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Abdul el Sayed and Barack Obama

Obama’s awkward place in el Sayed’s Democratic Party

W. James Antle III · October 23, 2026 7:00 am

Left: Democratic nominee state Sen. Sean McCann (D-MI); Right: Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) (seanmccannforcongress.com; Paul Sancya/AP)

House Democrats make push for western Michigan seat that’s long been a GOP stronghold

A campaign staffer for Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) sets up signs outside the Silver Spring Civic Building on the first day of early voting in the 2026 midterm race on Oct. 22, 2026, in Silver Spring, Maryland. (Allison Robbert/AP)

Maryland ballot measure aims to eliminate the state’s last GOP-held House district

Collage of Obama, el Sayed, Trump, and Rogers

Michigan Senate race draws presidential-level star power in final stretch

california wealth taxes

California billionaire tax could result in future revenue loss, study shows

Founding fathers in banners outside the Smithsonian,

Trump demands Smithsonian honor George Washington with new statue and exhibition

Emily Hallas September 11, 2026 11:33 pm

Flowers bloom near the Florida Capitol buildings Monday, March 4, 2013, in Tallahassee, Florida. The Florida Legislature convenes its 60-day session Tuesday.

Florida says state DMV victim of cyberattack

Emily Hallas September 11, 2026 11:02 pm

Jon Husted.

Jon Husted fires political director after use of Nazi imagery

Emily Hallas September 11, 2026 7:34 pm

Houthi spokesman raises his fist in the air.

Saudi Arabia shutters key pipeline bypassing Strait of Hormuz following Houthi offensive

Claire Carter September 11, 2026 5:13 pm

Arson suspect Aaron Farinacci waits for his initial court appearance by video at the county courthouse in Spokane, Washington.

Grand jury indicts man for allegedly starting Spokane fire that destroyed over 700 buildings

David Zimmermann September 11, 2026 4:39 pm

Dolly Parton in a silver sparkly, sequins suit with shoulder pads and sleeve cuffs accented in black.

Airport board unanimously votes to rename Nashville airport after Dolly Parton

Claire Carter September 11, 2026 4:33 pm

President Donald Trump speaks into a microphone.

White House homing in on viable vehicle for Trump’s $5,000 dividend in talks with lawmakers

Christian Datoc September 11, 2026 4:14 pm

FILE - Tractor trailers move along Interstate 5, headed north through Fife, Wash., near the Port of Tacoma, Aug. 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Appeals court grills California officials over their challenge to noncitizen CDL crackdown

Jack Birle September 11, 2026 3:59 pm

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is interviewed at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas.

Rick Scott won’t commit to backing Thune for GOP leader: ‘Let’s see who is going to run’

David Sivak September 11, 2026 3:53 pm

A banner depicting an image of President Donald Trump displayed at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.

Trump administration removes Afghan national in first use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court

Kaelan Deese September 11, 2026 2:49 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani participate in a memorial on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York.

AOC and Mamdani take heat for apparently laughing as 9/11 victims’ names are read off

Claire Carter September 11, 2026 2:31 pm

Vice President JD Vance points to President Donald Trump at the Republican convention.

Trump gave ‘the red meat,’ Vance was playing for independents: Bob Cusack

Britta Miller September 11, 2026 1:08 pm