Vivek Ramaswamy's explosive attack ad against Democratic rival Amy Acton in Ohio governor race backfires after horrifying claims from her long-lost stepsister that father also raped another daughter  —  Vivek Ramaswamy's explosive attempt to discredit his Democrat rival Amy Acton's childhood abuse claims …

What Our New Senate Polls Tell Us About the State of the Midterms  —  South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.  —  How big is the battleground for Senate control?  —  It might be at least one state wider than generally assumed.

Inside Democrats' Secret Effort to Stack Alaska's Ballot  —  Operatives aligned with Mary Peltola, the Democratic nominee for Senate, spent months recruiting candidates to peel votes from Senator Dan Sullivan, the Republican.  —  In the summer of 2025, a staffer for Mary Peltola …

ICE Is Running One of the Largest Anti-Left Surveillance Operations in US History  —  ICE's Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements.

Game recognize game  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Irie Sentner  —  POLITICO Named Digiday's Most Innovative Publisher  —  Yesterday POLITICO was named 2026 Most Innovative Publisher by Digiday.  We are proud of this honor and of the incredible efforts of our team around the world.

Brazilian judge orders investigation into JD Vance donor network  —  A presidential candidate in Brazil alleged that Vance's Rockbridge Network discussed potential aid to the campaign of Flávio Bolsonaro.  Rockbridge denies involvement.  —  SummaryLoading...

Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader and Force for Civil Rights, Has Died  —  She founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez.  In early 2026, she told The Times that she had been raped by him decades earlier.  She was 96.  —  Dolores Huerta at a women's march in Utah in 2017.By Getty Images

Israeli Arab Parties Claim Kingmaker Status in Tight Vote  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spent much of election day warning his base that Arab citizens were voting in record numbers.  He was right.  —  Results on Wednesday showed the two Israeli Arab parties are likely …

Putin salutes Musk's genius as Russia plays catch-up with Starlink  —  President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon Musk as a genius on Wednesday, acknowledging Russia is only beginning to roll out its answer to his Starlink satellite internet system.  —  The admission was all the more striking …

U.S. Warns Gulf of Possible Short, Intense Renewal of Iran War After Midterms  —  There are new signs that the American and Israeli militaries are preparing a potential wave of strikes to muscle Tehran to the negotiating table  —  DUBAI—The U.S. has told several Gulf Arab countries …

Sen. Murkowski endorses Democrat JKT in Alaska's governor's race  —  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.  —  “JKT is young Alaskan with a view and a perspective that I think Alaska needs right now,” Murkowski told Rebecca Palsha on Tuesday.

McMahon Spends $43,000 for New Furniture as She Looks to Close Her Department  —  The education secretary says her old furniture “cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated” into new office space.  —  Education Secretary Linda McMahon plans to spend $43,000 on new furniture …

A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers  —  A U.S. cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark.

Trump Cannot Be the End of the Story  —  Writing under the pseudonym Publicola in support of the new Constitution, the North Carolina attorney and legislator Archibald Maclaine rebuffed critics who charged that the president was little more than a king.  —  “It is a maxim in the British government …

Fox's Trump Fatigue … On Wednesday, each of the television news networks will release their October ratings numbers.  Ahead of the midterms, especially with the stakes as high as they are this November, the networks would typically be expected to post viewership gains as audiences tune in for coverage of the consequential races.

FBI raids home of Eric Swalwell's billionaire donor  —  The FBI raided the home of Eric Swalwell's billionaire donor on Tuesday as part of the ongoing probe into sexual assault allegations against the former Democratic congressman, a senior law enforcement official told Reuters.

Dear Leftists: Shut the Hell Up About Trump ‘Profiting’ From Politics  —  Carrying water for the Democratic Party — especially here in the Year of Our Lord 2026 — is no easy task.  Over the years, the Dems' flying monkeys in the mainstream media have amassed quite a playbook filled …

Classified material missing from Epstein files, documents suggest  —  Attorney General Todd Blanche has long maintained that the so-called Epstein files, even those kept from the public, contain no secret information related to national security.  —  When the document releases began last winter …

Billionaires shatter spending record to fight California wealth tax  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Billionaire opponents of California's proposed wealth tax have spent more fighting it than they ever have on a political cause in the state, according to a POLITICO analysis.

Trump Plot for Stunning New Gift to Putin Exposed … Donald Trump is weighing a plum new gift to Vladimir Putin that would allow the Russian tyrant to strengthen the Kremlin's influence around the world.  —  Officials are looking at axing measures against the multibillion-dollar Russian …

Record Lows Say Congressional Incumbents Deserve Reelection  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, record-low shares of U.S. registered voters say they would reelect their own representative or most members of Congress.  For the first time in a final pre-midterm reading …

Senators Demand to Know if Dr. Oz Collaborated With Election Denial Groups  —  A far-right campaign claiming leftists are stealing votes from nursing home residents has centered on changing guidance from Mehmet Oz's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling  —  BILLINGS, Mont. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.

Trump jokes $5,000 would buy ‘a hamburger and maybe a small dessert’ at Mar-a-Lago as affordability looms over midterm … President Donald Trump joked Tuesday night that the $5,000 payments he's promised U.S. adults would buy little more than “a hamburger and maybe a small dessert” …

Meet ProPublica's 2026 Class of Emerging Reporters  —  ProPublica's Emerging Reporters Program provides support and mentorships to college students who are pursuing careers in investigative journalism and need additional training and financial support to help advance their goals.

Trump Faces Another Loss in Fight Over Taxpayer-Funded Ads  —  A federal judge in Washington imposed a fresh block against the Trump administration's move to use taxpayer money for television ads praising the president, expanding a temporary ban on the media spots.

We studied 180 voter-fraud cases.  Many charged cite honest mistakes.  —  None of the indictments includes allegations of an organized effort by Democrats or anyone else to draw noncitizens to the polls, as Trump has claimed.  —  Loading...  Jacqueline Wallace, a Jamaican national …

U.S. Expels Cuban Official Who Got Into a Diplomatic Dust-Up at the U.N.  —  U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz confirmed a Cuban diplomat is being expelled from the U.S. after a shouting match on the floor of the General Assembly on Tuesday.  —  While speaking with Fox News' Sean Hannity …