New polling averages show Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton by about three points in the U.S. Senate race. In the governor’s race, incumbent Greg Abbott holds a slim lead over Democrat Gina Hinojosa — but it’s within the margin of error.
The Supreme Court has turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump.
Rep. Mitch Little, R-Lewisville, made the remark during a conversation at the Texas Tribune Festival. Another lawmaker urged Paxton to debate Talarico in their race for U.S. Senate.
President Donald Trump has vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground districts in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections.
New Jersey’s Democratic lieutenant governor has resigned after being pushed out by the governor over accusations of ethics lapses and inappropriate behavior with women.
The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections.
The governor is Texas’ chief executive, with a hand in everything from enforcing laws to setting budget priorities and responding to crises. Here’s a look at where GOP candidate Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa stand.
Final results of Russia's first wartime parliamentary election show that the Kremlin has further cemented its political control of the country.
The California Supreme Court has ruled that a Republican California sheriff must return over 650,000 ballots he seized following a November 2025 special election that favored Democrats.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump has cooled as they disagree on how to handle the conflict with Iran.
The nation’s cybersecurity agency has released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms.
Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century" — so says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level.
Provisional election results in Morocco show that the Authenticity and Modernity Party has won the largest number of seats in the country’s parliamentary election.
Maine Democrats are calling for Republican Sen. Susan Collins to account for a report that alleged she was the target of a federal investigation over campaign contributions.
Moroccan voters are choosing a new parliament in an election marked by frustration among young people and high unemployment.
Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their election chances in November.
A Homeland Security official says the Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases.
In this week’s episode, we talk about how French’s tweet has brought turmoil to the Republican Party and assess whether other statewide races are really competitive.
The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary.
President Donald Trump has surprised many by showing support for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a well-known democratic socialist.
Middle Eastern leaders are gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly as conflicts in the region continue.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says the midterm elections offer a potential “stopgap” halfway through Donald Trump’s turbulent second presidency.
Republicans have seized on his past votes and comments to argue he will revert to his most progressive positions if elected, while Talarico’s campaign insists he has remained consistent.
A federal appeals panel has ruled in favor of new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump.
President Trump has unveiled a new White House helicopter landing pad while trying to downplay a First Amendment firestorm.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued President Donald Trump’s administration after they were barred from covering the White House, saying the selective ban was “a blatant violation” of the First Amendment.
Election officials say the Kremlin's main party has retained its majority in Russia’s parliament.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is standing by his vow to stay in office after his party suffered two more regional election defeats and was voted out of a state legislature in a humiliating first.
President Donald Trump plans to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.
Early results from Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election, released by the country’s election commission, show the main Kremlin party dominating the vote.
Alaska’s primary revealed some of the headaches related to a major change in how voters select their candidates.
Republicans are trying to win an open Senate seat race in Michigan, and nominee Mike Rogers is stepping up his appeals to some Democrats.
Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections including a historic defeat for his party.
Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party says that one of its election observers lost consciousness while being arrested by police at a St. Petersburg polling station.
It’s hard to imagine a Republican who’s done more to draw a sharp contrast with the president than Brian Fitzpatrick.
Russia’s parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine’s regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.
There are no changes to the mail-in ballot voting system, local election officials confirmed after the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an effort from the Trump administration to place restrictions on mail-in voting.
Naturally, Republicans running for Congress should campaign on President Donald Trump’s promise to pay adult Americans $5,000 if the GOP wins the midterm elections.
Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring traditional boundaries between politics and federal law enforcement with speeches at political events that depart from longstanding norms meant to protect the Justice Department from the appearance of partisan bias.
President Donald Trump is using a controversial campaign ad from 1988 to criticize Democrats on crime.
Virginia’s attorney general says the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state election laws following a whistleblower report.
A federal appeals court panel is considering an attempt to revive Missouri congressional districts backed by Donald Trump.
A new report reveals that mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans.
Voting has begun in Russia’s parliamentary election with the main Kremlin party poised to retain its overwhelming grip on the lower house.
Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home to campaign for the midterm elections.
Two Republicans in closely contested congressional districts in Iowa switched their votes on an Iran war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without lawmakers' approval.
Two German regional elections this weekend are expected to bring more gains for a far-right party and could determine whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz can hold on to power and push ahead with economic reforms.
Candidates from two rival parties linked to a former rebel group have led the first elections in a predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines.
Donald Trump's handpicked North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley is giving the president a full embrace at a campaign rally in North Carolina.
The House Oversight Committee has voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
President Donald Trump's efforts to assert federal control over elections are marching on despite a recent loss in the Supreme Court.
President Donald Trump has scored a series of wins at the Supreme Court, but he's had some setbacks on key issues, despite the court’s conservative majority.
The commission doesn't have anything to do with railroads. It regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry. Here’s where 2026 candidates Bo French, Jon Rosenthal and Arthur DiBianca stand.
The board of the Kennedy Center has voted to close the facility over financial issues and a dispute over putting President Donald Trump’s name on the iconic performing arts venue.
President Donald Trump is assailing the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterms.
The Kennedy Center board has voted to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building.
The technology industry is urgently warning about the potential harm of artificial intelligence, but political inaction in Washington poses a challenge.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting by imposing new Postal Service regulations for the midterm elections.
A whistleblower claims a Trump administration effort to find noncitizen voters may violate state laws.
Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees.
President Donald Trump has nominated the wife of “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
University students behind nearly two years of anti-government protests in Serbia have formally entered an election race before an early parliamentary vote next month challenging populist President Aleksandar Vucic.
Democratic state parties are launching an operation for the midterm elections intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up.
It is not clear if Patrick’s campaign sought permission from three Texas universities to use their trademarks in a college football-inspired ad that appears to be AI-generated.
Some Russians have left the country this year amid rumors of a new mobilization of troops for the war in Ukraine as well as a crackdown on their personal freedoms.
To help get a sweeping cryptocurrency bill across the line, President Donald Trump has agreed to new ethics provisions.
A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines has held its first parliamentary election.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election.
There's a flaw in Georgia’s voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they’ve been cast.
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, wiped away tears and laughed as he shared how thankful he is to survive following a harrowing late-night emergency landing into a lake of the small plane he was riding in.
Reform UK, the anti-immigration party led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, received $97 million from two cryptocurrency billionaires this weekend.
After opposing Paxton in his primary and sitting out all summer, Senate GOP leadership is dropping tens of millions to help the attorney general play catch-up on the airwaves.
President Donald Trump repeatedly mocked Ken Paxton at the Republicans’ midterm convention.
While Vice President JD Vance is seen as a potential successor to President Donald Trump, attendees at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas are divided on their 2028 candidate preferences.
The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic overhaul around the once-a-decade U.S. Census head count that could leave out millions of immigrants based on status and key racial and ethnic data, jeopardizing the allocation of resources and the country’s voting map.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signaled that Canada may hold off on further retaliation against President Donald Trump’s latest trade measures, calling them “relatively modest” compared to earlier U.S. actions.
President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance teamed up to close out the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas.
President Donald Trump says he plans to give every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has addressed the Republican midterm convention, escalating tensions with his party.
President Donald Trump says oil prices that spiked because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after the U.S. midterm elections.
Republicans are gathering in Dallas for a unique two-day midterm convention, focusing on President Donald Trump.
