Feinstein's opponent in California failed to raise big money
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin de Leon got a burst of national attention last summer when the California Democratic Party endorsed him for U.
Path to power: Senate races to watch on election night
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have a huge advantage as they seek to hold or expand their 51-49 Senate majority, with the battle for control running mostly through states that President Donald Trump won in 2016.
Facing uphill battle, Dems lay foundation in GOP stronghold
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Patricia Linder is the kind of undecided voter Democrats are looking for.
In House battle, Democrats see hope in Trump territory
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — White, working-class voters fueled President Donald Trump's rise to the White House.
Democrats and Republicans rush to avert third-party spoilers
PHOENIX (AP) — Two congresswomen running for U.S Senate in Arizona are crisscrossing the state, raising millions of dollars and trying to exploit every possible advantage to eke out a win in what both sides expect to be a photo-finish race.
Trump, Oprah lead surrogate campaigners in 2018 midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — From President Donald Trump to Oprah Winfrey, top political surrogates are fanning out in key battleground states to appeal to voters during the final days of the 2018 midterm campaigns.
President's son stumps for McSally, Sinema rallies backers
SUN CITY, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Senate candidate Martha McSally campaigned with Donald Trump Jr.
The Latest: Hawley: Voters will soon call McCaskill 'fired'
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's final rally blitz before the midterm elections (all times local):7:45 p.
America's gender, racial divides on display in House races
WASHINGTON (AP) — Perhaps nowhere is the choice facing voters on Tuesday more vividly on display than in the battle for control of the U.
In Georgia, Stacey Abrams faces balancing act on race
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — If Stacey Abrams becomes America's first black female governor on Tuesday, former President Jimmy Carter and Oprah Winfrey could be the keys to her success.
Washington doctor uses experience to fuel US House campaign
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — In her election ads, Dr. Kim Schrier wears a white doctor's coat as she declares that health care is a right.
Trump, Democrats kick off final midterm campaign blitz
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched an eight-state campaign blitz on Wednesday, seeking to shore up Senate Republicans and GOP gubernatorial candidates against an onslaught of Democratic surrogates, including entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah, Trump, Obama: Georgia's star-studded closing act
ATLANTA (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is bringing her star power to one of the nation's hottest governor's races, even as President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama try to put their imprint on the Georgia election.
The Latest: DeSantis: Maybe Mayor Gillum should be impeached
ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's final rally blitz before the midterm elections (all times local):8:30 p.
America's gender, racial divides on display in House races
WASHINGTON (AP) — Perhaps nowhere is the choice facing voters next Tuesday more vividly on display than in the battle for control of the U.
Biden laments Trump-era tone, offers possible 2020 preview
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden bemoaned the tone of Trump-era politics at a campaign stop in Iowa on Tuesday, previewing on his first trip to the leadoff caucus state how he might take on the Republican president should he seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
The Latest: In Iowa, Biden says leaders need to set the tone
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on former Vice President Joe Biden (all times local):8:50 p.
In tight race, Ohio governor rivals hedging bets on Trump
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Locked in a tight race for governor in the perennial swing state of Ohio, Republican Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray are using the final stretch to hedge their bets on Donald Trump.
Trump's team makes closing sale in new ad _ without Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's re-election campaign released a national television ad Monday that portrays the nation's economy on the right track entering the midterm elections.
Candidates sidestep Trump in midterm closing message
POINT PLEASANT, N.J. (AP) — Tom MacArthur is doing something that's familiar to dozens of candidates in the most fiercely contested congressional races: Tiptoeing around President Donald Trump.
Democratic wave faces GOP gerrymandering in US House races
As a freshman congressman, Republican Ted Budd seems to have several strikes against him as he faces his first re-election in his North Carolina district.
The Latest: Florida man accused of sending mail bombs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on pipe bombs sent to prominent critics of President Donald Trump (all times local):10 p.
The Latest: Trump returns to old attack lines at NC rally
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's rally in North Carolina (all times local):8:15 p.
Groups pour cash into Montana Senate race, smashing record
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Spending on Montana's U.S. Senate race has reached $60 million and shattered a state record as Democrats try to hold on to the seat and conservative groups funded by wealthy donors target incumbent Jon Tester following President Donald Trump's feud with the lawmaker.
Democrats try to retake Illinois district won over by Trump
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Democrat Brendan Kelly listened as the people crowded inside a Southern Illinois University conference room talked about how trouble at the Carbondale campus has brought trouble for the whole region.
Final stretch of campaigns dominated by race
The final stretch of the midterm campaign is increasingly dominated by debate over one of the most sensitive issues in American culture: race.
Race dominates debate in final stretch of campaigns
The final stretch of the midterm campaign is increasingly dominated by debate over one of the most sensitive issues in American culture: race.
Bomb threats put spotlight on vitriolic political rhetoric
NEW YORK (AP) — The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.
Bomb threats highlight risk of violent political rhetoric
NEW YORK (AP) — The discovery of pipe bombs targeting prominent Democratic politicians and CNN is raising the threat of election-season violence largely unknown in the U.
Senate slipping away as Dems fight to preserve blue wave
NEW YORK (AP) — In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave.
Senate slipping away as Dems fight to preserve blue wave
NEW YORK (AP) — In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave.
'Boogeyman' Trump stokes fears in election closing arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mob rule. A socialist takeover. Terrorists marching on the U.S. border.
Trump escalates immigration rhetoric at rally to boost Cruz
HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric at a midterm rally in Texas, falsely accusing Democrats of "encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate our borders and overwhelm our nation.
Trump escalates immigration rhetoric at rally to boost Cruz
HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric at a midterm rally in Texas on Monday, falsely accusing Democrats of "encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate our borders and overwhelm our nation.
Familiar 2016 figures deployed as midterms hit last 2 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is battling Democrats for control of Congress.
Both sides ignoring swing voters in hot Texas Senate race
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With Mike Pence and Donald Trump Jr. already visiting the state and the president himself working thousands of supporters into a frenzy at a Houston rally Monday night, Ted Cruz is convening a veritable parade of Republican powerbrokers in the final weeks of the Texas Senate campaign to ensure Democrat Beto O'Rourke doesn't upset him.
Obama rails against Republicans, rallies Democrats in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former President Barack Obama delivered a biting critique of Republicans in Washington and President Donald Trump's administration on Monday but avoided mentioning his successor by name.
Sanders rallies Wisconsin voters before Trump, Obama visits
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders urged college students and other supporters Monday at an early-voting rally on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus to throw Republican Gov.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on migrants, Saudis, Hispanic vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump inflated the projected benefits of an arms deal with the Saudis as he defended his wait-and-see attitude about Saudi complicity in the disappearance of a journalist whose apparent murder has sparked world outrage.
Florida's culture clash pits Gillum against Trump voters
THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's loyalists here at Florida's premier retirement community fear Andrew Gillum.
Democrats look to Latinos to provide midterm support
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patricia Lugo rattled off a string of fierce adjectives describing life under the Trump administration — "ugly," ''bad," ''terrible.
AP Interview: Sanders foresees 'progressive' South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two years after a tough loss in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, Sen.
