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Former President Barack Obama, center, joined by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson raise hands during a campaign event at Cass Technical High School Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Detroit.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

President Donald Trump escalates anti-Muslim attacks against Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, drawing Arab American rebuke

October 26, 2026 at 6:22 a.m.

President Donald Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security and questioning his loyalty to the United...

FILE – An FBI seal is displayed on a podium before a news conference at the field office in Portland, Ore., Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Authorities investigate letters with ‘suspicious substances’ sent to congressional, election offices

October 15, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Federal authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide.

The U.S. Capitol is seen Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Top crypto group to pour millions into bipartisan slate of House races

October 5, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

A top cryptocurrency campaign organization is unveiling a bipartisan list of House members that it will support in the November midterms, as one of the biggest-spending interest groups looks to...

FILE – Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a campaign rally at a coffee shop, Aug. 3, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Barack Obama is to appear with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit

October 5, 2026 at 11:16 a.m.

Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month.

Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava, right, jumps away from Oregon linebacker Teitum Tuioti during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers

September 28, 2026 at 9:42 p.m.

The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments...

FILE – At left, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in McKinney, Texas, May 19, 2026, and at right, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, after voting, in Austin, Texas, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero and Eric Gay,File)

The GOP was confident about keeping its Senate majority. Now the fight for control is wide open.

September 8, 2026 at 6:09 a.m.

Republicans appeared to have a firm grip on the Senate heading into the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. But with less than two months until Election Day,...

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks to reporters after speaking at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s Spratt Issues Conference, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in Florence, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Pete Buttigieg returns to South Carolina as he weighs another White House run

August 23, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Returning to South Carolina as he mulls a second run for the White House, Pete Buttigieg set out to reintroduce himself to the state and the Black voters he struggled...

FILE – Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at an event, Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Kentucky governor demands that Mitch McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

July 28, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state's Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters following a weekly policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

July 27, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill, even as Republicans lack the votes to advance...

FILE - The U.S. and South Carolina flags hang in the South Carolina statehouse, March 16, 2021, in Columbia, S.C . (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Democrats select South Carolina to kick off the 2028 presidential nominating contest

July 24, 2026 at 9:37 p.m.

South Carolina was selected Friday to once again lead off the Democratic Party’s 2028 presidential nominating schedule.

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