The rising cost of living and dissatisfaction with President Trump are the top concern for nearly half of voters heading into Tuesday's midterm elections, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released late Monday, found that 48 percent of registered voters ranked
The final hours of the midterm season are upon us, and conservative groups fighting against the odds to preserve the Republican power trifecta in Washington are broadcasting their closing arguments, which equate Democrats with socialism, but are also bracing for a loss of power
If Trump’s favored candidates are defeated at the ballot box, we should expect him to try to bring some of them victories in any way he can.
Found yourself at the polls but don’t have your wallet? Depending on where you live, you may still be able to vote.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 3 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Charlie Cook has been
Every morning, like so many other Americans, I kiss my son and husband goodbye and leave for work. But unlike many Americans, that ordinary routine depends on accommodations. My ability to practice law was contingent on the bar exam being presented to me in a format a blind
Election Day is here, with President Trump’s political capital on the line as Democrats eye a potential blue wave and Republicans scramble to defend their congressional majorities. President Trump has campaigned across the country in recent months, holding 28 in-person rallies
In today's issue: ▪ What to know as polls close ▪ Trump gives final pitch ▪ What’s next for Haley Stevens? ▪ Will Iran strikes resume? After a long, tense and sometimes drama-filled campaign cycle, Election Day is finally here. What are the pivotal races? When will we know the
What we will remember from this season are the two ads the ended it — and possibly ended the political aspirations of some would-be politicians.
Election Day is here, and observers waiting with bated breath for results can expect a late night. Results will begin to trickle in at 6 p.m. EST, with control of Congress on the line. Although the final tabulation of votes could take days or even weeks, race projections
Mediators are pushing the U.S. and Iran to reach a deal to end the war in the Middle East as President Trump mulls military strikes as early as this week. Trump has predicted the war will quickly draw to a conclusion after the midterms on Tuesday, though he’s been ambiguous
The House battlefield in Tuesday’s midterms consists of dozens of races in largely purple districts where majorities are won and lost. But as GOP leaders scramble against the odds to salvage their fragile majority — and the favored Democrats fight to run up the score — both
Last Friday, when Democratic Representative Haley Stevens’s last-ditch efforts to undermine Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign had yet to escalate from merely annoying to “ despicable ,” El-Sayed treated the sideshow as yet another opportunity to showcase his impressive message
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday on whether Colorado can require preschools that accept public dollars to admit the children of same-sex couples. It’s the latest battle at the intersection of religious and LGBTQ rights to reach the justices. The Archdiocese
“Listen, Gutman, we’ve absolutely got to give them a victim. There’s no way out of it. Let’s give them the punk.” He nodded pleasantly at the boy in the doorway. “He actually did shoot both of them—Thursby and Jacobi—didn’t he? Anyway, he’s made to order for the part. Let’s pin
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats are increasingly bullish they can deliver a major blow to Republicans in the midterms, viewing key GOP-held battleground House districts in Pennsylvania as central to their path to victory. Four of the state’s most closely-watched House races —
One fact that’s generally true about elections is that if the wind is blowing one way in state A, it’s probably blowing in the same direction in states B, C, D, and so on. In 2024, Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in all seven swing states. They were all close, but they all went
Artificial intelligence firms are on high alert for Election Day, taking a page out of social media firms' playbook to manage the flurry of information expected online in the coming days. After a dramatic few months for the AI industry, companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are
By most accounts, Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland Party is on an upswing. It’s been steadily rising in the polls ahead of the German federal election set to take place on January 30, 2027, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats sink, and it won
The giddy mix of anticipation and despair that Democrats are experiencing today should be familiar to them. It’s the old “nauseously optimistic” feeling that has been their lot in every election since 2016. All the dashboard indicators point toward big gains for the blue team
A series of new polls suggest things are breaking for Democrats in the battles for the House and Senate, even as experts warn that the polling can be off and a sweep is not set in stone. New York Times/Siena polls released Sunday night showed Democrats ahead in seven Senate
Bernie Sanders is drawing massive crowds, not in the so-called “Commie Corridor” of Brooklyn and Queens, but in battleground states like Maine, Florida, and Michigan. This is unusual, as Atlantic writer Russell Berman noted earlier this week: “Democratic candidates typically
Election Day has arrived and Democrats are now projected to take control of the Senate if voters behave as polls predict. Polls show a blue wave is forming that could flip as many as eight Senate seats from Republican to Democratic control. President Trump’s sliding job
Charlie Cook has been doing election forecasting since Ronald Reagan’s 1984 reelection campaign. The founder of the Cook Political Report , an institution in D.C., he recently retired from his life’s work and now writes an informative newsletter called “ Charlie Cook Politics
Senate races are tightening in the closing days of the midterm cycle, expanding the battleground map and fueling both parties’ dreams of game-changing pickups. A handful of tight Senate races are soaking up the spotlight: Ohio, Iowa and Kansas are toss-ups in the latest
