# Politics

Washington, the courts and the campaign trail, with the facts attributed and the point of view stated.

## Stories

- [Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says Republicans Will 'Pass the Democrats' in Early Voting This Week](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/texas-lt-gov-dan-patrick-republicans-pass-democrats-early-voting-600000-high-propensity-voters-breitbart/) (2026-10-26): Patrick concedes Democrats lead early turnout but says about 600,000 reliable Republican voters have not shown up yet. The turnout forecast is his own. An AP analysis puts Texas early voting up 74% over 2022.
- [Trump on Iran: 'Do I Make a Deal or Do I Finish Them Off?' as the Pentagon Readies New Strike Options](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-iran-deal-or-finish-them-off-decision-time-strike-options-sunday-morning-futures-breitbart/) (2026-10-26): The president says it is 'getting to be decision time' but ruled out a strike on Sunday. Breitbart's report leans on The Hill and the New York Times for the military planning, which we could not check ourselves.
- [Rogers Tells NBC's Kristen Welker She Is 'Giving Him a Pass' Over El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/rogers-fires-back-welker-el-sayed-muslim-brotherhood-meet-the-press-giving-him-a-pass-fox-news/) (2026-10-26): The Michigan Republican and the NBC moderator talked over each other on Sunday about his Democratic opponent's denials and Rogers' own 2012 remarks. Rogers also said he has never called El-Sayed a terrorist.
- [Ninth Circuit Judges Question Trump DOJ's Emergency Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Mail Ballots](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/ninth-circuit-panel-questions-trump-doj-emergency-request-set-aside-20000-california-mail-ballots-fox-news/) (2026-10-26): After nearly two hours of argument Sunday, a three-judge panel pressed both sides on the Elections Clause and on whether it should act before the district judge rules. A ruling is pending.
- [Nine Days Out, Fox Maps Where Trump, Vance, Obama and Harris Are Campaigning, From Ohio and Texas to Michigan and Nevada](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/mapped-states-trump-vance-obama-harris-campaign-stops-nine-days-election-day-fox-news/) (2026-10-25): Both parties are sending their biggest names into competitive Senate states. Fox's map tracks October stops, not a ranking of battlegrounds, and says Cook polling has Democrats narrowly ahead in Ohio, Texas and Iowa.
- [Trump Calls Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a 'Jihadist' and Says He 'Should Not Be Allowed to Serve in Our Senate'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-calls-abdul-el-sayed-jihadist-should-not-be-allowed-serve-senate-doctor-licence-michigan-breitbart/) (2026-10-25): Asked by Breitbart on the tarmac before flying to a Michigan rally for Mike Rogers, the president questioned whether El-Sayed can call himself a doctor and renewed the Muslim Brotherhood charge. No response from El-Sayed is included.
- [AG Blanche Tells CNN's Dana Bash 'You Are Not Being a Real Person' for Asking if Trump Wants to Overturn the Midterms Over Alaska](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/ag-blanche-tells-cnn-bash-overturn-election-question-crazy-alaska-fraud-breitbart/) (2026-10-25): On 'State of the Union,' the attorney general said the Justice Department is worried about 'absolute fraud' in Alaska and rejected any groundwork for overturning an election. Breitbart carries the exchange.
- [In the Bronx, Blakeman Rallies With a Former Democratic Assemblyman Who Says Hochul's Party Is Now 'Socialists and Communists'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/hochul-blakeman-bronx-diner-kaufman-lifelong-democrats-socialists-affordability-fox-news/) (2026-10-25): Fox News followed the Republican candidate for governor to a Bronx diner, where voters and a onetime Democratic lawmaker said cost of living, crime and the party's left turn are pushing them his way. Hochul's office had not replied.
- [Fox Asked a Dozen University of Michigan Students to Define Socialism and Got Answers From Safety Nets to Collective Ownership](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/fox-asks-university-of-michigan-students-to-define-socialism-answers-differ-48-percent-young-favorable/) (2026-10-25): A Fox News poll has 48% of Americans ages 18 to 34 viewing socialism favorably, against 32% overall. On campus in Ann Arbor, at least a dozen more students declined to be filmed because they did not know enough to answer.
