The Justice Department’s aggressive push to police noncitizen voting hit a sharp wall of judicial resistance this week, suffering two separate losses in federal court. At the center of the legal storm was a sweeping DOJ letter campaign that reached election officials in every one of the 50 states, warning them of potential criminal prosecution…

Two-thirds of sitting Republican senators will not face voters until 2030 or 2032, well after Donald Trump has left the White House, a structural reality that could accelerate his political decline if Republicans suffer major losses Tuesday. That arithmetic stands in sharp contrast to every House Republican, all of whom will seek reelection while Trump…

A new poll showing a dead heat in one of America’s most reliably Republican states has rattled the final stretch of a Senate race few expected to matter. The New York Times/Siena poll put Democrat Annie Andrews and Republican incumbent interim Sen. Darline Graham each at 48%, a figure that has drawn sudden national attention…

Elon Musk has contributed an additional $76 million to Republican efforts in the first two weeks of October, pushing his total political giving this cycle past $442 million. The funds were directed to his super PAC, America PAC, cementing the group’s status as one of the largest super PACs operating in the current election cycle….

North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer has raised serious concerns about Elon Musk’s growing influence over national security and military communications infrastructure. Cramer’s remarks came after Ukraine was blindsided by a disruption to a satellite communications service developed by Musk’s SpaceX, raising alarm among lawmakers. The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk personally ordered a slowdown…

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting seven-term Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Dayton, Ohio, with its first major ad buy in his western Ohio district. The DCCC is dropping separate six-figure buys on two coordinated television ads aimed at putting pressure on Turner in what has long been considered a safe Republican seat. The…

The FBI searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C.-area residence on the morning of October 12, 2026, as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, according to the Department of Justice. The raid came just three weeks before the midterm elections, immediately drawing fierce accusations from Democrats that the administration was using law enforcement as a…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is heading to Florida to campaign for a group of Republican candidates ahead of competitive congressional races across the state. The trip comes as the House GOP campaign arm launches new spending efforts in Florida, targeting several districts that have been redrawn in recent months. Republicans are working to consolidate…

Senate Democrats are rallying behind Sherrod Brown’s political comeback, but his return could force the party into a difficult internal reckoning over committee seniority rules. The central tension involves whether Democrats would break longstanding party rules to restore Brown’s seniority on powerful committees, including Banking, Agriculture, and Finance. Under current Senate Democratic caucus rules, seniority…