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Families angry about ads featuring brutal loved ones’ murders
Republicans are spending millions on ads that talk about brutal killings to make Democrats look soft on crime. Victims’ families say they’re shocked and furious over the use of their loved ones’ deaths. CNN’S Isabelle Chapman reports.
Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in Republicans fades, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds
A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach
The Race Is On for Trump Staffers to Hire Lawyers in Case Democrats Win Midterms
Cabinet officials and ordinary staffers are preparing for the possibility that Democrats could launch probes if the party takes back Congress.
Democrats’ Projected Majority Grows as 19 More House Races Shift Away From the GOP
Republicans’ path to keeping control of the House has all but evaporated. The outstanding question is how large Democrats’ majority will be in 2027; in the best-case scenario, their party could enter the new Congress with more seats than they had after successfully flipping control of the House in 2006 and 2018.
Obama compares Trump's White House renovations to 'Saddam Hussein opening a Cheesecake Factory' at Ohio rally
Barack Obama compared Trump's White House renovations to a Cheesecake Factory run by Saddam Hussein at a Cleveland rally for Ohio Democrats.
WATCH LIVE: Trump holds GOP midterm rally in North Carolina
Early voting got underway in North Carolina last week, a key state in Democrats' efforts to retake control of Congress.
A Strong Poll for Democrats, With Some Warning Signs
The party will be happy with the House outlook, but dismayed by some other findings.
Editorial: The ‘abundance agenda’ and permitting reform
Many Democrats now advocate for an “abundance agenda,” which loosely holds that the party should be in the business of providing “vital goods” such as housing and infrastructure, rather than
Zero Republican political science professors found at 4 major Pennsylvania universities, research shows
(The College Fix) — Professors registered as Democrats outnumber colleagues registered as Republicans by a 28 to one ratio in […]
AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is drawing big crowds as she campaigns for progressive Democrats before the Nov. 3 election. Supporters have packed rooms and chanted her name during appearances that have taken
Can Democrats win a Senate seat in deep-red Mississippi? They’re spending like they think so
Healthcare, small business advocates urge reversing healthcare cuts, boost Democrats
Healthcare and small business advocates crossed Wisconsin Wednesday to call on the federal government to reverse policies they said were thwarting healthcare access and support Democrats running for C...
AI as the next political divide
We have a guest post today from our friends at Focaldata, with whom we have done polling before. They have been doing a lot of work on attitudes towards AI and how this is affecting politics on both sides of the Atlantic. In this post, they explore exclusive new polling – with a whole set of fascinating charts on how voters’ views are developing and why. In particular, the authors explore why the debate is currently so much more polarised by party in the US than in the UK, to the benefit of the Democrats. Subscribe Focaldata HQ is located in Shoreditch, east London. To access the office from the Shoreditch High Street Overground station, you have to walk under the bridge at Braithwaite Street. We mention this not as a navigational aid, but because the posters above caught our eye over the summer. Since June, the area has been the centre of a fiercely contested debate around the construction of a data centre on the Truman Brewery estate on Brick Lane, less than 200 metres from our office. It was one of the first ‘US-style’ protest movements around AI data centres the country has seen, and may not be the last. These protests served as the catalyst for our forthcoming report, examining whether AI could become the next political divide on both sides of the Atlantic. We wanted to understand what was driving the emerging politics of AI and whether the dynamics at play in the US offer clues as to how the British debate will evolve. Over the last month, we polled 3,851 people across the UK and US about their views on AI. Our research found striking similarities between the two countries: for instance, both electorates are evenly split on their views towards AI development, with just over a third in favour (37% in each country), a similar number opposed, and the remainder somewhere in the middle or unsure. Statistically speaking, there is no difference in overall sentiment towards AI between the UK and US. Under the hood, demographic patterns also look largely the same in the two countries, with millennials, degree holders, full-time workers and those who describe themselves as financially comfortable more pro-AI than the rest of the country. Despite this convergence in overall attitudes, there is a striking divergence in how much of a politicised issue AI has become. In the US, attitudes are increasingly split by political affiliation and the issue has become the latest front in the seemingly interminable culture war, playing a role in the upcoming midterms. This stark political polarisation of AI has not happened in the UK – at least not yet. In what follows, we test several hypotheses for why the two countries are so far apart on a political basis. Understanding which hypothesis is correct will give us an indication of where the British dynamics go next.
