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MAPPED: The states Trump and top Democrats are targeting before Election Day

With Election Day less than two weeks away, Trump rallied in Florida, Georgia and Michigan as both parties deploy top surrogates to battlegrounds.

Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffer minor injuries in car crash

Alaska's Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family suffered minor injuries Saturday in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop, her campaign said

Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically

Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret that they agreed to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump

Iran says messages are still being passed to the US amid war concerns, and other Mideast news

Iran says messages are still being passed to the U.S. through intermediaries, keeping the door open for diplomacy amid rising war concerns

Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

A Ninth Circuit panel grilled Justice Department lawyers over forcing California to set aside mail-in ballots tied to suspected noncitizens.

Bruce Blakeman calls Kathy Hochul Zohran Mamdani's 'puppet' during New York campaign rally

Bruce Blakeman called Kathy Hochul a "puppet" of Zohran Mamdani at a campaign rally, accusing both of failing on crime and illegal immigration.

Republicans struggle for an answer to Democrats’ Medicaid attacks

NATHANIEL WEIXEL

Democrats across battleground districts are holding Republicans’ feet to the fire over the Medicaid cuts in their signature One Big Beautiful Bill law. In advertisements and on debate stages, the Democrats are hammering their opponents over their support for a law that will reduce Medicaid funding by nearly $1 trillion to pay for tax cuts primarily...

Nicki Minaj pledges to support Donald Trump again during Michigan Republican campaign rally

Nicki Minaj told President Donald Trump she would support him forever at a Michigan rally backing Mike Rogers and John James in the midterms.

Trump's fingerprints seen on Latin America's rightward shift as Brazil becomes next test

Trump's political influence is fueling right-leaning shifts across Latin American countries, with Javier Milei leading Argentina's charge.

Tillis accuses California of being 'guilty' of ballot harvesting: 'They have a system there that is ripe for abuse'

RYAN MANCINI

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday accused the state of California of being "guilty" of ballot harvesting, claiming that the Golden State has "a system there that is ripe for abuse." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) legal battle with the state over potential noncitizens on their voter...

El-Sayed: Trump has as much regard for Constitution as ‘a piece of toilet paper’

MIRA BHAKTA

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized President Trump on Sunday, saying the president has as much regard for the Constitution as “a piece of toilet paper.” In an interview with Al Sharpton on PoliticsNation, El-Sayed was asked about the numerous attacks made by the GOP and Trump about his family background and faith and how...

Candy prices surge beyond inflation, but Americans still plan to spend billions on Halloween staples

Candy prices rose 7.7% over the past year, but Halloween shoppers are expected to spend $4.1 billion on sweets using coupons and sales strategies.

$800-a-day penalty threatens to bleed investigative reporter dry as explosive legal fight escalates

Catherine Herridge's Supreme Court petition challenges how courts weigh reporter's privilege when confidential national security sources are at stake.

Only the shaky Vikings are undefeated after depleted 49ers lose and Chiefs get dominated

Brock Purdy and the 49ers couldn't overcome all the injuries one more time

Tillis says it's 'appropriate to take a look at' Alaska ballot with two Dan Sullivans running

RYAN MANCINI

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday said it was "appropriate to take a look at" the outcome of the Alaska Senate race with two candidates with similar names on the ballot, which prompted a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit. "Alaska has a candidate who just coincidentally happens to be the same name as my friend...