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Whitfield Harrington Jr. on His US Senate Run, Polarizing Politics and Free Community College
Bucco Calls for Action to Support Small Businesses, Introduces Bill to Give Them a Voice in Trenton
While the Sherrill administration continues its ‘small business listening tour’, Senate Republican Leader Anthony M. Bucco (R-Morris, Passaic) is calling for immediate action to support Ne
UNT students and local residents pack Emerald Ballroom for Talarico event
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico spoke to a packed Emerald Ballroom in the University of North Texas Union on Monday.
Taking a closer look at the political landscape in Minnesota
Republicans see hope in former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya. Can a Republican win a Senate seat in Minnesota for the first time since 2002?
Why Is James Talarico’s Final Message to Voters ‘Friday Night Lights’–Themed?
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate leaves it all on the field.
Ramstad: With DFL nearing trifecta, business hopes Klobuchar keeps excesses in check
A moderate governor will have to rein in the big-spending DFLers in the House and Senate.
‘Politics will care about you’: Osborn’s message to young voters
Nebraska’s independent candidate for U.S. Senate Dan Osborn encourages young voters to get involved with politics as election day approaches.
Former Vice President Harris joins campaign trail to hear rural healthcare concerns
Former Vice President Kamala Harris joined U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom and Mississippi health care providers in Clarksdale to hear how limited access to care is affecting rural families.
Has Susan Collins’s political luck finally run out?
Anti-Trump voters could decide Maine’s crucial Senate race.
Jeffrey Epstein has been everywhere this campaign season. But voters wonder how much he should matter
Candidates are spending millions to link their opponents to Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. But in one of the nation’s marquee Senate contests, many Ohio voters told CNN that prices, healthcare and the economy matter more.
Dem Senate candidate on why he thinks he can win in Trump territory: ‘Mississippians have been betrayed’
‘He’s solid, has integrity and character’: Longtime TX GOP judge backs Talarico for Senate
Focus groups: Their candidates lost in the Michigan and Texas primaries. Now what?
Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and Ken Paxton in Texas are looking to convince backers of their primary opponents to support their campaigns.
Supreme Court backs Republicans on New Hampshire voter IDs
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a ruling that would have allowed use of student-ID cards to help show eligibility to vote in New Hampshire, siding with Republicans in a state where Democrats are defending a Senate seat next...
Live updates: Trump to rally for Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina
Live updates and the latest news as Trump rallies for Darline Graham in South Carolina and the candidates for Senate in Michigan and Kansas and governor in Wisconsin debate.
The top 10 Senate seats most likely to flip, less than two weeks before the midterms
With the November election in sight, Democratic excitement about the party winning control of the US Senate is running high, but it’s far from a sure bet.
Week in politics: Vance defends Ohio political ad and Kansas Senate race remains tight
A political advertisement in the Ohio gubernatorial race is being called one of the ugliest of the midterm election cycle.
Fear and hope in Texas: Paxton vs. Talarico in an expensive U.S. Senate showdown
Winning Texas has been the Democratic Party's white whale for years, the much-hyped attempts repeatedly ending in disappointment.
Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in November
The Justice Department said the presence of two Dan Sullivans on the ballot makes it “vital” that the state “not certify any election result that may be impacted by voter confusion.”
Senate District 8 Candidates Weigh Health Care Costs and Natural Resources
Seasoned legislator Tyson Running Wolf, a Democrat, and health care professional Christopher Paul Buckles, a Republican, are competing to represent Senate District 8. The district covers the Blackfeet Reservation and the east side of the Rocky Mountains, crossing the range into parts of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Reservation. Running Wolf, 52, grew […]
Trump to rally in North Carolina, even as GOP pulls its money
Michael Whatley, the state’s Republican Senate candidate, owes his nomination to Trump; the president continues to invest time, if not cash, on his behalf.
Senate Health Committee Holds Hearing on Impacts of H.R.1
Senate Health Committee Holds Hearing on Impacts of H.R.1 TRENTON – The Senate Health and Human Services Committee, led by Chairman Joe Vitale, held a hearing today on the impacts of federal House Resolution 1 (H.R.1) and how New Jersey residents can adapt to major cuts to programs like Medicaid. The committee heard from[...]
