Democrats on Sunday shrugged off a ploy by their party to trick voters into casting ballots for the wrong Republican candidate in Alaska's Senate race.
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Sunday that he doubted claims by his Democratic opponent that she had no idea her top political aides were involved in recruiting a retired schoolteacher also named Dan Sullivan onto the ballot to confuse voters in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate.
Weatherton, TEXAS — Vice President Vance is honing in on his campaign message ahead of Election Day in what many see as a preview of a presidential bid in 2028 that seems all but certain. As Trump has criss-crossed the country for almost daily midterm rallies in the final month of campaigning, Vance’s schedule has...
The candidates with the most at stake in Tuesday's midterm elections won't necessarily be the ones on the ballot. For a growing field of prospective 2028 presidential contenders in both parties, the results could offer an early test of their political strength, their influence within their respective parties and their ability to shape the next presidential race at a...
Republicans on Capitol Hill are poised to clash in the lame duck over how far to push President Trump's agenda. Midterm voters are widely expected to give Democrats control of the House, and maybe the Senate, in the next Congress, which would bring Trump’s legislative agenda to a screeching halt beginning next year. That scenario...
The battle for the House majority will come down to a handful of battleground districts. Republicans are playing defense as they seek to defend their 218-214 majority while facing tough political headwinds. All 435 House seats are up for grabs. Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), The Hill's election partner, rates 13 House contests as "toss ups."...
An advisor to Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) cannot disinvite his former primary opponent Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) from a scheduled event on Sunday in Detroit, Mich. “This is not Abdul’s event,” Antjuan Seawright, an advisor to Clyburn, told The New York Times Saturday afternoon. “The invitation still stands.” El-Sayed was...
Mississippi’s Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom released a “Sinners”-themed campaign ad over Halloween weekend, days ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The ad, released on TikTok, pays homage to the Academy Award-winning movie set in the Mississippi Delta in 1932 starring Michael B. Jordan, who played twins in the movie. The movie’s premise revolves around the twins...
Michigan’s Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers claimed he is ahead by almost seven percent on early-returned ballots, contrary to recent polls which lean in favor of his Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed. “We’re actually about seven percent ahead on voters that we believe are voting for us returning their ballots,” Rogers said during an appearance on...
Voters in half of the country will decide who sits on the bench of their state's highest court next Tuesday. State Supreme Court races are on ballot in two dozen states this November, with partisan, nonpartisan and retention contests determining which candidates win seats or remain on the bench of courts that often have the final word...
With just days to go before the midterm elections, Republicans and Democrats are making their final case to voters to turn out at the polls on Nov. 3. President Trump made a surprise reversal this week after his last-minute decision to cancel rallies in battleground states, announcing a day later he would travel to Kansas...
Alaska’s Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola denied once again any involvement in the alleged ballot-stacking scheme that it was recently reported her campaign engaged in during a rally on Friday, but did not mention the ongoing investigations into the scheme “I am so deeply offended by these accusations about having any involvement with anyone else's...
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said Saturday that it was able to replenish 90 percent of the stolen assets after a $6.3 billion hack of its platform. On Thursday, the money started moving out of Binance wallets, prompting the company to suspend all deposits and withdrawals. Some cryptocurrency firms froze around $3 billion in assets in connection...
An online fundraiser for a Red Baron Pizza employee in Michigan raised nearly $700,000 after the man was targeted in a viral online prank. The nearly 20,000 donations on GoFundMe include a $38,000 from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy (R) and his wife Apoorva, his campaign confirmed to The Hill Saturday. In a viral video...
Analysis of recent global elections suggests that while transactional support from the Trump administration helps allies like Javier Milei and Nasry Asfura win narrow victories, punitive measures such as those applied to Brazil resulted in the defeat of pro-Washington candidates.
Recent research indicates a significant rise in mortality among Americans aged 25 to 44 between 2010 and 2021, driven by a combination of substance abuse, chronic diseases, and social factors.
