How a Democrat in Michigan rocked the party days before the US midterms
Haley Stevens, a sitting Democratic congresswoman, stood alongside the Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers on Sunday.
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Senator Chris Murphy suffered a stroke and is expected to recover
The Connecticut Democrat had been campaigning around the country for Democrats on the ballot this midterm election.
Newsom on DOJ’s election pressure campaign | CNN Politics
California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the DOJ’s attempts at intervening in the 2026 midterm elections. CNN’s Elex Michaelson reports.
Trump makes final weekend campaign push ahead of midterm elections
The US president rallied in states that Republicans previously won - showcasing how tight Tuesday's elections could be in determining control of Congress.
‘I could’ve won the Vietnam War in a week’: Trump in Iowa | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said he could’ve have won the “Vietnam War in a week” when speaking to a crowd at a midterm rally in Iowa.
Democrats have high hopes for midterms, but polls have let them down before
Polls have been predicting a Democratic surge, but last-minute deciders and sampling issues mean there's no guarantee.
Early voters in Alaska react to DOJ attempt to delay certification in Senate race | CNN Politics
CNN’s Kyung Lah speaks to early voters in Anchorage, Alaska, where a federal judge has thrown out a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to potentially delay the certification of Alaska’s…
DNC chair: ‘We’re prepared’ for legal battles | CNN Politics
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said on Sunday that he expects lawsuits may follow the midterms but his party is “prepared” for what might come.
CNN’s Manu Raju interviews candidates across the crountry | CNN Politics
Candidates in the country’s most pivotal midterm races sat down for revealing interviews with CNN’s Manu Raju in the months leading up to the November elections.
FBI investigates midterm race between two Dan Sullivans
The FBI is investigating whether the Democrats secretly recruited an Alaska Senate candidate called Dan Sullivan to stand against the Republican incumbent with the same name.
Judge throws out DOJ attempt to delay certification of Alaska Senate race | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Sunday threw out the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race, the latest legal rebuke to a rash of Trump…
A record number of health professionals are running for office. Could they help heal US politics? | CNN
At least 125 doctors, nurses and public health experts are on the ballot for Tuesday’s midterm elections — an unprecedented number from fields that historically offered fewer paths to electe…
Democratic leaders enter the midterms ‘confident and paranoid’ | CNN Politics
No part of a rolling, decadelong existential crisis is ever easy, even when things seem on the cusp of going well — and especially when Democrats have had their hopes raised and dashed so ma…
Watch: Americans weigh in on the power of their vote
The BBC asked voters from across the United States what voting means to them and whether they think it matters in the midterm elections.
‘Billionaire tax’ divides voters in California | CNN Politics
California has several high-stakes races on the midterm ballot, including the governor, mayor of Los Angeles, and a divisive one-time tax on billionaires. CNN’s Elex Michaelson reports.