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What the Final Polls Say About Tomorrow's Election
Four new surveys show Democrats Troy Jackson and Hannah Pingree leading in the final polls before Tuesday's election.
Early Voting Turnout Offers Promising Signs for Democrats
Early voting figures tell an incomplete story, but strong turnout among key demographics stood out in critical Senate battlegrounds.
Voter Guide: Healthcare in PA’s 15th Congressional District
Democrat Ray Bilger and Republican Glenn Thompson, who are running to represent Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District, answer questions from the News Lab at Penn State about healthcare.
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The last time a Democrat won a statewide election in Texas, it was the 1990s. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why Democrats think this year could be different.
Republicans were hoping to flip this New Hampshire Senate seat – will Trump get in the way?
Republican John Sununu tries to distance himself from unpopular president in race against Chris Pappas that has gone from ‘toss-up to ‘lean Democrat’
El-Sayed campaign reports $2.4 million fundraising day as Stevens endorses GOP rival
The shocking decision by Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Michigan) to endorse Republican Mike Rogers instead of Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee, triggered denunciations by Democratic leaders across the country.
Around Town: An entertainment zone, a democratic dispute
Read about Palo Alto's newest proposal for a downtown 'entertainment zone' and a council candidate's dramatic exit from a Stanford event.
These 20 local projects are 2026 Excellence in Construction winners
Photos and insights into the 20 winners of North Bay Business Journal’s 2026 Excellence in Construction Awards celebrating new healthcare and education facilities, housing, hospitality, office and transportation improvement projects.
Paxton and Talarico make final election pitches of U.S. Senate campaign to Houston voters
Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico spoke as more than 1.8 million voters cast ballots early across Greater Houston -- close to a quarter of the early voting total for Texas.
Viktar Babaryka’s return and the limits of managerial politics
After more than five years in prison, Viktar Babaryka has returned to Belarusian public life asking what the country’s democratic forces have actually achieved since 2020. The question is legitimate, but it also raises a more difficult one: can political effectiveness be assessed according to the same logic by which we evaluate a successful business, organization or project?
The Latest: Democrats and Republicans make a final push one day before midterm elections
President Donald Trump closed out the final weekend of a turbulent midterm campaign with rallies in two states he had handily won in the past.
‘Politics of electricity’ over rising bills could power Democratic win, say clean energy advocates
Concerns about datacenters and high energy bills could help Democrats clinch races in Ohio, Arizona and Michigan
Kansas has not elected a Democrat since 1932. Now the Senate race is being declared a ‘toss-up.’
The race has spotlighted some of the political complexities in a state that has long been solidly conservative at the national level.
Conversations with Candidates: Bailey emphasizes financial accountability, government transparency in comptroller bid
Democratic challenger for state comptroller Jessica Bailey is seeking to improve public oversight of finances and make spending records more accessible.
Poll flashes warning signs for Republicans in 7 battleground Senate races
Senate polls show Democrats leading in Texas, Kansas, Ohio, Maine and Alaska, with Trump's approval at just 38% across the seven battlegrounds.
Republicans, Democrats set midterm closing arguments as Michigan endorsement roils Senate race
The elections will decide control of Congress
Haley Stevens backs Mike Rogers. And, Gulf states brace for potential attack on Iran
Democrats in Michigan are considering their options after Haley Stevens endorsed GOP candidate Mike Rogers for Senate. And the Gulf states are bracing for a possible U.S. attack on Iran after the midterms.
Rob Sand pitches hopeful politics in final push for Iowa governor
Democrat Rob Sand urged Iowa voters to make one last push to the polls, pitching his governor campaign as a model for a different kind of politics.
The Daily Mauling: 11/2/26
Kansas Jayhawks News The Lawrence Journal-World wrote about what we learned in KU’s loss to TCU KU hoops will play their first regular season game of 2026-27 against Fordham tonight Kansas Volleyball swept K-State in front of a record setting crowd Friday night Links! Haley Stevens, a democrat who lost her primary for the senate […]
Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom, weighing 2028 runs, rally together in California
The California politicians showed a unified front while campaigning, which Democrats elsewhere struggled to do.
Democrats highlight healthcare affordability on campaign trail
Consumers seeing private insurance plans are finding higher rates and fewer federal subsidies. Democrats say the GOP is to blame.
Democrats highlight healthcare affordability on campaign trail
Consumers seeing private insurance plans are finding higher rates and fewer federal subsidies. Democrats say the GOP is to blame.
