All posts tagged "Democrats"

CNN's top numbers cruncher could barely contain himself over new polling that has Republicans sweating Senate seats they long took for granted.

Harry Enten, CNN's chief data analyst, told anchor Kaitlan Collins on Thursday's episode of "The Source with Kaitlan Collins" that fresh CNN surveys out of Texas and Kansas left him floored. "I saw these numbers come out today. And to me, they were bonkers. They're nuts," Enten said.

Collins opened the segment by noting that Democrats "might be within striking distance of taking control of the Senate" heading into Tuesday's election, a prospect she said seemed out of reach even to Democrats a couple of months ago. Likely voters in Michigan and Texas, both of which President Donald Trump won in 2024, prefer the Democratic Senate candidates in their states, she reported, while races in battleground Maine and "ruby red" Kansas are too close to call....

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) looked uncomfortable during an interview as he was faced with a question about Trump's accusation of a "Democrat plot" to kill him.

On Tuesday, Moreno appeared on CNN for an interview with anchor Kaitlan Collins. Trump had said that day that he found new information that the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, was part of a "Democrat plot" to try to kill him, Collins mentioned.

"I looked through the highlights of what has come out. I don't see anything that points to that," Collins said. "Have you seen anything that points to that?"...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) brushed off paralyzed veterans and a children's hospital while cash from a prominent conservative donor came in amid his rightward drift.

According to a Thursday report by the Wall Street Journal, Fetterman canceled on three paralyzed military veterans who traveled from rural Pennsylvania in June to discuss legislation on their care. He told staff he might have eaten something bad, The Journal reported.

Less than an hour after aides met the veterans in his place, Fetterman reportedly walked in looking fine and headed to Fox News to talk about Israel....

President Donald Trump's aides are quietly preparing untested legal tactics to blunt a wave of Democratic investigations they expect after the midterms.

According to an article by Politico, new preparations have started since Will Scharf took over as the White House counsel on Tuesday. An August 10 Justice Department memo has also laid the groundwork for a broader use of executive privilege.

The White House counsel's office began briefing political appointees privately as far back as this spring, according to Politico. The office urged appointees to keep financial disclosures and ethics filings airtight and to think twice before committing anything to writing. ...

A political analyst on Tuesday revealed that despite the challenge, the conditions could be right to flip red-state Florida blue.

As Florida voters cast their ballots on primary election day, Newsweek national political correspondent Alex J. Rouhandeh took a deeper dive into the competitive race among Democrats and how President Donald Trump's low approval rating could "create the kind of climate" ripe for a swing.

"Florida has become the epicenter of MAGA, but that hasn’t stopped Never Trump candidates Alex Vindman and David Jolly from making waves in the state," Rouhandeh wrote on X....

CNN anchor Jake Tapper highlighted a moment from President Donald Trump's speech on Friday that could serve as an attack ad for Democrats ahead of the midterms.

Trump said he would "never apologize" for higher gas prices even though Americans are struggling to pay for rising costs at the pump during a speech at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York. Trump touted his crackdown on crime and the ongoing Iran war at a campaign rally with Republican gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

Tapper commented on the president's remarks....