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The Cook Political report deals a stinging blow to Republicans, revising its election forecast by moving 18 House races in Democrats' favor. That includes four GOP seats in Iowa and Pennsylvania. Cook now projects Democrats will gain between 9 and 19 seats, more than enough to fl ... Show More

New CNN polls underscore Republicans at risk on home turf as voters blame President Trump for making life more expensive. Two Republican Senate seats in states Trump won by double digits now appear up for grabs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

A new midterm forecast shows Texas, a Republican stronghold for nearly a century, is now up for grabs. That's why President Trump is heading back to the Lone Star State today for the third time in less than a month. He'll rally in San Antonio with his Senate pick, Ken Paxton, who ... Show More

The US 2024 election calendar kicks off in earnest this week as the wannabee Republican nominees head to Iowa. Trump is making a quick pit stop via the courts - to tell them to grant him immunity from prosecution. And Nikki Haley is trying a novel tactic of pissing off the Iowan ... Show More

First: "We cannot have her. She's incompetent. She's as bad as Biden." Donald Trump continues his personal attacks against Kamala Harris as fellow Republicans urge him to stick to the issues.  Plus: Ukraine seizes hundreds of square miles of Russian territory, pushing Putin's bac ... Show More

<p>Voters in New York are choosing the successor to George Santos, the disgraced Republican who was expelled from Congress in December.</p><p>Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The Times, explains how the results of the race will hold important clues ... Show More

Donald Trump's former rivals compete to see who can praise him the hardest and who can spread the most vile lies about immigration and crime, as a smiling Trump looks on from the audience. Trump's pollster claims Republicans have put solidly blue states like New Jersey in play, a ... Show More

Joe Biden and the Democratic Party try to kill off Iowa and New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation status, Donald Trump tries to kill off the Constitution over Elon Musk’s release of some rehashed Hunter Biden laptop drama, and Georgia closes out the midterms with today’s runoff bet ... Show More

Nikki Haley loses the South Carolina primary by 20 points but vows to stay in the race. Donald Trump starts to make a play for her voters—and pivots to the general election with some great reminders of why he lost the last one. Nazis get a warm welcome at CPAC, and attendees thro ... Show More

Warning: this episode contains strong language.On Sunday, after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses and with just two days to go before the New Hampshire primary, Ron DeSantis ended his campaign for president.His decision made it official: The race for the Republican nomi ... Show More

The world gets some clues about the "special project" that's keeping Lovett away from the show, Nikki Haley abandons her principles and endorses Trump. With head-to-head polling showing a race locked in place, Trump and Biden spar over who deserves the support of Black voters. Th ... Show More

The Americast team pore over the New Hampshire results after an evening in which Donald Trump looks to have the Republican nomination all but sewn up. Nikki Haley says she's a fighter and that the race "is far from over" but is there really a route back from here?Earlier in the e ... Show More