Ahead of Tight Race, Trump Swaps Tariffs on Some Canadian GoodsThe move was announced by Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who faces a tough re-election fight amid rising prices.The New York Times2d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomy
Trump digs in on controversial Ohio ad as forecaster shifts race away from RepublicansPresident Trump defends Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial ad on his opponent Amy Acton (D) as the non-partisan Cook Political Report forecasts the race as Leans Democratic. NBC News’ Monica Alba, Jon Allen and Ben Kamisar showcase their latest reporting on the midterm elections.NBC News2d agoWhole story →Government
‘You can’t make it up’: Social media pounces on Trump’s last-minute move for Susan CollinsPresident Donald Trump’s last-minute tariff relief for Maine drew swift backlash Friday, with opponents accusing him of throwing Republican Sen. Susan Collins a political lifeline just days before the midterm elections. Collins celebrated securing exemptions for agricultural machinery, refrigeration equipment, packaging and other goods used by Maine’s…Raw Story2d agoWhole story →CultureEconomy
DOJ has monitored elections for decades. Here's why some state officials are concerned this yearThe agency regularly monitors polling places. But this year's effort on Nov. 3 will more than double the number of federal monitors deployed during the 2022 midterms.PBS NewsHour2d agoWhole story →Government
Trump orders lawsuit to block Alaska Senate result if Republicans losePresident Donald Trump on Friday said he ordered a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of Alaska's Senate election result if theBreitbart News Network2d agoWhole story →Government
FDR made it a blue bastion – now it’s Trump’s stronghold in California. Is it forever lost?Shasta has embraced the Maga movement with gusto – can Democrats ever win back the rural, working-class voters they once relied upon? A crucial election was approaching and the country was desperate. Despite promises that economic conditions were improving, nearly a quarter of the US was out of work as voters headed to the polls in 1932. It was the…The Guardian3h agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
Kornacki: Where Democrats see openings for Senate gains in deep-red statesNBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press to walk through the latest polling in key Senate battleground races and the counties to watch on election night.NBC News3h agoWhole story →Government
Trump's DOJ barrels into midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrestsWith just nine days until the midterms, the Trump administration is escalating its assault on two of the Department of Justice's most sacred guardrails: Independence from the White House. Restraint before elections. Why it matters: President Trump's DOJ has shattered the traditional calm of a pre-election period with a barrage of politically sensitive…Axios3h agoWhole story →Government
Live updates: Trump heads to Michigan; Blanche hits Sunday shows amid DOJ lawsuitsWith less than two weeks to go before the midterms, the Trump administration is ramping up its warnings about voter fraud and is not ruling out the prospect of weighing in on states’ election certification efforts. The Justice Department (DOJ) reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials, directing them to identify potential…The Hill3h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Musk’s Money Reshapes the Midterm Spending RaceOn Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg Corporate Lobbying and Influence Reporter Emily Birnbaum explains how Elon Musk’s record political giving is boosting Republican groups in the final days before the US midterms. Bloomberg News reports Musk has now contributed more than $445 million to political groups this election cycle, putting him among the biggest…Bloomberg2h agoWhole story →Government
Investors often look to past election cycles for clues about market performance"Historically, on average, past performance is no guarantee of future performance," said Arthur Stein.Federal News Network9d agoWhole story →Economy
Bracing for the midterms, Trump says he will be blamed if Republicans loseThe president is looking to defy historical trends by rallying core supporters who might be inclined to sit out the elections.NBC News15d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Gold edges lower with focus on Fed minutes, rate path cluesGold prices slipped on Wednesday as investors looked to minutes from the US Federal Reserve's September meeting for indications on whether policymakers remain inclined to raise rates further.Reuters19d agoWhole story →Economyfed minutes release
Trump offers comments on whether he called Musk to restore Starlink to UkrainePresident Trump wouldn’t say Thursday whether he was the one who called SpaceX founder Elon Musk to restore Starlink for Ukraine. “Well, I don’t want to say, but I know it was a very interesting situation,” he told reporters before departing the White House. “I don’t want to comment one way or the other.” “Whether...The Hill3d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnologyukraine starlink restoration
Gold on track for monthly decline as investors brace for US inflation dataGold prices steadied on Wednesday but were headed for a monthly loss as expectations of higher interest rates weighed on sentiment, while investors awaited US inflation data for clues on the Federal Reserve's next policy move.Reuters25d agoWhole story →Economyus inflation data release
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The clues of a possible future run inside her tour of New York StateWith her supporters and critics alike debating what she’ll do next, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s multi-day swing to parts of New York State hundreds of miles from her district gave some clues of what a potential statewide run – or a national one – might look like.Cable News Network27d agoWhole story →GovernmentAlexandria Ocasio-Cortezocasio cortez ny tour
Subpoena records offer clues about federal probe of L.A. County votersFederal investigators have sent L.A. County election officials multiple grand jury subpoenas as part of a criminal investigation into illegal voting, according to records reviewed by The Times.Los Angeles Times26d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter fraud investigation
Federal Reserve: 1 Thing All Investors Need to Know Before Sept. 16One of the more talked-about economic topics over the past year has been inflation and the Federal Reserve's (Fed) response (or lack thereof, rather). DuringEUROPE SAYS1mo agoWhole story →Economyfederal reserve meeting
