type of legislative body, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature
Hidden video recording device found in cabin of Australian navy ship: Australia's military confirms the device had been discovered, after a senator reports being ...
bbc.com/news/articles/c3x2we8yjj1go
Trump Helps Out by Dropping Antisemitic Slur at Kansas Rally: The president’s comments defending Senator Roger Marshall were like an onion of things he shouldn’t ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-antisemitic-slur-shylock-kansas-rally.html
Sid Miller stops short of endorsing Democrat Clayton Tucker for ag commissioner over Nate Sheets
texastribune.org/2026/10/19/sid-miller-nate-sheets-clayton-tucker-election-2026-agriculture-commissioner/
Why Democrats are pushing their donors to care more about state legislative races
semafor.com/article/10/20/2026/why-democrats-are-pushing-their-donors-to-care-more-about-state-legislative-races
If Sherrod Brown wins his Senate race, Ohio’s delegation will be the most awkward in the chamber next Congress.
Brown would have to serve with Republican ... Show more
Mike Bloomberg spent $80M to boost Democrats in midterms: NYT: Democrats are hopeful that they will regain majority control of the House of Representatives and ...
cnbc.com/2026/10/20/mike-bloomberg-democrats-house-trump.html
Key FactsBloomberg Directs About $80 Million Toward Democrats
6 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nytimes.com
- Bloomberg’s team told The New York Times he is directing about $80 million in September and October toward the midterms.
- Some contributions remain underway, and details are expected to appear in new campaign-finance filings Tuesday and Thursday.
- The contributions make him one of the largest known left-leaning donors in these midterms.
- His political adviser Howard Wolfson said Bloomberg considers campaign resources important and expects an electoral result.
"He believes in participation in our democracy," Howard Wolfson, Mr. Bloomberg’s political adviser, said in an interview. "And obviously the scale of his participation, given his resources and his means, is greater than other people’s financially. But other people are participating in different ways."— Howard Wolfson, Mr. Bloomberg’s political adviser, said in an interview.
FACT CHECK: How true is the claim by Nigerian lawmaker that tax laws would require citizens to pay 25% of earnings?
premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/918532-fact-check-how-true-is-the-claim-by-nigerian-lawmaker-that-tax-laws-would-require-citizens-to-pay-25-of-earnings.html
Abdul El-Sayed says Trump's attacks on his faith are meant to distract from pain his policies are causing
abcnews.com/Politics/abdul-el-sayed-trumps-attacks-faith-meant-distract/story
Midterm Ad Spending Has Surpassed $10B. Where Is the Money Coming From?: Super PACs and billionaires are fueling record political ad spending in 2026 ...
time.com/article/2026/10/19/midterm-ad-spending-has-surpassed-10b-where-is-the-money-coming-from-/
Polls Show a Blue Wave Down-Ballot, Too: According to the latest midterm polls, Democrats could make major headway in Trump-state gubernatorial races ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/midterms-2026-polls-show-a-democratic-blue-wave-down-ballot.html
Mail Online Oct 18
Trump can't stop himself from gushing over male senator's body: 'I've never done this with a man before'
dailymail.com/news/article-16217411/trump-jon-husted-ohio-body-inspection.html
Advocacy group wants federal government to ban all ads for online gambling: Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage currently studying a proposed federal law ...
theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-advocacy-group-wants-federal-government-to-ban-all-ads-for-online/
What a Democratic Congress would mean, in spite of Trump's veto pen: Democrats pledge to focus on affordability and holding Trump accountable if they win ...
usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/20/midterm-elections-congress-agenda-democrats-trump/92235759007/
CNN Data Guru Humiliates Vance With Embarrassing Truth: The GOP believes the vice president could help its dire midterm prospects.
thedailybeast.com/cnn-data-guru-harry-enten-humiliates-jd-vance-with-embarrassing-truth
Key FactsHarry Enten Says Vance Is GOP’s Least Popular Vice President
12 hours ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
- Enten says Vance’s nationwide net favorability fell from plus three to minus 15 points since his vice presidency began.
- Among independent voters, Vance’s rating fell from zero to minus 30 points, according to Enten.
