Politics
Trump makes his final midterm pitch at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
A day before the Nov. 3 midterms, President Trump closed his campaign at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — spending more than 20 minutes on his Washington construction projects before turning to the election, and renewing his $5,000 dividend pledge if Republicans keep Congress.
Final polls put Democrats ahead in five of seven Senate battlegrounds on election eve
The final New York Times/Siena polls put Democrats ahead in five of seven Senate battlegrounds — including Ohio, where Sherrod Brown leads Jon Husted 49% to 44% — with the other two races within the margin of error, a day before voters decide control of Congress.
Ohio Voter Guide: Polls Open Tuesday 6:30 A.M.–7:30 P.M.
Ohio polls open Tuesday, November 3, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and anyone in line by 7:30 p.m. may vote. Bring an unexpired photo ID — an Ohio license or state ID, a U.S. passport, or a military ID — and check what is on your ballot before you go.
Democrat Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race, two days before midterms
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens stunned her party Sunday by endorsing Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, her former primary rival, two days before Michigan's pivotal November 3 midterm election.
Fox News moves Ohio Senate and governor races to 'lean Democrat' two days before midterms
Fox News Power Rankings updated November 1 moved Ohio's Senate race between Jon Husted and Sherrod Brown — and the governor's race between Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton — from toss-up to lean Democrat, two days before the November 3 midterm election.
Midterm campaign enters final weekend as Alaska probe intensifies and California ballot fight heads toward Supreme Court
With three days until the November 3 midterms, federal prosecutors intensified their Alaska Senate investigation, the Justice Department signaled a Supreme Court bid over California mail ballots, and early voting passed 51 million — a midterm record.
Husted and Brown pitch competing visions as Ohio's $500 million Senate race hits its final days
Ohio voters will decide Tuesday whether to keep Sen. Jon Husted in office or return former Sen. Sherrod Brown to the Senate, in a special election for JD Vance's old seat that has drawn $500 million in ad spending.
Federal poll monitors in Franklin County must stay 100 feet from polling places
Franklin County election officials say Justice Department monitors agreed to stay outside Ohio's 100-foot restricted zone around polling places, in plain clothes, observing only.
Alaska governor orders probe into second Dan Sullivan on Senate ballot
Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a state investigation into Mary Peltola's campaign after a report said people aligned with it helped recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan, days before the November 3 election.
Justice Department says no FBI or ICE staff will serve as midterm poll monitors
The Justice Department told a federal court that FBI and ICE employees will not serve as election monitors in the midterms, after the NAACP sued over plans it called voter intimidation.
Trump and Obama hit the trail in Ohio and Georgia in the midterms' final week
President Donald Trump campaigned in Ohio with Sen. Jon Husted and former President Barack Obama campaigned in Georgia with Sen. Jon Ossoff on Wednesday, as both parties fight for control of Congress in the November 3 midterms.
Trump brings his midterm closing push to Chillicothe, his third Ohio stop this month
President Donald Trump is campaigning in Chillicothe on Wednesday evening at Ohio University's Shoemaker Center, rallying for Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy in the final week before the November 3 election.
New Ohio poll: Acton edges Ramaswamy 48–44, and the ad about her mother changed few minds
A Suffolk University–USA TODAY poll of 500 likely Ohio voters finds Amy Acton at 48% and Vivek Ramaswamy at 44% in the governor's race; 72% had seen or heard about Ramaswamy's ad featuring Acton's estranged mother, but only a handful said it switched their vote.
Pittsburgh's newest red-light camera goes up in Squirrel Hill, starting a 30-day warning period
Pittsburgh installed a red-light enforcement camera at Browns Hill Road and Parkview Boulevard in Squirrel Hill on October 26; violations during the 30-day warning period draw warnings, not the $100 fine that follows.
Cincinnati parent group to hold forum on school levy Friday in Winton Terrace
We Excel Cincinnati will hold a forum Friday, October 30, from 4:30 to 5 p.m. in Winton Terrace to inform parents about the Cincinnati Public Schools levy ahead of Election Day.
