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Rogers makes final appeal to Michigan voters: ‘We are going to surprise some people’

Mike Rogers closed out his Senate campaign Monday night by calling on Michigan voters to reject socialism while praising Rep. Haley Stevens for putting country over party with her surprise endorsement.

U.S. conducts defensive strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, official says

The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said Monday, on the eve of crucial midterm elections.

Neighborhood wine bar closing in California? It’s a symptom of a statewide crisis

Another wine bar is closing in LA, signaling the growing crisis in one of...

Palm card: The Post’s 2026 endorsements

Here’s a reminder of The Post’s endorsements for Election Day 2026

California’s next governor must aggressively investigate bullet train’s wasted billions

California’s high-speed rail project is a case study in lost public trust and squandered...

Feds ‘intensely’ probing alleged Alaska ballot scheme, US attorney confirms

Federal authorities are investigating whether Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign's reported effort to recruit a candidate in the Alaska Senate race with the same name as incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) violated the law, the state’s top federal prosecutor announced Friday. U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska Michael Heyman said during a press conference that...

Time to set back the clocks, much to Trump’s chagrin

Tick tock – clocks in America will fall back this Sunday. It could be the last time, if President Trump and some like-minded lawmakers get their way. But the debate over making daylight saving time permanent has proven divisive even within the president’s party. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act earlier this year, which...

FDA unveils proposals to update infant formula nutrient requirements

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story FDA unveils proposals to update infant formula nutrient requirements The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to update nutrient requirements for infant formula, the first nutrition review for formula in nearly 30 years. © AP Photo/David J. Phillip...

Cruz warns GOP could lose 8 Senate seats, get swept in Texas

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is warning that Republicans could lose as many as eight Senate seats in the midterm elections and get swept in all of the statewide Texas races, including the Senate contest between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, if the GOP has a bad day on Nov. 3. “The election is...

Treasury Department says Iran’s economy cratering, inflation at 90 percent  

The U.S.’s economic isolation campaign against Iran is “decimating” the country’s economy, according to a Treasury Department report released Friday.  The Trump administration launched its sweeping economic pressure campaign, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, at the end of August. During a Wednesday appearance on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the effort has been “very successful.”...

Trump says US looking into Binance hack: ‘We don’t know’ if North Korea responsible

President Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the $6.3 billion hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the largest such hack on record. “We don’t know,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if the hack should be attributed to a suspected North Korean hacker group. “We’re looking at that,” he continued. TraderTraitor,...

GOP grip on Ohio, Texas in jeopardy amid data center fervor

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story GOP grip on Ohio, Texas in jeopardy amid data center fervor The importance of AI data centers is growing this election cycle as the fight over the infrastructure’s costs and environmental impacts may be threatening Republicans in battleground states like Texas and Ohio. © Greg Nash Grassroots movements...

What Orson Welles’s ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast tells us, 88 years later

Our current obsession with fake news really began 88 years ago.

Five of the most expensive races this cycle

In today's issue: ▪ Following the midterm money ▪ Final economic reports before Election Day ▪ Trump cancels Iowa, Kansas rallies ▪ Elon Musk in the crosshairs The 2026 midterms have officially become the most expensive election cycle ever, with a handful of races dominating the ad spending charts. On Monday, the current cycle reached...

Sen. Mark Kelly update: ‘anti-Trump’ 2028 presidential candidate or Senate reelection

Sen. Mark Kelly has emerged as a leading Democratic contender for the 2028 presidency following his recent involvement in a controversy regarding military obedience and his success in raising funds during the midterms.

Backlash to AI data centers threatens GOP’s grip on Ohio, Texas

Salience around AI data centers is growing this election cycle as the fight over the infrastructure's costs and environmental impacts may be threatening Republicans in battleground states like Texas and Ohio. Grassroots movements in rural communities, particularly where President Trump won by double-digit margins in each of his presidential bids, are threatening the rural vote...

Gen Z trusts elections, but not Washington

For younger voters, election-related corruption is less of a concern than for older generations.  Four percent of Gen Zers say they're worried about election fraud and cheating ahead of the midterms, compared with 14 percent of millennials, 21 percent of Gen Xers and 23 percent of baby boomers, per a CBS/YouGov poll. The results also...

Lingering Democratic divisions could preview 2028 challenges

Democrats are weeks away from the start of the next presidential primary — a contest many in the party have been eagerly anticipating since their devastating loss in the 2024 race. But the divisions that could shape the 2028 race are already on full display, even as Democrats look to make gains in the House...

Congress’ 65-year defense bill streak could be in jeopardy

Congress’ annual defense authorization bill is on shaky ground this year amid partisan infighting, threatening to upend the legislation’s unblemished 65-year streak of passage. The must-pass Pentagon policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is facing an uphill climb due to its historically high $1.15 trillion request — a figure that climbs...

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