Republican incumbent Roger Marshall and Democratic challenger the Rev. Adam Hamilton debated on live TV Wednesday night amid a tight race to fill the Kansas seat in the U.S. Senate.
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Trump and Republicans fight to protect the midterms’ most surprising battleground
(October 19, 2026)
Republicans haven’t lost a Kansas Senate race in almost 100 years, but the state has become central to the fight for the Senate majority.
Watch live: Final U.S. Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers
With just 13 days until Election Day, Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed are facing off in the final debate in the race for the U.S. Senate.
Watch the debate live from WXYZ.
Socialism, social security, Trump spotlight El-Sayed, Rogers debate
– Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed offer competing visions for US Senate in second and final general election debate
– Both sought to make the case that their opponent was untrustworthy and was obscuring unsavory parts of their record
– The candidates were asked about trade, social security, healthcare, immigration and more
Ramaswamy Takes Full Credit for Most ‘Disgusting, Pathetic Ad Ever Created in the History of Political Ads’
Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican Party’s gubernatorial nominee in Ohio, confirmed on Wednesday that his campaign was behind a widely condemned attack ad featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged biological mother, sparking fresh outrage less than two weeks before Election Day in the critical battleground state.
Trump’s MAGA Pals Push Sinister Martial Law Plot
Tina Peters, a prominent MAGA election activist, met with Trump in October. She was convicted in 2024 of crimes tied to a breach of election equipment, then freed this year after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, commuted her sentence. Peters and her attorney, Peter Ticktin, also visited Trump at the White House in late June.
Ticktin, who is Trump’s childhood friend, was among the speakers on a Sept. 30 video call for MAGA election activists streamed on Rumble. They warned of widespread election security breaches they believe will hit in November, and they urgently pushed for remedies.
The Supporters Urging Trump to Declare Martial Law for the Midterms
(September 23, 2026)
The way Ticktin sees it, there are three possible outcomes this fall. The first—a smooth election—won’t happen in his view because, he claims without evidence, Democrats already cheated in the primaries. The second is that Trump takes action before the election to prevent cheating. The last option is that Trump tries to declare martial law on or around November 3. “Either martial law, or step aside,” he told us about Trump’s choices in the last scenario. When we asked about the prospect of riots if Trump tries to overturn the election results, Ticktin said he was not concerned. “Believe me, our armed forces are a lot bigger than they are,” he said.
Gas Prices and the 2026 Midterms
(March 26, 2026)
Few economic indicators hit voters as fast or as visibly as the price of gasoline. Academic research stretching back decades confirms what political operatives have long understood intuitively: when gas prices rise sharply, presidential approval falls, and when approval falls heading into a midterm, the president’s party loses seats. That chain is being tested dramatically right now.
Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms
(September 14, 2026)
If Democrats manage to take back the House and Senate in November despite an inhospitable electoral map, the Trump effect on gas prices may well be the reason.
Trumps Drohung: Hände hoch, Diesel her!
(October 1, 2026)
Alles nur, weil Trump seine Umfragewerte mit einem kurzen Militär-Quickie im Iran pushen wollte. Das jedoch löste eine destruktive Kettenreaktion sondergleichen aus, wie ein Elefant, nein, eine Atombombe im Porzellanladen. Diese Ära wird in ein paar Jahren zumindest gute Serien auf Netflix oder HBO erzeugen, und man wird sich fragen, wie zum Teufel ein Mensch wie Trump je an die Macht kommen konnte.
Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday night exempting Russia from a new sanctions measure that Congress passed last month, offering another economic lifeline to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin as the United States turns to Russia for help in lowering gas prices.
Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold, citing national interest
Trump’s unexpected decision comes a week after he stunningly said the U.S. had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia to try to bring down global energy prices, despite that potentially hurting Ukraine in its war with Russia.
An AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll published Oct. 1 found that Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of the Iran war and blame him for higher prices.
Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources say
The move to temporarily restrict the vital communications system came as President Donald Trump has pressured Kyiv to stop its attacks on Russian refineries, which he has blamed for the soaring energy prices that are denting his Republican Party‘s prospects in the November midterm elections.
But experts say that surge in energy costs is mainly the result of the US-Israeli war with Iran, which brought Iranian attacks on energy facilities and has largely shut the vital Strait of Hormuz.
Gas Prices Could Cost Republicans the Midterms
(September 14, 2026)
If Democrats manage to take back the House and Senate in November despite an inhospitable electoral map, the Trump effect on gas prices may well be the reason.
GOP in Striking Distance of Flipping 7 States Despite Trump’s Low Approval
(October 2, 2026)
Four Senate races and three gubernatorial races present flip opportunities for Republicans in this year‘s midterms. Those include the Senate races in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, and New Hampshire, as well as the governor’s races in Kansas, Oregon and Wisconsin.
