Will Alaska decide the Senate? | CNN Politics

Affordability is by far the biggest midterm issue, everywhere- and Alaskans pay even more because being so remote comes at a price. John King traveled to Alaska to hear from voters on what’s influencing their votes.

In the small border town of Derby Line, Vermont, you can’t separate the United States and Canada, regardless of politics. CNN’s Omar Jimenez asked residents on both sides of the border about their reactions to tariff tensions.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took a veiled swipe at US President Donald Trump on Thursday, insisting that his proposal to deepen ties with the European Union wasn’t aimed at creating a new geopolitical bloc “with better manners.”

As four measles deaths are reported in his state, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro criticized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for stoking "vaccine skepticism."

President Donald Trump defended his push for the Kennedy Center to have his name on it, arguing that his administration "should be recognized” for taking on the financial burden of fixing what he called "a mess."

Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed fired back at Vice President JD Vance's encouragement of House Republicans to use him as a boogeyman on the campaign trail, telling CNN's Manu Raju that Republicans will talk about "anything to not have to talk about" affordability concerns.

Nebraska Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks to Dana Bash after an audio recording leaked of him saying some voters who support President Trump only care about being on the "winning team" and that "their lives probably suck." He tells Bash, "certainly I would apologize to those people that might be offended, but I got to tell them I feel their pain."

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate as expected on Wednesday, marking a sharp policy turnaround for an economy increasingly shaped by the war in the Middle East.

在所有地方，生活成本都是中期选举中最重要的问题——而阿拉斯加人由于地处偏远，生活成本更高。约翰·金前往阿拉斯加，听取选民的意见，了解影响他们投票的因素。

在佛蒙特州边境小镇德比莱恩，无论政治立场如何，美国和加拿大都密不可分。CNN记者奥马尔·吉梅内斯采访了边境两侧的居民，询问他们对关税紧张局势的看法。

加拿大总理马克·卡尼周四含蓄地抨击了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普，坚称他提出的深化与欧盟关系的提议并非旨在创建一个“更有礼貌”的新地缘政治集团。

宾夕法尼亚州报告了四例麻疹死亡病例，州长乔什·夏皮罗批评卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪煽动“疫苗怀疑论”。

唐纳德·特朗普总统为他力推肯尼迪中心以他的名字命名一事辩护，认为他的政府“应该得到认可”，因为它承担了修复他所谓的“烂摊子”的财政负担。

民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德反击了副总统JD·万斯鼓励众议院共和党人在竞选活动中把他当作“吓唬小孩”的言论，他告诉CNN的马努·拉朱，共和党人会谈论“任何事情”，就是为了避免谈论负担能力问题。

内布拉斯加州独立参议员候选人丹·奥斯本在一段录音泄露后接受了达娜·巴什的采访。录音中，奥斯本表示，一些支持特朗普总统的选民只关心加入“胜利的队伍”，并且“他们的生活可能很糟糕”。他告诉巴什：“我当然会向那些可能感到被冒犯的人道歉，但我必须告诉他们，我感同身受。”

正如预期，美联储周三提高了基准利率，这标志着受中东战争影响日益加剧的美国经济政策发生了急剧转变。