2026 Midterm Election
HUDSON, N.H. (AP) — Five weeks before Election Day, Democratic enthusiasm is reaching a fever pitch. With Republicans struggling to overcome President Donald Trump's low standing, Democrats are on the offensive in Republican strongholds like Texas and Florida, and even eyeing contests in deeper-red Kansas and Mississippi. Many Democratic leaders predict that the House majority is all but […]
Vandals spray-painted Sen. Susan Collins' Biddeford constituent office Monday, and her staff kept it open for business. State Sen. Matt Harrington, R-Sanford, posted a photo showing the words "Trump whore" in red capital letters on the doors of the Main Street office. The doors were scrubbed clean by mid-afternoon, and Biddeford police Chief JoAnne Fisk […]
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. said for the first time Sunday night that he opposes an ICE facility in Roxbury, drawing a clear line in his only debate against Democrat Rebecca Bennett. "My focus is to make sure we don't have an ICE facility in Roxbury," Kean said. Bennett noted it was the first time he […]
Rep. Mike Lawler used Monday night's first televised debate to put Democrat Cait Conley on the defensive over where she lives and who pays her. Lawler told viewers Conley lives in Virginia, holds no-show" jobs with artificial intelligence and Big Tech firms, and will head home if she loses in November. He also pressed her […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. The court's three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision. The emergency order allows states, for now, to use the Department of Homeland Security program, called […]
A pro-Trump seniors group named four northeastern lawmakers to its first-ever class of congressional honorees, recognizing their records on issues affecting older Americans. Seniors Matter for America announced this week that Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16), and Rep. Nick Langworthy (NY-23) have each earned its Champion for America's […]
Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas has backed out of a scheduled U.S. Senate debate at New England College, months after accusing Republican opponent John Sununu of arrogance for skipping a debate of his own. "I can confirm that Congressman Pappas has declined to participate," debate organizer Josh McElveen told NH Journal. The withdrawal comes after Pappas […]
Sen. Susan Collins has pulled back into the lead in Maine's marquee Senate contest, according to a new survey that breaks with weeks of polling showing her Democratic challenger ahead. The Times/Siena poll marks the first independent survey since Democrat Troy Jackson entered the race in July to show the five-term Republican back on top, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Earlier in the month, President Donald Trump warned voters that democratic socialists — extreme, crazed, lunatics, he called them — were threatening to transform America into “a communist country.” This week, a smiling Trump patted on the shoulder one of the nation's best known democratic socialists, shook his hand, and said he was […]
Defending America PAC has launched a new television ad accusing Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie of raising property taxes twice while quietly voting himself a pay bump, as he challenges Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick for Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District. The 30-second spot, titled "Done," pairs footage of Harvie snapping at a colleague with audio of him […]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is claiming a new poll shows Democrat Matt Dunlap in a "dead heat" with Republican Paul LePage in Maine's open 2nd Congressional District, a race both parties consider one of the country's top pickup opportunities this fall. The DCCC's press release claims President Trump is 13 points underwater in the district […]
In a move that stunned Capitol Hill and infuriated House Democratic leadership, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) endorsed Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) for re-election on Monday, marking one of the most consequential bipartisan breaks of the midterm cycle. Golden, who announced last November he would not seek re-election, made his case in an op-ed published […]
A Pennsylvania state Senate race in Lancaster County is shaping up as one of the more consequential down-ballot contests of the 2026 election, with incumbent Democrat James Malone defending a seat Republicans have strong reasons to believe they can reclaim. Malone narrowly won the 36th Senate District in a 2025 special election, defeating Republican candidate […]
Rep. Mike Lawler is escalating his attacks on Democratic challenger Cait Conley, accusing his opponent of being a political outsider and linking her to some of New York’s most prominent Democratic figures. Lawler, the Republican incumbent representing New York’s 17th Congressional District, has sought to tie Conley to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and […]
Democrat socialist Claire Valdez is facing calls for a federal review after the New York congressional candidate said she would carry the “fight” of Mexico’s independence movement with her into Congress. Valdez, the Democratic nominee seeking to replace retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez in New York’s 7th Congressional District, made the comments in a post highlighting […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly. The meeting is scheduled for Monday and at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence, according to Anna Bahr, Mamdani’s communications director. Bahr said the two will discuss issues affecting the city and […]
This swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms
YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Mary Ryan may be a registered Republican, but she has never voted for President Donald Trump, turned off by his crass style of politics and chaotic approach to governing. But the 60-year-old medical writer from the Philadelphia suburbs has consistently backed her party's congressman, five-term Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. Until now. This […]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew says he may subpoena New Jersey officials after a House hearing on 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote produced no testimony from Gov. Mikie Sherrill's administration. The South Jersey Republican, who chairs the House Judiciary oversight subcommittee, said after Tuesday's hearing that he will meet Chairman Jim Jordan to discuss next steps, […]