- [Pentagon Plan Would Require Every Major U.S. Base to Run for 90 Days Without Outside Power, Water or Fuel](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/pentagon-fortress-90-days-bases-self-sufficient-power-water-fuel-parnell-first-on-fox/) (2026-10-25): Fox News says documents for a new initiative called FORTRESS also call for munitions and fuel reserves, backup supply lines and a roster of civilian factories that could switch to war production.
- [Mike Rogers Tells Breitbart Democrats Are Crossing Over in Michigan and Presses His Muslim Brotherhood Case Against El-Sayed](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/exclusive-mike-rogers-breitbart-el-sayed-muslim-brotherhood-democrats-crossing-over-michigan-senate/) (2026-10-25): In a Saturday radio interview the Republican Senate nominee laid out his final-stretch plan: seven million doors knocked, a bus tour, and a bet that 40,000 to 50,000 Democrats will vote for him. He repeated charges El-Sayed has denied.
- [Speaker Johnson Marks Three Years in the Job a Little Over a Week Before an Election That Could End It](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/mike-johnson-accidental-speaker-three-years-house-majority-midterm-stakes/) (2026-10-25): Fox News says Republicans expect Johnson to step aside if the GOP loses the House, and that he is all but assured of keeping the gavel if they win. Trump's campaign is already urging a quick re-election vote.
- [Trump Says the Judge in the Charlie Kirk Case Is 'Desecrating' His Memory After the Defense Floats a 2029 Trial](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-judge-desecrating-charlie-kirk-memory-tyler-robinson-2029-trial-date-erika-kirk/) (2026-10-25): The president posted that the case should be tried within a month, not three years. Robinson's lawyers cite unreviewed evidence and the death penalty; prosecutors say they can be ready by Oct. 4, 2027.
- [Leavitt Says Trump Is 'Defiant' Against Midterm Headwinds and Is Telling Infrequent Voters to Show Up Anyway](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/leavitt-trump-defiant-midterm-headwinds-barnstorming-turnout-low-propensity-voters-cash-advantage/) (2026-10-25): In a Fox interview in New Hampshire, the former press secretary says the president knows history favors the opposition, is barnstorming the country and is leaning on a Republican cash advantage.
- [Neil Bush Says He Voted for Democrat James Talarico Over Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate Race](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/neil-bush-votes-talarico-texas-senate-paxton-bush-family-breaks-ranks/) (2026-10-25): The brother of George W. Bush wrote on Facebook that he voted early for Talarico, citing concern about Paxton's record and about Trump's effect on the party. A Bush niece gave $2,500 to a pro-Talarico super PAC last month.
- [Obama Mocks Trump's White House Makeover as 'Saddam Hussein Opened a Cheesecake Factory' at Cleveland Rally](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/obama-saddam-cheesecake-factory-white-house-renovations-cleveland-rally-acton-brown/) (2026-10-25): At a Saturday rally for Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown, the former president joked about the ballroom, the Rose Garden and gold décor, then blamed the Iran war for higher energy costs. Fox lists the practical reasons for the work and the cost of Obama's own center.
- [Trump Says Americans Have an 'Obligation to Protect Our Geniuses' as Democrats Weigh Investigating Elon Musk](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-praises-musk-genius-protect-our-brilliant-people-democratic-probes/) (2026-10-24): Asked by a Fox Business reporter whether Democrats could target Musk if they win Congress, the president said, 'Elon has done nothing wrong.' Musk has already promised to hit back.
- [Virginia Democrats Who Backed Trump Prosecutions Now Stress 'Presumption of Innocence' for Indicted State Senate Leader Louise Lucas](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/virginia-democrats-presumption-of-innocence-louise-lucas-trump-rhetoric-contrast/) (2026-10-24): Fox News sets the party's past comments on Trump's cases beside its response to the federal charges against Lucas. Only one Democrat answered Fox's questions, and he blamed the timing on the DOJ.
