Democrats have high hopes for midterms, but polls have let them down before
Polls have been predicting a Democratic surge, but last-minute deciders and sampling issues mean there's no guarantee.
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Early voters in Alaska react to DOJ attempt to delay certification in Senate race | CNN Politics
CNN’s Kyung Lah speaks to early voters in Anchorage, Alaska, where a federal judge has thrown out a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to potentially delay the certification of Alaska’s…
DNC chair: ‘We’re prepared’ for legal battles | CNN Politics
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said on Sunday that he expects lawsuits may follow the midterms but his party is “prepared” for what might come.
CNN’s Manu Raju interviews candidates across the crountry | CNN Politics
Candidates in the country’s most pivotal midterm races sat down for revealing interviews with CNN’s Manu Raju in the months leading up to the November elections.
FBI investigates midterm race between two Dan Sullivans
The FBI is investigating whether the Democrats secretly recruited an Alaska Senate candidate called Dan Sullivan to stand against the Republican incumbent with the same name.
Judge throws out DOJ attempt to delay certification of Alaska Senate race | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Sunday threw out the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska’s Senate race, the latest legal rebuke to a rash of Trump…
A record number of health professionals are running for office. Could they help heal US politics? | CNN
At least 125 doctors, nurses and public health experts are on the ballot for Tuesday’s midterm elections — an unprecedented number from fields that historically offered fewer paths to electe…
Democratic leaders enter the midterms ‘confident and paranoid’ | CNN Politics
No part of a rolling, decadelong existential crisis is ever easy, even when things seem on the cusp of going well — and especially when Democrats have had their hopes raised and dashed so ma…
Watch: Americans weigh in on the power of their vote
The BBC asked voters from across the United States what voting means to them and whether they think it matters in the midterm elections.
‘Billionaire tax’ divides voters in California | CNN Politics
California has several high-stakes races on the midterm ballot, including the governor, mayor of Los Angeles, and a divisive one-time tax on billionaires. CNN’s Elex Michaelson reports.
“Nobody’s listening”: 5 things Americans told me about the economy that Washington needs to hear | CNN Business
From Cleveland to the Outer Banks, the cost-of-living crisis that will decide the midterms, in the words of the people living it.
If a blue wave is coming, here are the races where it will start | CNN Politics
Midterm elections are almost always bad for the president’s party. Sometimes they are very bad for the president’s party. And every so often they are historically bad.
Spoiler candidate, Cheesecake Factory and sibling rivalry: Recounting the many late 2026 midterm sideshows | CNN Politics
The final stages of the campaign have been chock full of October surprises — and some of it has been rather silly and even corrosive.
Trump Throws Mar-a-Lago Drag and Caviar Party for Halloween
Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago was jam-packed with high-drag at his jungle-themed Halloween party on Saturday night. Pictures and social media posts show the party, held just three days before mi…
Election officials brace for foreign threats — and an unpredictable Washington | CNN Politics
With the midterms just days away, the channels for federal officials to communicate foreign threats to election officials are at their weakest since the 2016 vote, numerous sources who work…