GOP Rep. Dan Phelan on how Talarico’s ‘Pass on Paxton’ ad could impact the senate race | CNN Politics

A brutal new video released by the TX Senate Democratic nominee James Talarico's campaign features several Republicans who say they won't back his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton. In an interview with Erin Burnett, former Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, says that even a tiny shift in GOP support could sway hundreds of thousands of votes: “Just because I wear the same jersey as Ken Paxton does not obligate me to vote for Ken Paxton.”

CNN caught up with the Iowa GOP nominee for Senate outside a campaign event and asked her why she isn't voting to end the war Trump launched with Iran.

President Trump responds to New York Times reporting that her team helped put a potential spoiler candidate, Dan J. Sullivan, to run for Senate against GOP Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.

Peltola’s campaign has said it “has no involvement with either Sullivan campaign.”

Cornell University’s faculty senate approved a resolution Wednesday to take up a vote of no confidence in the school’s executive leadership more than a month after a former student sued the school alleging she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house party in 2024. CNN's Gloria Pazmino reports.

Winter coats once ruined Halloween costumes. But warming October nights could change how future generations remember trick-or-treating.

President Trump and members of his administration have made a series of disparaging remarks about Muslim Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. CNN's Anderson Cooper breaks it down.

In an exclusive interview, Alex Pretti's parents, Michael and Susan Pretti, join Jake Tapper to share what life has been like since immigration agents killed their son in Minnesota 9 months ago. They say the Trump administration is stonewalling their efforts for justice.

With Election Day next week, President Donald Trump rallied in Lubbock for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, while state Rep. James Talarico held a campaign event just a few miles away on the same night. CNN's Arlette Saenz reports.

Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton returned to her hometown of Youngstown just one week before Election Day, after her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign dropped an ad depicting Acton’s estranged mother calling her a liar. CNN's Lauren Fox reports.

In a stunning break from party lines, former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Phillips—a longtime Republican—is officially backing Democrat James Talarico for the US Senate. Phillips tells Erin Burnett that Ken Paxton's relentless scandals "will embarrass Texas in ways our state simply cannot afford," calling the decision to cross party lines for a moderate like Talarico a "pretty easy choice."

The FBI searched a Beverly Hills mansion Tuesday in connection to an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell, according to two people familiar with the probe. The home is owned by a Swalwell donor, one of the people said. CNN's Allison Gordon reports.

Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) said he was working out in the weight room ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Chillicothe, Ohio. Trump has praised Husted’s physique at several campaign events ahead of the midterm elections.

德克萨斯州参议院民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科的竞选团队发布了一段措辞强硬的新视频，视频中几位共和党人表示他们不会支持他的共和党对手肯·帕克斯顿。前德克萨斯州众议院议长、共和党人戴德·费兰在接受艾琳·伯内特采访时表示，即使共和党内部支持率出现微小的变​​化，也可能左右数十万张选票：“仅仅因为我和肯·帕克斯顿穿着同样的球衣，并不意味着我必须投票给他。”

CNN在一次竞选活动外采访了爱荷华州共和党参议员候选人，并询问她为什么不投票结束特朗普发动的对伊朗的战争。

特朗普总统回应了《纽约时报》的报道，该报道称她的团队帮助推举了一位潜在的搅局者候选人丹·J·沙利文竞选参议员，挑战共和党参议员丹·S·沙利文。

佩尔托拉的竞选团队表示，“与苏利文的任何竞选活动都没有关联”。

康奈尔大学教务委员会周三通过一项决议，对学校的行政领导层进行不信任投票。此前一个多月，一名学生起诉该校，声称她在2024年的一次兄弟会聚会上遭到性侵犯。CNN记者格洛丽亚·帕兹米诺报道。

冬装曾经毁了万圣节的装扮。但十月夜晚气温回暖，或许会改变未来几代人对“不给糖就捣蛋”活动的记忆。

特朗普总统及其政府成员发表了一系列贬损密歇根州穆斯林参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德的言论。CNN的安德森·库珀对此进行了分析。

在一次独家专访中，亚历克斯·普雷蒂的父母迈克尔和苏珊·普雷蒂接受了杰克·塔珀的采访，讲述了自9个月前移民执法人员在明尼苏达州杀害他们的儿子以来，他们的生活发生了怎样的变化。他们表示，特朗普政府一直在阻挠他们寻求正义的努力。

下周就是大选日了，唐纳德·特朗普总统在卢博克为德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿举行竞选集会，而州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科当晚也在几英里外举行了竞选活动。CNN记者阿莱特·萨恩斯报道。

俄亥俄州民主党州长候选人艾米·阿克顿在选举日一周前返回家乡扬斯敦。此前，她的共和党对手维韦克·拉马斯瓦米的竞选团队发布了一则广告，广告中阿克顿疏远的母亲称她为骗子。CNN记者劳伦·福克斯报道。

令人震惊的是，德克萨斯州前最高法院首席大法官托马斯·菲利普斯——一位长期支持共和党的共和党人——竟然打破党派界限，正式支持民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科竞选美国参议员。菲利普斯告诉艾琳·伯内特，肯·帕克斯顿层出不穷的丑闻“将以我们州无法承受的方式令德克萨斯州蒙羞”，并称支持像塔拉里科这样温和的候选人是一个“非常容易的选择”。

据两名知情人士透露，联邦调查局周二搜查了比佛利山庄的一处豪宅，此举与对前众议员埃里克·斯瓦尔韦尔的调查有关。其中一位知情人士称，这处房产的所有者是斯瓦尔韦尔的一位捐款人。CNN记者艾莉森·戈登报道。

俄亥俄州共和党参议员乔恩·赫斯特德表示，在唐纳德·特朗普总统访问俄亥俄州奇利科西市之前，他一直在健身房进行力量训练。在即将到来的中期选举中，特朗普曾在多次竞选活动中称赞赫斯特德的体格。