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‘Obviously Ilhan Omar is in a ton of trouble’ if DOJ allegations are true: Byron York

Mackenzie Chase · October 19, 2026 3:28 pm

Rick Jackson and Trump.

Rick Jackson to skip Trump campaign rally in Georgia

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates Republican Tom Tiffany, left, and Democrat David Crowley, right.

Koch group spends big on ad blitz to help Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin gubernatorial race

Voters line up for the first hour of early voting at Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston, Texas.

Bo French courts young men as early voting begins: ‘Let’s take the country back’

This combination of photos shows Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington, left, and her challenger for the Maine's U.S. Senate seat, Democratic candidate Troy Jackson on July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine.

Jackson can’t run against Collins ‘like she’s Marjorie Taylor Greene’: Tiana Lowe Doescher

Justin Murphy, GOP candidate for Senate in New Jersey, sits for a Zoom interview.

Meet the Republican Senate candidate who wants Trump to continue the Iran war

Molly Parks October 19, 2026 11:27 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom points a finger in the air as he speaks with an American flag behind him.

Newsom tells Democrats he’s as ‘ruthless’ as Trump in early 2028 pitch

David Sivak October 19, 2026 10:38 am

Iowa Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA)

Farmers draw their pitchforks in Iowa. Whichever side wins could decide control of the Senate

Gabrielle M. Etzel October 19, 2026 7:00 am

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton arrives with a smile onstage at a campaign rally with President Donald Trump at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026.

Chamber of Commerce endorses Paxton as he and Talarico host rallies ahead of Texas early voting

Carter Schroppe October 18, 2026 9:19 pm

Sen. Susan Collins (R) looks to Troy Jackson (D) as he answers a question during the final Maine U.S. Senate debate in Bangor, Maine

Troy Jackson ‘not going to apologize’ for telling Susan Collins to ‘shut up’ at debate

Claire Carter October 18, 2026 1:42 pm

Michele Tafoya

Tafoya’s ‘masterful campaign’ addressing Minnesota fraud could keep Senate red: Joe Concha

Mackenzie Chase October 18, 2026 1:30 pm

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, center, walks with his mother Tamara Talarico, left, and father Mark Talarico, right, after they voted in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

James Talarico’s adoptive father linked to X account mocking Christianity and women

Hailey Bullis October 18, 2026 9:45 am

Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton smiles as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a campaign rally at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport in Texas.

Talarico’s Texas-sized opening: Paxton can’t unite Republican vote

Ramsey Touchberry October 18, 2026 6:00 am

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a midterm campaign rally at the LevelUp Training Complex in Monroe, Mich., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Daniel Heuer/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance says he’ll ‘have to make a decision’ on 2028 presidential run after midterm elections

Carter Schroppe October 17, 2026 11:48 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event ahead of Election Day Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

Gavin Newsom says military aid to Israel ‘has to be conditioned’

David Sivak October 17, 2026 8:00 pm

Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, speaks at the Capitol.

Seat Trump won by double digits now ‘at risk,’ retiring GOP lawmaker says

Carter Schroppe October 17, 2026 7:51 pm

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Truist Arena, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Highland Heights, Ky.

Trump plans full week of events in Republican battlegrounds: What to know

Emily Hallas October 17, 2026 4:26 pm