- [Courts Extend Second Amendment Protection to Switchblades and Body Armor as the Supreme Court Prepares for an AR-15 Showdown](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/second-amendment-switchblade-body-armor-rulings-ar-15-viramontes/) (2026-10-24): A Fifth Circuit ruling and a New York federal judge both found these items count as 'arms.' Gun-rights groups say the reasoning could carry into the AR-15 case, Viramontes v. Cook County.
- [Ken Paxton Sues OpenAI Over 'Litany of Harms' and Asks a Texas Court to Block Minors From ChatGPT](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/paxton-sues-openai-texas-deceptive-trade-practices-minors-injunction/) (2026-10-24): The Texas attorney general says the company misled users about safety. He wants an injunction, outside review of new models and $10,000 per violation. The suit lands as his Senate race with James Talarico tightens.
- [Minnesota GOP Candidate Heidi Heino 'Stress Tests' Walz's Fraud Watchdog Law Against Feeding Our Future and Finds Gaps](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/minnesota-state-senate-candidate-heino-stress-tests-walz-inspector-general-fraud-law-feeding-our-future/) (2026-10-24): The Republican running in Senate District 36 says the new Office of Inspector General would have caught the $250 million scheme, but only after the money was gone. She wants payment freezes and outside audits.
- [Ninth Circuit Orders California to Answer DOJ's Emergency Request to Set Aside Ballots Sent to 20,000 Suspected Noncitizens](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/ninth-circuit-orders-california-respond-doj-emergency-request-20000-suspected-noncitizen-ballots/) (2026-10-24): The appeals court gave the state until noon Saturday to respond after the district judge missed the Justice Department's deadline. A hearing is still set for Tuesday.
- [DOJ Charges Government Contractor Ian Brinksman With Leaking Classified Intelligence to His Girlfriend's Substack](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/doj-charges-contractor-ian-brinksman-leaking-classified-intelligence-girlfriend-substack/) (2026-10-24): The FBI arrested the 42-year-old, who held a top secret clearance, after searching his Washington home. An FBI affidavit says five Substack posts in 2026 mirrored classified reports.
- [Hegseth Says Pentagon Dismantled 80 Chinese 'Propaganda Cells' at 30 Universities That Revived Confucius Institutes Under New Names](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/hegseth-says-pentagon-dismantled-80-chinese-propaganda-cells-30-universities-confucius-institutes/) (2026-10-24): In a video on X, the Secretary of War said the programs reappeared after Congress cut off funding and were shut down over the past two months. He did not name the schools.
- [Trump-Backed Super PAC Puts $6.3 Million Into Moskowitz's Florida District After the House GOP's Top PAC Pulled $6 Million](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-backed-super-pac-6-million-moskowitz-florida-25th-after-clf-pulls-ads/) (2026-10-24): No Going Back PAC, backed by MAGA Inc., is spending more than $25 million on House races. The Congressional Leadership Fund cut its planned Moskowitz ads and moved $9 million to defend GOP seats.
- [DOJ Sues to Stop Alaska From Certifying Senate Results If Sen. Dan Sullivan Loses to the Other Dan Sullivan](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/doj-sues-alaska-block-senate-results-if-sullivan-loses-to-other-dan-sullivan/) (2026-10-24): The Justice Department says a same-named challenger entered the race to confuse voters and help Democrat Mary Peltola. It argues Alaska would fail to protect its election if it certified results tainted by his candidacy.
- [Judge Sets No Trial Date for Charlie Kirk's Accused Killer After a Three-Hour Hearing; Erika Kirk's Lawyer Pleads for Speed](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/tyler-robinson-hearing-no-trial-date-set-erika-kirk-lawyer-neiman-judge-graf/) (2026-10-23): Judge Tony Graf Jr. heard both sides and the Kirk family's lawyer, then put off the decision. He says he will read his ruling at the next hearing on Nov. 9.