- In Ohio, Vance’s net approval is minus seven points, according to Enten, down from plus five when he took office.
- Prediction-market platform Kalshi puts Vance’s 2028 presidential odds at 22 percent, down from 33 percent a year earlier.
So JD Vance, by far the least popular Republican vice president at this point in a vice presidency.— Harry Enten, CNN's chief data analyst, on News Central, explaining JD Vance's unpopularity and its implications for Republicans.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed pushes back after being asked to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood during a town hall ... Show more
Jacqui Lambie slams 'nasty' One Nation cartoon mocking vaginal prolapse
abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/federal-politics-jacqui-lambie-one-nation-cartoon-pauline-hanson/107281792
Key FactsLambie condemns One Nation cartoon over health condition
2 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news.com.au
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: news.com.au
- The One Nation video produced and shared by Pauline Hanson portrays the proposed digital duty of care as an attack on free speech.
- Lambie said stirring hatred was pushing society toward anarchy and would lead to street riots.
- Lambie said the digital duty was intended to protect people and children, not restrict Australians’ freedoms.
- Hanson defended the cartoon as satire, while Jacinta Nampijinpa Price called it tasteless and urged politicians to debate issues, not people.
But what I do know is this: Decent leaders don’t stir up hatred, pushing us towards bloody anarchy, because that’s exactly what she’s doing.— Jacqui Lambie, Australian Senator, in remarks responding to One Nation's cartoon mocking her health battle
Decades-old GOP winning streaks are suddenly at risk
axios.com/2026/10/18/democrat-2026-republican-winning-streak-kansas
Rebel Republican Hits Trump With ‘Treason’ Accusation Over Putin: A one-time Trump defender is sounding the alarm over the president’s latest moves to appease ...
thedailybeast.com/rebel-republican-andrew-c-mccarthy-hits-trump-with-treason-accusation-over-vladimir-putin
OpinionIf Trump becomes a lame duck, surely countries like Australia can say what we really think?
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/18/trump-lame-duck-us-midterm-elections-australia
Cross-party condemnation for One Nation's nasty cartoon: The cartoon is the latest in One Nation's Please Explain series, which has taken aim at senior ...
1news.co.nz/2026/10/19/cross-party-condemnation-for-one-nations-nasty-cartoon/
At a Republican midterm rally in Dalton, Georgia on Friday, Donald Trump spoke gibberish in an attempt to pronounce US Democratic Senate candidate Abdul ... Show more
manilastandard.net Oct 13
WATCH | "She is a bully"
Private prosecutor Atty. Lorna Kapunan accused lead defense counsel Sheila Sison of bullying and disrespecting prosecutors ... Show more
If the economic narrative doesn't improve, things could get ugly for Labor: If polls are right then voters are increasingly in a mood to light the match of ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/labor-government-struggles-in-senate-and-polls/107276864
GOP senator: Cancel Thanksgiving recess if we lose
axios.com/2026/10/15/moreno-midterms-senate-republicans
Key FactsOpinion: Trump Weakens Republicans Ahead of Midterms
3 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thedailybeast.com
- The author argues that Trump is undermining Republican candidates during the midterm campaign’s final stretch despite Democrats’ polling lead.
- The article portrays Trump’s announced diesel deal with Russia as benefiting Putin at Ukraine’s expense, not consumers.
- The article cites Trump’s 22-percent economic approval and 70 percent saying they are worse off.
- Republicans including John Kennedy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Mike Rogers are also beginning to criticize Trump, the article says.
make the election a referendum on me!— Donald Trump; The article presents this as Trump urging voters to make the election a referendum on him.
