Obama rallies rapturous Michigan crowd for El-Sayed: ‘He’ll finish the job we started’ Former president speaks to crowd of thousands in support of Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate and Democratic ticket The Guardian - US · Oct 24
Michigan's Senate Toss-Up: El-Sayed Holds a 2-Point Edge With 11 Days to Save the Majority With 11 days left, El-Sayed leads Rogers 50–48 in Michigan — the open Democratic seat that could determine which party controls the Senate in 2027. Latin Times · Oct 23
Fox News’ erratic midterm meltdown As early voting begins, the network lurches from French protests to fixating on Ilhan Omar Salon · Oct 22
Elissa Slotkin and Kara Swisher Want Democrats To Go After MAGA if They Win Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Kara Swisher's calls to hold Trump officials accountable if Democrats regain power. Reason · Oct 21
Abdul El-Sayed: Democrats must ‘win by massive numbers’ to fend off Trump election denial Democratic Senate candidate’s remarks come as Trump has long baselessly claimed his 2020 election loss was stolen The Guardian - US · Oct 11
At the Races: Unleash Obama Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Niels Lesniewski, Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari With momentum on their side less than a month out from… Roll Call · Oct 8
Trump Administration Is Mobilising Secret Cyber Force for Midterm Elections, Political Analyst Warns The Trump administration is directing military cyber and intelligence agencies to counter foreign threats to the 2026 elections, prompting debate over the extent of military involvement. International Business Times UK · Oct 6
Senate punts bill to permanently ban Chinese cars until after midterm elections A bill aiming to permanently ban the sale of Chinese vehicles in the United States stalled in the Senate as lawmakers headed for the exits until after the November midterm elections The Independent UK · Sep 30
Vote on Chinese car imports bill sought as Xi meets with Trump With China’s leader Xi Jinping visiting Washington a few blocks away, a bipartisan duo took to the Senate floor Thursday with a push to block imports of certain vehicles and parts originating in that country, calling them a national security risk that puts domestic rivals at a disadvantage. Sen. Bernie Moreno,… Roll Call · Sep 25
A Xi-Trump summit deal can throw US carmakers under the China bus US automakers, suppliers and dealers are lobbying the Trump administration to keep Chinese carmakers out of the American market ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The push follows Trump’s comments that he would allow Chinese companies to build vehicles in the US if they employed… The Economic Times · Sep 19
Pentagon admits talks over sending National Guard to polling stations Tensions are mounting between the Pentagon and Congress over the flow of information to lawmakers about the U.S. military’s priorities The Independent UK · Sep 18
President Trump Says He's Open To Chinese EVs. But Only If They're Made Here During a segment on Fox News, Trump said he'd be okay with them if they were made domestically. But current laws make that tough. InsideEVs · Sep 14
While the American Auto industry wants a permanent ban on Chinese manufacturers, Trump considers a different plan, access: ‘I’d be OK with it’ "The United States must act, and act now." We Got This Covered · Sep 13
From resistance heroes to political casualties: What happened to the 2018 Democrats Many Democrats elected in 2018 have since lost their House seats. These lawmakers faced challenges as political priorities shifted significantly. Some were defeated by Republicans reclaiming seats in changing districts. A few have advanced to higher offices or Senate positions. Only fourteen of the original forty-two remain in the House. The Economic Times · Sep 12
InsideEVs · Sep 10 Trump Could Be Ready To U-Turn On Chinese EVs, One Senator Claims A U.S. Senator claims that Trump may be warming up to the idea of Chinese EVs in America, and a meeting between the countries this month could move the needle.
The Independent UK · Sep 3 Tucker Carlson joins in MAGA lovefest with Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed and describes him as ‘literally Trumpian’ Conservative broadcaster praises progressive Democrat and says ‘there’s no one who should be farther from a position of power’ than his Republican rival Mike Rogers
Latin Times · Sep 2 No Troops at the Polls, Pentagon Says — But ICE Is a Different Story Gen. Dan Caine says the military won't deploy to polling places in November. The pledge says nothing about ICE, and Latino voters are wary.
The Guardian - US · Sep 1 Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places Markwayne Mullin says officers could be deployed ‘if there is a threat to that polling place or we’re serving a warrant’
The Guardian - US · Aug 31 US military has no plans to send troops to midterm polling sites, Dan Caine says Letter from chair of joint chiefs of staff addresses concerns over Trump officials using military to interfere with vote
Benzinga · Aug 20 Elissa Slotkin Warns Against Military Election Interference and Partisan Power: 'The Uniformed Military Shouldn’t Be Deployed' Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) warned that the U.S. military must remain politically neutral and should never be used to interfere in elections or serve the interests of a single political party.
Benzinga · Aug 18 Elissa Slotkin Calls Shrinking Middle Class an ‘Existential Threat,’ Warns Americans Working 40 Hours a Week Are ‘Not Getting Ahead’ Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) warned that the shrinking American middle class threatens the ability of workers to get ahead and could fundamentally change what freedom means for future generations.
Benzinga · Aug 12 Elissa Slotkin Says Trump Could ‘Manufacture Doubt’ in Elections to Justify Federal Control at Polls Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) accused President Donald Trump of potentially undermining trust in elections to justify federal intervention at polling places as she highlighted why she had introduced legislation aimed at preventing such deployments.
Roll Call · Aug 11 When campaign rivals become Senate colleagues ANALYSIS — There might be some awkwardness for Michigan’s and Ohio’s Senate delegations next year. If Michigan Republican Mike Rogers and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown win in November, they’ll be serving alongside the senators who defeated them in 2024. But, surprisingly, such scenarios aren’t entirely unusual. We’ve had more than…
The Independent UK · Aug 8 Trump pulls stunning election fraud claim out of his pocket in new interview: ‘They rigged him out of it’ Trump won Michigan on the same ballot he now says was ‘rigged’
The Independent UK · Aug 6 ‘What’s your choice between a Republican and a crazy person?’ Insiders dish on midterm prospects after Michigan ANALYSIS: The contentious primary in Michigan makes Republicans giddy at the prospect of picking up disaffected Haley Stevens supporters not enthused about a progressive like Abdul El-Sayed. But, Eric Garcia writes, they are increasingly worried about Texas