Stevens' show of support for President Donald Trump's endorsed candidate in the tightly contested race comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed, who defeated the congresswoman by a slim margin in the August primary.
‘President Trump will continue to press forward’
Voters are turning against the Republicans. But the clearest possible message is needed to safeguard democracy The psychologist Jennifer Freyd identified a pattern often used by perpetrators: deny, accuse, and reverse victim and offender. More than one observer has noted that Donald Trump employs that pattern politically. With polls suggesting Republicans are likely to lose the House and perhaps the Senate too in the midterms, the man who refused to accept Americans’ democratic verdict in 2020 is hawking a narrative of cheating Democrats who will steal seats via illegitimate votes. The January 6 insurrection showed how acute the peril to American democracy had become. It is more so now. This time, Republican efforts to undermine the results began well in advance. In 2020, Mr Trump’s vice-president, Mike Pence, the attorney general, William Barr, and others refused his most outrageous demands; now the justice department is supine. And the supreme court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act , which safeguarded against the worst kinds of racial discrimination, means that states no longer require pre-approval for decisions that could well tilt a race. Districts have already been redrawn. Continue reading...
Reported strikes on two refineries risk angering the US president days before his country’s midterm elections Ukraine has resumed its attacks on Russian oil refineries in defiance of pressure from Donald Trump ahead of the US midterm elections, with a ceasefire in the occupied town of Oleshky due to end late on Sunday. Russian state media said on Sunday Ukrainian long-range drones had set fire to the Kstovo refinery in Nizhny Novgorod oblast overnight, following soon after a major strike against another big refinery in Samara oblast, owned by the Russian state energy giant Rosneft. Continue reading...
To get us out of this war, Trump needs to focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and tune out voices advocating for more of the same failed tactics.
President Trump has a simple answer for stopping Democrats if they take control of both houses of Congress Tuesday.
US President Trump returns to the campaign trail after taking a break at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Saturday.
President Trump called his former lawyer Alina Habba Mildon’s alleged $50 million deal for a presidential pardon “obnoxious and outrageous.” While at a Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Trump had some harsh words for Mildon, who was accused in a recent New York Times report of accepting a deal worth $50 million from Venezuelan…
Jim Jordan has barnstormed 115 districts across 34 states this election cycle, raising millions for House Republicans fighting to keep their majority.
Trump Media debuts its first national television ad during college basketball game in Rome, interim CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group Kevin McGurn announced.
US voters will decide whether Republicans will retain control of Congress or whether Democrats will rise up to stymie Trump’s agenda Donald Trump will still be US president on the morning of 4 November. But he could be facing a very different political landscape, depending on the results of the US midterm elections held the previous day. As the name implies, midterm elections fall nearly halfway through a president’s term. They are often a telling referendum on the sitting president’s performance, something Trump is actively encouraging by telling voters “pretend I’m on the ballot”. In this case, voters will decide whether Trump’s Republican party can retain its grip on Congress. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives. Republicans are defending a narrow majority, with Democrats needing a net gain of four seats to take control. 35 seats in the Senate. Thirty-three seats are up in regular elections, along with two special elections in Florida and Ohio to fill the remainder of terms that were vacated early. Republicans currently hold 53 seats, against 47 held by Democrats and independents who caucus with them. Democrats need to gain four seats to secure a majority. 39 governorships. Voters will choose governors in 36 states and three US territories. Thousands of state legislative seats , as well as local offices, judicial contests and ballot measures on issues including taxes, abortion rights and voting rules. Continue reading...
Alina Habba Mildon signed lucrative contract while working at the Justice Department, before Trump pardoned the banker.
Hosts of Bloomberg's Balance of Power Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu join Bloomberg This Weekend and discuss that President Donald Trump is making a late campaign push in traditionally Republican states as the midterm elections test his influence over voters and the Republican Party. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Lisa Mateo, they examine how the results could reshape both parties, the importance of closely watched races from Texas to Michigan and the possibility that control of Congress may not be known immediately. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg News Senior Executive Editor Wes Kosova tells Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump is struggling to convince voters the economy is strong as higher fuel prices and affordability concerns weigh on his support, including among Republicans. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Lisa Mateo, Kosova says Trump’s last-minute promises of financial relief may have limited power to change voters’ perceptions, while the prolonged Iran war adds uncertainty over when energy prices could ease. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump said he may have to become “Mr. Veto” if Democrats win a majority in Tuesday’s midterms, according to a clip of a New York Post interview aired Sunday on Fox News.
Data analysts have flagged mismatches on a Trump administration list concerning California voters’ eligibility and their citizenship status, according to The Associated Press. The outlet reported that over 40 percent of names that the Trump administration labeled as potential California voters who are not U.S. citizens were not on Golden State voter rolls, a Saturday…
Democrats agree on reversing Trump’s cuts. Tuesday will determine what bigger plans they’ll consider.
A federal judge on Saturday dismissed for the second time President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal in connection with an article about a letter sent to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last year, the president filed a lawsuit against the Journal after it published an article detailing a 2003 letter he allegedly sent to…
Republican congressman’s support of many of the president’s policies has infuriated some of his constituents The Republican congressman Mike Lawler is in danger of losing his seat next week . Again. In the last two elections, Lawler, 40, has defeated Democratic opponents in New York ’s 17th congressional district – one of the closest-run battlegrounds in this year’s midterms – with moderate policies. Continue reading...
Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Darrin P. Gayles dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over the outlet’s reporting on a birthday letter Trump allegedly sent Jeffrey Epstein. Gayles issued the order granting the outlet’s motion to dismiss with prejudice on Saturday, meaning Trump cannot refile another lawsuit over the same issue and […]
Bloomberg White House National Security Editor Michelle Jamrisko tells Bloomberg This Weekend that Iran’s strategy of prolonging its conflict with the US is testing President Donald Trump’s desire for a faster resolution, with the midterm elections adding political pressure to his decisions. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Lisa Mateo, Jamrisko says Iran views regime survival as a victory, while economic pressure, regional instability and the risk of a failed state complicate the path forward. (Source: Bloomberg)
NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press to break down the final NBC News poll before the midterms and which party has the momentum heading into Election Day.
The final weekend of campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections comes to a close on Sunday, with Democrats and Republicans making a final push as control of Congress hangs in the balance. Decision Desk HQ, a partner of The Hill, currently favors Democrats to retake both chambers, giving them an 83 percent chance of securing…
He had originally canceled the in-person appearances in favor of tele-rallies, only to reverse course Sign up for the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump is making stops in Iowa and Kansas to throw support behind Republicans in competitive Senate races with just two days remaining before the midterm elections. He had originally canceled the in-person appearances in favor of tele-rallies, only to reverse course on Friday. Abdul El-Sayed , the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s tightly fought Senate race, wants Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events. The two had planned to appear together Sunday at a church service in Detroit, but Representative Debbie Dingell later told CNN she had spoken to Stevens and told her, “This isn’t working.” A US judge dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal with prejudice on Saturday, according to a court filing, bringing an end to his legal challenge over the newspaper’s reporting on his alleged birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein . Continue reading...
Donald Trump is capping his final electoral campaign the way he began over a decade ago: hoping a whirlwind sprint across the country will turn out his most fervent supporters and thwart Democratic designs to curtail his power in the sunset of his political career.
The longest truce of the Ukraine war, brokered by US First Lady Melania Trump and limited to just the Kherson region, was set to end on Sunday evening after neither side announced an extension. The post Melania Trump-Negotiated Ceasefire in Kherson Set to Expire appeared first on Breitbart .
Over 75% of Department of Justice employee donations still go to Democratic committees despite Trump administration efforts to root out partisan bias.
Democrats have a sizable advantage in the battle for control of Congress days ahead of the midterm elections, a new national NBC News poll finds, with voters clamoring for change and voicing all-time high disapproval of President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump is asking voters to pretend he’s on the Election Day ballot again, and that's creating challenges for Republicans
President Donald Trump’s administration has made $15 billion worth of promises to agriculture producers in the last few weeks of the midterm elections
President Donald Trump’s red state blitz ahead of election day barrels on with rallies set in Iowa and Kansas. The the Trump administration is also fighting for more control over elections in court. Meanwhile, with control of the Senate is hinging on a handful of states, Democrats are dealing with a feud in Michigan. NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports for Sunday TODAY.
Rutgers University polling director Ashley Koning and Bloomberg Opinion Senior Executive Editor Tim O’Brien tell Bloomberg This Weekend that Democrats enter the midterm elections with momentum as concerns about affordability and President Donald Trump’s approval weigh on Republicans. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Lisa Mateo, they examine the possibility of Democratic gains in the House and Senate, the reliability of polling and what a Republican defeat could mean for Trump’s influence over the party. (Source: Bloomberg)
Donald Trump likes to brand California’s Democratic establishment as a nest of “far-left communists.” This unhinged rhetoric can still find a ready audience because it resonates with a deep-rooted Californian tradition of lurid, authoritarian red-baiting.
In his second term, President Donald Trump so far has benefited from his Republican Party holding majorities in both houses of Congress, as he did in the top half of his first turn in the White House. When one party controls both the presidency and Congress, ambitious legislation can become law, as evidenced by the tax-cut measures enacted under Trump in 2017 and 2025. And with party faithful running congressional committees, a presidential administration is insulated, to some extent, from tough
President Donald Trump is facing major pushback against his plan to build a 250-foot arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. In a new lawsuit, the Attorneys General for Virginia and Washington, D.C., warn construction would cause “immediate and irreparable” harm to the area. NBC’s Julie Tsirkin reports for Sunday TODAY.
It's been just over two years since the rise of Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA. How well is the Trump administration meeting its promises?
Trump shared Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number to pressure him on the Daylight Saving Time bill, but the Senate still has no clear path forward.
A message sent days before the midterms could violate the Hatch Act, which restricts political activity by federal employees.
