Can Democrats flip Iowa? | CNN Politics

Ahead of the 2026 midterm election, Republicans in reliably red Iowa are finding themselves in a tight battle with Democrats. CNN’s Manu Raju reports that the GOP is at risk of losing three House seats and one in the Senate.

Kim Jong Un is calling for “absolute superiority” in drone warfare, putting AI at the center of his military ambitions, and unveiling a giant new stealth-style drone alongside his daughter. CNN’s Will Ripley examines the new weapons, what Pyongyang may be learning from Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the questions surrounding its actual military capabilities.

CNN's Ed Lavandera reports on the surprisingly close Senate race in Texas, a state Democrats haven't won in over 30 years.

On Thursday, Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, was hacked with more than $6 billion being wiped out. CNN’s Jon Sarlin talks with notorious hacker Ilya Lichtenstein, who once stole $4.5 billion worth of crypto, about the challenges that both law enforcement and the hackers are now facing.

CNN's Jennifer Agiesta takes you behind the scenes of CNN's Decision Desk ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at a Florida rally on Friday, urging voters to “send him back to where he came from,” despite El-Sayed being born and raised in Michigan.

Sheila Scarborough is a retired veteran who moved from Washington D.C. to North Carolina with dreams of a stress-free retirement, but one utility bill pushed her into sleeping in her car. CNN’s Phil Mattingly traveled to North Carolina to hear from residents like her about how their struggles with affordability will impact their vote this midterm election. Watch the full report on “Priced out in America” streaming on CNN.com/AllAccess.

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection a month ago, is speaking out for the first time. Pike, 50, was hospitalized after she survived two doses of pentobarbital as the state attempted to execute her on September 30 for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer.

在2026年中期选举前夕，共和党在传统共和党州爱荷华州发现自己与民主党的选情胶着。据CNN记者马努·拉朱报道，共和党有可能失去众议院三个席位和参议院一个席位。

金正恩呼吁在无人机战争中取得“绝对优势”，将人工智能置于其军事野心的核心，并与女儿一同展示了一款巨型新型隐形无人机。CNN记者威尔·里普利将深入分析这些新型武器，探讨平壤可能从俄罗斯在乌克兰的战争中学到了什么，以及围绕其实际军事能力的种种疑问。

CNN 的 Ed Lavandera 报道了德克萨斯州参议院选举出人意料的激烈竞争，民主党人已经 30 多年没有赢得过该州的席位了。

周四，全球最大的加密货币交易所币安遭到黑客攻击，超过60亿美元的资金被盗。CNN记者乔恩·萨林采访了曾窃取价值45亿美元加密货币的臭名昭著的黑客伊利亚·利希滕斯坦，探讨了执法部门和黑客目前面临的挑战。

在 2026 年中期选举前夕，CNN 的 Jennifer Agiesta 将带您走进 CNN 决策台的幕后。

周五，唐纳德·特朗普总统在佛罗里达州的一次集会上继续攻击密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德，敦促选民“把他送回他来的地方”，尽管埃尔-赛义德出生并成长于密歇根州。

希拉·斯卡伯勒是一位退伍老兵，她从华盛顿特区搬到北卡罗来纳州，梦想着过上无忧无虑的退休生活。然而，一张高额的水电费账单却让她不得不睡在车里。CNN记者菲尔·马丁利前往北卡罗来纳州，采访了像她一样的居民，了解他们面临的住房负担问题将如何影响他们在本次中期选举中的投票。观看CNN.com/AllAccess上的完整报道“美国房价高企”。

一个月前，田纳西州试图对克丽斯塔·派克执行注射死刑，但她侥幸活了下来。如今，她首次公开讲述自己的经历。现年50岁的派克因1995年殴打并刺死同学科琳·斯莱默而被处决。9月30日，田纳西州试图对她执行注射死刑，但她在被注射两剂戊巴比妥钠后奇迹般地活了下来，随后被送往医院接受治疗。