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The latest headlines on the 2026 midterms and U.S. politics from news outlets across the spectrum, election-related first. Updated every hour; each opens on the outlet's site.
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'Radical Left Lunatic' judge Trump wanted impeached takes up Ilhan Omar warrant fight
Judge James Boasberg, a frequent Trump legal foe, now oversees the fight to unseal the FBI search warrant used in the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home. Read more
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Mary Peltola's campaign, Dems backed covert scheme to field spoiler candidates in Alaska Senate race: report
Mary Peltola's campaign allegedly ran a covert "ballot composition project" to recruit namesake candidates and split the vote against Dan Sullivan. Read more
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Democrat House candidate hit with felony summons at campaign event
Lakesha Womack, who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives, said she was served with felony rental car charges at her own North Carolina campaign event. Read more
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Hochul reveals which election result would make her job 'a lot easier' — and it's not her own
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she privately cautioned Israel against overreach after Oct. 7 and questioned Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. Read more
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DOJ fires back at Dem AG over Election Day guidance telling officials when to call cops on federal agents
The Justice Department slammed Jay Jones' Election Day guidance as "bluster" after Virginia advised poll workers to call police on DOJ monitors. Read more
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Federal judge who oversaw Maduro, Trump cases dead at 92
Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who denied Cilia Flores' bond request and oversaw the Nicolas Maduro torture case, died at age 92 of natural causes. Read more
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GOP senator takes aim at blue-city mayor for move promoting foreign workers in key industry: 'Lit on fire'
Sen. Bernie Moreno blasted Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther over $225,000 in taxpayer dollars directed toward a Ghana nursing partnership program. Read more
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Murkowski snubs Trump-backed Alaska candidate, endorses Democrat for governor
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska endorses Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor, despite President Trump's endorsement of a Republican candidate. Read more
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GOP Senate majority faces fresh uncertainty as 2 key races tighten days before midterms
Sherrod Brown leads Jon Husted within the margin of error in Ohio while Darline Graham and Annie Andrews are tied in South Carolina polling. Read more
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Long-running embassy fight comes back to haunt Trump as State Dept hit with $461M lawsuit
B.L. Harbert International alleges the State Department reached a $370 million settlement over COVID-19 embassy construction claims, then reversed course. Read more
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Trump revisits 10-year warning to Macron as protests sweep France: ‘You have to get them out’
Donald Trump told Emmanuel Macron for a decade that France would "lose" its country without addressing the immigration crisis fueling protests. Read more
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China exile-turned-GOP nominee warns socialist surge could give Beijing greater influence in Washington
Lily Tang Williams, a New Hampshire Republican who escaped communist China, warns a Democratic Congress could let Beijing expand its influence in Washington. Read more
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Talarico rally warmup act calls for abolishing ICE, contrasting Senate hopeful's message
Malik Williams called to abolish ICE and legalize cannabis at a James Talarico rally, despite Talarico's recent denial of supporting that policy. Read more
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Mike Collins drops Election Day gas price prediction in heated Georgia Senate race
Republican Rep. Mike Collins details his private conversation with President Trump after the Perry rally and his role in landing Audi's $4.2 billion deal. Read more
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Thune calls Ohio race 'ground zero' in 'knife fight' for Senate while rallying with Husted
John Thune called Ohio "ground zero" for Senate control, warning that a Democratic majority could lead to a 24-month Trump impeachment trial. Read more
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Watchdog accuses DSA candidate of blurring charity, business and campaign: ‘What happened to all that money?’
