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Former President Barack Obama, appearing in Ohio Saturday at his first campaign rally for the midterm elections, characterized President Donald Trump as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and a man of broken promises.

A longtime Trump supporter says rising costs, data centers and frustration in farm country could hurt Republicans at the ballot box.

Kevin Hassett, the director of the National Economic Council (NEC), on Sunday said the economy is the "best we've ever seen" as the Trump administration and Republicans make their final pitches heading into the midterm elections. "So the great big picture about the economy is that it's about the best economy we've ever seen," Hassett...

Obama remains the Democratic Party's best motivator nearly a decade after leaving the White House. And he's taking his star power on the road in the final days of the midterm elections, which will help determine the balance of power in American politics on Nov. 3.

Former President Barack Obama was hitting multiple campaign stops in Ohio and Michigan this weekend to speak out against the Trump administration, with midterms less than two weeks away. Nikole Killion has more.

With two weeks to go until Election Day, some small businesses say they're struggling with high inflation and the Trump administration's tariff policies. While restaurants say they've been hit especially hard, some other businesses say they're expanding. In a new survey, 71% of small businesses told the Chamber of Commerce that they're in good health. Natalie Brand spoke to business owners about what they'd like to see moving forward.

With less than two weeks to go before the midterms, the Trump administration is ramping up its warnings about voter fraud and is not ruling out the prospect of weighing in on states' election certification efforts. The Justice Department (DOJ) reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials, directing them to identify potential noncitizens on...

Sen. Susan Collins, who’s in a tough re-election fight, said she secured from the Trump administration tariff exemptions on some agricultural and forestry items.

Attorneys for one of the ex-FBI officials slammed the Trump administration for filing the "nonsense charges" just before the midterm election.

Canada has allegedly barred its diplomats from interacting with U.S. midterm candidates to avoid any allegations of election interference from the Trump administration, according to multiple reports. Written guidance issued earlier this week reportedly ordered Canadian officials based in the U.S. not to meet with candidates — or even be in the same room with...

The Trump administration accused Canada of election interference, as politically-charged fears swirled over potential meddling ahead of the US midterms.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) gave a preview of the harsh totalitarianism looming over the country should Democrats win control of Congress in the midterm elections. It involved harassment, intimidation, and nearly everything short of death directed at political opponents, specifically those considering seeking work in the Trump administration. She openly admitted that she wanted applicants […]

An unprecedented election war is playing out between the Trump administration and California in federal court, with a slate of cases proceeding at breakneck speed ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Calley Means , the health entrepreneur who became the Trump administration's most vocal advocate of the MAHA agenda, resigned from his senior adviser post on Thursday. Why it matters: Means' departure two weeks before the midterm elections underscores the MAHA base's discontent with the pace of change on food policy and the administration's stances on issues like pesticide use . Driving the news: Means cited "entrenched, dark forces in DC" in a statement on X but said he had "tremendous respect" for the way President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid out a vision for change. He cited the administration's work to overhaul dietary guidelines , advance psychedelic therapies , ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for sugary drinks, and get food companies to voluntarily remove artificial dyes and other additives from products. The Department of Health and Human Services didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Between the lines: Tensions between the MAHA faithful and the administration peaked in February, after Trump issued an executive order to increase domestic production of glyphosate, a common weed killer. Kennedy and others close to the movement had argued pesticides are making Americans sick. But agriculture interests said restricting their use would raise food prices and cost farmers billions. Trump had tapped Means' sister, Casey , a nutrition influencer, for surgeon general last year but withdrew the nomination in April after her confirmation process stalled in the Senate.

A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden ordered restrictions Wednesday on the Trump administration’s investigation of suspected noncitizen voting in nine states, citing concerns that agents could target American citizens and intimidate voter outreach groups ahead of the midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued a preliminary injunction barring Department of Homeland ...

Calley Means, a leading figure in the Make America Healthy Again movement, resigned Thursday, leaving the Trump administration less than two weeks before the midterms following reported frustrations over stalled policy priorities. The Wall Street Journal reported that Means, a senior adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., “quit his role on Thursday.” He ...

Canadian diplomats working in the US have been directed to stay away from candidates running in the midterm elections, and to keep a low profile to avoid allegations by the Trump administration of political interference, people familiar with the matter said.

The Trump administration’s policies could cost Republicans in a state that is being hit hard by expensive diesel prices and uncertainty over trade.

The White House has grappled with how to address the cost of living ahead of the midterms.

The Trump administration is tapping an emergency reserve of diesel set aside to heat homes in the Northeast as fuel prices are surging weeks before the midterm elections.

Elissa Slotkin's University of Chicago remarks targeted young conservatives considering Trump administration roles, raising the stakes for midterms.