AI safety groups aren’t buying OpenAI’s spending retreat
They want stronger commitments to reduce the money AI super PACs push into the midterms.
Obama to campaign with El-Sayed and Benson in Michigan
The Detroit stop adds to the former president’s campaign push for Democrats ahead of the midterms.
Campaign ‘all coming from DC,’ Paxton says
“I don’t control message or what we’re doing,” Texas GOP Senate candidate Ken Paxton said during a small fundraising event in September.
Trump’s gains among Latino voters slip ahead of midterms
New polls show Democrats ahead among Latino voters as Trump draws low marks on the economy and immigration enforcement.
Buttigieg’s midterm blitz is helping him think about his future
Buttigieg is set to campaign in at least six states in the final stretch. As he does, he’s refining his message and thinking about what comes next.
Ted Cruz blasts JD Vance as ‘insecure,’ says he’s focused on helping GOP win midterms
A clash between two potential candidates for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination spilled into public this week.
Republicans don’t have a clear boogeyman for this year’s midterms
Some of Democrats’ once-hateable figures are out of the picture. And emerging democratic socialists haven’t made for strong lines of attack nationwide.
‘A slow-moving car crash:’ Republicans are wary of the $200 million-plus price tag to save Ken Paxton
Top Republicans are still hoping MAGA Inc. will pump more money into the already expensive Texas Senate race as they fret about their GOP nominee.
Kansas becomes a surprise Senate battleground
The Senate GOP’s top PAC is diving into Kansas, a sign that the deep-red state is in play amid a worsening political environment for Republicans.
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Top GOP groups scale back North Carolina spending
The Senate Leadership Fund’s decision to pause future spending is the latest evidence Republicans are not confident Michael Whatley can win in a state President Donald Trump carried three times.
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
Republicans need Trump to turn out the base. Some candidates still don’t want him.
Republicans are counting on Trump to energize the voters they need in November, even as some candidates fear his unpopularity could alienate the persuadable voters they also need to win.
Democrats’ mail-voting plans shift as officials work to reassure voters
Voting groups and election officials continue to work to quell voters’ fears after Trump’s push to restrict the practice.
Jon Ossoff’s hosting fundraisers — and they’re not all for his reelection campaign
The Democratic senator is spending significant attention on boosting the Georgia Democratic Party and its coordinated campaign in the final stretch of the midterms.
Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ads feature damning news headlines. They're not from an unbiased source.
Self-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads.