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ABC News • 9th October 2026

Obama warns donors that races are 'on the razor's edge' as he ramps up midterm push

The 44th president has raised more than $13 million for Democrats this cycle.With less than a month until Election Day, former President Barack Obama is sharply increasing his role in the midterm elections, raising money, cutting ads and hitting the campaign trail as Democrats press into territory he says he never expected to compete in.At a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) fundraiser held in Virginia on Wednesday, the former president told donors the Senate map now includes state...

ABC News • 8th October 2026

Arizona congressional candidate said she felt like a 'hypocrite' for not reporting rape

Bernadette Greene-Placentia, a Democratic candidate for Congress who said she was raped while fixing a campaign sign in August, told ABC News on Thursday that she was motivated to speak up because of the arguments she was making on the campaign trail. "I was talking to some seniors about fighting for reinstating and funding the [Veterans Administration] and fixing Social Security, actually addressing the issues" amid federal government cuts or healthcare changes that impacted them, Greene-Placen...

ABC News • 8th October 2026

Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped trying to repair campaign sign

A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona says she was raped over the summer while trying to repair a campaign sign.Bernadette Greene-Placentia, who is running in the state's 8th district to try to unseat GOP Rep. Abe Hamadeh, told the Phoenix New Times, a local news outlet, that she was attacked at around 2 a.m. as she was walking toward a campaign sign in a parking lot in Sun City, north of Phoenix.Greene-Placentia said she was attacked, subdued and then woke up to find that she was bein...

ABC News • 3rd October 2026

Top Democrats battle over California's proposed billionaire tax

Sanders and Khanna take the fight to Newsom's doorstep as early voting opens.Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna are heading to California to rally Saturday in support of an initiative that would place a one-time, 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires in the state.Their efforts to barnstorm the state come as early voting begins, and millions of dollars have been spent to kill the initiative.The measure would affect roughly 200 of California's billionaires, with the money going to cover federal...

ABC News • 3rd October 2026

Trump rallies in deep-red Alabama to 'thank' loyal voters as GOP eyes a key House seat

Fresh off his visit to Texas and Oklahoma, President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday night. It was the latest stop on a swing through deep-red states to boost midterm election turnout among Republican voters and thank them for their support, amid low approval ratings for the president.Trump said he he wanted to "pay respect" to his supporters and announced plans to return to the state next week for the Georgia-Alabama college football game. In his remarks, Trump tou...

ABC News • 1st October 2026

Split among Mormon women could matter in Arizona governor's race

Some GOP and independent Mormon women said they will cross party lines.Two members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are on opposite tickets in Arizona's closely watched governor's race, and Mormon women are reaching sharply different conclusions about what their faith asks of them at the ballot box.Republican gubernatorial nominee Rep. Andy Biggs, an ultra-conservative ally of President Donald Trump, is running to unseat Gov. Katie Hobbs, who picked former Mesa Mayor John Giles...

ABC News • 28th August 2026

Why some Democrats running in red states are pushing away Biden, Harris

The path to victory for some may mean not seeking prominent Dems' endorsements.With less than 70 days until the midterm election, some Democrats running in the most conservative areas are sending a clear message to former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris: stay out of their races.In Iowa, Democratic Senate nominee state Rep. Josh Turek -- who has welcomed the support of former President Barack Obama and has twice won a seat in a district that voted for President Donald...

ABC News • 17th August 2026

'Beau, where are you?': Jill Biden says she prays to late son about Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis

Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden said she prays to her late son, Beau Biden, as her family tries to support former President Joe Biden, who is battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer.In a podcast out on Monday, Jill Biden spoke of her son, Beau, who died in 2015 after fighting brain cancer."I pray to Beau, and I think he listens, and now with … Joe's cancer diagnosis, I get a little frustrated and I say, 'Beau, where are you? I need you,'" Jill Biden said on The Jamie Kern Lima Show.In an...

ABC News • 11th August 2026

El-Sayed's Michigan primary win may put 2028 spotlight on Israel and Arab voices

Michigan is set to have an early spot in the 2028 presidential primary calendar.Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, combined with the state's potentially early spot in the 2028 presidential nominating calendar, may further elevate Arab American voices within the Democratic Party, according to prominent members of the Democratic Party.The state, home to almost 300,000 Arab Americans, could be in the early window of the nominating calendar for the second straight cycl...

ABC News • 9th August 2026

Ocasio-Cortez says Democrats are 'unifying,' focused on 'working people' in midterms

Instead of divisions, Dems should focus on "our plan to improve people's lives."In the wake of progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's victory over centrist Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Senate primary on Tuesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said the party is experiencing "a time of renewal" and is "unifying" and focused on winning in November."We understand that our priority is the working class of this country, and we have to make the case that we're here to make people's lives better,"...

ABC News • 5th August 2026

Vegas workers say they have been hit by tourism slump fueled by Trump-era tariffs and high costs

Behind Las Vegas' extravagant hotels, packed arenas and world-class shows, some hospitality workers keeping the city afloat say they're barely holding on -- squeezed by a tourism slowdown they blame on the Trump administration's tariffs, high gas prices due to the war in Iran and the cost of living.Las Vegas saw about 3.1 million fewer visitors last year, a 7.5% falloff, the steepest decrease outside of the pandemic period since the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) began track...

ABC News • 22nd July 2026

Sen. Warnock urges Democrats to investigate officials who redrew congressional maps

He says Congress should see if "racial animus" was behind redistricting efforts.Senator Raphael Warnock, D-Ga, is calling for Democrats to investigate officials who he says have "manipulated their maps to silence the voices of Black voters," as soon as they flip the House or Senate in the midterms. In the plan, first reviewed by ABC News, Warnock said, "Here is what Democrats must do as soon as we regain power: investigate craven politicians, ban partisan gerrymandering, stop billionaires from b...

