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Chuck Schumer, left, smiles while Hakeem Jeffries speaks on Capitol Hill.

Democrats plan to use majorities to force GOP to take tough votes on Trump tariffs

Zach Halaschak · November 1, 2026 5:00 am

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a campaign rally at the UAW Local 600 union hall, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich.

Democrats’ self-inflicted wounds threaten high-stakes Michigan Senate race

Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola speaks during a campaign event Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Alaska.

Attorneys for Alaska say ‘meritless’ Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots ‘not even possible’

Abdul el Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a campaign rally at the UAW Region 1 Union Hall, Aug. 2, 2026, in Warren, Mich.

Pete Hegseth’s father says el Sayed has ‘little man syndrome’

Donald Trump.

Who are the Republicans running without Trump’s endorsement?

Rahm Emanuel.

How Oct. 7 and Israel loom large over 2028 Democratic presidential race

Barnini Chakraborty October 7, 2026 6:00 am

Haitian migrants wade across the Rio Grande from Del Rio, Texas, and return to Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, to avoid deportation to Haiti from the U.S. The U.S. is flying Haitians camped in a Texas border town back to their homeland and blocking others from crossing the border from Mexico in a massive show of force that signals the beginning of what could be one of America's swiftest, large-scale expulsions of migrants or refugees in decades. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Republicans are not talking about Trump’s biggest 2024 campaign promise

Anna Giaritelli October 7, 2026 5:00 am

Collins and Jackson.

Collins distances herself from Trump, Jackson won’t confirm DSA ties: Takeaways from Maine Senate debate

Hailey Bullis October 6, 2026 10:59 pm

Bottoms and Jackson.

Bottoms and Jackson clash over Trump and data centers at Georgia governor debate

Claire Carter October 6, 2026 10:45 pm

Lahn and Sand.

Iowa gubernatorial debate dominated by Democratic attack on Republican’s residency

Gabrielle M. Etzel October 6, 2026 10:13 pm

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a campaign event for Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., in Bakersfield, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Mike Johnson reveals one of his ‘top three’ battleground House races

David Sivak October 6, 2026 6:43 pm

CLF and SMP spending changed in 2026. Josh Riley, bottom middle, is one of two Democrats seeking the nomination to run in New York’s new 19th Congressional District.

Here are the seats both parties are pulling money from ahead of November

Lauren Green October 6, 2026 6:11 pm

Voting stickers are set out in rows to take, with one hand grabbing the circular souvenir.

Three Senate races shift blue as Democrats eye upper-chamber majority

David Zimmermann October 6, 2026 4:39 pm

Independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks at an election night watch party in La Vista, Nebraska, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Nebraska’s Dan Osborn says mocking Trump voters ‘came from a place of passion’

Ramsey Touchberry October 6, 2026 4:32 pm

Wes Moore speaks during the National Action Network Convention.

Wes Moore doesn’t rule out cutting his second term short if reelected governor

Molly Parks October 6, 2026 3:55 pm

Abdul el Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, gestures with his right arm raised as he speaks during a campaign rally at a coffee shop, Aug. 3, 2026, in Detroit.

El Sayed creates ‘Mike Rogers is watching you’ website highlighting work on Patriot Act

Rena Rowe October 6, 2026 3:51 pm

Florida Rep. Michael Caruso with a finger on his forehead while speaking during an Early Learning and Elementary Education Subcommittee hearing.

Florida GOP distances itself from candidate charged with child sex abuse

David Zimmermann October 6, 2026 1:47 pm