Fox News Poll: Texas Senate race galloping toward a photo finish
Paxton's ratings are underwater by 17 points, while Democrat James Talarico holds a slim enthusiasm edge among likely voters
New attention on Bankhead claim she was offered job to leave Senate race, DNC denies allegation
Montana’s U.S. Senate race was at the center of political controversy again this week, over an allegation from the Democratic nominee that she had been offered a job if she would drop out of the race.
National Science Foundation leader Brian Stone to retire with no clear replacement in sight
President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Stone, James O'Neill, has yet to have a confirmation hearing in the senate, leaving the future leadership of the NSF unclear
Republican 'Muslim Brotherhood' attacks on El-Sayed in Michigan seek to exploit Democratic fault lines
Pollsters, political strategists say the approach is aimed at dissuading Jewish and Black voters who backed El-Sayed's primary opponent, Haley Stevens
Trump rallying with Senate hopeful Ashley Hinson in Iowa as she pledges to push back on White House
Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the South
Senate Democrats' campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi's Senate race for the first time this cycle.
How Democrats Might – or Might Not
Just a few months ago, it didn’t look feasible for Democrats to flip control of the U.S. Senate. Now it’s a real possibility – and this is how the party could get there. It’s all about the math. Today, Republicans control the chamber, 53-47. If Democrats can hold all four of their vulnerable seats,
Medicare for All, Medicaid cuts and rising costs: Where Flanagan and Tafoya stand on health care
The U.S. Senate candidates differ over Medicare for All, Medicaid funding and the federal government’s role in making health care more affordable.
You are who you vote for: Identity politics in Texas midterms
While the campaigns in Texas have been focused fundamentally on the affordability crisis, the Texas Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico remains highly contested due to the engagement of identity politics from both candidates.
Manchin calls Schumer 'crazy' for trying to oust GOP senator in crucial Senate showdown
Joe Manchin called Chuck Schumer "crazy" for trying to unseat Susan Collins as he joined the Maine senator on the campaign trail in Lewiston.
Republican Senate candidate Bert Mizusawa talks energy, immigration, AI, Trump at UVA Center for Politics
With less than two weeks until Virginians hit the polls for midterm elections, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bert Mizusawa took center stage at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics Thursday evening for his “Evening with Maj. Gen. Bert Mizusawa” event.
Former NC GOP Senate candidate sues Wake schools over access to public records
Wake says it would take 703 hours of staff time at a cost of $15,395 to process the public records request from Scott Lassiter.
Kansas manufacturing business responds to candidates’ conflicting accounts of tariff effects
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The two major party candidates for U.S. Senate diverged in a debate Wednesday night on whether tariffs were helping or hurting a Salina manufacturing business they both visited. A spokesperson for the business, however, denied U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall’s claim that tariffs were contributing to its growth. Tim Henry, chief financial […]
Paxton campaign showing ‘desperation’ with manufactured story: Political commentator
In the final days until election, President Trump is set to hold another rally in Texas for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. MS NOW National Reporter Rosa Flores shares what she is hearing from voters there. MediasTouch Journalist Adam Mockler, Democratic Strategist Basil Smikle, Bloomberg Businessweek Journalist Max Chafkin, and Rolling Stone Magazine Politics Reporter Nikki McCann Ramirez join the Group Chat with Stephanie Ruhle to share their analysis.
Is Mississippi Senate race competitive? Political insiders weigh in
The political lens for viewing the U.S. Senate race in Mississippi is different, depending on who you ask.
Abdul El-Sayed leans into faith in new political ad
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed embraces faith as a core part of his identity after months of Republican criticism centered on his Muslim background.
Kamala Harris rallies for Mississippi Senate candidate as she elevates profile
The former vice president’s presence highlighted newfound attention from the party on Scott Colom, who is vying to become the first Democrat elected to the Senate from the state in some four decades.
Turner trying to stave off challenge from Lesko in senate campaign
Frank Lesko defeated a popular incumbent in 2024, but to do it again, he will have to navigate state political waters.
The last Democratic legislator in Rutland County is leaving office. What could that mean for the county’s political future?
Historically a Republican stronghold, Rutland County sent Republicans to fill a large majority of its seats in the Legislature last session. This election cycle, the Democratic Party couldn't find anyone to run for Senate and several House seats in Rutland.
