DES MOINES, Iowa — Two Democrats seeking to flip one of Iowa’s Republican-held Senate seats spent Wednesday evening at a forum here, appealing to progressive activists and voters who could influence the June primary. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. But it was a Democrat from … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., isn’t ruling out a potential 2028 White House bid, but says she is focused on helping Democrats secure the House and Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. Slotkin, a former CIA analyst who previously served in the House, was asked about a presidential … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! RINGGOLD, GA — Republican congressional candidate Clay Fuller credited President Donald Trump in his victory speech after keeping a solidly red district in GOP hands and boosting Republicans’ razor-thin House majority. “He was the difference maker,” Fuller, who was backed by Trump, emphasized in a Fox News … Read more
A group of Democratic lawmakers called on the internal watchdogs of the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department on Tuesday to investigate the “unlawful and costly” policy of sending people to third countries to which they have no previous connections, according to a letter obtained exclusively by NBC News. Subscribe to read this … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the GOP and Democratic Party vie for control of the House chamber during the 2026 midterm election cycle, The Cook Political Report has shifted five districts toward Democrats, and one toward Republicans. The analysis shifts two districts in Ohio in the Democrats’ favor. Ohio’s 1st Congressional … Read more
Dozens of congressional Democrats called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office Tuesday after he used extreme rhetoric against Iran that included threatening to wipe out “a whole civilization.” Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. More than 70 lawmakers, including a handful of senators, … Read more
Republicans padded their slim House majority with a special election win in Georgia on Tuesday night. But the race also marked the biggest swing against the GOP compared with the 2024 presidential results out of seven House special elections in President Donald Trump’s second term. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to … Read more
Washington — In the hours between President Trump threatening to eradicate a “whole civilization” unless Iran agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz and the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, Republicans in Congress remained mostly silent about Mr. Trump’s threat. The president had given Iran a deadline of 8 p.m. Tuesday to reopen the strait, a … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new national poll is the latest to indicate that Democrats are facing major problems with their party’s image as they try to win back congressional majorities from the Republicans in this year’s midterm elections. Just 28% of Americans questioned in a CNN poll view the Democratic … Read more
Welcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur digs into an emerging … Read more