Democrats condemn Haley Stevens’ ‘betrayal’ following endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers
The latest move has roiled one of the most fiercely contested Senate contests
Defense, healthcare, crypto and AI: How the midterm election could affect stocks
Democratic gains in Congress could bring tougher oversight of major companies and shift billions of dollars in federal spending and regulatory policy.
A campaign season of surprises peaks with Tuesday's midterms
The campaign has been defined by affordability and economic issues that have spurred an expected turn toward Democrats by voters and created headwinds for Republicans.
How Democrats Are Reclaiming the Politics of Populism
In the midterms’ most competitive races, Democratic candidates are reviving an old party message: that the Republicans are selling out to the highest bidder.
The most important Texas races not on your radar
From the Texas Attorney General to the Railroad Commission, these positions are powerful. Republicans and Democrats are in hard-fought elections to win them over. NBC DFW’s Phil Prazan speaks with Gromer Jeffers, political writer at the Dallas Morning News about the election day to come.
In Virginia and beyond, Democratic candidates increasingly embrace Medicare For All
Rep. Don Byer was among 118 co-sponsors of last year’s Medicare For All Act, a measure that didn’t advance after its introduction.
“Historic” November election finds Republicans trailing in early vote
More than seven million Texans have already voted. Democratic primary voters have the advantage over Republicans according to early vote data. Lone Star Politics speaks with Ross Hunt from Hunt Research about the all-important election day turnout which will decide all statewide races.
Protect yourself and our community with a flu shot
A Tallahassee doctor explains why getting an annual flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and your community.
The final House battleground map looks great for Democrats. Watch these races.
In the final week of the midterms, the field of competitive House races has expanded and shifted even more in Democrats’ favor.
The top 11 Senate seats most likely to flip, the day before the midterms
On the eve of the election, Democrats appear within striking distance of winning the Senate majority, but many seats in play are in toss-up territory in deep-red states that could still break in either party’s direction.
‘Where Politics and Pop Culture Collide’ discusses how popular media contributes to healthy democracy
Colorado State University students and staff gathered Monday, Oct. 26 as part of the 2026 Democracy Summit to consider the democratic implications of pop culture artifacts in the department of communications’ Center for Democracy, Art and Pop Culture event: “Where Politics and Pop Culture Collide.” In discussions led by Karrin Vasby Anderson and Nick Marx,...
These midterms could effectively end the Trump era – but neither side is yet ready for what comes next
Despite the US president’s ratings being at rock bottom, undoing his legacy will be difficult, not least because the Democrats are in disarray, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Democrats, Trump hold final rallies before midterm elections
Democrats teed up final get-out-the-vote rallies Monday on the eve of midterm elections where they expect to win at least partial control of Congress and impose political constraints on President Dona...
How an attempt at Democratic unity in Michigan imploded
As recently as Saturday night, the prospect of Democrat Haley Stevens endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race had seemed implausible.
Trump invites Michigan Democrat Stevens to join the Republican Party
Gubernatorial candidate Fazio tours Monroe businesses
MONROE, Conn. --- As Connecticut's gubernatorial race came down the final stretch last week, incumbent Democrat Ned Lamont's Republican challenger, State Sen. Ryan Fazio, made stops in Monroe Friday, as both candidates attended events along the campaign trail. Fazio toured Biomerics, Sippin Energy Products and Galbo Provisions Inc., with a stop for lunch at Lake
Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate, New Polls Find
Democrats are up in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio, have an edge in Alaska and are effectively tied with Republicans in Iowa, new New York Times/Siena polls found.
Democrats have high hopes for midterms, but polls have let them down before
Polls have been predicting a Democratic surge, but last-minute deciders and sampling issues mean there's no guarantee.
Top California Democrats rally in unity
Top California Democrats including former Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Gavin Newsom appeared in a Los Angeles rally to boost the Democratic CA governor candidate Xavier Becerra. CNN’s Elex Michaelson reports from the scene.
Hertel says Stevens is out of state party after Rogers endorsement
The chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party says Stevens \
Inside the chaos before Haley Stevens’s shocking Senate endorsement in Michigan
Inside the tumult before Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democrat, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan Senate race over her former primary rival Abdul El-Sayed.
High-ranking US Democratic senator suffers stroke
Senator Chris Murphy, a fierce Trump critic who is not up for re-election in the midterms, is 'alert' after a stroke.
Warnock says he plans 2028 run for ‘high office.’ He doesn’t say which one.
