When President Donald Trump backed away from threats to strike Iranian power plants on March 23, it sparked a frenzy of buying and selling across oil, equities and other markets.

Traders had grown accustomed to prices lurching wildly on developments in the Middle East. But this time, some bettors had timed it perfectly. Billions of dollars’ ...Read more

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman traded nasty barbs Tuesday night about immigration, high prices and President Trump in a gubernatorial debate that repeatedly got heated with Election Day looming in just three weeks and early voting in New York City beginning a week from Saturday.

Blakeman repeatedly pounded Hochul for...Read more

Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey took on his Republican challenger John Deaton in a live televised debate on WBZ-TV Tuesday night, hitting on everything from U.S. foreign policy and the country’s current economic state to issues directly facing Massachusetts.

Markey also continued the Democrat playbook of tying his opponent to President Donald ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home has sent shock waves through electoral politics weeks before the midterms, as experts said it appeared to flout longstanding norms meant to keep prosecutors out of elections.

While the Minnesota Democrat herself has been on a glide path to reelection in a deep-blue district, some worry it ...Read more

The federal raid on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home has raised questions about what led to an investigation into the Minnesota lawmaker.

Homeland Security Investigations agents, not FBI officers, carried boxes of evidence from Omar’s home, indicating that the search was related to Omar’s immigration status.

Top officials ...Read more

Although California’s 42nd Congressional District has a new look and new boundaries after last year’s redistricting, familiar names appear on ballots for voters across the district.

Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat from Long Beach, is running for his third term representing the Long Beach area. He faces Brian Burley, a Republican who serves ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A dozen senators from both parties bluntly told President Donald Trump in a letter Tuesday to reverse a deal he announced last week to allow U.S. purchases of Russian diesel fuel.

The proposed waiver of U.S. energy sanctions on Russia would permit the purchase of several hundred thousand tons of the fuel from that country, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A key supporter for an age minimum on social media is not giving up hope that such a provision could be included in a potential compromise online safety package after the midterm elections.

Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., whose original age-minimum bill was amended in committee to replace the age minimum with a related parental ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rep. Doris Matsui’s campaign has turned to California’s public records law in its latest effort to scrutinize congressional challenger and Sacramento Council member Mai Vang.

The campaign submitted a public records request on Friday seeking forms filed to the Sacramento mayor by Vang in which she cites preferences for...Read more

Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned her post as ambassador to Greece on Tuesday, after being asked to do so by President Trump amid a wave of misconduct allegations she has denied.

Guilfoyle, a former Trump campaign surrogate and onetime fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., faced allegations including an offer to use her influence in Trump’s orbit in ...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Republican President Donald Trump might hold an event on Oct 25 in Marysville, near the U.S. border with Canada, as a fight over tariffs has become one of the defining issues of Michigan's 2026 campaign.

Trump's plans could still change, but for now, his team is taking steps to prepare for a potential visit to St. Clair ...Read more

WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump’s national job approval rating hovering near 37 percent, it’s no surprise that dozens of Republican incumbents are sweating their reelection bids. But the GOP’s struggle to hold open seats might tell the story of the midterm elections.

While Republican incumbents such as Brian Fitzpatrick of ...Read more

President Donald Trump urged voters to pick Republican Michele Tafoya in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race, the first time he has weighed in on the election this year.

“You have to vote for Michele Tafoya, who is a very respected person,” Trump said at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday. “She’s very respected.”

The directive may ...Read more

NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman were set to clash Tuesday evening in their only debate of the race for governor with Election Day looming in just three weeks.

Polls give Hochul a healthy lead as she vies for a second full four-year term, meaning the sole face-to-face clash offers perhaps the final high-...Read more

Embattled Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. suffered a fresh blow Tuesday as two leading GOP campaign groups reportedly yanked spending on his increasingly long-shot fight to win reelection in the New Jersey's battleground 7th District.

With Kean trailing in polls, the Congressional Leadership Fund and MAGA Inc. are shifting millions in cash to ...Read more

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said his administration is prepared to defend lawfully cast ballots in court if President Donald Trump or other federal officials attempt to throw out votes, particularly in cases that affect the outcomes of close congressional races.

“They’re going to try to stop certain votes from being counted,” Shapiro ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — President Donald Trump plans to visit Greenville on Oct. 20 for a midterm rally, the Republican National Committee announced.

Trump’s remarks are scheduled for 7 p.m; the program begins at 5:30 p.m. with doors opening at 3:30 p.m.

Little information has been given about the event, but Trump is likely coming to campaign for ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has given the green light for the Navy to build a second Arleigh Burke-class destroyer this fiscal year at a shipyard in Maine, an announcement that could provide a boon to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in the final weeks of her exceedingly tight race for reelection.

In a news release Monday, the Pentagon said it has ...Read more