Elon Musk has plowed nearly half a billion dollars into elections in the 2026 cycle, a spending spree that makes him the single, largest disclosed donor in modern American politics and one of the Republican Party’s largest-ever benefactors. CNN’s Fredreka Schouten reports.
Elon Musk has plowed nearly half a billion dollars into elections in the 2026 cycle, a spending spree that makes him the single, largest disclosed donor in modern American politics and one of the Republican Party’s largest-ever benefactors. CNN’s Fredreka Schouten reports.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed would be the first Muslim elected to the Senate if he wins in Michigan on Tuesday. That possibility has unleashed some of the most searing anti-Muslim rhetoric ever seen in a modern US election campaign.
The Justice Department has dramatically accelerated a criminal probe into whether Alaska Democrats sought to confuse voters by recruiting a Senate candidate intended to siphon votes from the Republican, according to people familiar with the investigation. CNN's Kyung Lah talked to early voters.
With the midterm elections just days away, CNN's David Chalian explains what we are learning from likely voters in Maine, Michigan, Texas and Kansas, four states that could decide the balance of power in Washington. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.
During a campaign rally, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed addressed comments from his opponents criticizing his faith, saying, “Let me just tell you, I am Muslim.”
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, who is running in Texas against GOP nominee Ken Paxton, responded to a recent push of AI-powered robocalls attacking his campaign. CNN's Ed Lavandera reports.
CNN's Manu Raju reports from Iowa where polls indicate that the reliably red state has shifted to battleground territory. Democratic nominee Josh Turek is looking to defeat Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson in the race for the US Senate, while Democratic nominee Rob Sand and Republican nominee Zach Lahn are vying to be governor of Iowa.
Ohio is stop three on John King’s five-day, five-state tour. Democrats see a chance to flip the governor’s race for the first time in 20 years and a key Senate seat. We met two Republicans with very different views of their party’s future.