The Senate Democrat from Georgia became the latest politician to land in the conversation about potential 2028 White House contenders.
Rep. Haley Stevens is no longer a Michigan Democratic Party member, chair says
Curtis Hertel announced the decision just over an hour after Stevens released an endorsement video for Michigan’s GOP Senate nominee, Mike Rogers.
Schumer calls Haley Stevens’s endorsement of a Republican ‘a despicable betrayal’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had endorsed Stevens in the heated Democratic primary for the coveted Senate seat.
How to think about the midterms — and the political moment the country is in
Polls show Democrats with an advantage in the midterm election but there are potential limitations and results may take a while to roll in.
Haley Stevens endorses Republican in key Michigan Senate race
Haley Stevens, a former congresswomen who lost out on the Democratic nomination to Abdul El-Sayed, endorses his opponent days before the vote.
Democrat Stevens endorses Republican Rogers for Senate amid feud with El-Sayed days before Michigan vote
The move injected a new controversy into one of the nation’s most closely contested Senate races.
Senator Chris Murphy Is ‘Awake and Alert’ After Suffering a Stroke
The Connecticut senator, who has been campaigning for fellow Democrats, has been viewed as a potential candidate for president in 2028.
Sen. Chris Murphy had a stroke and is in the hospital, his office says
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Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized with stroke and expected to make full recovery, his team says
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy has been hospitalized after experiencing a stroke and is expected to make a full recovery, his team announced Sunday.
Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized following stroke
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut was hospitalized on Saturday after experiencing a stroke, his office said.
Democratic Senator Murphy hospitalized after stroke, chief of staff says
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke, the senator's chief of staff said on Sunday.
Democrat Haley Stevens endorses GOP's Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race 2 days before election
The remarkable show of support for President Donald Trump's backed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.
Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers
Stevens' show of support for President Donald Trump's endorsed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.
Turmoil in Michigan's Senate race as Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Republican Mike Rogers
Michigan's Democratic Senate race just took a dramatic turn as Haley Stevens appeared with Republican Mike Rogers. What's dividing the party days before the vote? 🗳️
Democratic leaders enter the midterms ‘confident and paranoid’
No part of a rolling, decadelong existential crisis is ever easy, even when things seem on the cusp of going well — and especially when Democrats have had their hopes raised and dashed so many times.
Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers
The appearance of Stevens, who recently clashed with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed over an ad, marked a stunning turn. She previously said she wanted a Democratic victory in the Senate race.
Haley Stevens joins Mike Rogers in Detroit, bucking Abdul El-Sayed in Senate race
Democrat Haley Stevens joined Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers at a Detroit church on Sunday morning.
Trump's Republicans scramble to stop Democratic midterms wave
Republicans made a final push Sunday to prevent a predicted thumping in US midterm elections where Democrats are gunning to win Congress and impose a first political check on President Donald Trump's ...
Haley Stevens appears at Detroit church with Mike Rogers
Democratic U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens showed up, alongside Republican Mike Rogers, at a Detroit church service on Sunday morning.
Sullivan claims Peltola is ‘still lying’ about campaign’s involvement in Alaska ballot controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Sunday that he doubted claims by his Democratic opponent that she had no idea her top political aides were i
Experts weigh in on final fights and voter turn out ahead of election day
Voters will make several major decisions this election, ranging from the balance of power in Congress, statewide offices and several ballot propositions. Democratic Strategist Steve Maviglio and Republican Strategist Tim Rosales weighed in on the future of the political parties, the final fights ahead of Election Day, and voter turnout so far.
Sullivan claims Peltola is 'still lying' about campaign's involvement in Alaska ballot controversy
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan says he doubts his Democratic rival's claims she had no idea that a man also named Dan Sullivan was recruited by her top aides onto the Alaska ballot to act as a spoiler.
Michigan Democrats’ unity push falters as Stevens is asked to skip event with El-Sayed
Haley Stevens is no longer expected to join fellow Democrat Abdul El-Sayed at a Detroit church event as renewed tensions between the former party rivals in the Michigan Senate race threatened to overshadow the appearance.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's primary rival appears with his GOP opponent as intraparty divisions roil Michigan Senate race
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's primary rival appears with his GOP opponent as intraparty divisions roil Michigan Senate race.
