Midterm elections coming to a close as voters pass judgment on Trumps second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters struggling with high prices and angry over an unpopular war with Iran will decide whether to drastically shift power in Washington in midterm elections Tuesday that will serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump ’s second term. Democrats were cautiously optimistic about their prospects as they watched Republicans spend the campaign's final stretch pumping tens of millions of dollars into states and districts that Trump won handily just two years ago. They are...
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- Midterm elections coming to a close as voters pass judgment on Trumps second term
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- Ex-Chicago FBI chief says he was ousted over a failed protesters case, sues Justice Department
- Lindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young children
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- ICE officer accused of hitting immigrant in Houston with an SUV turns himself in
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- Fraud trial underway in New York for Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever
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- Voters fear the America theyve known is slipping away. On that, the left and right agree
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- Flash flooding triggers evacuations in Southwest and dire warning for Colorado spa town
- Mass shootings over Halloween weekend leave at least 6 dead and dozens injured across US
Sun, 01 Nov 2026
- Trump rallies in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans fight to keep Senate and House control
- Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses
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- Trump administrations social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory
Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Heavy rains expected to bring flooding risk to already saturated parts of the US Southwest
- US plans to deport Afghans back to their home country through Pakistan, documents show
- Shooting at Spirit Halloween store in California leaves pregnant woman dead and 6 wounded
- Mamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shooting
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- ICE agent charged with assault for hitting a fleeing man with his car will turn himself in on Monday
- Virginia and DC sue over Trumps arch, adding to legal challenges as government wants work to begin
- Rising health costs and coverage changes are big concerns for older adults as Election Day nears
- Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate
Fri, 30 Oct 2026
- An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston
- DEA approvals could bring big tax benefits for medical marijuana businesses
- In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of spoiler candidates
- Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV and social media
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- 3 killed in helicopter collision that shut down part of an Oregon highway
- Binance flags potential security issue, says approximately $6.3 billion impacted
- Bodies of 2 Colorado students and aspiring outdoorsmen are recovered after they died on hiking trip
- Justice Department subpoenas California officials in escalation of its scrutiny of elections
Thu, 29 Oct 2026
- Patrick Stewart, legendary actor of Star Trek and X-Men fame, dies at 86
- Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators
- Police chief says shooting outside Virginia GOP offices has nothing to do with election
- Judge orders 30-year prison sentence for key figure in Minnesota food fraud
- CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent
- Make no bones about it, the giant skeleton has become an American Halloween fixture
- The Latest: Alaska spoiler candidate probe ordered, Democrats point to GOP dirty tricks
- September 2027 trial date set for man charged with attacking White House correspondents dinner
- Man accused in Cornell rape lawsuit wants Letitia James removed from investigation over her posts
- Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trumps pressure
- Chicago-area Hindu community shaken but resilient after alleged mass shooting plan was thwarted
- Worker rights pioneer Dolores Huerta wanted others to feel seen
- A US cruise ship suspends a global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers
- Conservative activists OKeefe, Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota
- 2 college students missing after a snowstorm hit Colorado mountain
- Cornell faculty to move forward with no-confidence vote over handling of sexual assault allegations
- Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
- Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would wreak havoc on voting
Wed, 28 Oct 2026
- Dolores Huertas death sparks an outpouring from allies and admirers
- King tides inundate streets and flood homes and businesses along both US coasts
- Inmates escape is just the latest problem for Tennessees troubled prison system
- New York enacts ban on unsafe chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries
- Indiana governor is urged to let death sentence proceed against man who killed 2 kids in fire
- Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants say
- Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says
- The Latest: Trump pushing to keep red-state Senate seats in GOP hands
- Lawsuit seeks to block ICE from hiding locations of detainees with final removal orders
- Defeated presidential candidate Flvio Bolsonaro and his family land in Miami after fleeing Brazil
- Serial killer Ted Bundy is linked to another Utah teenagers 1974 killing through DNA testing
- Federal judge rules top US prosecutor in Los Angeles isnt legally serving
- 3 people, including two minors, arrested in connection with a school shooting plot in metro Atlanta
- Special master could evaluate Justice Departments claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls
- Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say
- Trump says hes ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling
Tue, 27 Oct 2026
- Alexander brothers each get 30 years in prison after women speak of being drugged and raped by them
- EPA response to 2023 Ohio train derailment will be investigated by agency watchdog
- Alex Prettis parents say federal government is shielding agents involved in his killing
- Truck stolen by escaped Tennessee inmate is found abandoned in Illinois, authorities say
- Appeals court declines to block California from counting 20,000 disputed ballots
- AP sources: Federal agents search Beverly Hills mansion in investigation of ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell
- A dinosaur fossil that looks like a mini T. rex just sold for a giant $47 million
- Cornell faces questions over dorm assignment for student disciplined in sexual assault case
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