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Supreme Court shuts down Trump’s bid to block 20,000 California ballots
The Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed President Trump’s last-ditch bid to block California from counting 20,000 ballots the feds say were mailed to suspected noncitizens.
Fetterman casts a big shadow over midterms
Democrats are fired up about a blue wave on Tuesday carrying them to a majority in the Senate, but a familiar worry nags at them: Sen. John Fetterman.
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Rogers makes final appeal to Michigan voters: ‘We are going to surprise some people’
Mike Rogers closed out his Senate campaign Monday night by calling on Michigan voters to reject socialism while praising Rep. Haley Stevens for putting country over party with her surprise endorsement.
U.S. conducts defensive strikes on Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, official says
The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said Monday, on the eve of crucial midterm elections.
Federal judge orders Iowa to allow Satanic Temple to hold one-day holiday event in the state Capitol
A federal judge on Monday ordered Iowa state officials to allow a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state Capitol after years of rejecting their application.
Ex-Chicago FBI chief says he was ousted over a failed protesters case, sues Justice Department
The former head of the FBI's Chicago field office says he lost his job after being wrongly blamed for prosecutions that fell apart against six people who protested the federal immigration crackdown in the city, according to a lawsuit he filed Monday.
He’s not on the ballot, but Trump’s presidency is on the line Tuesday
The Trump era could effectively end Tuesday if Americans hand Democrats control of Congress.
Americans put more than control of Congress to the test in the midterm elections
Midterms are usually a referendum on the party in power. This one is also shaping up as a stress test for some of the biggest assumptions in American politics.
A socialist mayor in D.C. and fast-track to a new congressional map in Maryland on Tuesday’s ballot
D.C. voters in all likelihood will elect the first democratic socialist mayor in the history of the nation's capital Tuesday, while Marylanders cast ballots in a congressional redistricting skirmish that has ricocheted from state to state ahead of the midterm elections.
ICE officer accused of hitting immigrant in Houston with an SUV turns himself in
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston turned himself in Monday, his attorney said.
Trump spends final day of midterm campaigning talking about Reflecting Pool
President Trump spent the final day of the midterm campaign talking about his renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an unusual closing argument for a president whose party faces the prospect of losing its grip on Washington.
What happens if the midterms produce a 50-50 split in the Senate
A 50-50 split is the one outcome neither party wants among all the possible results of the midterm Senate races.
El-Sayed’s closing pitch after prominent Democrat defects to GOP’s Mike Rogers: ignore the noise
Less than 24 hours after Rep. Haley Stevens rocked Michigan's Senate race by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed was back on the campaign trail Monday, imploring supporters to ignore the political drama and vote.
Electoral College defender warns Tuesday’s state races could decide popular vote pact’s fate
State legislative elections on Tuesday could help advance a Democratic plan to replace the Electoral College with a popular vote to pick the U.S. president.
Judge cites ‘weaponization’ in tossing charges for ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter Biden
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about Hunter Biden, saying the investigation that produced the charges was rushed, overtly political and dogged by "critical mistakes."
Haley Stevens intended to stay silent in Michigan Senate race, her friends say
Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan was never supposed to endorse Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in his race against Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, according to her friends.
