On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts Rep. French Hill, Republican of Arkansas Calley Means, former White House senior adviser and top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Rep.-elect Nancy Lacore, retired Navy vice admiral Click here to browse full transcripts…
Washington — Widespread Republican losses in the midterm elections are roiling the GOP, prompting soul-searching over what went wrong and a brewing blame game that’s expected to heat up as the party looks toward the next election. From House and Senate races to governors’ mansions, Republicans saw striking losses, both in battlegrounds and in places…
Note: Poll percentages may have updated since this was published. Economic issues helped propel President Trump to victory in 2024, and those same issues dragged down his party in 2026. Fueled in part by economic frustration, parts of the Democratic coalition that Mr. Trump made inroads with in 2024 swung back toward Democrats this year. …
Washington — GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts won reelection in the Nebraska Senate race, CBS News projects, fending off a challenge from independent Dan Osborn. Ricketts, 62, is a former Nebraska governor who was appointed to the Senate in 2023. He faced off against Osborn, a former union leader who was making his second Senate bid. …
Note: Results will continue to update throughout the night. Overview of CBS News 2026 exit polls for the midterm elections President Trump is on track for the lowest approval rating for a president in a midterm election, according to early exit polls. Currently at 38%, it’s lower than it was during Mr. Trump’s first term,…
Call it the “avoidance” election, with many on each side more motivated by trying to prevent or stop things than by what they’ll gain. Against a backdrop of continued concern about inflation and the economy, Democrats maintain their lead in a bid for a House majority. They’re currently on pace for 229 seats in our…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed growing confidence that his party will regain control of the House in November, as he visited two battleground districts in recent days to help Democratic candidates unseat Republican incumbents. Jeffries campaigned Friday in New Jersey’s competitive 7th Congressional District alongside Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett, a Navy veteran seeking to…
Senate Republicans’ main super PAC is redirecting millions of dollars to defend a Kansas Senate seat and scaling back its investments in a GOP-held seat in North Carolina, sources familiar with the decision told CBS News. The shifts are another sign of how the race for control of the upper chamber is changing in the…
Washington — A federal judge early Thursday morning temporarily blocked senior Trump administration officials from barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House and said their journalists’ press credentials must be immediately restored. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly granted a request from the three news outlets for temporary relief that reinstates their access…
Washington — Justice Department lawyers on Tuesday defended President Trump’s move to bar three news outlets from the White House over coverage of his administration, arguing that their reporting raises national security concerns and claiming their journalists failed to act with “professionalism and decorum.” In a filing with a federal district court in Washington, D.C.,…