- [McMahon Says She Plans to 'Fire' Herself, Moving Education Department Work to Labor and Treasury as Proof for Congress](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/mcmahon-fire-herself-education-department-interagency-agreements-labor-treasury/) (2026-10-23): The Education Secretary says new interagency agreements show student aid and school programs can run without a standalone department. Congress would still have to vote to close it.
- [Illinois GOP Chair Says Chicago's 12-Language Ballots Make Elections 'Harder to Monitor'; the Election Board Disagrees](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/chicago-12-language-ballots-illinois-gop-chair-grogan-harder-to-monitor/) (2026-10-23): Bob Grogan calls the expansion 'big city virtue signaling.' The city's data show 7,857 multilingual ballots, about 1.85 percent of the March primary, and some languages drew only nine to 25 ballots.
- [Appeals Court Pulls Judge Off Mississippi Anti-DEI Case, Calling His Orders a 'Botch Job' With an Apparent AI-Invented Citation](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/fifth-circuit-removes-judge-wingate-mississippi-anti-dei-case-ai-hallucinated-citation/) (2026-10-23): The Fifth Circuit vacated Judge Henry Wingate's injunction against Mississippi's DEI law and ordered the case reassigned, citing factual errors and a case that does not exist. Wingate has said the errors were clerical.
- [Singham-Linked Nonprofits Refuse a House Ultimatum and Call the Probe a 'MAGA-Led Witch Hunt'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/singham-linked-nonprofits-defy-house-ultimatum-peoples-forum-breakthrough-news-first-amendment/) (2026-10-23): The People's Forum and BreakThrough News told the Ways and Means Committee no, citing the First Amendment. The committee says it is tracing millions in Neville Roy Singham's network and has named 21 possible witnesses.
- [Two Former FBI Officials Charged With Lying to Congress About Their Roles in the Hunter Biden Laptop Probe](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/ex-fbi-officials-floris-benavides-charged-lying-congress-hunter-biden-laptop-pirro-patel/) (2026-10-23): The Justice Department says Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides falsely denied involvement in Hunter Biden investigations in 2023 testimony. Floris's lawyers call the charges political and say they come on the eve of an election.
- [Man Who Calls Himself an Antifa Supporter Charged With Stealing Constantino Signs in the Race for Stefanik's Seat](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/ny-21-constantino-campaign-sign-theft-josef-marris-charged-gendebien-stefanik-seat/) (2026-10-23): Josef Marris faces two counts of possessing stolen property after video allegedly showed him taking GOP candidate Anthony Constantino's signs. Constantino says his campaign has lost over $100,000 to sign theft and vandalism. The Democrat's campaign did not comment.
- [UChicago Student Files Senate Ethics Complaint Against Slotkin Over 'Deterrence Message' Aimed at Young Trump Administration Hires](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/slotkin-ethics-complaint-chicago-student-bicksel-deterrence-message-trump-jobs/) (2026-10-23): Michael Bicksel, the student who first reported her remarks, asks the Senate Ethics Committee to look at what Sen. Elissa Slotkin said Oct. 13. Slotkin calls the backlash 'manufactured outrage.'
- [Trump Supporters at Iowa Rally Back Republicans but Warn About Prices, the Iran War and Turnout](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-sioux-city-rally-supporters-warn-republicans-prices-iran-war-turnout-hinson-turek/) (2026-10-23): Fox News talked to attendees outside Trump's Sioux City event for Senate candidate Ashley Hinson. They said they still back the party, but want results on costs and Congress, and worry Republicans will stay home Nov. 3.
- [Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Reject Student IDs at the Polls, Citing Risk of Last-Minute Voter Confusion](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/supreme-court-new-hampshire-student-ids-voting-purcell-principle-jackson-dissent/) (2026-10-23): The justices sided with the state on an emergency basis, saying a lower-court order this close to the Nov. 3 election could confuse voters. Justice Jackson dissented. The underlying case is still pending.
