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Costs, Iran voters’ top priorities for next Congress: Survey

22 October 2026 at 15:46
A majority of respondents to a recent survey want the next Congress to focus on lowering the cost of living and winding down the Iran war. Roughly 80 percent of the 1,119 respondents to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll said lawmakers should make lowering prices one of their highest priorities in…

Costs, Iran voters’ top priorities for next Congress: Survey

22 October 2026 at 15:46
A majority of respondents to a recent survey want the next Congress to focus on lowering the cost of living and winding down the Iran war. Roughly 80 percent of the 1,119 respondents to the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll said lawmakers should make lowering prices one of their highest priorities in…

Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas charged with public corruption

22 October 2026 at 15:36
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D) was charged and brought into custody Thursday, according to an unsealed indictment from the Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ alleges Lucas and her family members engaged in a racketeering conspiracy related to a family marijuana business. The indictment says Lucas obtained large quantities of illegal marijuana, sold…

Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas charged with public corruption

22 October 2026 at 15:36
Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D) was charged and brought into custody Thursday, according to an unsealed indictment from the Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ alleges Lucas and her family members engaged in a racketeering conspiracy related to a family marijuana business. The indictment says Lucas obtained large quantities of illegal marijuana, sold…

Marshall blames Ukraine war for high diesel prices

22 October 2026 at 15:35
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Wednesday blamed the war in Ukraine for high diesel prices, with energy costs as a key concern in the rapidly approaching midterms. “The real problem with the cost of diesel, in particular, is No. 1, is the Ukraine war, and because of that, diesel production has gone down. But beyond…

Marshall blames Ukraine war for high diesel prices

22 October 2026 at 15:35
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Wednesday blamed the war in Ukraine for high diesel prices, with energy costs as a key concern in the rapidly approaching midterms. “The real problem with the cost of diesel, in particular, is No. 1, is the Ukraine war, and because of that, diesel production has gone down. But beyond…

Trump ‘concerned’ about Alaska Senate race: ‘Totally confusing’

22 October 2026 at 15:01
President Trump said Wednesday he is concerned about the Senate race in Alaska, where two candidates with similar names are facing each other, calling it “totally confusing.” “It’s ridiculous that the Court didn’t stop this SCAM,” the president said in a Truth Social post Wednesday night, referring to the two candidates with close-to-identical names facing…

Trump ‘concerned’ about Alaska Senate race: ‘Totally confusing’

22 October 2026 at 15:01
President Trump said Wednesday he is concerned about the Senate race in Alaska, where two candidates with similar names are facing each other, calling it “totally confusing.” “It’s ridiculous that the Court didn’t stop this SCAM,” the president said in a Truth Social post Wednesday night, referring to the two candidates with close-to-identical names facing…

Talarico challenges ‘Low T’ Paxton to debate

22 October 2026 at 14:27
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico challenged his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), to a debate hosted by TMZ, renewing his calls for the Republican to face him ahead of the November election. In an interview with TMZ, Talarico said Paxton has repeatedly ignored his invitations to debate him and suggested the entertainment…

Talarico challenges ‘Low T’ Paxton to debate

22 October 2026 at 14:27
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico challenged his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), to a debate hosted by TMZ, renewing his calls for the Republican to face him ahead of the November election. In an interview with TMZ, Talarico said Paxton has repeatedly ignored his invitations to debate him and suggested the entertainment…

Fake polls send shock waves through the political world ahead of midterms

22 October 2026 at 14:14
A fake polling controversy is causing a bipartisan uproar as the midterms reach the homestretch. Plus, a look at the tightening Minnesota Senate race, the latest developments in Texas and South Carolina and President Trump’s broader red-state tour. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and Decision Desk HQ’s chief elections analyst,…

Fake polls send shock waves through the political world ahead of midterms

22 October 2026 at 14:14
A fake polling controversy is causing a bipartisan uproar as the midterms reach the homestretch. Plus, a look at the tightening Minnesota Senate race, the latest developments in Texas and South Carolina and President Trump’s broader red-state tour. Join The Hill’s senior vice president of editorial content, Bill Sammon, and Decision Desk HQ’s chief elections analyst,…

Acton responds to Ramaswamy’s ad: ‘It’s despicable’

22 October 2026 at 13:26
Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee in Ohio’s governor race, responded for the first time to a controversial campaign ad from her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, that featured her estranged mother calling her a liar. “A sad thing, and I feel like it was an exploitative thing to do. My mother is not well,” Acton told CBS…

Acton responds to Ramaswamy’s ad: ‘It’s despicable’

22 October 2026 at 13:26
Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee in Ohio’s governor race, responded for the first time to a controversial campaign ad from her opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, that featured her estranged mother calling her a liar. “A sad thing, and I feel like it was an exploitative thing to do. My mother is not well,” Acton told CBS…

Trump, Republicans spend big in midterm homestretch

22 October 2026 at 11:00
Republicans are banking on last-minute injections of cash to boost the party’s most vulnerable candidates less than two weeks out from Election Day.   President Trump announced Tuesday that his political operation will spend more than $400 million to support GOP candidates, while the Republican National Committee (RNC) confirmed it is transferring $50 million into…

El-Sayed’s alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood shake up Michigan Senate race

22 October 2026 at 11:00
Senate Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to save former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in the Michigan Senate race by pouring money and effort into highlighting what they say are significant ties between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed vigorously denies that he has any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist…

Trump, Republicans spend big in midterm homestretch

22 October 2026 at 11:00
Republicans are banking on last-minute injections of cash to boost the party’s most vulnerable candidates less than two weeks out from Election Day.   President Trump announced Tuesday that his political operation will spend more than $400 million to support GOP candidates, while the Republican National Committee (RNC) confirmed it is transferring $50 million into…

El-Sayed’s alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood shake up Michigan Senate race

22 October 2026 at 11:00
Senate Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to save former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in the Michigan Senate race by pouring money and effort into highlighting what they say are significant ties between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed vigorously denies that he has any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist…

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