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) shared her rationale for her recent decision to endorse former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the state’s contested Senate race, citing campaign ads, among other reasons. "Once I concluded that Abdul El-Sayed is not fit
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced the U.S. would be mediating upcoming Ukraine and Russia peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week. “The United States will mediate working-level negotiations between Ukraine and Russia on November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi, advancing President Trump’s
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico said he would want to work with President Trump on a bipartisan “Make America Great Again” agenda. “I would love, as the next U.S. senator from Texas, to work with Donald Trump to actually fulfill some of the promises of his
The U.S. military struck radar detectors and missile launchers on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday, a day before the U.S. midterm elections as mediators continue to push the two sides to reach a peace deal. The Monday attack is a continuation of strikes against Iran and was
A group of Senate Democrats accused Elon Musk’s social media platform X of giving the prediction market Polymarket “preferential treatment” on its timeline. In a letter to X leadership Friday, Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Adam Schiff
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story What role with the US military take at the polls? National Guard members in at least seven states will have some form of a role around Tuesday’s
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Billionaire tax divides California Democrats, draws myriad questions California voters this midterm cycle will decide whether the state will impose a wealth tax on billionaire residents, as wealthy Californians organize against
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) told reporters that if he was elected to the upper chamber, he wanted to pass an act related to 2026’s cyclospora outbreak: The S‑‑‑ Lettuce Elimination Act. “For a long time here in Michigan, right, over the summer, there were a lot
The nonpartisan political handicapper Cook Political Report has shifted its rating of the 2026 Michigan Senate race to lean Democratic. In a post Monday on the social platform X, the Cook Political Report said it was “issuing its final Senate ratings of the 2026 midterm cycle”
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday condemned President Trump’s recent low flyover in a letter addressed to Bryan Bedford, the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget; and Defense
Chaos in Michigan is raising the stakes even higher in one of the most closely watched Senate battles in the nation. The political world was agog on Sunday when Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) endorsed the GOP’s Senate candidate, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), over her party
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Monday went after former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who is running for Senate in Michigan, over his claims that more young people are “against the Jews.” In an appearance on CBS News’s “60 Minutes” broadcast Sunday, Rogers said “the next
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Oil prices fall ahead of midterms President Trump on Monday touted a new drop in oil prices during his closing pitch to voters ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press
Over the course of this election, we've monitored key toss-up congressional races, fact-checking false claims and distortions of the facts on a host of topics. But some issues have loomed larger than others. The post Common Themes in the 2026 Midterms appeared first on
National Guard members in at least seven states will have some form of a role around Tuesday’s highly charged midterm elections. As Americans head to the polls, plain clothes National Guard soldiers are set to help monitor ballot boxes in seven Washington state counties, Iowa
The Supreme Court on Monday quickly rejected the Trump administration’s effort to force California officials to set aside 20,000 ballots it claims belong to likely noncitizens and must be investigated. The court’s one-sentence order contained no explanation and had no noted
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Where does the economy stand before Election Day? Troubling data and Americans' sour views of the economy give Democrats an opening on Tuesday, as they attempt to
Thousands of voters in Washoe County, Nev., received mail-in ballot return envelopes with the word “FALSE” written on them. A spokesperson for the county’s Registrar of Voters, George Guthrie, said in a statement to The Hill that the affected envelopes were “not limited to
President Trump’s political capital is on the line ahead of the midterm elections as a potential blue wave threatens his final two years in office. Trump has crisscrossed the country, holding 28 in-person campaign rallies in addition to a series of tele-rallies. The president
A group of Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Frank Bisignano, the CEO of the IRS, to answer for why the agency has delayed publication of data that shows how much money owed by taxpayers wasn't paid on time. The lawmakers wrote in a letter to Bisignano that the IRS not yet
Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Doctors command the stage ahead of Election Day Dozens of Democratic medical professionals are on the ballot for Congress and top state offices, a direct rebuke of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and
The Hill's Decision Desk '26: Election Night in America will feature five hours of live election coverage moderated by Cory Smith and Drew Petrimoulx, with further contributions from Chris Stirewalt and a few special guests. As the go-to powerhouse covering politics and
As the Nov. 3 midterm elections approach, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are reportedly attempting to coerce Ukraine into unfavorable concessions before a potential shift in congressional power occurs in January.