The NLPC complaint alleges Angie Nixon's Moxie Group nonprofit left $210,000 in spending unaccounted for as she campaigns for Florida Senate. Read more
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Poll shows Hochul adding to lead over Blakeman in New York governor's race: 'Running out of time'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Bruce Blakeman by 14 points in a Siena poll, but a plurality of voters say neither will make life more affordable. Read more
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Deep in Trump country, a new generation reveals the divide behind Texas' tight Senate race
Three Texas Tech roommates reveal how abortion rights, oil and gas policy, and cost of living shape their votes in the Paxton-Talarico race. Read more
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Senate control is a coin flip — and Democrats’ path runs through Trump Country
With Election Day six days away, Fox News Power Rankings rate Senate control a toss-up as Democrats aim to flip seats in Trump country states. Read more
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DSA-affiliated Senate nominee sparks bipartisan uproar with comments on communist dictatorship
Angie Nixon's response to whether Cuba is a dictatorship drew sharp rebukes from Democrats and Republicans alike. Read more
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Can a Democrat stop Iowa’s red drift? 5 moments from the governor’s debate
Zach Lahn and Rob Sand clash over data center tax breaks, school choice, abortion and gun background checks in Iowa's open governor race. Read more
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Federal officials identify 400 noncitizens registered to vote in Washington state: 'Tip of the iceberg'
Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd told Fox News Digital some noncitizens identified in the probe cast ballots as many as 27 times, with alleged votes dating back to 1984. Read more
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Rep Tom Tiffany claims Kamala Harris' visit signals weakness in David Crowley’s Wisconsin campaign
Tom Tiffany says Kamala Harris' Milwaukee rally for David Crowley reveals Democrats are struggling to energize their base before Wisconsin's election. Read more
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Russian diesel tankers close in on US ports as Trump, Putin deal triggers legal showdown
Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are heading to U.S. ports as Congress threatens to investigate companies involved in Trump's fuel deal with Moscow. Read more
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Judge who apologized to accused would-be Trump assassin lights up DOJ in Hunter Biden FBI case
Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui tossed DOJ obstruction charges against two ex-FBI officials after prosecutors filed unsigned complaints at midnight. Read more
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175 Democrats demand Trump admin stop Ilhan Omar investigation, warn it could hurt her re-election bid
Rep. Pramila Jayapal led 175 House Democrats in accusing DHS and DOJ of weaponizing the federal investigation into Ilhan Omar's immigration history. Read more
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Trump accused of trying to 'force' Senate candidate on voters as GOP feud erupts
Ralph Norman refuses to campaign for Darline Graham, accusing Trump of trying to force his hand-picked Senate candidate on South Carolina voters. Read more
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Former rival dodges full-throated El-Sayed endorsement after bitter Senate primary
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., who lost to El-Sayed in the Democratic primary, said she's 'on the team' but declined to say she was fully behind the Michigan Senate nominee. Read more
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Cuban exile-turned-congressman unloads on Dem Senate hopeful over Cuba remarks
Cuban-American Rep. Carlos Gimenez blasted Florida Democrat Angie Nixon over her Cuba remarks after CBS News apologized for mischaracterizing her response. Read more
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House report says NYC prosecutors tailored plea deals to shield illegal immigrants from deportation
House Judiciary Committee claims New York City district attorneys trained prosecutors to craft immigration-safe plea deals for noncitizen defendants. Read more
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Armed state Senate hopeful triggers police manhunt near grade school as alarming tweets go viral
Jonathan Miller posted cryptic messages on X during an armed standoff with Cary police near Resurrection Lutheran School on Monday morning.. Read more
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Schumer, Dems are quietly betting big on one sleeper race in the Deep South
National Democrats reserved $1.2 million in Mississippi ads for Scott Colom as they target Cindy Hyde-Smith's Senate seat in a GOP stronghold. Read more
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Illinois man accused of threatening Congress with white substances in letters marked with his return address
Matthew Unglesbee allegedly told the FBI the white powder substance was salt and that he mailed the threatening letters to Congress as a joke. Read more
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Kamala Harris calls Trump administration 'most callous and corrupt' in American history
Kamala Harris called the Trump White House the "most callous and corrupt" administration in history while campaigning for David Crowley in Wisconsin. Read more
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Fox News Power Rankings: As Iran looms large, can the GOP keep the faithful?
Trump's approval dropped to 36% amid the war in Iran, reshaping the 2026 midterms, but the Senate map through deep-red states keeps GOP alive. Read more
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Hasan Piker lashes out at Republicans, calls them 'terrorists' in event with Ilhan Omar
Hassan Piker called Republicans "terrorists" while Ilhan Omar dubbed them the "pedophile protection party" at a joint Minnesota campaign event. Read more
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Trump supporters confront Iran, affordability concerns with a message for critics: 'Give him time'
Trump rally-goers in Perry, Georgia, defend the president as gas prices hit $3.66 per gallon amid the Iran war and growing affordability concerns. Read more
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'Dark money’ group accused of 'scheme' to tip election in favor of Democrats, manipulate GOP voters
American Forge Coalition mailers accuse vulnerable Republicans of supporting mass amnesty in key battleground districts ahead of the midterm election. Read more
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Trump won this reliably red state by double digits. Now a deadlocked race is bringing him back
A Fox News poll shows Ken Paxton and James Talarico tied at 49% in the Texas Senate race as Trump heads to Lubbock and Corpus Christi to rally GOP voters. Read more
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Obama cozies up to Dem Party's socialist wing as former president makes surprising midterm moves
Barack Obama rallied for Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit and endorsed progressive Democrats who back Medicare for All and higher taxes on billionaires. Read more
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