals,…

Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a recently filed lawsuit that claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate with…

Former President Obama poked fun at several Trump administration figures and scandals during a campaign stop in Cleveland on Saturday while stumping for Ohio’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton as well as former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who’s hoping to win back his seat in the upper chamber. The former president ribbed his successor’s administration…

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…