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The Epstein Fallout Is Creating A New Problem For Republican Candidates
In the final weeks of the 2026 election, Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Republican running for Senate in Iowa, began running a direct-to-camera television ad with a startling message. "This week, I had to explain to my boys, 'No, mom does not protect pedophiles,'" Hinson says in the ad. It was a response to an attack by her opponent, Democrat Josh Turek, on a subject that has become increasingly fraught for Republicans.
Donald Trump Is Learning The Hard Way That He Can’t Steal This Election
President Donald Trump's efforts to interfere with the 2026 elections have almost universally failed. Courts have halted his most egregious actions, Congress has rejected his anti-voting legislation and civil groups have stepped up to support election officials. The list of Trump's failures is long. Courts blocked both of his executive orders aimed at limiting access to voting, including an effort to direct the Postal Service not to deliver certain mail ballots.
Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part
Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part Tue, 20 October 2026 at 6:43 pm UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost.
Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part
Paul Blumenthal Tue, 20 October 2026 at 6:43 pm UTC 3 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. Despite a constant drumbeat of lies about election integrity from the Trump administration and threats to undermine the election, registered voters are mostly confident that the 2026 elections will be conducted fairly and free from interference, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.
Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part
Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. Despite a constant drumbeat of lies about election integrity from the Trump administration and threats to undermine the election, registered voters are mostly confident that the 2026 elections will be conducted fairly and free from interference, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. There are still major partisan differences in how Republicans and Democrats view the integrity of certain aspects of elections.
Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part
Follow Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part Tue, October 20, 2026 at 2:43 PM EDT Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. Despite a constant drumbeat of lies about election integrity from the Trump administration and threats to undermine the election, registered voters are mostly confident that the 2026 elections will be conducted fairly and free from interference, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.
Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part
Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. Despite a constant drumbeat of lies about election integrity from the Trump administration and threats to undermine the election, registered voters are mostly confident that the 2026 elections will be conducted fairly and free from interference, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. There are still major partisan differences in how Republicans and Democrats view the integrity of certain aspects of elections.
Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part
Americans Are Confident That The Election Will Be Fair – For The Most Part Tue, October 20, 2026 at 6:43 p.m. UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost.
Ohio Governor’s Race Reaches New Low As Republicans Roll Out Amy Acton’s Pedophile-Protecting Mother
This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. The Ohio governor’s race between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton reached a new low on Tuesday with an attack ad featuring Acton’s mother calling her daughter a “liar” and urging voters not to support her. What the video doesn’t mention: Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, married a man, Cledith “Bud” Arthur, who sexually abused Acton from the ages of 9 to 12.
Ohio Governor’s Race Reaches New Low As Republicans Roll Out Amy Acton’s Pedophile-Protecting Mother
The Ohio governor's race between Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton reached a new low on Tuesday with an attack ad featuring Acton's mother calling her daughter a "liar" and urging voters not to support her. What the video doesn't mention: Acton's mother, Donna Arthur, married a man, Cledith "Bud" Arthur, who sexually abused Acton from the ages of 9 to 12. She then abandoned her daughter and son to live as a fugitive with her husband.
Donald Trump is learning that he can't steal this election
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Donald Trump Is Learning That He Can’t Steal This Election
President Donald Trump's efforts to interfere with the 2026 elections have almost universally failed. Courts have halted his most egregious actions, Congress has rejected his anti-voting legislation and civil groups have stepped up to support election officials. The list of Trump's failures is long. Courts blocked both of his executive orders aimed at limiting access to voting, including an effort to direct the Postal Service not to deliver certain mail ballots.
Donald Trump Is Learning That He Can’t Steal This Election
2 hours ago Reporter covering the White House with a focus on policy and public health. Reach him on Signal at @dan_diamond.01. 2 min President Donald Trump on Monday said that New Mexico “should immediately change its name to New America,” repeating his controversial and far-fetched idea. “We are not Mexico, we …
The Persecution Of Ilhan Omar Is The Latest Escalation Of Trump’s Birtherism
Back in 2011, President Barack Obama mocked then-private citizen Donald Trump to his face at a White House Correspondents' Association Dinner over the then-reality TV star's conspiracy theorizing that the president was born in Africa and, therefore, ineligible to be president. "As some of you heard, the state of Hawaii released my official, long-form birth certificate," Obama said. "Hopefully, this puts all doubts to rest.
