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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
A five-month CBS investigation found a Ghana-bound flight whose passengers were largely sent on to countries where U.S. judges had barred their return.
WatchThe attorney general says the Justice Department is not laying groundwork for Trump to contest the midterms, days before voters pick between Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola.
The administration cut down 430 trees with less than a day's notice, and a federal judge is weighing whether to stop further work.
Farmer Hallie Shoffner and former gubernatorial nominee Chris Jones are betting that high prices and anti-incumbent anger can reach a state Trump won by nearly two to one.
The secretary of state posted 'now is the time,' and the CIA reposted it with a video on how to make contact. Cuba's foreign minister rejected 'any threats stemming from U.S. ambitions.'
WatchThe Justice Department wants Alaska's ballots preserved so it can challenge the result if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses to Democrat Mary Peltola. Trump says he told prosecutors to file.
Election officials were given 48 hours to hand over voter information. The state says the letters contained errors, and local registrars say they are counting votes as usual.
At least 2 million seniors, and by some estimates up to 5 million, face plan closures as open enrollment runs through Dec. 7.
With no Democrat on the ballot in Nebraska and a bitter fight in Montana, the party is hoping independents can help it deny Republicans a Senate majority.
Kremlin-backed groups are pushing AI-manipulated clips and fabricated claims against Democrats, though lawmakers say there is no sign anyone can alter how votes are cast or counted.
MIT's Charles Stewart says the surge reflects heavy campaign spending and enthusiasm, not necessarily higher overall turnout, with Maine and Iowa showing unusual early activity.
Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides each face one count. Floris's lawyers say the charges came "on the eve of an election" and are no coincidence.
WatchThe president called the Ohio governor's race ad 'very powerful' and attacked Gov. Mike DeWine as a 'RINO' after DeWine urged Ramaswamy's campaign to take it down.
An unsigned order cited the Purcell principle against late changes to election rules; Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, and the ruling comes less than two weeks before a tight Senate race.
A federal magistrate in Miami warned the president could face penalties, including dismissal of his $10 billion lawsuit, after his lawyers cancelled the Oct. 16 session.
WatchThe 82-year-old Democrat, a leading Trump critic, surrendered Thursday on a 45-page indictment alleging bribery, money laundering and a drug conspiracy tied to her cannabis shop, weeks before the midterms.
Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin found the practice likely violates the Voting Rights Act, though she paused her order until Friday afternoon so the administration can appeal.
An Oct. 20 memo names Polymarket and Kalshi and warns that bets on military outcomes can tip off foreign spies, months after a Special Forces soldier was arrested over Maduro-raid wagers.
Neil Bush cited Republican nominee Ken Paxton's record and said Trump and his enablers have done 'enormous damage' to the GOP, as early voting gets under way in a race rated a toss-up.
A survey of more than 2,000 adults shows power bills outrunning incomes weeks before the midterms, with data centers and the Iran war's oil shock among the blamed causes.
Republicans outspend Democrats on air by about $133 million, while Democratic candidates are raising far more cash in the most competitive races, NPR reports.
NPR explains why results that look instant in some states take weeks elsewhere, and why election officials fear a fresh wave of conspiracy theories in the midterms.
WatchWith the midterms two weeks away, 60 Minutes reports that federal agents have seized ballots, the Justice Department has sued states that refused to hand over voter rolls, and a Republican election chief says she is under federal investigation.
The NBC News Decision Desk Poll finds the grimmest national mood of Trump's second term, with voters preferring Democrats for Congress 55%-45% but still holding a negative view of both parties.
The state charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, to be announced Monday with Gov. Ron DeSantis, comes on top of a federal prosecution of the 95-year-old former Cuban leader.
In a Cuban-American district that is more than 70% Latino, deportations and the cost of living are splitting voters who helped Trump win in 2024, and a recent survey shows Latino voters favoring Democrats for Congress by 26 points.
The president's order lets drivers fill highway vehicles with cheaper untaxed diesel through December, but it only defers the 24.4-cent federal tax, and states and trucking groups are telling people to keep buying regular fuel.
The two candidates fighting for a seat Democrats have held since 2009 each tried to tie the other to an unpopular figure in Friday's lone debate, and one forecaster now rates the race Lean Democratic.
Joanne Hsu says sentiment has fallen across all walks of life since the Iran war began, with wages failing to keep pace with prices three weeks before the midterms.
At a Highland Heights stop to boost Republican turnout, the president touted his second-term power, repeated a $5,000-per-adult promise and said the Iran war will end soon.