Tag: senate
Full Blinken: ‘We Will Take Action’ After Sept. 1 If ISIS-K Threatens Americans
Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks about the Kabul airport attack and the future of American involvement in Afghanistan, during an interview with Meet the…
Al Roker: Hurricane Ida’s Eye Wall Is ‘Basically A 15-Mile Wide F3 Tornado’
As Hurricane Ida nears landfall, TODAY Show co-host Al Roker reports from New Orleans. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video:…
Fauci: ‘Planning On Eight Months’ For Covid Booster
In an interview with Meet the Press, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talks about the timeline for Covid booster…
Oprah Winfrey to stump in closely watched governor’s race
Winfrey will join Will Ferrell and others campaigning in Georgia for Stacey Abrams, who hopes to become the nation’s first female African-American governor. FiveThirtyEight Senate…
Brian Kemp, Stacey Abrams make final push in tight Georgia governor’s race
Kemp, Georgia’s secretary of state, faces off with Abrams, a Democrat who would be the country’s first black female governor, amid outcry over voter suppression…
Trump and Obama make final push before midterm elections
The president and his predecessor tried to sway voters in key states. FiveThirtyEight Senate Forecast: https://53eig.ht/2S7EbPf FiveThirtyEight House Forecast: https://53eig.ht/2KZ9wyU source
Trump rallies in red states, where his approval ratings are high
President Trump is pushing the need for border security while Democrats focus on healthcare. FiveThirtyEight Senate Forecast: https://53eig.ht/2S7EbPf FiveThirtyEight House Forecast: https://53eig.ht/2KZ9wyU source
ABC/WaPo poll: Dems hold 8-point lead over GOP nationwide in House races
George Stephanopoulos breaks down the final ABC News/Washington Post pre-election poll with ABC News’ Tom Llamas and Rick Klein and gets the latest FiveThirtyEight forecast…
Matt Dowd: If O’Rourke wins Texas, ‘he becomes the biggest rock star in the country’
George Stephanopoulos and ABC News’ political team of correspondents, analysts and contributors debate what will happen Election Night and how those results will shape Congress’s…
Jonathan Karl: Trump’s ‘counting on fear and loathing to rally’ GOP is a ‘gamble’
George Stephanopoulos is joined by ABC News correspondents and analysts to discuss the energy surrounding the midterm elections and President Trump’s role in fueling it….
Many highly-contested races will determine the balance of power in the House and Senate
Democrats need to gain two seats in states won by Trump to regain control of the House. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’:…
What’s at stake in the 2018 midterm elections
ABC News’ chief national correspondent Tom Llamas reports on what to watch on election night and which results could tip the political scales. FiveThirtyEight Senate…
Georgia gubernatorial race roiled by claims of hacking, voter suppression, racism
Secretary of State Brian Kemp, a Republican, was joined at a rally by Trump after his campaign’s explosive, unsubstantiated charge that Democrats tried to hack…
Heidi Heitkamp says she has ‘no regrets’ voting against Kavanaugh
Meanwhile, in states won by President Trump, other Senate Democrats walk a fine line to hold onto their jobs. FiveThirtyEight Senate Forecast: https://53eig.ht/2S7EbPf FiveThirtyEight House…
Georgia gubernatorial candidate speaks out
Brian Kemp wants to “make it easier for hard-working Georgians to build a better life for their families.” source
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez expected to win re-election
The incumbent senator was in a race against Republican Bob Hugin. source
Marsha Blackburn expected to win Tennessee Senate seat
Blackburn is on track to defeat former Gov. Phil Bredesen. source
Ted Cruz expected to defeat Beto O’Rourke in Texas
The incumbent Republican Senator was in a closely-watched race against O’Rourke. source
Republicans will retain control of the Senate, ABC News projects
Democrat Heidi Heitkamp lost her Senate seat to Republican Kevin Cramer. source
Sen. Kevin Cramer said failure to ban late-term abortions inspired him to run
The Republican thanked God in his victory speech after defeating Heidi Heitkamp. source