$10 Billion?! Midterm Election Ad Spending Soars To New Highs.
Follow $10 Billion?! Midterm Election Ad Spending Soars To New Highs. Wed, October 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM EDT Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. The 2026 midterm elections are on pace to break the record for the most money spent on advertising in one election cycle as candidates and their supporters have already spent more than $10 billion, according to the New York Times.
Pete Hegseth Likes Killing And Wants You To Like It Too
This article is part of HuffPost's biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. While shocking, it actually comes as little surprise that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the department will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan. Since taking office, Hegseth has been preoccupied with death. To be more precise, he has been preoccupied with killing. And, to be even more precise, he has been preoccupied with the aesthetics of killing.
South Dakota Is Trump Country. Can This New Strategy Change That?
When union leader Dan Osborn came within 7 percentage points of beating an incumbent Republican senator in Nebraska in 2024, he wasn't running as a Democrat. Instead, he had chosen an independent platform. Osborn wasn't the first to try this. There was Greg Orman in Kansas in 2014 and Evan McMullin in Utah in 2022 — both of whom ran closer than Democrats had in recent elections. But Osborn's bid came as the political parties have become increasingly polarized.
Susan Collins Faced An FBI Investigation Over Dark Money. It’s Still Flowing To Her Reelection Campaign.
This article is part of HuffPost's biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Before President Donald Trump effectively disbanded it, the FBI's anti-corruption unit investigated Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in a potential pay-to-play scheme involving a government contractor who went to jail for concealing a $150,000 donation to help her 2020 campaign by passing it through a nonprofit.
Susan Collins Faced An FBI Investigation Over Dark Money. It’s Still Flowing To Her Reelection Campaign.
This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after their journalists were barred from entering the White House and had their press credentials revoked. This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Before President Donald Trump effectively disbanded it, the FBI’s anti-corruption unit investigated Sen.
Supreme Court lets Trump continue third-country deportations for now
The Supreme Court stayed a lower-court decision that would have blocked the Trump administration from deporting immigrants to third countries on Tuesday, after three liberal justices objected. Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost Read the original on HuffPost
Supreme Court Lets Trump Continue Third-Country Deportations For Now
Paul Blumenthal Updated Tue, 29 September 2026 at 7:23 pm UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Supreme Court Lets Trump Continue Third-Country Deportations For Now The Supreme Court stayed a lower-court decision that would have blocked the Trump administration from deporting immigrants to third countries on Tuesday, over the objection of three liberal justices. Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. Read the original on HuffPost
Supreme Court Lets Trump Continue Third-Country Deportations For Now
The Supreme Court stayed a lower-court decision that would have blocked the Trump administration from deporting immigrants to third countries on Tuesday, after three liberal justices objected. Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost. • GOP Rep Who Voted 6 Times Against Ending Iran War Now Opposes It — And Critics Won't Let It Slide • Supreme Court Will Allow Trump Admin To Strip Nearly 400,000 Of Temporary Protected Status
Broadcasters, Regulators Urged To Pull Trump’s 'Propaganda' Ads
President Donald Trump's government-funded ads promoting his administration "violate the federal law against using taxpayer funds to finance propaganda," a complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission alleged on Tuesday. The complaint, filed by the consumer watchdog nonprofit Public Citizen, calls on the broadcasting and antitrust regulators to direct broadcasters to stop airing the ads promoting Trump.
Broadcasters, Regulators Urged To Pull Trump’s 'Propaganda' Ads
President Donald Trump's government-funded ads promoting his administration "violate the federal law against using taxpayer funds to finance propaganda," a complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission alleged on Tuesday. The complaint, filed by the consumer watchdog nonprofit Public Citizen, calls on the broadcasting and antitrust regulators to direct broadcasters to stop airing the ads promoting Trump.