OpinionJared Kushner has no right to be playing diplomat: If the president’s son-in-law wants to have authority over U.S. foreign policy, he must face Congress ...
ms.now/opinion/jared-kushner-lawsuit-iran-gaza-ukraine-diplomat
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico attempted to find common ground with a voter who pressed him on his support for a national ban on gender-affirming ... Show more
CNN & Jubilee Town Hall With James Talarico | CNN
CNN & Jubilee Town Hall With James Talarico | CNN
4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outage
thehill.com/homenews/senate/6152642-defense-inspector-general-ukraine-starlink-senators/
Senate passes bill to make Chaguanas a city, create four new boroughs: THE Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was passed in the Senate on Tuesday ...
trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/senate-passes-bill-to-make-chaguanas-a-city-create-four-new-boroughs/article_9dd12584-5672-4696-8124-a358180081cb.html
Democrats post "mind-blowing" numbers ahead of 2026 midterms: "Oh my god, holy crap," one Republican senator said.
axios.com/2026/10/16/democrats-midterms-fundraising-senate
Minnesotans: Trump’s Raid on Ilhan Omar Will Backfire Big-Time: It’s “stoking the same kind of unity feeling that people felt during Metro Surge ...
newrepublic.com/post/216619/minnesota-ilhan-omar-raid-democrats
The latest: Flanagan, Tafoya clash over Trump, Iran war and fraud in only scheduled Senate debate
startribune.com/flanagan-tafoya-us-senate-debate/601899218
Ken Paxton to close Senate run with “Come And Take It” bus tour: The Republican nominee plans to hit over 30 stops across Texas, concluding with a stop at the ...
texastribune.org/2026/10/14/ken-paxton-bus-tour-texas-senate-come-and-take-it/
Elon Musk Spends Heavily to Back Ken Paxton’s Senate Bid in Texas: The world’s richest person, who has become the biggest known midterm donor ...
nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/politics/elon-musk-ken-paxton-texas-senate-race.html
Former US Vice President Kamala Harris said Democrats would win a majority in the House of Representatives and had a "very good shot" at taking the ... Show more
Nepo Senator Flees After Falling Apart at Must-Win Debate: Darline Graham abruptly exited after a string of gaffes.
thedailybeast.com/nepo-senator-darline-graham-fled-after-debate-flub-against-annie-andrews
Trump berates Cornyn, Rove for not backing Paxton: ‘They are hurting Texas’: President Trump is once again attacking Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6152457-trump-attacks-cornyn-paxton-elections/
Key FactsTrump says Cornyn, Rove could hurt Paxton’s Senate bid
4 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: texastribune.org
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: texastribune.org
- Trump blamed Cornyn and Rove for a possible Paxton defeat and urged former Cornyn voters to switch their support.
- Cornyn has not endorsed Paxton and said in August he would not move money to Paxton’s campaign.
- Rove has not said whether he will vote for Paxton and pointed to allegations from Paxton’s 2023 impeachment trial, which ended in acquittal.
- Early voting is set to begin October 19, while polls consistently show Talarico leading Paxton by single digits.
If Ken Paxton loses, it will be because of WEAK and INEFFECTIVE Political Hacks like John Cornyn and Karl Rove, who have ineffectively opposed me for my entire political career.— Donald Trump, Truth Social post
Lawmakers Argue Trump's Russia Diesel Deal 'Violates' the Law. Here's What Legal Experts Say
time.com/article/2026/10/13/lawmakers-argue-trump-russia-diesel-deal-violates-law-legal-experts/
Cold weather and high prices could flip the Senate: Inflation is dragging down Republicans in midterm races across the country. But in Maine ...
vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/506611/midterms-prices-maine-heating-oil-collins
James Talarico raises record $64 million in Texas Senate race: Democrat James Talarico says he raised a record $64 million in the third quarter in the Texas ...
dallasnews.com/news/politics/article/james-talarico-raises-64-million-in-third-quarter-22478133.php
“You voted to cover up the evidence, Mike.”
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff blasted his challenger Rep. Mike Collins over the Epstein files after the Trump-endorsed ... Show more
Authorities investigate letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressional, election offices
apnews.com/article/fbi-postal-service-letters-suspicious-substances-investigation-c90253b9873a27471e63c6f1dcf979e9
Breaking: Government fails to secure support for beleaguered private health bill: Controversial private health insurance changes affecting older Australians are ...
