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Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, David Valadao, Henry Cuellar, Marcy Kaptur (AP)

The top four electoral survivors in the House

Lauren Green · November 2, 2026 6:00 am

FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, fattorney Marc Elias, one of several lawyers who appeared in the in the case of Wittman v. Personhuballah, stands on the plaza of the Supreme Court in Washington. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund a political research firm that produced a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trump's ties to Russia. That's according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on Oct. 24, 2017, to The Associated Press. The person says the arrangement, first reported by The Washington Post, was coordinated by a lawyer for the campaign and the DNC and his law firm. That lawyer, Marc Elias, did not immediately return an email seeking comment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Marc Elias has hand in major election lawsuits this midterm, including Mary Peltola certification fight

Michigan U.S. Senate candidates, Abdul el Sayed, and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) are displayed on a television during a debate inside the spin room at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Stevens on el Sayed split: ‘This is a broader point about what’s going on in our party’

Signs direct voters to a polling location.

Late deciders favor Republicans in key Senate races by nine-point margin despite strong Democratic lead: Poll

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally at the Sioux Gateway Airport in Iowa.

WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns for Roger Marshall in Salina, Kansas

An ICE Special Response Team member stands guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, while protesters gathered outside to denounce ICE operations, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Judge blocks Minnesota lawsuit compelling Texas to extradite ICE officer

Rena Rowe August 26, 2026 5:15 pm

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks into a microphone and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, on his right, watches during a news conference at the Department of Justice.

Chinese hackers targeted NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and others, Justice Department says

Emily Hallas August 26, 2026 5:13 pm

Flock Safety license plate reader

Hawley opens investigation into ‘unprecedented’ scale of Flock surveillance

Claire Carter August 26, 2026 4:40 pm

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ).

Court rejects McIver’s motion to dismiss case about Delaney Hall inspection

David Zimmermann August 26, 2026 4:17 pm

Mail-in ballots

Twenty-four states sue to block USPS mail-in ballot rule ahead of November elections

Kaelan Deese August 26, 2026 4:03 pm

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks into a microphone during a news conference at the Department of Justice.

Trump DOJ wins tough sentences for DC robbers despite youth ‘rehabilitation’ law

Hudson Crozier August 26, 2026 3:27 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to the Treaty Room at the State Department, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Washington.

Italian ‘extremist group’ sanctioned by Trump for helping leftists evade law enforcement worldwide

Hudson Crozier August 26, 2026 2:58 pm

Rescuers carry a victim of flash flooding

Dozens dead after flooding in Nepal with 47 Americans missing

David Zimmermann August 26, 2026 2:50 pm

A close-up photo of Hasan Piker wearing a DSA hat.

Majority of 2028 Democrats silent on Hasan Piker’s claim Jewish Americans inviting violence by supporting Israel

Christian Datoc August 26, 2026 2:43 pm

Collage of Abdul el Sayed and Mike Rogers.

GOP-backed PAC launches website to ‘expose’ Abdul el Sayed’s extremist positions

Claire Carter August 26, 2026 2:40 pm

A collage of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and a man points at a map of Georgia redistricting, right.

Georgia congressional maps must be reexamined after Supreme Court ruling: Court

Molly Parks August 26, 2026 2:27 pm

Graphic of the US Supreme Court and Supreme Court justices' heads

Iowa and Montana plot taking Paramount merger fight to Supreme Court

David Zimmermann, Kaelan Deese August 26, 2026 1:47 pm