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Thune plans to run for Republican minority leader after Dem’s midterm takeover

John Thune intends to run for Senate minority leader after Republicans lost at least five seats in the 2026 midterm elections, a source says.

Abdul El-Sayed delivers major blow to GOP in Michigan after bruising Senate race

Abdul El-Sayed toppled Mike Rogers to become the first Muslim U.S. senator, overcoming Trump's attacks on his faith and alleged foreign ties.

Republicans suffer historic Senate upset as Dem flips deep-red state for first time in nearly a century

Adam Hamilton ended nearly a century of Republican Senate dominance in Kansas by defeating Roger Marshall in a brutal midterm battle.

Dems seize the Senate as blue tidal wave crashes deep into Trump country, topples GOP strongholds

Democrats reclaimed the Senate Tuesday by toppling GOP candidates across Trump country, with Chuck Schumer clinching five pickups in a midterm wave.

Scandal-plagued Ilhan Omar easily secures 5th term in deep blue Minnesota despite immigration fraud probe

Ilhan Omar won reelection despite a federal probe into whether she committed immigration fraud, including claims she married her brother in 2009.

Islamism Is on the Ballot

A review of how America is responding to candidates who are increasingly openly antisemitic and Islamist.

Midterm elections are coming to a close as voters pass judgment on Trump’s second term

Voters struggling with high prices and angry over the Iran war will decide Tuesday whether to drastically shift power in Washington in midterm elections that will serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump's second term.

Election Day is here: What to know about voting at the polls

Polls are opening across the country in an election that could determine whether Republicans keep their congressional advantage or if Democrats regain power in either chamber.

Establishment candidates John E. Sununu and Chris Pappas pitch change in New Hampshire Senate race

While outsiders are on the ballot elsewhere Tuesday, candidates for New Hampshire's open U.S. Senate seat are trying to tap into anti-establishment angst from the inside.

Voters to decide Alaska Senate race roiled in final days by litigation, allegations of dirty tricks

Alaska's bitterly fought U.S. Senate race took a tumultuous turn less than two weeks before Election Day, with allegations of partisan tricks to recruit a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent, investigations and an effort backed by President Donald Trump to delay certification if two-term Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.

Crowley looks to make history in Wisconsin governor’s race against Trump ally Tiffany

Voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect Wisconsin's first Black governor or give the battleground state's top job to a Republican for the first time in eight years.

Trump says U.S. aid to Israel ends this year to thwart Democratic critics

President Trump said Tuesday that the roughly $4 billion in annual U.S. aid to Israel will be cut off at the end of this year under an understanding with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Democrat Haley Stevens endorsement switch based on El-Sayed’s anti-Israel, anti-Black rhetoric

Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens said her shock endorsement of the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan boiled down to a rejection of the anti-Israel and anti-Black rhetoric from Abdul El-Sayed's campaign.

Gas prices still above $4 per gallon on average, but heading in right direction on Election Day

The U.S. enters Election Day with gas prices falling steadily but averaging more than a dollar higher than one year ago, a tangible reminder of the fallout from the Iran war.

Susan Collins’ Maine Senate office vandalized with ‘disturbing’ graffiti on night before Election Day

Susan Collins' Biddeford, Maine, office was hit with red paint and the message "BLOOD on her HANDS," marking the second vandalism incident in a month.

Paper ballots in NY county unable to be accepted by voting machines, will still be counted

Westchester County Board of Elections confirms voting machines are rejecting paper ballots countywide as officials scramble to resolve the issue.

Poll: Republican voters want their party to talk more about the economy

Republicans don’t think their party is focused enough on their biggest issue. The economy — and specifically the cost of living — is far...

Michigan voters make surprising cross-party choices as Rogers, El-Sayed race reaches final hours

A former Democrat backs Mike Rogers while a lifelong Republican holds his nose to vote for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's pivotal Senate race.

FBI nabs suspect accused of sending hundreds of white powder letters to public officials: source

A suspect was arrested by the FBI’s Oklahoma City field office in connection to hundreds of suspicious letters sent to government and election offices.

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