Indiana council candidate Jaime West goes on a rant about MAGA Republicans. Then she looks at the camera and says: ‘We have guns too!’ She strongly dislikes Republicans. We Got This Covered · Oct 15
Republicans turn America’s love of meat into bizarre midterm election battleground As Democrats and Republicans argue over high prices and the Iran war, they're also having a food fight over who's the most red-blooded carnivore The Independent UK · Oct 15
Democrats' key to midterm victory The party is successfully linking kitchen table issues to Donald Trump's corruption Salon · Oct 15
Did Andy Harris Get Maryland Recording Law Wrong? Republican Threatens Student Journalist With Criminal Prosecution Republican Congressman Andy Harris threatened student journalist Cat Murphy with prosecution and asked police to seize her camera, prompting legal criticism over Maryland's recording law. International Business Times UK · Oct 15
AI Safety Advocates Are Spending Tens of Millions To Get Lawmakers to Take Regulation Seriously Researchers, tech workers and individual donors are backing Democratic and Republican candidates who support stronger AI safeguards as industry-funded political groups compete to shape federal policy. International Business Times · Oct 15
Paxton fans Talarico conspiracy theory Talarico was recovering from flu. Paxton supporters said the Democrat was being treated for mental illness Salon · Oct 15
Anatomy of a lie: James Talarico got the flu – sending rightwing midterm misinformation machine into overdrive Claims that James Talarico suffered a mental health crisis spread across rightwing media, offering a warning about disinformation ahead of the US midterm election The Guardian - US · Oct 15
Outspent and unknown, Democrat Vikki Goodwin gives Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick his toughest race yet The race for Texas’ powerful second-in-command role pits a third-term GOP kingmaker against a state lawmaker who is riding the political tailwind felt by Democrats up and down the ballot. The Texas Tribune · Oct 15
Culver City, California could become the 16th municipality to allow 16-year-olds to vote in local or school board elections Welcome to the Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · Oct 15
Key US voters say economy is getting worse ahead of midterms, exclusive poll finds Nearly 61% believe country is in recession and 65% of independents say economy is worse, according to new Harris poll The Guardian - US · Oct 15
Republican Super PAC Pulls Out of Four House Races and Pours Money Into 16 Others as Midterm Map Shifts Republican super PAC drops ads in a pair of seats it once defended. See where the Congressional Leadership Fund cash is going and what the opposition plans. International Business Times UK · Oct 15
Homeland Security investigative unit in spotlight in Omar probe The agency at the center of the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home this week, Homeland Security Investigations, isn’t exactly a household name. But some Republicans hailed HSI last spring, as they sought to end a shutdown of its parent agency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, following the fatal shootings of… Roll Call · Oct 15
Texas Democrat James Talarico faces grilling from voters at town hall in tight Senate race Talarico casts himself as a moderate who would put Texans’ needs over party allegiances amid close contest against Republican Ken Paxton The Guardian - UK · Oct 15
At CNN town hall, Senate candidate James Talarico woos moderate and undecided voters The Austin Democrat used the forum, absent rival Ken Paxton, to discuss policy and present himself as a moderate. Republicans cast those efforts as contrary to his record. The Texas Tribune · Oct 15
The Times of India · Oct 15 Trump Defends Qatar 747 Gift: says you just say thank you; affordability worries persist US President Donald Trump defended his acceptance of a luxury Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar during a campaign rally in Arizona on Wednesday, saying that when someone gives you a gift, the appropriate response is to say thank you. Trump later travelled to Montana as part of a Western campaign…
Reason · Oct 15 Fusionism and its Limits Fusionism is far preferable to nationalism and postliberalism. But it has shortcomings of its own, and its political prospects are questionable.
The Independent UK · Oct 15 Scaramucci trolls Trump over his strange fascination with another man’s backside IN FULL
The Independent UK · Oct 14 Republicans privately concede defeat in midterms as Trump becomes electoral liability: report IN FULL
The Independent UK · Oct 14 Trump administration accused of hiding damning tax data just weeks before midterms IN FULL
We Got This Covered · Oct 14 GOP senator warns of a massive measles outbreak with over 4,000 cases. Then he blasts the Trump administration: ‘You get vaccinated, you don’t die’ 'I’m all about asking people to be immunized for yourself and for others.'
The Guardian - US · Oct 14 Will Trump’s economy sink Republicans in the US midterm elections? Our reporters answered your questions The high cost of living has Americans angrier than ever. Guardian reporters answered your questions about the US economy ahead of November
The Independent UK · Oct 14 Trump takes bizarre swipe at Elon Musk’s intelligence despite $276M GOP donation spree IN FULL
Ballotpedia · Oct 14 Democrats are defending five governorships in states Trump won in 2024, Republicans are defending two in states Harris won Welcome to the next installment of our series previewing the Nov. 3 elections by office. Next up: Governors.
We Got This Covered · Oct 14 Republicans head into midterm elections with US inflation at 3.7%. Then a report shows it’s the highest before midterms since 1990 'Not nice.'
The Independent UK · Oct 14 What we know about Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s ex-fiancé’s arrest IN FULL