Voters angry about high prices may get little relief from the next Congress
Even if Democrats win control of Congress on Nov. 3, lawmakers can do little about prices that are uncomfortably high -- and will stay that way even as the rate of inflation is expected to slow.
UNC’s student-led ‘nonpartisan’ politics institute argues with Democrats online
Commenters were swift to point out how the institute’s comments might be at odds with its nonpartisan mission.
Hakeem Jeffries eyes speaker role as Democrats seek House control
Jeffries could become the first Black American to hold the role.
Democrats lead across polls as Trump’s approval rating dips
An RNC official says the president’s rallies this month are aimed at getting Republican voters to the polls, even as his approval sits near record lows.
The Latest: Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in GOP fades, poll finds
According to a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the Nov. 3 midterm elections approach, giving Democrats a substantial edge on major issues like the economy and health care
How both Texas parties have shifted their political ad messaging
Democrats have moved from healthcare to taxes and corruption, while Republicans have ramped up ad spending on property taxes, crime and transgender issues, an analysis of AdImpact data shows.
Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in Republicans fades, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds
A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach.
The 2026 midterms are less than 2 weeks away. Which party has a better chance of winning? Here's what the latest polls say.
Trump's approval rating is going down. Democrats' lead on the generic ballot is going up. Could this be a "wave" election?
Democrats Outline Priorities for Next Congress’ House Science Committee
Eying victory in November, Dems on the House Science Committee hope to reverse the ‘damage’ the Trump White House has caused to science while still pursuing bipartisan priorities.
In New Mexico governor’s race, Deb Haaland’s historic bid tests Democrats' political hold
If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state.
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.
In New Mexico governor’s race, Deb Haaland’s historic bid tests Democrats' political hold
If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state.
Florida Republican Party wants court to block Democrats’ Hope Florida ads
A grand jury found $10 million of Medicaid settlement money had been misappropriated, funneled through Hope Florida for political purposes.
Gov. JB Pritzker doling out big bucks to help Democrats — and boost a 2028 presidential run
Pritzker is taking out $40 million from his vast personal wealth to boost candidates in contentious races, and building coalitions with Democrats across the country, including in 2028 early primary states. "It's a terrific strategy," says former presidential candidate Howard Dean.
A record number of women are running for state legislatures this year
A record number of women are running for state legislative seats this November, more than two-thirds of whom are Democrats. Across the 46 states with legislative seats on the ballot, a total of 3,824 women are running — up from 2022’s previous record of 3,621 women candidates, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
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…
AOC tests her progressive message. The results could help shape her future
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is drawing big crowds as she campaigns for progressive Democrats before the Nov. 3 election.
Economic woes transform the Midwest into a massive midterms battleground
Democrats could be poised for a revival in the heartland, as furor over high costs and doubt about President Donald Trump’s willingness to change the nation’s trajectory threaten to loosen the GOP’s grip on working-class voters.
Republicans sue, claim it’s a crime for stations to air Democrats’ Hope Florida ad
The Florida GOP’s lawsuit leans on an appeals court ruling that a leaked grand jury report should be expunged from the record.
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...
Cook moves Mississippi, South Carolina Senate races toward Democrats
Democrats are taking the trend seriously, launching a big advertising buy in Mississippi.
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
Cook Political Report shifts AL-2 race rating towards Democrats
The Cook Political Report shifted Alabama's 2nd Congressional District race from likely Republican to lean Republican.
Political organizations on campus gear up for Election Day
Students on Elon University’s campus are getting prepared for the midterm elections. Two groups on campus are trying to do their part to get students excited and interested in local and national elections. The College Democrats and College Republicans chapters at Elon have both been involved in civic engagement, bringing local candidates to campus and trying to bridge the gap for politically disengaged students at Elon. To do this, both organizations have hosted or participated in events that emphasize the upcoming election.
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.
Exclusive | Democrats Make a Million-Dollar Bet on Florida Governor’s Race
National Democrats have largely withheld major funding for Democrat David Jolly, but are seeing a late-race opportunity.
After Trump said he didn’t trust mail ballots, Democrats turned to voting in person
The president lost in court, but Democrats are still wary of mail-in voting as the midterm election approaches.
Obama is set to campaign with Democrats in Ohio and Michigan as he ramps up midterm efforts
Barack Obama is set to campaign with Democrats running for the U.S. Senate in Ohio and Michigan.
