Ralph Norman refuses to campaign for Darline Graham, accusing Trump of trying to force his hand-picked Senate candidate on South Carolina voters.

While some of the most competitive Senate races are in swing states like Michigan and Georgia, the Senate race in Minnesota has also become a battleground that could deliver a win for Republicans. Democratic Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan and retired broadcaster Michele Tafoya,

Senator Darline Graham, the South Carolina Republican, is struggling to replicate her late brother’s success. Republicans lead in the Florida Senate race and Democrats are up in Minnesota.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, will be in Goose Creek on Saturday morning doing a get-out-the-vote rally for 1st District congressional candidate Jenny Costa Honeycutt. The move comes as Republicans have increased their stumping appearances, especially in traditionally red states.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a probe into Mary Peltola’s campaign over a plot to recruit a decoy candidate sharing Sen. Dan Sullivan’s name.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has tried to balance passing the president's agenda and preserving the independence of the Senate. The midterms are his biggest test yet.

Terry Williams, a Vermont state senator, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of domestic assault — less than a week before the Republican lawmaker stands for reelection. Williams, 74, of Poultney, was arrested Tuesday and held on bail at a Rutland jail, according to Vermont State Police.

Republican Rep. Zach Nunn is seeking reelection against Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott in Iowa’s 3rd District, with the candidates debating issues including health care, immigration, the economy and water quality.

Since he was first elected to the Florida House in 2010, state Sen. Jason Brodeur has been a reliable Republican in mostly red Seminole County and has seldom faced a formidable political opponent.

Sen. Shaneka Henson would be the first Black senator elected from Anne Arundel County, while Republican Jessica Haire campaigns on Henson’s ethics record and missing votes.

Fort Worth’s Tarrant County, the biggest county President Donald Trump carried in 2024, exemplifies some of the trends that have made Texas a battleground this year.