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Alaska's governor orders investigation after NYT report on alleged Dem-linked Senate election scheme
Following a New York Times report on an alleged Democrat-linked scheme involving the state's U.S. Senate contest, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, ordered an investigation.
CNN polling across four key Senate races in the final days of the midterm campaign finds Democrats well-positioned in Michigan and Texas, with no clear leader in the races in Maine or Kansas.
Democrats are targeting G.O.P. strongholds that could set them up for new majorities. But if they don’t win those races now, it could be a long time before they have another chance.
An old-school populist Democrat, Sherrod Brown lost his longtime Senate seat in 2024. Has the political landscape changed enough for him to win one back in 2026?
The New York Times/Siena polls — the first high-quality surveys in some states — show Democrats with a bona fide pickup opportunity in South Carolina and possibly another one in Florida. The Minnesota survey, meanwhile, suggests that GOP hopes of an unlikely pickup there might have been dashed.
Prominent Republicans in key Senate races have endorsed Democratic candidates, including in South Carolina, Kansas and Texas.
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.