With ‘Blood-Soaked War Criminal’ Set to Land in Mamdani’s NYC, Calls Grow to Arrest Netanyahu
In July, a YouGov poll found that 49% of Americans believed the US government should arrest Netanyahu under the warrant, 27% said it should not, and 23% were unsure.
President Donald Trump stated earlier this summer that Netanyahu “will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form” while visiting the US. His administration’s position, as stated in a February 2025 executive order, is that Netanyahu can’t be arrested. The ICC, it says, “has no jurisdiction over the United States or Israel” because, unlike most other nations, neither is a party to the Rome Statute, which created the court.
Trump’s approval plunges into the 20s, and Republicans give up
An American Research Group poll published this week found Trump’s approval at just 29 percent — a new low for his presidency and a flashing warning sign for the congressional Republicans being dragged beneath the waves by the president’s plummeting popularity.
Hold Your Nose And Vote
DeSantis is telling Republicans who are frustrated with their party’s candidates to vote for them anyway lest the DSA take the country “back to before the time of the American Revolution.”
Referring to GOP candidates as less-than-perfect, the governor insisted that the alternative is worse. State Rep. Angie Nixon, a DSA member, secured a major upset victory in August to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in November.
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Fox News writer Amanda Macias announced that Democratic Socialists of America are “seeking to reshape some of the most basic features of the U.S. economy.” She then proceeded to lay out DSA’s core platform: universal healthcare, free public universities, student debt cancellation, a 32-hour workweek, and collecting higher taxes from the wealthy.
Macias’s framing of the benefits of socialism reads like the wish list of anyone who is horrified by rising healthcare costs while buried in student debt and working insane hours to keep their head above water. In the end, she asked the same tired question posed by so many critics: who’s going to pay for it all?
A new fleet of F-35s never draws that question.
Fox News Poll: 71% think Trump administration lacks plan to end Iran war
Since 2023, the sharpest decline in support for Israel — down at least 20 points — comes from women, Hispanic voters, voters under age 45, voters with a college degree and Democrats. Republican support has fallen 10 points during the same time.
Poll shows 60 percent of US voters think decision to launch war against Iran was wrong
Sixty percent said launching military action against Iran was the wrong decision, compared with 37 percent who supported it.
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The Democrats who aren’t criticizing John Fetterman
Sen. John Fetterman has faced a tide of public criticism from fellow Democrats as he stakes out lonely ground as a critic of the far-left wing of his party — and another wave rolled in Wednesday after he made a surprise video appearance at the Republican midterm convention.
So far, however, his Senate colleagues haven’t joined the pile-on.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appears in surprise video at GOP midterm convention
In the roughly one-minute video introducing McCormick on stage, Fetterman made clear that he is still a Democrat. But took aim at the rise of “socialism” in his own party – a notable and public rebuke to the Democrats’ left flank.
“Yes, I’m a Democrat. Why am I here talking to you today? Because well, I’m a common sense Democrat. I’m always going to stand with America. I’m always going to reject the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life,” Fetterman said in the pre-recorded video.
Trump vows $5K payments for all US citizens if GOP holds Congress in speech punctuated by false claims
• Keynote speech: President Donald Trump, in his address to the GOP midterm convention, vowed to pay every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate, an extraordinary attempt to seemingly buy votes to keep his party in power. He did not explain how he would make it happen.
• Economic push: In a speech replete with misleading facts, the president also touted the success of his administration’s economic policies despite CNN’s poll of polls showing his approval rating stands at 35%. Read our fact check here.
WATCH: Trump promises $5,000 ‚dividend‘ for Americans if GOP wins midterms
Watch Trump‘s remarks in the video player above.
„If the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000,“ Trump told the crowd at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. „It will be called the Trump dividend.“
GOP launches midterm ‚Trumpapalooza‘ convention in Dallas
The Republican National Committee launched its midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump set to be the keynote speaker on Wednesday followed by Vice President JD Vance and the president on Thursday.
Reporter Outright Asks JD Vance if He’ll Support Ted Cruz’s 2028 Presidential Bid
During Thursday’s White House briefing, Vance played the role of press secretary after Karoline Leavitt, who departed the administration last month. The White House has yet to name a replacement. At the presser, a reporter asked Vance if he would consider backing Cruz or Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for president.
‘Flashing Red Warning Sign’ for Lawmakers: Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integration
A new poll of US voters published on Tuesday offers a warning for congressional lawmakers backing a plan to deepen military ties between the United States and Israel, finding that a clear majority of voters oppose the proposal—which some critics have called “treasonous.”
The Data for Progress survey of 1,217 likely US voters—conducted August 3–7 for Demand Progress and the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) Policy Project—revealed that 61% of respondents oppose legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 that would integrate Israeli weapons companies into the Pentagon at a level exceeding that of any other country. That figure rose to 78% among Democrats and 73% among independents.