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A Democratic presidential candidate has not won North Carolina since 2008, when Barack Obama ran.

More than $16 billion and counting has been raised during the 2026 election cycle, according to an early October tally by the Federal Election Commission.

President Trump is a key factor driving support and opposition; turnout looms large.

US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials.

After three years of regional war, this is a battle Israel always knew was coming, writes Lucy Williamson.

Things were going poorly for the Republicans’ midterm campaigns even before Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign ran the most offensive ad of the year.

A capacity crowd came out in support of President Donald Trump in Port Huron, Michigan, the "Maritime Capital of the Great Lakes," on Sunday.

Blanche accuses CNN host of asking "gotcha questions" as she presses him on Trump's election interference in Alaska...

As they look to win the Senate, Democrats are hoping that independent candidates in Nebraska and Montana can help them topple Republicans in a part of the country where their own brand is hurting.

Ashley Hinson qualified her pledge to be Trump’s strongest ally, while Josh Turek praised the president’s border record.

President Trump said Sunday that he is nearing a decision on whether to reach a deal with Iran or launch another round of military strikes.

“So for the last year and a half, we have been pissed,” Harris told a room full of volunteers, emphasizing the word “pissed” with a long laugh and a big grin.

Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) mentioned War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday while discussing members of the Trump administration.

The Michigan governor didn’t deny she’s exploring a run for president in 2028.

Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's suit over Alaska's Senate race in an interview on CNN.

Lawmakers are demanding answers.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday defended Republicans’ record amid cost of living concerns threatening the GOP congressional majority.

AG Todd Blanche snapped Sunday at CNN’s Dana Bash after she suggested the Trump DOJ’s election lawsuit in Alaska could lead to another Jan. 6 riot.

Californians are voting on 14 ballot measures, including propositions on taxes, voting, healthcare, housing and the environment. It's a lot to take in, but we're here to help.

With Election Day less than two weeks away, Trump rallied in Florida, Georgia and Michigan as both parties deploy top surrogates to battlegrounds.

“I’m going to say it,” the president declared after revealing his advisers had urged him to keep quiet.

The Minnesota Democrat rejected the president's accusations and accused him of spreading conspiracy theories again...

Democratic and independent candidates stump the US midwest and prairie states, hoping to win over Republican strongholds...

“The guy who designed this wizard prison for himself has thoughts on aesthetics?”...

Viral medical horror stories could scramble Republican Sen. Roger Marshall's odds in the Kansas Senate race...

Donald Trump has tried to purge voter rolls nationwide. Deidre Henderson, the Republican lieutenant governor of Utah, is among the chief election officers standing in his way.

On Tuesday, Israel will hold its first parliamentary elections since the October 7, 2023 terror attacks. Essentially one man is on the ballot: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. How might Israeli policy change if the opposition succeeds?

President Donald Trump has voted by mail multiple times. He just doesn’t want you to.

If you look at the few truly competitive seats, polls show a more complicated picture of momentum toward the Democratic Party in midterm House races. For the Senate, Republicans are on defense.

Karoline Leavitt reveals Trump's blunt strategy to combat negative approval ratings and rally MAGA voters who typically skip midterm cycles.

Doral, Florida, has the largest Venezuelan population of any city in the country.

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A Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its ninth month.

The Democratic Senate candidate argued that he and Republican voters agree on more than they disagree.

President Donald Trump voiced openness toward preemptively pardoning junior officials within his administration on Saturday.

Democrats could be poised for a revival in the heartland, as furor over high costs and doubt about President Donald Trump’s willingness to change the nation’s trajectory threaten to loosen the GOP’s grip on working-class voters.

The move by the Justice Department to try and preemptively block Alaska’s Senate results if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses stunned officials in both parties.

The defense secretary broke the 34th president's globe — and provided an inadvertent metaphor...

With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

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Centrist Democrats’ calls to fall in line behind the party’s nominee only ever seem to cut one way — and fall apart when their candidate loses.

PolitiFact rated two Dem-backed attack ads against Iowa GOP Senate nominee Ashley Hinson 'Mostly False' over claims about her wealth and Epstein files votes.

Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world.

The “Fourth in the Nation Matanza Rally” is testing the appetite for a more Latino-specific cultural touchstone to round out the presidential candidate event rotation.

Former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers told Breitbart News Saturday that his campaign is attracting support from longtime Democratic voters as he seeks to defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in November, while raising concerns about his...

America’s historic fight over voting rights is shaping this year’s midterms. We talk with three people about their definition of fair elections.

Paxton sought to blame OpenAI for how people use the platform to collect information on issues ranging from suicide to mass shootings.

The Maine senator has spent the week prevaricating about her vote for Brett Kavanaugh. It’s time for her reckoning.

The move is the latest in a legal battle between California and the Trump administration as the White House attempts to root out voters it said it suspects are noncitizens.

President Trump has held rallies throughout the week in Iowa, Kansas, Florida and more, but leaders of the Democratic Party are set to hold a midterm blitz of their own on Saturday ahead of Electio…...

Trump’s lawyers want to block Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s victory in an election that is more than a week away.

President Donald Trump's trade showdown with Canada targets dairy, lumber and market access, reviving decades-old tensions between allied economies.

The DOJ says roughly 20,000 noncitizens received mail-in ballots in California and is demanding the state sequester those votes before they are processed.

Other voter concerns have prevailed but return of Congress likely to see renewed focus on late sex offender’s activities...

The CDC is accused of covering up measles deaths while the health secretary is busy campaigning for Republicans...

The Justice Department on Friday ordered California election officials to identify suspected noncitizens on voter rolls and set aside their mail-in ballot – warning that officials who knowingly count ballots cast by noncitizens could face criminal liability.

"I regret my vote for Biden. Now I regret my vote for Trump," one man said. "What other options do we got?"...

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Progressive Democrat Ro Khanna lashed out at opponents of California’s proposed wealth tax after Meta Platforms Inc. revealed stunning details of how Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg negotiated a deal to fund his potential payment of the levy and stay in the state if the measure passes.

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New York City (NYC) Mayor Zohran Mamdani advised illegal aliens on how to dodge U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

Ohio has been a reliably red state for several elections but it's competitive this year. If Democrats want to prevail, they'll have to win people who have backed Republicans, like rural voters.

Trump personally ordered the lawsuit, he announced Friday.

The transfer came a day after the news that the pro-Israel lobby was planning to contribute as much as $9 million to defeat the Democratic nominee for Senate.

Most of the immigrants targeted by federal authorities in California this week for alleged voter fraud had applied for U.S. citizenship and now face charges related to lying on forms or during interviews...

Recent spots by Abdul El-Sayed and Vivek Ramaswamy show a choice between service and cruelty...

Democrats are warning their party not to get too bullish about a big House majority.

Navy and Marine Corps boards voted to retain transgender troops in 9 of 12 cases despite Pentagon discharge orders.

The Justice Department said the presence of two Dan Sullivans on the ballot makes it “vital” that the state “not certify any election result that may be impacted by voter confusion.”...

Republicans eliminated Tennessee’s only Black-majority district, so Justin J. Pearson took a campaign about economic inequality to rural white voters.

A group representing new U.S. citizens said it was worried the Trump administration was preventing new voters from coming online.

Police say they caught the sledgehammer-wielding suspect in the act.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Elon Musk had restored Ukraine’s access to a military-grade version of his Starlink internet service, called Starshield, but Ukrainian officials have said restrictions remain in place that are complicating Kyiv’s war effort.

Two ex-FBI officials were charged Friday for lying to Congress that they had little involvement in investigations into Hunter Biden.

The midterms are packed with ballot measures that could dramatically affect natural spaces.

Fellowship PAC, a crypto super PAC, routed more big money in support of Democrats through a firm co-founded by former Trump adviser Bo Hines.

On Nov. 3, the redistricting wars come to Maryland as Old Line State voters consider Question 3.

The deal is built to prevent future presidents and Venezuelan leaders from changing or dismantling the enterprise...