Senate Majority PAC (SMP), the main super PAC backing Senate Democrats, has privately told top donors that Texas is the party's best chance to flip a Senate seat in a traditionally Republican state Tuesday, Axios reported Thursday.

Vice President JD Vance criticized Democrat James Talarico over energy policy and transgender issues Thursday while campaigning for Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, where a closely contested U.S. Senate race is entering its final days.

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Thursday it's investigating reports of a potential security issue as its founder said the incident "does look like a hack on Binance."

Republican Sens. Roger Marshall of Kansas and Susan Collins of Maine are locked in tough reelection battles heading into Tuesday's midterm elections, with new CNN polls showing both trailing their Democrat challengers by 4 percentage points. The CNN/SSRS surveys released...

Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, removed this week from one of the Pentagon's most senior military planning positions, admitted disclosing classified information about Iran and Ukraine to journalists, according to an internal investigation report obtained by Axios.

Britain's Government Communications Headquarters cannot account for thousands of storage devices that could hold sensitive intelligence, according to a watchdog report released Thursday. The Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office said the agency, known as GCHQ, was...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is signaling he has no plans to surrender his leadership position even if Republicans lose control of the House in next week's midterm elections, potentially setting up a showdown with two senior GOP lawmakers. House Majority Leader Steve...

Patrick Stewart, who rose from poverty in England to become an accomplished Shakespearean stage actor and then achieved global stardom as the erudite Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in TV's "Star Trek: The Next Generation" has died at the age of 86.

The Labor Department on Thursday finalized a rule requiring pharmacy benefit managers to disclose their compensation associated with employer health plans, including rebates from drugmakers and prescription-pricing spreads they retain.

The Justice Department is escalating a criminal investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, issuing a raft of new grand jury subpoenas.

US stocks slid on Thursday, with investors reassessing big tech's massive AI spending spree as they digested high-profile earnings and crucial inflation data the day after the Federal Reserve held US interest rates steady.

A veteran Drug Enforcement Administration agent alleges the agency allowed millions of potentially deadly fentanyl pills to reach American streets as part of an investigative tactic, despite repeated warnings about the danger to the public, CBS News reported.

Republicans have outspent Democrats by about $237 million on advertising in competitive Senate races ahead of next week's midterm elections, according to a Bloomberg analysis of AdImpact media-buying data.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority board on Thursday named state Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw to replace chief executive Ian Choudri, who resigned late Wednesday amid a scandal over consultant travel spending, reports CalMatters.

The Justice Department said Wednesday that agents from the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not serve as poll monitors during the upcoming midterm elections, amid growing concerns over the presence of federal law enforcement officers at voting locations, The Hill reported.

The race for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District has become the most expensive House general election on record as measured by advertising, according to new figures from ad-tracking firm AdImpact.

U.S. debt held by the public reached 100% of the nation's annual economic output in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, hitting that year-end threshold for the first time since 1946.

An Egyptian man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and other charges Thursday for a deadly firebombing attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, last year. Mohamed Soliman is already serving life in prison...

Democrats have launched a $4 million advertising campaign targeting four Republican House incumbents over artificial intelligence regulation, seeking to capitalize on growing voter concerns about the technology ahead of the November midterm elections, Axios reported...

The father of Michigan Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed serves on the board of an Islamic charity that previously paid $780,000 to settle allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions by transferring money into Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

A bitter Republican primary, lingering party divisions, and voter dissatisfaction over the economy and Iran have turned what once appeared to be a safe GOP Senate seat in South Carolina into one of the nation's most unexpectedly competitive races.

Democrat candidates lead in closely watched U.S. Senate races in Texas and Michigan less than a week before the midterm elections, according to CNN polls released Thursday. In Texas, Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton...

The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency has released a high-resolution satellite image of China's secretive reusable space plane, revealing its open payload bay and a second spacecraft docked to its rear.

Third-party candidates with little chance of winning their own elections could determine control of the U.S. Senate in November, as closely contested races in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio, and Texas threaten to complicate Republican efforts to maintain their majority, the Washington Examiner reported.

Hershey on Thursday warned that increased pressure on shoppers due to gas prices, inflation and interest rates could impact how much consumers spend on candy this Halloween.