Why 2026 Is a Health Care Election
_Ypsilanti, Michigan_THE MIDTERM ELECTION IS ABOUT a lot of things: gas prices and groceries, the spread of corruption, and the future of democracy. And yet, as much as any single issue, it’s about health care. You can tell by listening to all the Democrats talking about high deductibles, drug costs, and insurance companies as they campaign around the country. Or you can tell by reading all the public-opinion surveys in which voters consistently rank health care as one of their top concerns. But if you really want to know why this is a health care election, your best source isn’t the politicians or the pollsters. It’s the people on the front lines. One of them is Raymond Rion, a family medicine physician and executive director of Packard Health, a small network of clinics spanning Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti on the western outskirts of the Detroit metro area. Packard is what’s known as a Federally Qualified Health Center, where anybody can get care regardless of income or insurance status. And like similar safety-net providers all over America, for the past decade it has benefited directly from the Affordable Care Act. “We almost went bankrupt in 2011,” Rion told me in a conversation last week, recalling how in the old days staff at Packard would work the phones furiously to get supplies and find specialists who would take referrals. Now many more patients have either Medicaid or private coverage they’ve purchased through HealthCare.gov, the online marketplace that the law created, so that the proportion of uninsured patients has fallen from around one in three to one in ten. It’s a lot easier to find referrals for these insured patients, though thanks to the infusion of paying customers Packard can do much more on its own. In particular, Rion said, the organization has opened two new branches, started a pharmacy, begun offering prenatal services, and vastly expanded behavioral health care by bringing on a half-dozen new doctors, nurses, and case workers. Now a retrenchment is underway. Coverage options on the HealthCare.gov marketplace got more expensive because Donald Trump and the Republicans refused to renew temporary subsidies that had been reducing the price of insurance. On top of that, the first cuts to Medicaid as part of last year’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” are starting to take effect. Rion told me Packard has already laid off a provider in anticipation of less revenue next year.1 Patient volume is down, he went on to explain, in part because uninsured patients sometimes avoid care altogether out of fear a single visit will lead to more treatments with more bills. And postponing care in that way can have serious medical consequences, as his colleague Ron Romero told me. “So you have somebody with diabetes, their chronic condition isn’t getting cared for,” said Romero, who like Rion is a family physician. “Their sugars rise, and they end up having other medical problems. Their kidneys start to get damaged. They start to have eye damage. They increase risk for heart attacks and strokes. . . . They end up in the emergency room.” And things are likely to get worse. Partly that’s because next year most of the remaining Medicaid cuts will take full effect, throwing more people off coverage. And partly it’s because forces that have nothing to do with Trump or Republican actions are making medical care more expensive for everyone, including those with employer insurance and Medicare. That will lead to still more people delaying or skipping care, ending up in the emergency rooms, and putting yet more cost pressure on providers. Rion wasn’t taking a position on the election or political parties, he made clear. He was just describing the reality he sees around him: “The whole system is being pressured. Nobody is immune to this stuff.” He’s right. And here’s the thing: This has all happened before. We know happens next.
Losing Michigan Senate candidate Haley Stevens: ‘Go vote!’
Her statement comes after days of public discord with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
Connect to the Capitol Extra: Katrina Shealy on women in SC politics, endorsing Democrats
Jamie Raskin: Alaska’s Dan Sullivan ballot issue is ‘stupid politics,’ but ‘it does happen’
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) reacts to reporting that Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s aides allegedly instructed a staffer to recruit multiple candidates named “Dan Sullivan,” which Raskin calls "ridiculous politics.”
Poll: Voters demand change and a check on Trump, fueling a steep Democratic midterm advantage
Trump’s disapproval rating hits a record high of 60% in a new national NBC News poll, and Democrats have a 7-point lead in the battle for Congress ahead of Tuesday’s elections.
Fishing for a Senate Seat in Alaska
Whether Democratic candidate Mary Peltola’s brand of fish-focused local politics succeeds in November will reveal how individual candidates can distinguish themselves from national party platforms.
Rabid Anti-Communism Still Shapes the Politics of California
Donald Trump likes to brand California’s Democratic establishment as a nest of “far-left communists.” This unhinged rhetoric can still find a ready audience because it resonates with a deep-rooted Californian tradition of lurid, authoritarian red-baiting.
Politics chat: Data centers are on everyone's minds going into Election Day
With days until Election Day, polls show momentum for Democratic candidates and bipartisan distaste for data centers.
Mike Haridopolos, Jennifer Jenkins argue who can rocket CD 8 to new heights
The incumbent hopes his space-friendly record satisfies voters. Democrats see the potential for a redistricting backfire.
