DETROIT — Michigan Democrats on Sunday faced an extraordinary political display of dysfunction just two days before the midterm elections: a Democratic congresswoman endorsed the Republican nominee for Senate, was kicked out of her own state party, and watched two of her top aides resign in protest. Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-MI) stunning endorsement of Republican […]
President Donald Trump is hosting a campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday afternoon, just days before November’s midterm elections. Trump canceled his plans to attend campaign events in person earlier in the week but later reversed course, opting to continue his nationwide campaign for Republicans. 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS, RESULTS, AND […]
Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said on Sunday afternoon he cast his ballot in Florida for Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL), giving her an implicit endorsement in her race against Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon. “Sen. Moody has been extremely helpful working with the Teamsters to protect workers’ pensions, defend good-paying jobs, and support well-funded apprenticeship […]
National and state Democratic leaders are ripping Rep. Haley Stevens (R-MI) for endorsing Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate for Senate in Michigan, and reversing her initial support for Democrat Abdul el Sayed on Sunday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called her cross-party endorsement and abandonment of her support for el Sayed’s campaign a “despicable […]
Rep. Haley Stevens’s (D-MI) chief of staff has resigned after the Democratic congresswoman endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers for Senate in Michigan. Justin German, who has served as Stevens’s chief of staff since she first took office in the House in January 2019, said “many members” of Stevens’ staff, including himself, resigned on Sunday. He […]
President Donald Trump teased that he would become “Mr. Veto” if Democrats took control of Congress after the midterm elections. The comment hints at a dynamic shift should the Democratic Party flip the House of Representatives and Senate. If Democrats are successful, the president would have a hard time passing his agenda without making concessions. […]
A federal judge on Sunday dismissed the Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking to delay certification of Alaska’s Senate election if incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) loses, halting its push for discovery into an alleged Democratic-backed spoiler campaign led by allies of Senate candidate Mary Peltola. U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason, an appointee of former President […]
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) was hospitalized after suffering a stroke on Saturday afternoon. Allison Herwitt, Murphy’s chief of staff, said the 53-year-old senator is receiving medical care at Johns Hopkins Hospital and his team expects him to make a full recovery. 2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS, RESULTS AND ANALYSIS “Yesterday afternoon, Senator Murphy […]
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Senate in Michigan on Sunday, bucking her support for Democrat Abdul el Sayed after a dayslong feud. “Our Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Abdul, said that I was no longer welcome in his campaign and that I should stay away. And he’s right, and that’s why […]
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher slammed Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed for refusing to denounce a controversial ad attacking Israel. “If you look at that ad, not only is it also antisemitic, it’s also economically illiterate,” Doescher said Saturday on Fox News at Night. The ad features a grocery store debate […]