- [Fox News Poll: Collins and Jackson Tied at 49 Percent in Maine as Democrats Hold an Enthusiasm Edge](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/fox-news-poll-maine-senate-collins-jackson-tied-49-49-trump-approval-37-percent/) (2026-10-23): Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson are even among likely voters. Fox's poll finds 62 percent of Maine voters disapprove of President Trump and a bloc of Collins backers who want Democrats running the Senate.
- [Blanche Won't Rule Out DOJ Involvement in Election Certification in a 'Doomsday' Scenario, Says He Is Not Planning to Block Any](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/blanche-wont-rule-out-doj-intervening-election-certification-doomsday-scenario-schumer/) (2026-10-23): Asked in Norfolk whether the Justice Department could step into states' certification of midterm results, the attorney general said he would not make 'conclusory statements' about hypotheticals. Schumer said Senate Democrats have been preparing for months.
- [NYC Council Votes 40-7 to End Horse-Drawn Carriages by 2028; Trump Calls It 'So Sad,' Union Threatens Suit](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/nyc-council-votes-40-7-ban-horse-carriages-2028-trump-truth-social-union-lawsuit/) (2026-10-22): The council approved 'Romanch's Law' after an 18-year-old died in a runaway carriage accident in Central Park. More than 150 drivers face the end of their trade, and the Transport Workers Union says it will seek a restraining order in federal court.
- [DOJ Opens Investigation Into Trump Ally Corey Lewandowski After Criminal Referral From DHS Inspector General](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/doj-opens-investigation-corey-lewandowski-dhs-inspector-general-criminal-referral/) (2026-10-22): A source tells Fox News the Justice Department is probing the longtime Trump adviser. Trump says he wants his people honest and prosecuted if not. Lewandowski's representative says he has not been contacted and denies wrongdoing.
- [Jim Jordan and Darrell Issa Ask for a Misconduct Review of the Judge Who Sanctioned Trump's Lawyers in the IRS Case](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/jim-jordan-misconduct-complaint-judge-kathleen-williams-trump-irs-lawyers-sanctions/) (2026-10-22): House Judiciary Republicans say Judge Kathleen Williams overstepped by sanctioning two Trump attorneys after the IRS suit was voluntarily dismissed. They want the Judicial Conference to respond by Nov. 5.
- [DOJ Moves to Remove Two Minnesota Federal Judges From Immigration Cases Over Their New York Times Interviews](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/doj-asks-minnesota-judges-schiltz-tunheim-recuse-immigration-cases-new-york-times-interview/) (2026-10-22): The Justice Department filed separate recusal motions against Judges Patrick Schiltz and John Tunheim, arguing their on-the-record criticism of Operation Metro Surge calls their impartiality into doubt. Schiltz says no one has identified a basis for him to step aside.
- [Judge Blocks DHS Field Investigations Into Suspected Illegal Voting in Nine States, Citing Voter Intimidation](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/judge-martinez-olguin-blocks-dhs-noncitizen-voting-probes-nine-states-midterms/) (2026-10-22): A Biden-appointed federal judge in California found armed agents visiting homes likely violate the Voting Rights Act. She delayed her order until Friday so the administration can appeal, and it expires on Election Day.
- [Virginia State Senate Leader Louise Lucas Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Drug Charges Tied to Marijuana Shops](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/virginia-state-senator-louise-lucas-indicted-marijuana-racketeering-doj/) (2026-10-22): Prosecutors say the 82-year-old Democrat and six others ran a multi-year marijuana enterprise and that she used her finance committee chair to shield it. Lucas calls the case an attack on an 82-year-old great-grandmother.
- [California Republicans Hit House Democratic Leader Pete Aguilar on Voter ID After a DOJ Noncitizen Voting Bust](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/aguilar-voter-id-california-proposition-39-doj-noncitizen-voting-bust/) (2026-10-22): Reps. Calvert, Fong and Kim say the Justice Department's case against noncitizens registered to vote proves Proposition 39 is needed. Aguilar called the photo ID measure a 'voter suppression effort' earlier this month.
- [White House Gives Politico 48 Hours to Retract Its Susie Wiles Reporting; Politico Corrects One Story and Rejects the Rest](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/white-house-politico-48-hours-retract-susie-wiles-reporting/) (2026-10-22): White House counsel William Scharf called three Politico articles 'demonstrably false and defamatory' and threatened 'consequences.' Politico says it re-examined all three, changed one detail and stands by the rest.
- [Musk Warns Democrats Who Probe Him Through Congress: 'Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/musk-vows-retaliate-democrats-congressional-investigations-live-by-the-sword/) (2026-10-22): After a Politico report that Democrats are weighing investigations of Tesla, SpaceX and his DOGE work if they win a chamber, Elon Musk says he will 'find out who is really pulling the strings.' Fox Business gives the background.
- [Fox News Poll: Sherrod Brown Leads Jon Husted 52% to 47% in Ohio, While Ramaswamy Trails Acton by Two for Governor](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/fox-news-poll-ohio-senate-brown-husted-52-47-ramaswamy-acton-50-48/) (2026-10-22): A Fox News survey of likely Ohio voters finds Brown ahead on favorability and a wide gender gap, with voters pessimistic about their finances and Trump's approval at 43% in a state he won with 55%. The governor's race is within the margin of error.
- [Demuth Vows to Fire Every State Commissioner on Day One as Klobuchar Defends Her Record on Minnesota Fraud](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/demuth-klobuchar-minnesota-governor-debate-fire-commissioners-walz-fraud/) (2026-10-22): In their second debate this week, the Republican House Speaker called for a culture change on fraud. Sen. Amy Klobuchar called the plan 'absurd' and said Walz should have caught the fraud earlier.
- [Marshall and Hamilton Both Keep Their Distance From Party Leaders in a Tense Kansas Senate Debate](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/kansas-senate-debate-marshall-hamilton-trump-schumer-patient-lawsuits/) (2026-10-22): Sen. Roger Marshall said Trump 'is not always right' but urged Trump voters to turn out. Democrat Adam Hamilton broke with Biden on the border and said he would not back Schumer for majority leader.
- [DOJ Sends Grand Jury Subpoenas to Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner's Office After a Federal Judge's Referral, Sources Say](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/doj-grand-jury-subpoenas-philadelphia-da-krasner-office/) (2026-10-21): Two sources tell Fox the subpoenas concern possible obstruction of justice in cases before federal judges. Neither Krasner nor his top deputy has been charged, and Krasner says he will appeal the judge's findings.
- [Vance's Fraud Task Force Set to Announce Charges Against 40-Plus Defendants in Alleged $40 Million SNAP Scheme](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/vance-task-force-40-million-snap-fraud-charges-40-defendants/) (2026-10-21): Fox News reports the vice president will unveil criminal charges today. The task force says its SNAP total now stands at $641 million. A source says charges do not guarantee the money comes back.
- [El-Sayed Snaps at Rogers Over Muslim Brotherhood Question in Michigan Senate Debate](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/el-sayed-rogers-michigan-senate-debate-muslim-brotherhood-exchange/) (2026-10-21): Rogers cited a 2012 letter El-Sayed reportedly signed to Egypt's Mohamed Morsi. El-Sayed called the line of attack 'shameful' and denied any tie. Fox notes there is no evidence of an affiliation.
- [Fox News Poll: Paxton and Talarico Are Tied at 49% in the Texas Senate Race](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/fox-news-poll-texas-senate-paxton-talarico-tied-49-49/) (2026-10-21): Republican Ken Paxton erased a 2-point deficit from last month, but his favorability is 17 points underwater. Texans still say they want Republicans to keep the Senate, 51% to 47%.
- [Manchin Campaigns With Susan Collins in Maine and Calls Schumer 'Crazy' for Trying to Defeat Her](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/manchin-calls-schumer-crazy-for-targeting-collins-maine/) (2026-10-21): The former West Virginia Democrat, now an independent, joined Collins at a Lewiston hot dog stand and called her 'the soul of the Senate.' Fox's Power Rankings rate the Maine race a toss-up.
