Democrat Annie Andrews is touting more than 100 Republican endorsements in her South Carolina Senate race against Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC), but a Washington Examiner review found that dozens of her purported GOP supporters have donated to Democrats or participated in Democratic primaries. Nearly a third of the 101 people on a “Republicans for Dr. […]
A major problem with predicting who will win the Senate in next Tuesday’s midterm elections is that the signs of a blue wave and a polling miss look alike. Democrats currently lead in nearly all the most competitive Senate races a week out from the election, with Republicans clinging to leads of less than 1 […]
The Supreme Court may not be on the ballot next week, but its rulings over the past year have shaped the midterm elections in significant ways, from determining the maps used for congressional elections to how campaign cash may be used. Republicans are aiming to stave off losses to Democrats, who are favored to flip […]
CLEVELAND — Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton’s past is coming back to haunt her this October in more ways than one. Last week, with days before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Acton’s race against Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy was upended by an ad from her opponent. The spot included a direct-to-camera appeal from her […]
LEWISTON, Maine — Pamela Edgecomb couldn’t look past Paul LePage’s coarse style of politics as she cast her ballot for a House seat in northern Maine. She was open to supporting a Republican and voted for Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the longtime GOP incumbent seeking a sixth term this fall. But Edgecomb is among the […]
More than a decade into his political career, President Donald Trump can still draw a crowd. Trump has spent the past month crisscrossing the country, rallying in support of down-ballot Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Washington Examiner tagged along with the president Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for his latest stops in Florida, […]
TEXAS — Texas Republicans attending rallies for Senate nominee Ken Paxton are expressing more enthusiasm for defeating his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, than for the three-term attorney general himself. In interviews with the Washington Examiner, some rallygoers cited their opposition to Talarico or their support for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who has been campaigning alongside […]
The cryptocurrency industry’s multimillion-dollar effort to protect Senate Republicans has expanded to an unlikely midterm battleground: deep-red Nebraska. Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE), an industry ally and member of the Senate Banking Committee, has received almost $11 million in support from Fairshake, a leading crypto super PAC. The spending, which began two weeks ago as a […]
A Biden-appointed federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, prohibiting the Trump administration from removing more trees at East Potomac Golf Links in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes determined the administration likely violated federal environmental law, as argued by the plaintiffs, by cutting down trees at the golf course without conducting an […]
President Donald Trump used an outsize portion of his Monday rally in Corinth, Mississippi, to push back on criticism former President Barack Obama made of the White House renovations. On Saturday, Obama rallied for Democratic Senate nominee Sherrod Brown in Cleveland, Ohio, where he claimed that Trump’s ballroom passion project, and subsequent additions to the […]
