Candidates make final midterm stops as early voting surges

The federal government must pull three taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads that appear to have been made for political or propaganda purposes, including one touting the president's claim that every American will get $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress in the upcoming election, a judge ruled Friday.

Topics: Donald Trump news | Vote 2026

By: Larry Neumeister, Associated Press, Ali Swenson, Associated Press

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is sounding the alarm about the future of his own party. In his new book, "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents," Tillis warns that GOP lawmakers are afraid to challenge President Trump, Congress is surrendering its power, and some of the president's closest advisers are leading him toward failure. Tillis joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more.

Topics: Donald Trump news | republicans | Thom Tillis | Vote 2026

By: Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura

On Election Day, Democrats are looking to do what they did 20 years ago – turn widespread dissatisfaction with a Republican president into a sweeping congressional victory. Rahm Emanuel helped engineer that victory in 2006. Now, as his party looks to regain power, Geoff Bennett sat down with Emanuel to discuss what lessons he sees for Democrats today.

Topics: Democrats | Rahm Emanuel | Vote 2026

By: Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams

Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Matthew Continetti join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the last week of the midterm campaigns, predictions on which party will control Congress and the closing messages from President Trump and candidates.

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By: Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson