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Tracking the early voting surge in battleground North Carolina | CNN Politics

CNN International •
October 23, 2026 • 12:00 PM
• By Mallory Thompson
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Voter turnout is already high in North Carolina, where a key Senate seat is on the ballot. CNN’s Dianne Gallagher explains why the high numbers could mean trouble for Republicans. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.

Tracking the early voting surge in battleground North Carolina | CNN Politics

Voter turnout is already high in North Carolina, where a key Senate seat is on the ballot. CNN's Dianne Gallagher explains why the high numbers could mean trouble for Republicans. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.

Voter turnout is already high in North Carolina, where a key Senate seat is on the ballot. CNN's Dianne Gallagher explains why the high numbers could mean trouble for Republicans. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.

Polls show a stunning shift happening with young men, who were a key part of President Trump’s coalition in 2024, ahead of the November midterm elections. CNN's Steve Contorno speaks with young men about the issues driving the shift in Michigan, where a critical Senate race is playing out.

President Donald Trump defended Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign ad featuring his opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother, telling him to keep it up and "say thank you, God."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN's Manu Raju that Democrats are likely to win the House, but cautioned that he's on alert for voter suppression efforts.

CNN's Jake Tapper talks with Republican Sen. Thom Tillis about his greatest accomplishment while in the Senate, as he prepares to leave at the end of his term. This is part of an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians from both sides of the aisle in some of their favorite places to discuss how they got to where they are today. Watch the full interview on CNN.com/AllAccess .

Republicans are spending millions on ads that talk about brutal killings to make Democrats look soft on crime. Victims’ families say they’re shocked and furious over the use of their loved ones' deaths. CNN’S Isabelle Chapman reports.

A debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate race was bitterly personal and contentious, while Republican Roger Marshall and Democrat were a bit kinder in Kansas. CNN's Jeff Zeleny breaks down both debates in contests that could be critical to deciding control of the Senate in November.

President Donald Trump continues to raise renaming various bodies of water to include "America." While at a rally in South Carolina, he said he called Google CEO Sundar Pichai to rename the Atlantic Ocean because they were "really great with the lake," referencing when Google Maps relabelled the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America."

A North Carolina rally was continuously disrupted by protesters as President Donald Trump tried to shore up support for Republicans ahead of the midterms. CNN's Alayna Treene reports.

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