Sen. Mitch McConnell is sitting on nearly $7.4 million in unused campaign cash with less than two weeks remaining before the midterm elections, even as Republican candidates and party organizations pour enormous sums into the fight for control of Congress. Advertisement The Kentucky Republican, who announced last year that he would not seek an eighth […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar is revealing new details about the early-morning federal search of her Washington, D.C., residence, saying she awoke to agents “pounding” on the doors before discovering that law enforcement had surrounded the property. Advertisement The Minnesota Democrat described the October 12 search during an interview Wednesday with MS NOW host Chris Hayes, offering […]
California’s voting update shows two million ballots returned, while Republicans examine participation patterns ahead of November. Advertisement Election analyst E DataGuy published an October 22 graphic listing 1,973,289 early votes in California. The graphic classified 979,868 ballots as Democratic, representing 49.66 percent of its reported statewide total. Republicans accounted for 573,949 ballots, or 29.09 percent, […]
Texas Republicans received an early voting estimate Wednesday showing their party ahead by nearly 100,000 modeled ballots. Election analyst E DataGuy published an October 21 graphic tracking 731,837 early and mail ballots across the state. The model assigned 410,232 ballots to Republicans and 311,560 to Democrats, and 5,016 separately. Its estimated Republican advantage reached 98,672 […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar gave an unusual response Wednesday when directly asked whether she was related to former husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, calling longstanding allegations that she married her brother “insane” before answering that the two were not related “to my knowledge.” Advertisement The Minnesota Democrat addressed the allegation during an interview with MS NOW […]
A late-night effort to stop a street fight erupted into gunfire, leaving two people wounded and federal prosecutors preparing charges. Advertisement Authorities say the confrontation escalated after an armed suspect ignored commands to surrender his weapon. Now, the case has brought a forceful response from a top prosecutor and an encouraging update about one victim’s […]
A fierce political confrontation has taken another turn, with the president raising the prospect of consequences far beyond public criticism. Advertisement His latest remarks came as a federal investigation continued and the target’s legal team pushed back against the government. The exchange began with a question about a possible immigration issue, but the answer quickly […]
The midterm elections are heating up in a big way. With early voting underway across the country ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, Democrats are posting encouraging participation numbers in several battleground states, although analysts caution that the figures provide an incomplete picture of what will happen on Election Day. Democrats have relied heavily […]
Virginia’s latest early voting analysis shows Republicans improving their modeled share against previous elections, despite a substantial Democratic advantage. Election commentator E DataGuy published his Virginia update on October 21, reporting 822,770 ballots recorded in his tracking system. His graphic assigned 463,678 ballots to Democrats, representing 56.36 percent of the total. Republicans received 353,513 modeled […]
Georgia’s Senate race entered a new phase Tuesday as early voting surpassed one million ballots across the crucial battleground state. An analysis from election commentator E DataGuy assigned Democrats a narrow advantage among ballots already recorded. His graphic listed 1,026,997 early and mail ballots, with 525,036 classified as Democratic and 494,078 as Republican. Another 4,122 […]
