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Democrats are suddenly competitive in Republican strongholds from Texas to Alaska. But are party leaders and donors putting enough money behind the candidates who could fundamentally remake the electoral map? Antonia Hylton presses DNC Chair Ken Martin on whether Democrats are fully seizing their moment.
Republicans openly warn 2026 could look a lot like the Democratic wave of 2006. New polling shows Democrats competitive in deeply Republican territory, while layoffs and rising prices are testing President Trump’s support.
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New polling shows Democrats leading governor’s races deep in Republican territory, while GOP Sen. Steve Daines warns 2026 “looks a lot like 2006.” Antonia Hylton speaks with Former Senators Jon Tester and Heidi Heitkamp about whether layoffs, rising costs and disillusionment with President Trump could produce another Democratic wave.
You might be shocked to learn a quarter of all American women over 60 are on antidepressants. Is it possible that untreated depression early in life can lead to a greater number of older adults suffering from depression? Catch this week’s Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta to learn more. Available on the CNN App and wherever you get your podcasts.
In the new member-exclusive series “Myth or Medicine?” internal medicine resident Dr. Joel Bervell breaks down the science behind GLP-1s and provides a warning about unmarked vials of a new GLP-1 being sold to consumers called Retatrutide. Become an MS NOW member today to watch more: ms.now/membership
CNN's Harry Enten runs the numbers on James Talarico’s path to the U.S. Senate and takes a look at what a Democratic victory in the state of Texas could mean for the future of American politics. 0:00 Texas turning blue & the battle for control of the Senate 0:30 The race most likely to decide the Senate 1:15 What following the money tells us 3:48 Should we trust polls coming out of Texas? 5:55 Can MAGA survive with only white voters? 9:52 Texas, the signals and looking at 2028 11:58 What we learned from the last midterm election Watch Harry’s show, 'The Enten Scale', on CNN: https://cnn.it/4rXUcHz #Texas #Election #News
After Cornell University’s president Michael Kotlikoff broke his silence with a video statement on Saturday, three Cornell students spoke with CNN’s Taylor Galgano about their initial reactions.
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President Trump continues to put himself center stage in the Republican effort to retain control of the House and Senate. Trump is holding rallies in a few battleground states, but also in ruby-red states, hoping to energize voters. But recent polling shows Trump’s overall job and economic approval ratings are at a new low. Watch MS NOW's coverage of Trump's blitz across red states as the midterms approach.
As Americans struggle with rising costs, a rough jobs report highlights an increasingly uneven economy under Donald Trump as he continues to surround himself with the nation’s wealthiest. Darrick Hamilton, AFL-CIO’s Chief Economist, says America's financial struggle "is the result of a government that has over-indexed on the values of profit and speculation and under-indexed on investments in the capabilities of American people."
Trump's Justice Department is reportedly reviewing whether Watergate prosecutors committed misconduct. It's the latest move by the Trump administration to recast Richard Nixon as a victim of the "deep state." Former Rep. Liz Holtzman, who served on the House Judiciary Committee that voted to impeach Nixon, called the effort "beyond stupid." Rewriting Watergate, she said, is an attempt to "work out some way" of exonerating Trump. "It was a high moment in American history — that we held a powerful president accountable," Holtzman said. "And Trump wants to take that down."