MIAMI — A weekend visit to Cao Bakery and Cafe in Pinecrest by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and congressional candidate Eliott Rodriguez triggered a wave of complaints against the Cuban American-owned cafe, which found itself caught in a storm of political criticism for merely opening its doors to campaigning Democrats.

The criticism...Read more

President Donald Trump used the antisemitic “Shylock” slur to defend endangered GOP Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall, a medical doctor who sued patients for unpaid medical bills.

The unpopular president, who is barnstorming red states and districts in hopes of fending off a Democratic blue wave in the midterms, used the slur to claim Marshall is ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — A former TV journalist and ex-NASA chief of staff will face off in one of the most hotly contested and closely watched Congressional races in Florida.

Ryan Elijah, an anchor for Fox 35 in Orlando until earlier this year, easily defeated embattled Congressman Cory Mills in the August Republican primary. That was a reversal of ...Read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection bid has received no boost from — and may have even been damaged by — U.S. President Donald Trump’s unusually explicit endorsement, a poll by the country’s top-rated TV station found.

Projections for the Oct. 27 vote are unchanged, Channel 12 said on Monday, citing a survey from ...Read more

With the U.S. midterms approaching, about 1 in 5 voters has asked AI chatbots about elections and politics, a recent survey found.

But many voters may not know that governments around the world increasingly shape what chatbots can say. And because many tech companies apply the same policies worldwide, the answers American voters get ...Read more

SPOKANE, Wash. — U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner ambled into the Davenport Hotel one morning in September, free from his beltway responsibilities after the week’s work of Congress had been canceled.

Baumgartner, a Republican from Spokane, is seeking his second term in Eastern Washington’s 5th Congressional District.

Speaking in one of the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two Sacramento-area congressional candidates have poured record amounts of personal money to fund their campaigns.

Longtime Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, and political newcomer Eric Jones both reported millions in self-funding in the latest federal reports filed Thursday. Both Democrats had already contributed large ...Read more

PARK CITY, Kan. — President Donald Trump on Monday urged Kansas voters to reelect U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall in a wide-ranging speech that largely attacked Democrats and faced opposition from several protesters.

Trump appeared at a rally supporting Marshall at Heartland Credit Union Arena in Park City, a suburb of Wichita, as Republicans look ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in both parties are assailing President Donald Trump for a series of decisions this month that critics say ally the U.S. government with the Kremlin amid its ongoing war on Ukraine, now in its fifth year.

In the last 10 days, the U.S. government:

—Announced a six-month waiver of sanctions on purchases of Russian ...Read more

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt visited neighboring Kansas on Monday, flying from Washington, D.C., to Wichita with President Donald Trump to rally for Republican Senate colleague Roger Marshall.

Standing on the tarmac in front of Air Force One, Schmitt told his social media followers he was heading out on the campaign trail with Trump.

“A lot at...Read more

WICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas man is facing federal charges, accused of making threats on social media to shoot U.S. President Donald Trump under TV news posts about his political rally Monday in Park City.

Federal prosecutors say a Crime Stoppers tip Thursday led authorities to investigate the Facebook posts from 24-year-old Jaden John Read, of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A wave of suspicious letters mailed to members of Congress is likely to continue, House officials warned Monday, describing a white powder in the envelopes.

So far, “none of the letters received by Congressional offices have been determined to contain hazardous substances,” according to a memo sent to members and staff and ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Border czar Tom Homan said he was told that federal investigators have a “strong case” against U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and that it is possible she could be deported if she committed any wrongdoing.

In an appearance on Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show” on Saturday night, Homan answered several questions about the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider outlawing school diversity policies that limit Asian American students at magnet programs and selective high schools.

Three years ago, the court ruled that Harvard and other universities may not discriminate on whom they admit based on the race of their applicants. Evidence in that ...Read more

MIAMI — A “suspicious envelope” was sent to the Sunrise office of U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Monday afternoon, police said.

The envelope was received by a “representative” in Wasserman Schultz’s office at 777 Sawgrass Corporate Pkwy., Sunrise Police spokesman Victor Fortune said.

The envelope “was safely secured and ...Read more

Bob Brooks, the Democratic candidate for Congress in the Lehigh Valley, announced Monday afternoon he will no longer participate in the only planned debate with his opponent, Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, this week.

In a statement, Brooks campaign spokesperson Benny Stanislawski cited “outright lies against [Brooks] that go completely outside of the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego region’s most competitive congressional election could prove a referendum on national politics and the Trump administration. But another theme is defining messaging in the race: ethics and transparency in how the candidates run political campaigns.

Mailers and attack ads from both camps are hitting the records of ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Amy Klobuchar and Lisa Demuth offered competing visions for Minnesota’s economy on Monday, debating how to lower costs, stop fraud, attract businesses and regulate the fast-growing artificial intelligence industry.

Demuth, the Republican speaker of the Minnesota House, tried to tie rising costs to Democratic policies and Gov. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In a Pennsylvania swing district that’s seen some of the sharpest and highest volume of attack ads this fall, Democrat Bob Brooks has called on U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-7th, to take down ads that he said were false and defamatory.

A lawyer for Brooks — a union leader and retired firefighter who is considered one of the ...Read more