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Vice President JD Vance said Rep. Haley Stevens' endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers will help him in Michigan's Senate race, arguing it gives some Democrats permission to cross over.
The Senate has no written tiebreaker for a 50-50 split. History shows power-sharing deals, not rules, decide who controls the chamber — and that depends on political will.
Ukraine's president says Moscow is preparing a large attack on energy and logistics targets, timed to exploit the distraction of the U.S. midterms, and is urging Washington to tighten pressure on Russian…
Actor Bill Murray, promoting a golf docuseries on CNBC's Squawk Box, asked National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett to say "my dog just died" to see what happened to his smile.
LPGA star Charley Hull is added to Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit roster, while a Miami Dolphins rookie's missed sack and empty college football stadiums dominate the sports conversation.
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee, has not addressed reports that his mother was questioned by federal agents investigating an Islamic charity. His opponent says that silence raises transparency questions.
Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens backed Republican Mike Rogers over her party's Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, then faced sharp questions from CNN's Anderson Cooper about why she changed course.
The Justice Department wants the Supreme Court to let it set aside more than 20,000 California mail-in ballots while it checks whether the voters were U.S. citizens. A lower court refused; the…
Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate campaign raised over $2.4 million in one day after Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, a switch that drew sharp criticism from Democratic leaders.
Political ad spending has topped $11.6 billion this cycle. A researcher argues five words—affordability, socialism, corruption, Trump, turnout—explain the election better than any ad.