abc.net.au/news/2026-10-14/private-health-bill-canned/107265242
Mary Peltola is defying the Democratic establishment on issues like hunting and oil drilling in her Senate campaign against Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan
Brazil's Senate approves a shorter workweek in major win for Lula ahead of runoff
ctvnews.ca/business/article/brazils-senate-approves-a-shorter-workweek-in-major-win-for-lula-ahead-of-runoff/
Republican Sen. Susan Collins further distanced herself from President Donald Trump in the Maine Senate debate against Democrat Troy Jackson on Tuesday ... Show more
Philstar Life Oct 13
How did Chiz Escudero come out with a lengthy ruling on the dropping of 3 Duterte impeachment articles so quickly?
philstarlife.com/news-and-views/456349-how-chiz-escudero-come-out-lengthy-ruling-dropping-3-impeachment-articles-so-quickly
In Kansas, a newly competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump's unpopular policies
npr.org/2026/10/14/nx-s1-5995633/kansas-senate-race-hamilton-marshall-tossup
Braun calls Perez campaign ad about accident at his family’s business ‘a new low’
columbian.com/news/2026/oct/14/braun-calls-perez-campaign-ad-about-accident-at-his-familys-business-a-new-low/
OpinionI'm a Republican. Don't let Trump keep a GOP majority. | Opinion: I was late to say out loud why Donald Trump was bad for America; it's not too late for voters ...
desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2026/10/15/republican-majority-will-not-check-donald-trump-gop-election-2026/92249577007/
Tillis calls on Pentagon inspector general to investigate Ukraine’s Starshield loss
thehill.com/homenews/senate/6150025-thom-tillis-pentagon-ig-ukraine-starlink-limits/
In competitive North Texas Senate race, GOP candidate sheds her “ultra MAGA” label
texastribune.org/2026/10/14/texas-wambsganss-rehmet-senate-tarrant-election-2026/
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is pressing Elon Musk to explain Ukraine’s loss of military access to Starlink and expressing hope that Ukraine’s restricted access ... Show more
thehill.com
thehill.com
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) maintained a strong lead in the state’s Senate race in a new poll. thehill.com
Nepo Senator Falls Apart in Public Humiliation: And a crackpot MAGA conspiracy explodes: Monday, October 12, 2026.
thedailybeast.substack.com/p/nepo-senator-falls-apart-in-public
Kacey Musgraves fires back after Noem jab over Talarico: Kacey Musgraves is hitting back at Kristi Noem after the former Homeland Security secretary took a ...
thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/6144832-kacey-musgraves-kristi-noem-james-talarico-ken-paxton-texas-senate-ella-langley/
Elon Musk gives $276 million to Republican groups, becomes biggest known 2026 midterm donor
cnbc.com/2026/10/12/elon-musk-republican-donations-2026-midterm-election.html
El-Sayed, Releasing His Platform on A.I., Calls It an ‘Existential Crisis’: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan is the first Democrat running in a battleground Senate ...
nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/abdul-el-sayed-ai.html
Exclusive: Top Democratic super PAC spends more in Michigan, Maine: Senate Democrats’ top super PAC is pouring nearly $7 million more into two major races.
semafor.com/article/10/14/2026/top-democratic-super-pac-spends-more-in-michigan-maine
Pro-Susan Collins Group Spends $25,000 in the Wrong Portland: Oregonians may have wondered why they were seeing online ads about the Maine Senate race over the ...
newsweek.com/pro-susan-collins-group-spends-25000-wrong-portland-12557719
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says the Trump administration has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece ... Show more
Key FactsWhite House asks Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign
Oct 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: abcnews.com
- Press Secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday that the White House had asked Guilfoyle to resign.
- Guilfoyle later wrote that her tenure was ending; the State Department did not say whether she had submitted her resignation.
- Trump donor Eric Deters alleged that Guilfoyle asked him to pay a $100,000 credit-card bill shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing in July 2025.
- Guilfoyle called the allegations false, while her attorney disputed the messages’ authenticity without providing specifics.
We have asked Ambassador Guilfoyle to resign.— White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, during her first briefing as White House press secretary
Butler vows to bring back health rebate bill after Senate ambush sinks $3b aged care plan
smh.com.au/politics/federal/butler-vows-to-bring-back-health-rebate-bill-after-senate-ambush-sinks-3b-aged-care-plan-20261014-p615m1.html
