Trump warns DeSantis against 2024 White House bid, saying it wouldn't be 'good' for GOP
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Read MoreDeSantis, Florida push back on DOJ monitoring of state election sites
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) administration is pushing back against the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) monitoring of three election sites in the state. A lawyer for the Florida Department of State said in a letter to the DOJ on Monday that the department’s monitors would not be allowed in polling places in Miami-Date, Broward and Palm Beach counties, claiming the they were not permitted under Florida
Read MoreMost Republicans don't trust the election system. A red wave could change that.
Most Republicans who vote Tuesday, polls suggest, will participate in an election whose results they do not entirely trust, especially if their party loses. Partisan doubt in the nation’s electoral system has seldom run higher. Polls consistently show a solid majority of Republicans lack faith in the vote count, a trend fueled by former President Trump’s relentless and unfounded attacks on the integrity of American elections when the 2020 campaign turned against him. A Republican rout in today’s midterms may restore the party’s faith in fair elections,
Read MoreHow the midterms could impact the Russia-Ukraine war
The midterm elections, which are largely being fought over inflation, crime and other domestic issues, could have a huge impact on America’s role in the Russia-Ukraine war. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the likely Speaker in a GOP majority, has talked about how Ukraine would not get a “blank check” from the U.S. with Republicans in control of the House. GOP victories by pro-Trump candidates in the House and Senate could also amplify isolationist voices that have questioned the Biden administration’s steady spending in support of Ukrai
Read MoreFinal Cook Political Report analysis puts House ‘easily’ in GOP’s reach
One of the country’s leading election handicappers says the House is “easily” within the reach of Republicans, who are heading into Tuesday’s midterm elections with the highest expectations that they’ll have control of the chamber next year. In their final analysis heading into the polls, election experts at the Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan group based in Washington, acknowledged the lingering uncertainty surrounding this year’s outcome. But with the p
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