George W. Bush’s Brother Neil Bush Breaks G.O.P. Ranks to Vote for James Talarico in Texas
Neil M. Bush, a brother of former President George W. Bush, expressed “deep concern about Ken Paxton’s record” and said he voted for James Talarico, the Democrat running for Senate in Texas.
Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race
This move has sparked concerns about a lengthy battle between the U.S. government and states over election certification.
School cellphone ban clears Pa. Senate, awaits Gov. Shapiro’s signature
Pennsylvania is one step closer to banning cell phones in public schools across the state after the Senate voted Wednesday to approve a measure sent over by the House on
Political Pulse: Independent candidate Rep. Peri Pourier runs on public safety for District 27 Senate
Independent candidate Peri Pourier is running for South Dakota's District 27 Senate seat on a platform of public safety and improving state and tribal relationships.
Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads to the South
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats' top campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi's U.S. Senate race for the first time this year, an aggressive move i
How Maine voters feel about the high-stakes Senate election
The state is both fired up by this big race and exhausted by its avalanche of ads.
El-Sayed’s loyalty to America, Rogers’ loyalty to Trump and other takeaways from Michigan Senate debate
The Michigan Senate debate between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers was bitterly personal and ferociously contested — as befits a contest that could decide the chamber’s majority.
Pope hope, that’s entertainment, and getting ahead in the CIA
Happy Friday friends, I want to start by just breathing for all of us a big long collective sigh of relief at the news this week that the pope’s doctors have basically blown the all clear for Leo’s health. Going from knowing nothing to him declaring to the world he needed surgery, to a cancer diagnosis, to bouncing out of the hospital in barely even days, to ringing the bell in less than two weeks is whiplash inducing. But in the best possible way. We are living in a world in which the Roman pontiff, by dint of history, biography and circumstance, is once more at the epicenter of global affairs. Not just conversations about religion, or Christian and post-Christian values, but the bleeding edge of the most pressing issues of human affairs. Think I am exaggerating a touch? Consider the images of the crowds who greeted Leo in Paris just weeks ago, and juxtapose them with the absolute photo negative scenes unfolding there recently. Ask yourself how many world leaders are talking about AI right now and directly citing the pope as they do so. Try to name a country who has had as many top-ranked diplomats in and out of both Russia and Ukraine in the last three years as the Vatican has in the last three months. It has been fascinating to watch Leo XIV emerge as not just a kind of pop culture reference point or totem to be cited (Francis was often name-checked this way) but as a kinetic force in global conversation. Given the state of things, we need global figures of gravitas and values, even better if they have real wisdom behind what they are saying. So news of Leo’s illness was, it seemed to me, a tremor with potentially Richter Scale implications. That not only has the worst not come to pass but instead we’ve had the best of outcomes announced is something to really be grateful for. Humanity, it seems to me, is entering one of its irregular but cyclical phases where the pace of change — technological, social, and geopolitical — outstrips the ability of previously settled norms and received wisdom to cope. Such periods – and I think the first decades of the last century were a similar such time – throw into question the viability of all kinds of institutions. And many of ours have been straining to breaking point for a few years now. The papacy has the power and the potential to be a steadying pole in all of this. That’s my hope, anyway. It’s a lot to freight the office with, though it is arguably its ultimate purpose from its founding, to be a steadying rock on which all that matters can be anchored. It’s also, of course, an intolerable weight of responsibility to place on a single man. But I am encouraged to have hope in – and for – Leo. The apostle whom he succeeds, after all, was famously unequal to some moments, failed some tests of faith, and resiled from taking the road which led ultimately to the circus on Vatican hill. Human frailty and limitations, of health, of character, of temper, can open us to Christ, whose strength is greatest in our weakness, so St. Paul learned. That gives me hope, and I am sure it consoles Leo, too. And so I will continue to pray for him. Because we need apostles of rock right now. Here’s the news. Subscribe The News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued yesterday a new document “Venite ad me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.” It’s not a short document, and it is at pains to stress this isn’t a doctrinal note from the dicastery, either. Rather, it brings together reflections on an important issue from the Church around the world. Some of it I actually found really rather powerful. It is, however, 25,000, which is a lot for a busy reader to get through on a weekday. So, you can read our busy reader’s summary right here. — News broke yesterday of an Oct. 22 meeting of U.S. bishops with President Donald Trump. The meeting was organized by an official at the