President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a new low ahead of the midterm elections, with voters expressing widespread dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy, rising gas prices, and the war in Iran. Just 36% of likely voters approve of Trump’s job performance, compared with 59% who disapprove, according to a New York […]
Another fake polling scandal has hit less than two weeks before the midterm elections, ripping open old wounds about the Michigan Democratic Senate primary and renewing skepticism about pollsters as they increasingly forecast a blue wave on Nov. 3. An outfit called Wedgewood Polls released a statement on social media Tuesday acknowledging most of its […]
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan criticized the high court’s recent election-related rulings Tuesday, arguing that the justices have failed to account for how their decisions affect the functioning of American democracy. Kagan’s remarks, made Tuesday at Catholic University’s law school in Washington, D.C., come less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 elections, when voters […]
Russia released Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen allegedly fighting on behalf of Ukraine captured in the opening phase of its invasion of Ukraine, President Donald Trump announced. Trump said he personally made the request to release Hubbard, 74, last week in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hubbard had been sentenced to nearly […]
Democrat James Talarico heads into the final two weeks of his pivotal Texas Senate race after months of working to close an enthusiasm gap with black voters, a key voting bloc that could complicate his path to victory in much the same way GOP rival Ken Paxton is struggling to unite the Right. Talarico has […]
The second round of October Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, will be issued today. When will payments arrive? Retirees born between the 11th and 20th of a month will receive this payment on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The first round went out on Oct. 14 to those born on or before the […]
Three civil rights cases could ultimately unravel one of the transgender rights movement’s greatest Supreme Court victories, according to legal analysts. The three separate filings are workplace discrimination lawsuits, filed by aggrieved transgender federal workers, that challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order on “Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.” They allege various violations of […]
BANGOR, Maine — Hope Brogunier was visibly exasperated on Friday after watching Troy Jackson onstage for his final debate against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). She was a die-hard Graham Platner supporter and still reeling from his removal from the Maine Senate ballot. Now, she was processing with horror that Jackson, his Democratic replacement, had struggled […]
Voters in four states will decide whether to expand or restrict access to abortion in their states during the 2026 midterm elections, four years after the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade. Virginians, Idahoans, and Nevadans will vote on whether to pass ballot initiatives protecting abortion access in their respective states, […]
Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico of Texas is telling voters he does not support sex-change procedures for minors despite courting radical pro-transgender activists. Talarico has appeared at fundraisers backed by the Human Rights Campaign, earned an endorsement from its PAC, and received its “communications consulting,” according to announcements and campaign spending records. The Human Rights […]