Which party cares about passing down their politics? New survey finds answer
An American Family Survey of over 2,000 people revealed Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to say passing on political beliefs is important.
Both parties tried to game Alaska primary field
The Democrat running for Senate, Mary Peltola, is accused of recruiting a spoiler candidate, but Republicans have also boosted spoilers.
A potential Democratic wave looms over Trump. Where does MAGA go after the midterms?
The Republican reckoning tests a party infrastructure reshaped around President Trump since his insurgent rise in 2015 transformed the GOP.
Parties are on the hunt for moderate Tarrant County Republicans
The Fort Worth area, no longer solidly red, is a midterm election wild card as Democrats and Republicans jockey for supremacy.
Democrats Want to Prove They Can Win in the Rapidly Changing South
The electoral math could become difficult for Southern Democrats, especially if they lag on Tuesday: An influx of new residents means the party that controls Southern states is likely to gain political power after the next census.
Ocasio-Cortez Has Evolved. She Wants the Left to Evolve, Too.
The New York congresswoman, once a bane of establishment Democrats, has tried to nudge her movement in a bigger-tent direction as she weighs her 2028 options.
A battle for the soul of L.A. could reveal the future of the left
In California’s largest city, a progressive mayor once inspired by Castro’s Cuba faces a democratic socialist who wants to unleash housing development.
The corruption election: Democrats link Trump’s wealth to voters’ economic pain
Candidates are painting the president and Republican incumbents as enriching themselves while ordinary Americans struggle to make ends meet.
What's it like to run for Congress when the odds are stacked heavily against you?
The majority of congressional races this cycle are rated either solid Democrat or solid Republican. They're the opposite of tossups, where candidates from the minority party face near impossible odds.
What's it like to run for Congress when the odds are stacked heavily against you?
The majority of congressional races this cycle are rated either solid Democrat or solid Republican. They're the opposite of tossups, where candidates from the minority party face near impossible odds.
Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - will Talarico turn the tide?
The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.
The fight for battleground state Pennsylvania
To win a majority in the House of Representatives, Democrats need to win big in Pennsylvania. CNN’s Danny Freeman explains.
Alaska Sen. Sullivan accuses Democrats of same-name voter deceit
CNN’s Jake Tapper sits down with Republican Senator Dan Sullivan ahead of the midterms where he’s seeking a third term. He discusses the “double Dan Sullivan” controversy, involving two candidates with the same name running for the same seat. Watch the full interview on CNN at 9a ET.
Republicans are about to find out whether their gerrymanders backfired
As analysts forecast a possible 'blue wave' of support for Democrats, election experts are watching whether Republicans’ gerrymandering efforts could backfire, turning out to be a 'dummymander.'
Progressive political groups sue Alaska elections officials for failing to open rural voting sites before Election Day
The lawsuits were filed by the Alaska Democratic Party and a political nonprofit that has donated to a PAC spending millions to support Mary Peltola in the U.S. Senate race.
'Defund Musk': Former Clinton Cabinet official urges Democrats to target SpaceX founder
Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich called on Democrats to target Elon Musk if they regain control of Congress, while pushing for government ownership of SpaceX and Starlink.
Attorneys for Alaska say 'meritless' Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots 'not even possible'
Alaska’s Republican-run state government is urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed at President Donald Trump’s direction to stop the certification of a possible Democratic win in that state’s pivotal U.S. Senate race.
Democratic official says she won’t vote for Iowa Senate candidate over trans ad
Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek faces criticism after ad opposing "taxpayers paying for sex changes."
US Senate candidate El-Sayed wants Democratic rival to stay away, source says
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (Reuters) - US Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed wants to keep his distance from US Representative Haley Stevens, who he defeated in the Michigan Democratic primary in early August, amid ...
When will we know 2026 midterm election results? It may take some time, but that’s normal
In past elections, elected leaders, candidates and social media users have spread falsehoods that “late night” arrivals of “ballot dumps” or “suitcases” of ballots are signs of fraud, or that only Democratic-led cities take days to count votes.
Kamala Harris urges a 'too big to rig' turnout for the midterms and tees off on Trump
Kamala Harris has been campaigning for Democratic candidates across multiple states during the final stretch of the midterm elections.
Kamala Harris urges a 'too big to rig' turnout for the midterms and tees off on Trump
Kamala Harris has been campaigning for Democratic candidates across multiple states during the final stretch of the midterm elections.