- [Trump Says Camp Lejeune Payouts Have Reached $1 Billion and Orders DOJ to Settle the Remaining Claims](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-camp-lejeune-1-billion-settlements-north-carolina-rally/) (2026-10-21): DOJ says claimants have received more than $919.7 million since January 2025, versus $59.6 million in the three years before. The lead lawyer for victims calls the shift 'very positive' but says about 300,000 claims will eventually be paid.
- [Polling Firm Cited for Far-Left Candidates Admits It Made Up Its Numbers; Democrats Call It Fraud](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/wedgewood-polling-admits-fabricating-surveys-democrats-furious/) (2026-10-21): Wedgewood Polling says its data was an 'experiment.' The New York Times pulled 15 of its polls and Decision Desk HQ pulled 17. Mallory McMorrow says the numbers dried up her donations.
- [Thune Predicts Republicans Will Beat the Polls and Hold the Senate, Even as GOP Money Moves Out of Georgia](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/thune-predicts-republicans-outperform-polls-senate-gop-shifts-money-georgia-kansas/) (2026-10-21): The majority leader says polls undercount Republican voters and that no race is being written off. Fox reports the Senate Leadership Fund has moved money from Georgia to Kansas and pulled back in North Carolina.
- [Massachusetts GOP Lieutenant Governor Nominee Suspends Campaign After Arrest in Rollover Crash](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/massachusetts-gop-lt-gov-nominee-oliver-suspends-campaign-oui-arrest/) (2026-10-19): Shawn Oliver, a New Bedford councilor, was charged with drunk driving after a crash that hit five parked cars. Gubernatorial nominee Mike Minogue called on him to step aside, and he did.
- [House Panel Tells Three Singham-Linked Nonprofits to Hand Over Records or Face Questioning Under Oath](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/house-panel-singham-nonprofits-subpoena-deadline/) (2026-10-19): Ways and Means Republicans name 21 people, including Neville Roy Singham, for possible depositions unless the groups comply by Tuesday. The nonprofits call the probe an attack on their First Amendment rights.
- [Republican Calls $500,000 From Reid Hoffman to a Pro-Dembo Super PAC 'Dirty Epstein Class Money'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/reid-hoffman-500k-super-pac-dembo-kentucky-epstein/) (2026-10-19): Ralph Alvarado says Democrat Zach Dembo, who campaigns against big-donor influence, should disavow the gift to an independent group backing him in Kentucky's 6th District. Records do not show Dembo asked for it.
- [Booker's GOP Challenger Says His Unscripted 'Finish It' Debate Line on Iran Can End New Jersey's 54-Year Republican Senate Drought](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/justin-murphy-booker-debate-finish-it-nj-senate/) (2026-10-19): Navy veteran Justin Murphy tells Fox News Digital he has no speechwriter and no teleprompter, and that voters want a new generation in Washington. Booker's campaign did not respond.
- ['No Kings' Protesters Told Fox 'Vote Blue' at Official Events, Despite Organizers' Nonpartisan Rules](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/no-kings-protesters-vote-blue-partisan-despite-nonpartisan-rules/) (2026-10-19): Fox News Digital spoke with demonstrators in Alexandria and outside the White House who called the Oct. 17 protests partisan. A spokesperson says partisan events are not officially organized by No Kings.
- [Florida Gets a No-Bond Arrest Warrant for Raúl Castro Over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue Shootdown](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/florida-arrest-warrant-raul-castro-brothers-to-the-rescue/) (2026-10-19): A Miami-Dade judge found probable cause that the former Cuban leader conspired to murder four men aboard unarmed civilian planes. Florida's attorney general and the governor are expected to announce it Monday.
- [Bernie Sanders Admits Democrats Failed Working-Class Voters, and Says Workers Lost Faith 'Not Unjustifiably'](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/sanders-admits-democrats-failed-working-class-voters/) (2026-10-18): On MS NOW, the Vermont independent blamed bad trade deals and broken promises for pushing workers toward Trump. The RNC says Democrats abandoned working families.