Heritage Foundation, according to several sources close to the meeting. Video of several U.S. bishops praying in the Oval Office over President Trump was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, first by White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin, and then by the official twitter.com account of the Archdiocese of Denver. The meeting has drawn sharp criticism because of its proximity to the upcoming midterm Congressional elections, in which Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains closely contested. Sources close to the bishops’ conference told The Pillar that some USCCB senior officials were surprised by the existence of the meeting when video of it first emerged online. And a source close to conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City told The Pillar that the archbishop was “deeply frustrated” by the occasion of the meeting. An official conference spokesperson told The Pillar that the meeting was “not organized with or by the USCCB” and was “not affiliated with the conference.” You can read the whole story here. — The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis in 2029, a return to the city that hosted the last gathering in 2024. You read it here first. By here, I don’t mean this newsletter, I mean at The Pillar. We broke the story this week. It’s a big deal, in as much as the last congress was a roaring success and the next installment has the potential to be a real focal point for evangelizing efforts in the coming years. Read all about it here. — As Pope Leo prepares for the longest trip of his pontificate, Church leaders in Uruguay say the pontiff will encounter a highly secularized culture, in a country with a very different Catholic history than many of its South American neighbors. The nation has not had a papal visit since 1988, and leaders who spoke with The Pillar say it has a dire need for evangelization, even amid the prospect of a small revival in faith. This is real reporting on the Church in the country, and frankly a story you simply are not going to be able to read anywhere else. Read the whole thing. — The Archdiocese of Detroit announced this week a plan that would see the vast majority of its parish priests reassigned next summer, amid a restructuring process expected to dramatically shrink the number of parishes in the archdiocese. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said this week that the plan “asks much of our priests,” but is a “sacrifice they are making as brothers of one, unified presbyterate.” The thing is, as JD pointed out in an analysis yesterday, pastors of parishes have a legal right to stability in office, so the only way this kind of wholesale reassignment goes ahead is if all of the archdiocesan clergy agree to resign. That creates its own kind of legal issues, though, and re-raises longstanding questions about the effectiveness of canonical due process protections for priests when dealing with coercive exercises in authority. Read the whole thing here. — More than three months after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its decree declaring the excommunication of the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X, questions remain about the full effects of the society’s schism. Specifically, the DDF’s July claim that marriages witnessed and confessions heard by SSPX priests are now invalid remains contested — and it emerged this week it appears that the Vatican’s own legal experts don’t agree. You can read my whole analysis of the situation and what it means here. All I would add is that the DDF’s undeveloped, some would say unsubstantiated, claim about the invalidity of some SSPX sacraments came in their July Explanatory Note on the schismatic consecrations by the society that month. It touches directly on both papal acts of governance — indeed it purports to nullify them — and the most intimate pastoral encounters possible in a parish setting. If there is one aspect of the Francis-era style of governance I would like the curia to finally cut out, root and branch, it would be these attempts to try to effect extraordinarily sensitive legislative acts via a note. — At least a dozen French bishops have spoken out following an eruption of violence on the country’s streets Oct. 17. Not surprisingly, they unanimously condemned the violence, but the length and content of their interventions varied significantly. Several sought to distinguish between the actions of rioters and what they suggested were the legitimate concerns of peaceful young protesters. Many also evoked Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France, suggesting it offered a powerful counter-image to the scenes of looting and destruction. A number of bishops also stressed their solidarity with law enforcement officials who struggled to contain the disorder, as well as the owners of the roughly 3,000 damaged or looted businesses. What’s the background to the nationwide unrest that the French media calls “les violences du 17 octobre”? And what exactly are the bishops saying? Read all about it here. — A Polish bishop called for the firm defense of unborn children as well as compassion for their mothers this week, as the lower house of Poland’s parliament passed two bills seeking to liberalize the country’s abortion laws. The bill on decriminalizing assistance in an abortion passed by 217 votes to 213, while the abortion in cases of fetal abnormality bill passed by 233 to 203, thanks to the government’s majority in the lower house. Both bills will now move to the Polish Senate, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling coalition has a larger majority. The fetal abnormality bill is symbolically significant because if it became law, it would effectively overturn a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that a 1993 law permitting abortion for a severe and irreversible disability or a life-threatening incurable disease was unconstitutional. Read the whole story here. Subscribe **[The St. Paul Center App | Bible Study On-The-Go Read and understand the Bible with St. Paul Center’s new app! With today’s leading Catholic Scripture scholars as your guides, the St. Paul Center app empowers you to read the Bible](https://stpaulcenter.com/app?utm_source=pillar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=applaunch)** from the heart of the Church. Download the app for free at either the Apple or the Google app stores. https://stpaulcenter.com/app That’s entertainment I have written before about my deep and sincere reservations about the celebrity exorcist subculture which has taken root in American Catholicism. And, because I am very ill at ease with the entire thing, I try to keep a weather eye on the phenomenon without being drawn into the kind of online back-and-forth which these figures sometimes generate. Earlier this week, JD noted that one such celebrity exorcist type, Fr. Chad Ripperger, has undertaken, on the request of his bishop, a year’s fast from interviews and public speaking. I’m sure that will be salutary for him, if for no other reason than that receiving with docility requests from one’s rightful ecclesiastical superiors always comes with graces. Then a second thing happened this week which caught my eye. Apparently, another fixture in the celebrity exorcist world, Fr. Carlos Martins, has initiated a lawsuit against two lay men — apparently associates of Rippenger, though I am unclear in what way, exactly — for allegedly defaming him and his ministry on a podcast. It seems the suit was initiated nearly a year ago and is now pending. At issue, I read, is that the two men described Martins on a podcast as “not who he says he is” with regard to his exorcism ministry and that he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” These statements Martins considers to be false and defamatory and, his suit claims, “directly affected the sale and reception of [his] The Exorcist Files book that was newly released at the time these episodes aired.” I don’t want to get too into the weeds of the details here, but a couple of things struck me about all this.
How Liberterian U.S. Senate candidate Thomas Laehn said he would fight political corruption
Libertarian Thomas Laehn said that he isn't running for Iowa's U.S. Senate seat to be a "spoiler" in the race.
AOC tells voters Jackson will get billionaire influence out of politics
The progressive congresswoman called on Mainers to send Jackson to the U.S. Senate.
Democrats jump into Mississippi Sente race
Senate Majority PAC announced it is launching a new ad campaign in Mississippi, where Democrat Scott Colom is challenging GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
The Case for Republicans to Hold the Senate | WSJ Politics Newsletter for Oct. 20
Plus, seven candidates tell The Journal how they would fix Congress, and an Abdul El-Sayed opponent handed him a viral campaign highlight.
Rogers argues El-Sayed is vulnerable with 2 traditionally Democratic blocs as Obama heads to Michigan
Mike Rogers argues Abdul El-Sayed may lose Black and Jewish voters in Michigan's Senate race during a Sean Hannity town hall on key demographics.
SpaceX and Tesla have high election stakes as Elon Musk pours $366 million into campaigns
Musk’s biggest political bet is on the Senate, where control could shape future investigations, federal spending and regulations affecting SpaceX and Tesla.
Cook Political Report shifts two Senate races toward Democrats, one toward GOP
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, on Tuesday moved Minnesota’s Senate race from likely to lean Democrat, while also moving South Carolina’s Senate seat from…
Poll: Low-information voters have turned hardest against Trump and the GOP
In 2024, the voters who knew the least about politics were some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. A Data for Progress poll released just before the election found Americans who didn’t consume any news at all said they’d vote for Trump over Kamala Harris by a 20-point margin, 60%1 to 40%. In February, we reported that many of these voters had soured on Trump. Voters who couldn’t name the party in control of Congress moved away from Trump at about twice the rate as high-information voters. But approval isn’t vote choice. With the midterms less than two weeks away, it is worth asking if these voters are turning against the president’s party in federal elections, too. In our October Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, conducted Oct. 13–19 among 2,028 U.S. adults, we asked respondents two factual questions about politics: which party has the most members in the House, and which has the most members in the Senate. I classified anyone who got at least one of these questions wrong as “low-knowledge.” About 30% of adults miss at least one question, including 25% of 2024 Trump voters, 22% of Harris voters, and more than half of people who didn’t vote in 2024. In this article, I do two things with this data. First, I repeat my February analysis and compare how these two groups feel about Trump’s job as president; then I look at each group’s voting behavior in the upcoming House midterms. Register for free to read the rest of this piece.