Cleveland Council votes down $1.1 million Browns stadium repair reimbursement
Cleveland City Council voted 7–6 on Monday against reimbursing the Browns for about $1.1 million in repairs to the city-owned Huntington Bank Field, despite the mayor's administration saying the lease requires the city to pay for the work.
One donor funds six-figure ad blitz in Columbus council-district fight
King Memory CEO Darryl Tanner put $330,000 into a new political action committee, Voters Have Choices, which has spent more than $100,000 urging Columbus voters to back Issue 8 and reject Issue 9, the council's competing charter amendment.
Neil Young sues Trump committee for $10 million over 'Rockin' in the Free World' at Youngstown rally
Neil Young sued the Trump 47 Committee in Virginia federal court, saying his 1989 song was played without a license before Trump took the stage at an October 12 rally in Youngstown, Ohio.
Pennsylvania mail-ballot deadline arrives Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Applications must be received by the county election office by 5 p.m. Tuesday; more than 1.2 million Pennsylvanians had already applied as of October 20.
Ohio voters enter final week of early voting as more than 922,000 ballots already returned
Extended hours run through November 1; the absentee request deadline is Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. and Election Day is November 3.
Shapiro says Pennsylvania is 'prepared' for voting challenges as November 3 nears
Campaigning through western Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro said the state has spent more than a year preparing to defend its vote count in court and at the polls.
Columbus mayor touts record midterm turnout as Franklin County early voting surges
Mayor Andrew Ginther says Franklin County is approaching presidential-election turnout levels, as county data showed more than 88,000 early ballots already cast — on pace to top both 2018 and 2022.
Early voting surges in Licking County as Ohio's tight races drive turnout
Nearly 22,000 ballots were requested as of October 23, putting the county on pace to beat its early-voting totals from both 2018 and 2022.
Zogby: Acton up 9 in Ohio as governor race shifts after attack-ad backlash
Pollster John Zogby says Acton led Ramaswamy by 9 points in a Wednesday-Thursday Ohio poll, days after forecasters moved the race to lean Democrat.
North Royalton voters to decide EMS levy to add three paramedics
Issue 57 would create a five-year, 2-mill levy generating about $2.27 million a year as EMS calls keep climbing.
Early voting opens in New York City as Mamdani casts his ballot
86,215 New Yorkers voted on day one, slightly more than on the first day of early voting in 2025; polls stay open through November 1.
At an Ohio deli, GOP voters shrug at controversy over Ramaswamy ad
Around 100 people packed Izzy's Deli in Monroe on October 24 as part of a weekend bus tour; supporters said borders and jobs matter more than the ad.
New York governor race enters final stretch: Blakeman tours NYC, Hochul kicks off early voting in Buffalo
Blakeman made three NYC stops while Hochul kicked off early voting in Buffalo, 10 days before the November 3 election.
Ohio governor race shifts to 'lean Democrat' after Ramaswamy ad backlash
Cook and Sabato moved the race after Ramaswamy spent $4 million airing an ad featuring Acton's estranged mother.
Obama to rally in Cleveland for Brown and Acton in tight Ohio races
The former president's first Ohio visit since 2018 backs Brown's Senate bid and Acton's run for governor, with the Nov. 3 midterms near.
NYC Council votes 40-7 to ban horse-drawn carriages
'Romanch's Law' phases out the 160-year-old Central Park tradition by June 2028, after the June death of an 18-year-old tourist.
Two former FBI officials arrested, charged with lying to Congress in Hunter Biden probe
Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides are accused of misleading a House panel about the Foreign Influence Task Force's role in the Hunter Biden investigations.
Justice Department sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Republican Dan Sullivan loses
The suit argues a second candidate named Daniel J. Sullivan could confuse voters under ranked-choice voting. Experts call the theory 'strange and unusual.'
JD Vance rallies Republicans in Cincinnati ahead of the midterms
Sharonville rally for Husted and Ramaswamy, a Bengals practice visit, and a SNAP-fraud briefing with the attorney general.
Ohio's Republican governor condemns Ramaswamy ad attacking his Democratic rival — Trump defends it
DeWine called the ad "deeply, deeply troubling" and urged Ramaswamy to take it down. Trump called it "very powerful."