- [Trump Announces Plan to Rebuild DC's East Potomac Golf Links as a Championship Venue, and a Judge Wants Answers](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-east-potomac-golf-course-plan-judge-reyes/) (2026-10-18): The president says Interior and architect Tom Fazio will overhaul the public course for major tournaments. Hours later a federal judge ordered the government to say whether it stands by its court filing.
- [Fox News Power Rankings: Senate Control Comes Down to Nine Races, With Six Toss-Ups](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/fox-power-rankings-nine-senate-races-control/) (2026-10-18): The forecast has each party at 47 seats, and Republicans are defending six of the nine closest contests.
- [Trump Endorses Netanyahu Ahead of Israel's Oct. 27 Vote, Warns the U.S. Would Have to 'Do This Work Ourselves' on Iran](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-endorses-netanyahu-israel-election-iran/) (2026-10-18): In a Sunday letter, the president called the Israeli prime minister a 'great warrior' and said any other leader would leave America to handle Iran alone.
- [GOP Congressman Moves to Stop License Plate Cameras From Searching Your Bumper Stickers](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/harrigan-bill-license-plate-readers-bumper-stickers/) (2026-10-18): Rep. Pat Harrigan's bill would require warrants for most plate-reader searches, ban searches by political or religious messages and force records to be deleted within 24 hours.
- [Five Senate Debate Moments That Lit Up the Midterm Map, From Michigan to Maine](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/senate-debates-fireworks-before-midterms/) (2026-10-18): Candidates in Michigan, Georgia, South Carolina and Maine traded personal attacks, and one Republican admitted she is 'not that informed' on national security.
- [Vance Takes Tough Questions at Michigan Town Hall on Gas Prices, Corruption and Immigration](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/vance-michigan-town-hall-takeaways/) (2026-10-18): At a CBS News town hall in Flat Rock, the vice president blamed Iran and Biden-era refinery losses for gas prices and defended his immigration rhetoric.
- [Judge Tosses John Brennan's Lawsuit Against Trump as Grand Jury Probes Continue](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/judge-tosses-brennan-lawsuit-against-trump/) (2026-10-18): A federal judge ruled the former CIA director's fear that evidence would be destroyed was too speculative to support a suit, as two federal investigations of him move forward.
- [Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Out After One Rocky Week at the Podium](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/press-secretary-zacharia-out/) (2026-10-17): Fox News reports the new White House press secretary was pushed out after a 14-minute debut briefing and questions about her legal credentials.
- [Grassley: Jack Smith's Probe Collected Data on More Than 639,000 Republican Supporters](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/jack-smith-639000-republican-records/) (2026-10-17): A new memo from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley says subpoenaed records swept in donors, voters and even people who bought MAGA hats.
- [DOJ Sues California Over 20,000 'Likely Noncitizens' on Its Voter Rolls](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/doj-sues-california-voter-list/) (2026-10-17): The Justice Department wants a court to stop California from counting mail ballots from people federal officials identify as likely noncitizens until their status is confirmed.
- [Fox News Poll: Trump Approval Slips to 36% as Prices Weigh on Voters](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/fox-poll-trump-approval-36/) (2026-10-16): A new Fox News survey finds only 22% approve of the president's handling of inflation, though border security is his strongest issue at 50-50.
- [Trump Says 'Zero Chance' He Fires Susie Wiles as West Wing Infighting Spills Into View](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-stands-by-susie-wiles/) (2026-10-16): After two days of replacement rumors, the president backed his chief of staff, while insiders brace for blame games if the midterms go badly.
- [Trump Pardons Alaska Diesel Mechanics Onstage, Announces Pipeline Permits Cleared](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/articles/trump-pardons-alaska-mechanics/) (2026-10-16): At a Wasilla rally, the president signed pardons for diesel shop owners prosecuted under Biden and said an 800-mile gas pipeline has every federal permit it needs.