Most AAPI adults cite the economy, cost of living, and health care as the most important issues heading into the midterm elections - AP-NORC
Since 2025, AAPI adults have moved away from Republicans and towards Democrats in who they trust to handle the economy and immigration.
In New Mexico governor’s race, Deb Haaland’s historic bid tests Democrats’ political hold
Republican contender Gregg Hull says the state is “primed for a shift.”
Utah Democrats have been out of power for 50 years. As the state changes, here’s how they think they can win.
Utah seems poised to send its first Democrat to Congress in six years. Democrats and others say the state is nearing a potential turning point — and that outcry over data centers could be a sign of how to build progressive power in this longtime GOP stronghold.
Jeffries likes Democrats' chances in race for the House as he campaigns in Ohio
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as they race to retake the House | Newsradio 1140 WRVA
As midterms loom, Democrats learn to speak a new language: American
“I am a border security Democrat.”
Campus political groups engage the student vote ahead of midterms
The UNC Young Democrats, UNC College Republicans and You Can Vote UNC are encouraging voter engagement across campus.
Mike Bloomberg starts spending blitz to help Democrats retake the House
Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg, a Democratic megadonor, has poured more than $80 million into the midterms over the last two months.
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?
In first midterm rally, Obama blasts Trump administration
Democrats have embraced the former president as their most effective closing messenger in the final weeks of the high-stakes midterm campaign.
Jen torches GOP’s ‘vile brand of politics’
MS NOW's Jen Psaki breaks down how Democrats are looking to expand the map while Republicans are falling back on personal attacks.
In New Mexico governor’s race, Deb Haaland’s historic bid tests Democrats' political hold
If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state
Miami Cuban bakery caught in political firestorm after hosting Democrats
The visit took place at CAO Bakery in Pinecrest, a popular Cuban American business known for its pastelitos and cafecito. Some social media users criticized the bakery for hosting the Democratic politicians, accusing them of being associated with socialism.
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.
Fears about kids’ online safety unite Democrats and Republicans
The U.S. Senate candidates in Texas could hardly be more different: James Talarico, a former seminarian turned Democratic state lawmaker who speaks in calm cadences about love and empathy, and
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,
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.
‘We’re in a red sinkhole’: Plummeting Latino support for Republicans could swing the midterms
After helping elect Donald Trump in 2024, the nation’s 36 million Latino voters are shifting in significant numbers in Democrats’ favor. That could shift key midterm races across the country.
If Democrats Win Congress, Could the G.O.P. Refuse to Seat Them?
A changing of the congressional guard in January could leave room for meddling, though most legal scholars doubt it would happen.
‘Made by humans, not AI.’ Why Democrats are shunning fake videos in ads
A clear trend has emerged in the 2026 midterm ad wars: Republicans are embracing AI-generated videos while Democrats are betting they will backfire.
Republicans pull funding in Ohio’s 1st District as race shifts toward Democrats
The district was once considered one of the most competitive in the country, with both parties viewing it as key to maintaining control of the House.
In New Mexico governor’s race, Deb Haaland’s historic bid tests Democrats' political hold
(AP) — If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor this year, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state. But first she has to convince New Mexicans that they should...
How Iran war votes in Congress became a focal point for campaign ad attacks
Democrats and aligned advocacy groups are hitting the airwaves with a flood of campaign ads on the Iran war as they seek to win back in the House and Senate.
Spanberger demands 6-year rate freeze in Dominion merger
Gov. Abigail Spanberger called for the Virginia State Corporation Commission to reject the $67 billion merger between Dominion Energy and Florida's NextEra Energy unless the two utilities agree to freeze residential power rates for six years and triple monthly customer bill credits.
Why Cook Political Report just shifted 19 more House races in Democrats’ direction
These Democrats could win competitive races. None are politicians
James Talarico and Abdul El-Sayed are far from the only atypical Democratic candidates running for Congress in the midterm elections.
Healthcare, small business advocates urge reversing healthcare cuts, boost Democrats
Advocates called on Congress to restore Medicaid and Affordable Care Act insurance premium subsidies and criticized Republicans.
Do Democrats have inflated expectations for the midterms? Examining the case
Democrats are hungry for a blue wave in the November election, and a series of recent polls has them thinking they could pull off victories in some deeply red territory that would have seemed unthinkable a few months ago.
Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in Republicans fades, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds
A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach.
US Rep. Bynum seeks re-election with Democrats poised for favorable midterm
Candidates are vying for the 5th Congressional District, which the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan elections forecaster, labels as solidly Democratic.
