‘We better not blow it’: Both parties are fighting to win over working class voters

Republicans and Democrats are fighting over working class voters. Americans don’t believe the rhetoric. Fifty-five percent of Americans think politicians are just trying to win votes when they say they will help the working class, according to new results from The POLITICO Poll. It’s a view held by majorities of people who voted for President … Read more

The midterms of scandal are underway

Privately, many Republicans wanted GOP Rep. Cory Mills to lose his primary in Florida. Like with so many scandal-plagued candidates this year, they worried he would turn a safe seat into a battleground. But rather than push him out of the race, they let voters decide his fate. With weak fundraising and polling amid allegations … Read more

Trump Threatens FCC Punishment for NBC Host Kristen Welker

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President Donald Trump has threatened to seek Federal Communications Commission action against NBC News journalist Kristen Welker after she characterized his record of political endorsements as producing “mixed results” ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Welker, the host of “Meet the Press,” made the comments during a live segment for NBC’s Washington affiliate before Sunday’s … Read more

Trump is finally hitting the campaign trail. It’s not for a battleground member.

President Donald Trump is going the extra mile for Sen. Darline Graham in deep-red South Carolina. That’s left battleground Republicans wondering when it’ll be their turn, even while they acknowledge Trump’s campaign trip is in part owing to his strong ties with the candidate’s late brother, former Sen. Lindsey Graham. It’s also caused several supporters … Read more

Trump won the heart of Michigan’s Arab American community. They're moving away from Mike Rogers.

Four days before the 2024 election, Donald Trump declared in Dearborn, Michigan that “the Muslim population” is “liking Trump.” On Election Day, the state’s Arab Americans helped deliver Trump a victory. Now, they want nothing to do with him — and are souring on the GOP overall. Many Detroit-area Arab Americans, who swung hard to … Read more

Democrats found their border message. ICE is another story.

Democrats have figured out how to talk about the border. They still haven’t reached a consensus on ICE. In battlegrounds across the country, moderate and progressive Democrats alike are calling for a secure border and admitting the Biden administration’s policy there led to political backlash in 2024. But with less than three months until Election … Read more

Trump’s MAGA Inc. makes last-minute buy for Darline Graham in South Carolina runoff

President Donald Trump is using a bit of his mostly untapped $400 million MAGA Inc. warchest to boost Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina — the first significant expenditure his team has made this year for one of his chosen candidates, according to campaign finance reports. The super PAC has funneled more than $827,000 on … Read more

Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker’s comments on American Jews

Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed put some distance between himself and his ally, progressive Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, after the latter faced intense criticism for suggesting that American Jewish support for Israel could lead someone to “take action” against Jews in the U.S. “My commitment to Jewish safety is the same as my commitment to … Read more