In other words, not the people Republicans likely intended.
“It is only a matter of time” before the International Criminal Court interferes with “American military and law enforcement operations,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned in July. Convinced that such meddling would “mean the death of the United States as a sovereign and independent nation,” Rubio promised that the U.S. would use “all the…
Florida Republicans aren't panicking about sluggish turnout for the midterms , but in the words of one GOP elder: "We're white-knuckled." Why it matters: Florida once looked like a much safer Republican bet for the midterms. Losing any statewide race would stun and embarrass its elite Republican residents, starting with President Trump . "I don't necessarily want to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't think the turnout is as strong as we would like to see," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fretted last week. The biggest GOP concern is U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds' campaign for governor, though most polls show him narrowly leading Democrat David Jolly. Donalds has raised $176 million; Jolly just $28 million. Zoom in : The GOP's jitters are rooted in early turnout data. Republicans led Democrats in early ballots cast by just 2.8 percentage points as of Saturday afternoon. That's much lower than in the past two general elections — and it's despite a much-bigger Republican registration advantage over Democrats: 11 points. Republican turnout is weakest in parts of the conservative Panhandle and rural North Florida, including many of the 17 counties Donalds lost in the Republican primary. In those 17 counties, GOP turnout is 3.2 points below 2022, compared with 1.1 points below in counties that Donalds won, University of Florida political scientist Michael McDonald found. Between the lines: Republican turnout is made up of more habitual voters, while Democrats and independents are banking ballots from people who don't always show up. That could benefit Jolly if polls underestimate those voters. Democrats already have surpassed their entire 2022 early and mail-in vote totals in 15 counties, compared with four counties for Republicans. Nearly every poll shows independent voters favoring Democrats by double digits, so Republicans need a heavy turnout advantage. About two-thirds of Florida voters typically cast ballots before Election Day, making the early and absentee margins critica
On the eve of midterms, President Trump is facing setbacks left and right in his push to investigate alleged election fraud . But in Georgia, he has an opening. Why it matters: Six years ago, Georgia was at the epicenter of Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Now the state's own election board has invited his administration to investigate its voting system. Georgia features two high-stakes statewide campaigns: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) against Rep. Mike Collins (R) for Senate, and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) against businessman Rick Jackson (R) for governor. The big picture: The Justice Department disclosed in court on Friday that the administration has sent letters to officials in California, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Nevada, asking some states to segregate mail-in ballots from suspected noncitizen voters. A federal judge on Friday issued an emergency order that blocks federal officials from threatening to charge election officials who count ballots from voters the DOJ claims are ineligible. In October, a federal judge restricted the Department of Homeland Security's investigations into suspected noncitizen voters. But Georgia is different . "We've managed with duct tape and bubble gum to be able to bootstrap our way through one last round, but that's not a way of running elections," a Georgia election official told Axios. Georgia's State Election Board asked the Justice and Homeland Security departments to review and potentially investigate the state's voting system and handling of election data. The Sept. 30 letter cited outdated software, threats to ballot secrecy and QR-code ballots it says may violate the Help America Vote Act. A DOJ spokesperson said in response to the letter: "We take seriously allegations that election officials have failed to adequately maintain election equipment and otherwise comply with federal law. We are evaluating the request and will investigate and, if appropriate, bring an enforce
What we learned from ten gettable Trump voters.
If Republicans suffer a crushing defeat in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the political fallout may be felt just as intensely inside the White House as on Capitol Hill. President Donald Trump could lose his congressional majorities, leaving him to govern for two more years with considerably less political leverage. But before Democrats exercise their newfound power, […]
President Donald Trump pledged at the beginning of September to spend the final month before the midterm elections traveling the country to rescue vulnerable Republican candidates, promising to visit 35 races in roughly 30 days. The president has made good on that promise in part by concentrating his appearances in a handful of states, with […]
María Corina Machado’s push for a democratic transition can give the Trump administration a much-needed foreign policy win.
Former president has given series of blistering speeches to help candidates in key races – and deployment has proved a hit with party’s progressive wing That could have been awkward. Barack Obama , campaigning for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, acknowledged that his fellow Democrat has criticised some aspects of the Obama presidency. “Yeah, Abdul didn’t agree with some things we wanted to do – that our administration was doing – when I was president,” he told a rally in Detroit . “You know who else doesn’t agree with everything I do? Michelle Obama.” The crowd erupted in laughter. “I’d say about five times a day, she says, ‘You knucklehead. Why you do that?’” Continue reading...
Weatherton, TEXAS — Vice President Vance is honing in on his campaign message ahead of Election Day in what many see as a preview of a presidential bid in 2028 that seems all but certain. As Trump has criss-crossed the country for almost daily midterm rallies in the final month of campaigning, Vance’s schedule has…
The Republican reckoning tests a party infrastructure reshaped around President Trump since his insurgent rise in 2015 transformed the GOP.
Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Democrat JoAnna Mendoza are battling over some of the hardest-fought political turf in America. But for voters, it's more of a proxy fight over the president.