Zero Republican political science professors found at 4 major Pennsylvania universities, research finds
ANALYSIS: Democrat professors outnumber Republican colleagues 28 to 1 in Pennsylvania political science departments Professors registered as Democrats outnumber colleagues registered as Republicans by…
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 Political Report shifts Ohio governor’s race from toss-up to lean Democrat
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 gov…
Democrats gain ground with AAPI adults as trust in Republicans fades, AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds
A new AP-NORC/AAPI data poll finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the midterm elections approach.
From the bleachers to the ballot box, a community weighs a changing Texas
At a Deer Park High School football game outside Houston, voters grapple with rising costs, immigration and shifting political loyalties as Democrats mount competitive challenges in two of Texas’ highest-profile races.
In New Mexico governor’s race, Deb Haaland’s historic bid tests Democrats’ political hold
Republican contender Gregg Hull says the state is “primed for a shift.”
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.
In Kansas, Trump says a pastor running as a Democrat ‘mocks Jesus’
At a rally, the president likened Democrats to rioters in France, whom he said “hate Christianity” and “Western civilization.”
Florida GOP pulls lawsuit over TV ad tying Uthmeier to Hope Florida scandal
The GOP claimed its lawsuit achieved its aim because Democrats pulled the ad, but the ad ran its scheduled run, and Democrats this week launched a new online ad on the same topic.
Climate group pours in midterms money for Democrats
The League of Conservation announced more than $100 million to support Democrats going into the midterms.
Top Democrats join California immigrant, Nevada group to sue over federal election probes
The lawsuit accuses Trump and his administration of using “shoddily compiled lists of supposed noncitizens” and “coercive threats" against state officials to assert federal control over the midterms.
AOC can draw a crowd. The midterms will test whether her politics can win before 2028
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is drawing big crowds as she campaigns for progressive Democrats before the Nov. 3 election.
Healthcare, small business advocates urge reversing healthcare cuts, boost Democrats
Advocates called on Congress to restore Medicaid and Affordable Care Act insurance premium subsidies and criticized Republicans.
Jeffries likes Democrats' chances in race for the House as he campaigns in Ohio
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as they race to retake the House.
Democrats Demand Tougher Standards for Companies Running Medicaid Systems
A year after launching an inquiry into companies, including Deloitte, that receive billions in taxpayer dollars to build complex computer systems determining Medicaid eligibility, senators are urging the federal government to impose stricter rules.
Democrats cast most early voting ballots + What a new NC poll says
Read Under the Dome for a daily dose of North Carolina politics.
GOP Focuses on Fraud, Seeking To Redirect Voters’ Ire Over Healthcare Costs
The anti-fraud efforts highlight a broader political fight ahead of the midterms. Republicans say they’re protecting taxpayer dollars by going after bad actors. Democrats contend the administration is — with insufficient evidence — targeting blue states to cut programs the GOP has long sought to shrink.
Newsom makes NH stop to support Democrats
California Gov. Newsom joined New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas on the campaign trail Saturday to rally volunteers and supporters across the Granite State.
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fights to keep a foothold in Pacific Northwest's Trump country
Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington has won twice in a district that voted for Trump, making her one of the few rural Democrats in Congress.
Bridges, Colorado Dems have embraced every tax hike
Kevin Grantham, the Republican nominee for state treasurer, exposed the single most important issue that defines Colorado Democrats during a debate with his Democratic opponent, state Sen. Jeff Bridges. Grantham is a Fremont County commissioner and former state senator from Cañon City who served as president of the Colorado state Senate when Republicans controlled the […]
A ‘coup’ in Congress? Democrats are gaming out a Jan. 3 nightmare
Democrats panicked over President Donald Trump’s pre-election attacks on California are preparing for a GOP-led effort to maintain control of Congress by mutiny.
Republican gerrymanders in Texas threaten to fall flat, poll finds
Democrats have strong chances in two key congressional seats, new Post-Schar School poll finds.
Mitten on the mesa: Whitmer stumps for Haaland in Hull’s hometown
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. — Rio Rancho got a front-row seat to the governor’s race Sunday when Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer campaigned for Democrat Deb Haaland in Republican nominee Gregg Hull’s hometown, just over two weeks before Election Day. The two Democrats talked about cost of living before an invitation-only crowd of about 80 […]
Jeffries likes Democrats' chances in race for the House as he campaigns in Ohio
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as they race to retake the House.