Democrats worry polls showing them as Senate favorites are wrong
Political handicappers are labeling Senate Democrats as the favorites to keep their majority, but Democratic senators themselves are worried the polls may be flawed in their favor just as they were in 2016 and 2020. The lawmakers acknowledge the political environment looks much better for their chances than it did on Memorial Day before the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and the right to an abortion. While President Biden’s approval rating is still in the low 40s and a president’s party usually loses seats in the midterm elections, many Democrats fee
Read MoreTrump says McConnell has a ‘death wish’ backing bills sponsored by Democrats
Former President Trump said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has a “death wish” for supporting bills that congressional Democrats have sponsored. The former president said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Saturday that any reason McConnell has for supporting the bills — be it that he knows Trump is opposed to them or if he believes in the “Fake and Highly Destructive Green New Deal" — are “unacceptable.” Trump’s post comes after McConnell supported a continuing resolution to
Read MoreRussian forces pull out of Lyman, a key city in Ukraine's Donetsk region
Russia has withdrawn troops from the city of Lyman in Ukraine's Donetsk region Saturday, one day after announcing the annexation of the area and three other regions. Ukrainian officials said earlier that their soldiers had surrounded the city. The Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported that the Russian Defense Ministry said its forces retreated to more advantageous lines to avoid the risk of being encircled. The ministry said Ukraine has a
Read MoreGOP prospects dim in New Hampshire Senate race
Republicans are facing an increasingly uphill battle in New Hampshire's Senate race as polls show their chosen candidate, Don Bolduc, losing ground to Sen. Maggie Hassan (D). Observers had long seen Hassan as one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the upper chamber, but that changed earlier this month when GOP voters chose Bolduc, a hard-right candidate aligned with former President Trump, as the party’s nominee. Most polls since then have shown Bolduc trailing Hassan by as much as double digits, fueling GOP concerns that the Republican won’t be able t
Read MoreRanking Trump and the top seven GOP White House contenders
Former President Trump is the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, despite facing mounting legal trouble and the recent FBI raid of his Florida home. But that doesn't mean Republicans aren't considering their options in the event that Trump's political prospects wane in the coming years. Trump has been a political force within the GOP since his rise began in 2015, and he’s been open about running for the White House again in 2024. He’s likely to face competition, however, especially with polls coming out that suggest
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