Politics
Midterm Election Campaigns Heat Up
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ramping up his get-out-the-vote campaign, urging U.S. troops to register but not telling them which way to vote. President Trump’s doxing of Sen. Tom Cotton over a stalled bill has thrown an unexpected twist in the Arkansas Republican’s reelection race.
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The Hill
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ramping up his get-out-the-vote campaign, urging U.S. troops to register to vote in the 2026 midterm elections but not telling them which way to vote. He also issued a stand-down order, allowing service members to get one day off this month to cast a ballot. Critics
2026-10-06 10:00 UTC
The Hill
President Trump’s doxing of Sen. Tom Cotton over a stalled bill to establish year-round daylight saving time is throwing an unexpected twist in the Arkansas Republican’s reelection race and sets up a fierce fight in the Senate this fall over the biannual changing of clocks. Trump’s decision to publi
2026-10-06 10:00 UTC
The Hill
A major reproductive rights group is launching a multi-million-dollar midterm election campaign to mobilize voters and flip key battleground districts by electing pro-abortion Democrats. Reproductive Freedom For All is investing $23.5 million this year, the most it has ever spent on a midterm elect
2026-06-24 10:00 UTC