Bush family royalty backs Democrat in battle to flip Texas blue
Barbara Bush donated $2,500 to a PAC supporting James Talarico's Texas Senate race against Ken Paxton, using her real name in public FEC filings.
Bush clan members back Democrat James Talarico in Texas Senate race
The Bushes could potentially influence some disaffected Republicans when it comes to next month's vote.
Live updates: Trump to rally for Byron Donalds in Florida
Annie Andrews, South Carolina’s Democratic Senate nominee, will hold a town hall this afternoon as she attempts to defeat Republican Sen. Darline Graham.
Famous Dems campaign for Pappas as NH's crucial Senate race hits final stretch
Two weeks until Election Day and New Hampshire's U.S. Senate race is at a boiling point.
Who is Tommy Tuberville? Auburn coach turned governor candidate
From the Auburn sidelines to the U.S. Senate, Tommy Tuberville is now seeking Alabama's top office. Here's what voters should know.
Musk-backed PACs have spent over $400 million on advertising
The Senate Leadership Fund, the GOP’s super PAC dedicated to electing Republicans to the Senate, received Musk’s top donation of $168 million.
Ex-GOP Kansas governor compares Trump rally to ‘freak show’ while backing Democrat in Senate race
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas indicted in connection with marijuana business
Lucas, the 82-year-old president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, is one of the state’s most powerful Democrats.
Ramaswamy’s ad splits the GOP in Ohio’s closing stretch: From the Politics Desk
Plus, Black voters play a crucial role in the battle for the Senate.
Pete Ricketts’s Wealth Puts Class at the Center of Nebraska’s Senate Race
In a year when the wealth of the rich soared while workers lost ground to inflation, class has become political, especially in the Nebraska Senate race.
Muslims have always had to prove our Americanness. Enter Abdul El-Sayed
Michigan’s Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, is many things to many people.
Sen. Louise Lucas indicted on federal drug charges
Virginia Senate President pro tempore L. Louise Lucas was charged Thursday in connection with an alleged criminal enterprise.
Justice Dept. Moves to Block Certification of Alaska Senate Race Results if Republican Loses
The Justice Department, in a highly unusual court filing, argued that confusion over candidates with similar names could taint the election result.
UC Davis Experts Share Worries, Hopes for 2026 Midterm Elections
The 2026 U.S. midterm election is among the most contentious elections ever without a candidate running for president. This year voters will determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, potentially reshaping the nation’s political landscape.
What Dueling Visits by Ocasio-Cortez and Manchin Say About Maine’s Senate Race
Senator Susan Collins, a Republican in a tight race, is keying her closing pitch to the middle, while her progressive challenger, Troy Jackson, is seeking to excite the left.
Health care, housing, wages: Josh Turek outlines campaign goals at Davenport rally
Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek made a stop in the Quad Cities Thursday, meeting with voters at Modern Woodmen Park.
Sen. Thom Tillis on his proudest moment in the Senate
CNN’s Jake Tapper talks with Republican Sen. Thom Tillis about his greatest accomplishment while in the Senate, as he prepares to leave at the end of his term. This is part of an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians from both sides of the aisle in some of their favorite places to discuss how they got to where they are today. Watch the full interview on CNN.com/AllAccess.
Trump, tariffs and health care: Takeaways from two Senate debates
Michigan and Kansas Senate candidates clashed over Trump, the economy and health care in high-stakes debates ahead of Election Day.
U.S. Senate race in Minnesota moves toward GOP in new Cook rating
The Cook Political Report shifted its rating of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race between Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) and Republican Michele Tafoya, a former NFL broadcaster, toward Republicans.
Karl Rove and David Axelrod give their predictions for 12 key midterm races
Rove, the reviled and revered hardball strategist behind the George W. Bush years, and Axelrod, the Obama strategist behind Democrats’ authentic-and-tenacious school of thought, give their takes on races to watch.
Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers clash in bitterly personal debate
A debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Senate race was bitterly personal and contentious, while Republican Roger Marshall and Democrat were a bit kinder in Kansas. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny breaks down both debates in contests that could be critical to deciding control of the Senate in November.
Detroit Free Press politics reporter breaks down the final debate in...
Detroit Free Press politics reporter breaks down the final debate in the U.S. Senate race in Michigan hosted by WXYZ Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026....
Some young men are moving away from Trump & Republicans
Polls show a stunning shift happening with young men, who were a key part of President Trump’s coalition in 2024, ahead of the November midterm elections. CNN’s Steve Contorno speaks with young men about the issues driving the shift in Michigan, where a critical Senate race is playing out.
Beyond the ballot, block walking brings politics to the doorstep
“What makes a difference is neighbors showing up at their neighbors' doorstep and telling them why this election is so important,” Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico said.
Farmers, Health Care and Highways: 5 Takeaways from the Kansas Senate Debate
The Republican incumbent, Roger Marshall, is facing a surprisingly tough challenge from the Democratic nominee, Adam Hamilton.
Why the Muslim Brotherhood has become a flashpoint in the Michigan Senate race
The Muslim Brotherhood has become a flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate race, with Republicans trying to cast Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed as sympathetic to interests connected to Islamic terror and El-Sayed arguing that he is being unfairly accused of the same “dual loyalties” that former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama once were.
Political Pulse: Anthony Kathol hopes to flip historically Democratic Senate seat in District 27
Republican candidate Anthony Kathol is running to flip a historically Democratic seat in District 27.
Michigan Senate Candidates Make Dueling Pitches to Business Leaders in Detroit
Mike Rogers and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the candidates in the tight race, defended their economic policies at the Detroit Economic Club.
Can Democrats win a Senate seat in deep-red Mississippi? They’re spending like they think so
What U.S. Senate candidates Rogers, El-Sayed said about lowering health care costs in Michigan
With Election Day less than three weeks away, Michigan U.S. Senate candidates answered a series of questions in Detroit, including one on health care.
Democrats fear slippage with Black voters makes Michigan Senate race feel ‘far closer than it should’
Abdul El-Sayed often talks about building a new and broad coalition of Michigan voters. A looming question in the state’s pivotal Senate race is whether he can keep the old one intact — particularly with the Black voters who are pivotal to any Democratic victory.
Cook moves Mississippi, South Carolina Senate races toward Democrats
Democrats are taking the trend seriously, launching a big advertising buy in Mississippi.
Chris Pappas Could Make History in New Hampshire’s Senate Race
Chris Pappas, the Democratic nominee in New Hampshire, would be the first openly gay man in the Senate. On the campaign trail, he doesn’t dwell on it.
Pro-Israel lobby AIPAC to no longer endorse, directly give to candidates
But the pro-Israel lobby is not relinquishing its political power, evidenced by its move to give more than $9 million to support Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race.
Democrats fear slippage with Black voters makes Michigan Senate race feel ‘far closer than it should’
Michigan's Senate race could decide control of the chamber — and it may come down to Black voters in Detroit and Flint. Where do you think the race stands?
The Senate map expands (again): From the Politics Desk
Plus, the secretary of state races to watch.
Bernie Sanders Gives $1 Million to Bolster El-Sayed and Counter AIPAC in Michigan
The transfer came day after the news that the pro-Israel lobby was planning to contribute as much as $9 million to defeat the Democratic nominee for Senate.
Trump continues midterm campaign blitz in North Carolina
President to stump for Michael Whatley, who is facing an uphill battle against Democrat Roy Cooper for the Senate, as elections are just two weeks away
Rogers, El-Sayed battle over immigration, health care, and Iran in Michigan Senate debate
U.S. Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed traded sharp criticism during a debate less than two weeks before Election Day, making their closing pitches to Michigan voters on issues including the cost of living, immigration enforcement, and the war in Iran.
Thune makes bold prediction about Republicans' Senate chances as GOP pulls millions from key races
John Thune says Republicans will outperform the polls in toss-up senate races despite shifting campaign cash away from Georgia and into Kansas.