ABC News • 22nd July 2026

Immigration enforcement becomes a flashpoint in Maine Senate race after fatal ICE shooting

Following the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Colombian man by a federal agent, the issue of immigration enforcement has become a flashpoint in Maine's Senate race -- one of the most consequential of the year in the fight for control of the Senate.On July 13, an ICE agent fatally shot Johan Sebastián Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, after agents tried to stop the car he was driving.Guerrero was not the target of the operation, Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, told ABC News. A Department of Homeland Securi...

ABC News • 16th July 2026

Democrats fight to win back Latino voters who are key to flipping the House

The left has been losing ground with Latinos since 2016.Two years back, President Donald Trump made gains with Latinos that were decisive to his victory. Now, with conflict overseas and high costs, Democrats are eyeing key House races that have significant Latino populations that are essential for a House majority. Trump's net approval rating among Hispanic voters has suffered since he took office for his second term. A June 2026 Fox News poll found Trump underwater by 38 percentage points, with...

ABC News • 15th July 2026

Biden to release his presidential memoir after the midterms

"Promise Me, America" will be the former president’s third book.Former President Joe Biden announced in a video message on Wednesday that he has written a book which is set to be released after the November midterm elections.The book is titled "Promise Me, America" and is out on Nov. 17. Biden said the book is about the decisions he made as president and touches on response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy, "restoring our democracy" after Jan. 6, and conflicts in Afghanistan and Ukraine. It...

ABC News • 12th July 2026

Lindsey Graham's death prompts process to fill his Senate seat

A special election will be held in the coming weeks, according to state law.South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died Saturday at age 71, was up for reelection this year and won the state's Republican primary last month with almost 60% of the vote.Graham's unexpected passing sets in motion processes that will ensure someone completes the remainder of Graham's current Senate term, which expires in January, and also elect someone to take his place on November's general election ballot.Per state...

ABC News • 9th July 2026

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner suspends campaign after sexual assault allegation

After being accused by a former girlfriend of sexual assault, Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner announced that he is suspending his campaign in a video posted on social media Wednesday in which he continued to deny the allegations and blasted the political establishment for derailing what he called a movement.In the video, Platner, an oyster farmer and military veteran, said he is suspending his campaign and will withdraw from the ballot in Maine's Senate race, which had been one...

ABC News • 7th July 2026

How Democrats could replace Graham Platner in Maine Senate race and who might take his place

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has said he is considering his options in the wake of a sexual assault allegation that he denies. But Democrats in Maine and nationally are calling on him to withdraw from the race against Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins. How his replacement could be chosen if he does withdraw and who might run in his place has become a firestorm among Democrats.The Maine Democratic Party has called on Platner to leave the race. If he does by July 13 at 5 p.m. E...

ABC News • 1st July 2026

What the Supreme Court's decision on campaign spending means for the midterms

The Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday rolling back longstanding limits on the amount of money political parties can spend in coordination with individual candidates is set to make political parties far more impactful in the 2026 midterms.What can parties and donors do now that they couldn't do before?The official party committees will no longer have to go through the process of having a firewalled independent expenditure wing that cannot coordinate with candidates on strategy.They needed these...

ABC News • 30th June 2026

Sen. Ruben Gallego under investigation for suspected campaign finance violations

Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego is under federal investigation for suspected campaign finance violations, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.According to multiple reports, Gallego, a Democrat, used campaign funds to fly his family to the Caribbean, Miami, Nantucket and Puerto Rico. He also allegedly used funds to pay for childcare.Campaign funds may be used to pay for a candidate’s childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activities, according to the Fe...

ABC News • 26th June 2026

Gavin Newsom proposes national 'billionaires' tax' after opposing state's wealth tax initiative

Newsom's proposal comes as he says he's considering a run for president.As he gears up for a possible presidential bid, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed a national "billionaires' tax," -- a day after the state wealth tax measure he opposes qualified for the November ballot. Newsom's counter proposal calls for a federal minimum tax rate on Americans worth more than $100 million, rather than a state level one-time 5% wealth tax that the governor argues could be dodged by billionaire...

ABC News • 22nd June 2026

How AOC and Ro Khanna’s midterm endorsements could influence the Democratic Party

Progressive Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ro Khanna of California are flexing their political muscle in this year's midterm elections, and the candidates they've chosen to back reveal the very different political strategies each is building toward a possible run for higher office.Their endorsements could plot a winning midterm strategy for Democrats and strengthen relationships across different factions. They also can be viewed as a sign of flexing their political strength -- al...

ABC News • 10th June 2026

Nevada gubernatorial race shapes up as bellwether for GOP heading into 2028

Nevada’s gubernatorial primary has resulted in a face-off between incumbent Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and Democratic nominee Attorney General Aaron Ford and the race is indicative of whether GOP governors in battleground states can survive while distancing themselves from President Donald Trump’s low approval ratings, a dynamic with implications for 2028.Economic anxiety, conflict overseas, a polarizing mass deportation program and low approval ratings for the president might become headwinds...

ABC News • 10th June 2026

Republican Steve Hilton advances to general election in California governor's race, ABC projects

Republican Steve Hilton will advance to the November general election in the California governor's race, ABC News projects.Hilton, who was backed by President Donald Trump, will face Democratic candidate Xavier Becerra, the former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services during the Biden administration.In a statement Tuesday, Hilton said "In the weeks ahead, we will lay out my plan in detail to make our state Califordable -- particularly for workers and small businesses. We will...