Broadcasters, Regulators Urged To Pull Trump’s 'Propaganda' Ads
President Donald Trump's government-funded ads promoting his administration "violate the federal law against using taxpayer funds to finance propaganda," a complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission alleged on Tuesday. The complaint, filed by the consumer watchdog nonprofit Public Citizen, calls on the broadcasting and antitrust regulators to direct broadcasters to stop airing the ads promoting Trump.
Broadcasters, Regulators Urged To Pull Trump’s 'Propaganda' Ads
President Donald Trump's government-funded ads promoting his administration "violate the federal law against using taxpayer funds to finance propaganda," a complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission alleged on Tuesday. The complaint, filed by the consumer watchdog nonprofit Public Citizen, calls on the broadcasting and antitrust regulators to direct broadcasters to stop airing the ads promoting Trump.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Admin Use Social Security Info To Screen For Noncitizen Voters
The Supreme Court is temporarily allowing the Trump administration to run state voter registrations through data held by the Social Security Administration in an unsigned decision on Friday. The ruling overrules lower court decisions that had forbidden the Department of Homeland Security from using Social Security data as part of an effort to search voter registration data submitted by states to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system for supposed noncitizen voters.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Admin Use Social Security Info To Screen For Noncitizen Voters
This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Trump's state dinner for China's president became just the latest opportunity to plug the White House ballroom. The U.S. Supreme Court is temporarily allowing the Trump administration to run state voter registrations through data held by the Social Security Administration in an unsigned decision on Friday.
Judge Orders 30-Day Notice For Any Kennedy Center 'Demolition'
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to provide a 30-day notice to the court of any proposals to modify existing construction plans for the Kennedy Center, including "demolition." The order, which largely restated terms of a previous injunction preventing the administration from closing or modifying the building, comes amid efforts by officials to shutter and potentially destroy the presidential memorial and performing arts center after the court ordered that President Donald...
Judge Orders 30-Day Notice For Any Kennedy Center 'Demolition'
This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. President Donald Trump really likes slapping his name on buildings.
Judge Orders 30-Day Notice For Any Kennedy Center 'Demolition'
Follow Judge Orders 30-Day Notice For Any Kennedy Center 'Demolition' Thu, September 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM EDT Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. Support HuffPost.
Democrats Warn Trump’s Election Interference Threat Isn’t Over — And Point To ‘The Single Greatest Danger’ This November
This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. President Donald Trump urged Republicans to imagine that he's on the ballot this November, insisting he's going to upset the trend of presidents performing poorly in midterms.
Democrats Warn Trump’s Election Interference Threat Isn’t Over — And Point To ‘The Single Greatest Danger’ This November
One day after the Supreme Court let stand a lower court order blocking President Donald Trump's effort to sabotage voting by mail in the 2026 midterm elections, Democratic lawmakers and allies rallied supporters to respond to the president's attempted assault on elections at the ballot box while warning of further threats to come. "Right now we're facing a clear and present danger to our democracy because Donald Trump is working every day to try to rig the elections," Sen.
Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Attack On Mail Voting — For Now
This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Canada announced tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada. The Supreme Court on Monday declined to lift a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of President Donald Trump’s effort to undermine mail voting weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Attack On Mail Voting — For Now
The Supreme Court on Mondaydeclined to lift a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of President Donald Trump's effort to undermine mail voting weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. "The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay," the ruling read.
Trump Administration Potentially Breaking The Law In Non-Citizen Voter Review, Whistleblower Reports
The Department of Homeland Security may have broken the law as part of a rushed effort to identify supposed non-citizens on state voter rolls ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, according to a whistleblower report released Monday. Investigators are said to have accessed voter records by impersonating individual voters with the use of personal information combed from internal and external sources, the whistleblower claims.
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