Antiestablishment anger is raging, and 4 other takeaways from primary season
Six months of elections offer pointed insights into how voters feel heading into the November midterms.
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The midterms are over. Sort of.
Most Americans don’t live in competitive House districts, so who will represent them in Congress next year was likely…
Read at source →Senate control may hinge on whether this Democrat can win back voters drawn to Trump
Sherrod Brown is seeking to return to the chamber two years after losing his seat when many blue-collar voters embraced…
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Join siguimi.com →FBI director faces sharp questions from senators about his firing of agents
Kash Patel defends his numerous dismissals at the FBI, saying he is fighting political weaponization at the bureau.
Read at source →Democrats help turn back Trump impeachment resolution
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) introduced the measure without the blessing of his party’s leadership.
Read at source →Iran war cost $38 billion through July, report says
The U.S. is expected to spend $2 billion to $3 billion per month as the war continues, according to the Congressional…
Read at source →Pennsylvania teen died of ‘rare and severe’ complication of measles, coroner says
Pennsylvania has recorded a total of four measles-associated deaths this year, state health officials said.
Read at source →Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties,…
Read at source →This blue state is the midterms’ surprising new Senate battleground
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report changed its rating of New Hampshire’s Senate race from “Lean Democratic” to “Toss…
Read at source →Trump slams his own Supreme Court appointees over mail ballot ruling
“These are not the people I interviewed,” the president fumed on social media, portraying the ruling as a personal…
Read at source →White House preselects reporters to call on — after Trump criticized Biden for the same
White House staff pre-select which reporters to call on at press briefings — a common practice that President Trump has…
Read at source →Libertarians and Greens are accused of being plants to spoil tight midterm races
Candidates with pro-Trump backgrounds have shown up on Green Party tickets, while Republicans say Democrats have…
Read at source →Republicans have soured on the economy, poll finds
Less than a third of Republican voters said the economy is better than a year before, the poll found.
Read at source →NHL star Alexander Ovechkin campaigns for pro-Putin party in new ad
Ovechkin appeared in a video for United Russia, the country’s ruling party, as the country heads into key parliamentary…
Read at source →Republican lawmaker moves to force vote on impeaching Hegseth
Rep. Thomas Massie argued the defense secretary had violated three provisions of the War Powers Resolution of 1973 in…
Read at source →DOJ seeks to revive cases against Comey, James a year after dismissals
Charges in Virginia against the prominent Trump critics were thrown out last year after a court ruled the U.S. attorney…
Read at source →Trump has failed to restrict voting by mail
But there’s still a lot of confusion about voting in the midterms.
Read at source →Vance picks up first Senate endorsement for president
Sen. Jim Banks's public support adds to the momentum the vice president appears to be building among Republicans.
Read at source →University of Texas responds after GOP statewide candidate’s racist posts
The university said it is “proud to celebrate” all its students after posts by Bo French, GOP nominee for Texas…
Read at source →House Democrats add three seats to ‘Red to Blue’ target list
Democratic Party leaders had previously declined to promote Michigan activist William Lawrence, who has drawn attention…
Read at source →Kimberly Greenwood, wife of Lee, is nominated to be ambassador to Barbados
“God Bless the U.S.A.” — and, now, several island nations.
Read at source →Vance’s presence in Kansas signals how spooked Republicans are as map tilts in Democrats’ favor
The vice president is campaigning in the state on Monday as Sen. Roger Marshall (R) faces a tougher-than-expected…
Read at source →The midterms are all about control
Interviews with candidates and operatives suggest they all make voters feel that they have little control over their…
Read at source →Once a safe hold for GOP, Ohio race heats up over domestic violence allegations
Democrat Brian Poindexter said that accusations against the Ohio Republican have become “a very prominent topic” in the…
Read at source →McConnell returns to Senate, casting first vote since suffering a fall in June
The Kentucky Republican voted in the Senate on Monday evening for the first time since he was hospitalized in June.
Read at source →Gavin Newsom says he won’t run for president if Kamala Harris does
The pair share deep roots in California politics.
Read at source →‘Grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump foes goes on after prosecutor’s departure
Former CIA director John O. Brennan received a subpoena seeking his testimony before a grand jury in October, his…
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In onstage call with Nvidia CEO, Trump deems AI fears a ‘hoax’
The president has rejected calls by industry leaders for a coordinated slowdown in technological development.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett honors Chris Brown at concert, drawing backlash
Crockett gave singers Chris Brown and Usher a congressional recognition at a Saturday concert in Dallas.
Read at source →Trump agrees to stricter ethics rules Democrats demanded in crypto bill
Provision would allow state attorneys general to sue if federal officials violate ethics rules in the Clarity Act…
Read at source →What Mike Johnson and Trump had to say about $5,000 payments this weekend
The president doubled down on his idea to pay Americans if the GOP keeps control of Congress in November. But the House…
Read at source →Texas Republicans denounce GOP statewide candidate for racist posts about UT students
Bo French, a GOP candidate for Texas Railroad commissioner, posted a photo of students celebrating a football win and…
Read at source →GOP Sen. Jon Husted wins an unusual endorsement — from Steak ’n Shake
The Midwestern fast food chain praised the Ohio Republican as a champion of the Trump administration’s “Make America…
Read at source →Working-class Americans aren’t running for office. It’s changing our politics.
It is having a direct impact on the kind of public policy coming out of the nation’s legislative bodies.
Read at source →He’s called himself ‘Trump before Donald Trump.’ Now he could replace a House centrist.
Former Maine governor Paul LePage is seen as the likely winner against progressive Matt Dunlap in the race for retiring…
Read at source →Trump, Vance open midterm campaign tour as GOP troubles deepen
The president and vice president are trying to rescue Senate candidates in North Carolina and Kansas, states…
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