Election
How Republicans can still win at midterms
If you have been paying attention to media reports, you know that many politicians believe the November elections are a foregone conclusion.
Trump and Vance will keynote the Republicans’ midterm convention in Texas next month
As if there was any doubt, Republicans' midterm convention will be the Donald Trump show, with the president appearing at both nights of the event in Dallas on Sept. 9-10.
Wave energy testing site opens off Oregon, a green energy milestone in the Trump administration
The first large site in the continental U.S. for testing technologies that generate electricity from ocean waves is now open after securing a key green-energy approval from the Trump administration.
Republican with same name as incumbent Dan Sullivan advances from Alaska U.S. Senate primary
A candidate with the same name as Alaska's incumbent U.S. senator has advanced to the general election in what will be one of the most closely watched races in the country this fall.
Businessman Mike Mazzei wins the GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor with Trump’s endorsement
Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor on Tuesday after getting a boost from President Donald Trump's social media attacks on Mazzei's rival, state Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Trump-endorsed Darline Graham beats back Norman in South Carolina Senate GOP runoff
Despite a last-minute drop in the polls and questions about her qualifications, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham fended off her challenger in South Carolina's Republican Senate runoff, likely ensuring she'll win a six-year term in November to succeed her brother.
Democrats file new challenge to Trump postal service election plans
Congressional Democrats and voting rights advocates mounted new challenges Tuesday to President Trump's plans to have the post office police this year's elections, moving just a day after the Supreme Court gave the administration some wiggle room.
Trump-backed businessman Mike Mazzei looks to secure GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor
Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei hopes to win Tuesday's hotly contested Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma governor after President Donald Trump endorsed him and sharply attacked Mazzei's rival, state Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Ohio proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked enforcement of an Ohio requirement that voters show proof of citizenship when registering to vote at a motor vehicle bureau, a rule that took effect for the first time this year.
Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court’s order on elections. But it could open door to ‘chaos’
The Supreme Court's decision giving preliminary approval for President Donald Trump's order restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown into uncertainty the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote.
Trump’s trade war with Canada could rattle economies in states with key Senate races
President Trump's trade war with Canada is escalating as the midterm elections approach, threatening Republican efforts to address voters' economic concerns in a year when control of the U.S. Senate hinges on states along the border between the United States and its northern neighbor.
U.S. Postal Service issues new rule for mail ballots, but its impact on the midterms is uncertain
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled new requirements for mail ballots less than two weeks before some states begin sending them and in time for the conservative majority of the Supreme Court to clear the way for President Donald Trump's executive order limiting the method to be used in November's elections.
Supreme Court gives Trump room to run on plan to have post office police mail-in ballots
The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump some leeway to work on plans to have the U.S. Postal Service decide which mailed ballots to deliver, saying it was too early for lower courts to intervene and block him.
MAGA Inc. spends $827,000 to back Darline Graham on final day of South Carolina GOP Senate runoff
The final day of South Carolina's Republican U.S. Senate runoff campaign on Monday came with a major cash infusion for Sen. Darline Graham from MAGA Inc., the super PAC that supports President Donald Trump and aligned Republicans but has spent little thus far on the president's midterm candidate picks.
Vance pushes anti-fraud message on campaign trail for Paul LePage in Maine
Vice President J.D. Vance is taking his anti-fraud message to the campaign trail, saying he needs voters to elect Republicans who will help him and the Trump administration root out government waste and save taxpayer dollars.
California Supreme Court hears arguments over sheriff’s seizure of ballots
The California Supreme Court is weighing whether a Southern California sheriff who seized election ballots must return them to county election officials.
The cost of socialism: Democrats offer lots of freebies, and it will cost taxpayers trillions
Democrats running under the socialist banner are dreaming up a massively expanded welfare state in America aimed at appealing to the working class. It comes with an equally massive price tag.
Hasan Piker’s prediction of violence ‘against American Jews’ rattles Michigan Democrats
Left-wing commentator Hasan Piker's remark that American Jews' support of Israel invites violence against them has caused a public spat among Democrats in Michigan.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oklahoma’s state primary runoff
Oklahoma Republicans will return to the polls Tuesday to settle an expensive nomination fight for governor, while Democrats will pick a nominee for U.S. Senate. Voters will also decide two statewide ballot measures, including one that would add a voter identification requirement to the state constitution.
Is Trump enough? Darline Graham embraces president’s endorsement in South Carolina’s Senate runoff
Sen. Darline Graham's lead in unpublished polls shrank in the days leading up to Tuesday's Republican primary runoff, but that was before the president hosted a raucous rally for her Friday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
