3 days to go: Candidates fan out across battlegrounds as midterms hit final weekend
The 2026 midterms enter their final weekend as investigations put a spotlight on Alaska’s Senate race, Democratic infighting emerges in Michigan and candidates make their closing push across key battlegrounds.
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Ramaswamy warns socialism could come to Ohio in fiery midterm pitch: 'Common sense over communism'
Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy sounded the alarm over socialism Saturday, warning voters that the Buckeye State could face the same political shift he says is gripping New York City.
"Look at your TVs. France is burning. You think that's across the continent? Across the ocean? Well, look at New York City. It's under socialist rule," Ramaswamy declared, referring to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, one of the most prominent democratic socialists in the country.
The Republican urged supporters to reject left-wing policies as Election Day approaches.
"You want that to come to Ohio? We are ready to protect our state. That is what this election is about," he said.
"This is about common sense over communism. This is about common sense over crazy."
With just three days remaining before Tuesday's midterms, Ramaswamy challenged voters to fight for their state's future.
"What are you willing to do to fight for your state, to fight for your country, to fight for your kids and your grandkids future in three days that we have left, it is in your hands," he said.
Dan Sullivan accuses Peltola, Schumer of 'scandal of the highest order' in Alaska Senate race
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, torched Democratic rival Mary Peltola and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer Saturday night, accusing them of trying to steal his Senate seat through the explosive "Decoy Dan" ballot controversy.
"This is the ultimate in D.C. corruption," Sullivan told Fox News' "The Big Weekend Show," alleging that Democratic operatives recruited a candidate with a name very similar to his to confuse Alaska voters.
Sullivan pointed to text messages detailed in New York Times reporting, accusing Peltola's top aides of knowing about the scheme while she publicly denied involvement.
"Don't let Peltola and Schumer steal this election," he warned.
Pressed on whether he was calling Peltola a liar, Sullivan didn't mince words.
"I think that's an absolute lie to the Alaskan people," he declared.
"Guys, this is a scandal of the highest order," Sullivan added, accusing Schumer of trying to secure a Senate majority through Alaska.
Peltola has denied involvement. The Justice Department is pursuing federal court intervention over the ballot controversy, while Alaska officials are fighting the challenge.
President Trump calls Alaska's 'Decoy Dan' scandal a 'total Democrat con job' at Halloween bash
President Donald Trump accused Democrats of orchestrating a voter confusion scheme in Alaska's closely watched Senate race Saturday night, calling the controversy surrounding two candidates named Dan Sullivan a "total Democrat con job."
Speaking to reporters at Mar-a-Lago's Halloween party, Trump blasted Daniel J. Sullivan, whose name closely resembles incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
"It's voter fraud at the highest level," Trump declared, alleging that the similarly named candidate had disappeared from public view.
"And he left the world, and nobody can find him now. So he knows he's guilty," Trump said.
The president accused Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Democrat election attorney Marc Elias of involvement in the controversy.
"That is a total Democrat con job," Trump said. "And I think they should be held criminally responsible."
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to preserve and segregate ballots ranking Daniel J. Sullivan.
Trump also found time for some Halloween humor, joking that other partygoers had spent hours preparing their costumes while he had only 10 minutes.
"I came as Donald Trump," he quipped.
President Trump predicts midterm surprise at Mar-a-Lago Halloween bash: 'Those rallies are hot'
President Donald Trump spoke to the press during Halloween festivities at Mar-a-Lago Saturday night and predicted a Republican surprise on Election Day, boasting that his campaign rallies are drawing massive crowds.
"Because of the rallies. Those rallies are hot. We have rallies with tens of thousands of people. And they are hot," Trump told reporters when asked about early election returns.
The president, who spent Saturday holding campaign calls for Republican candidates, said he would return to the campaign trail Sunday with stops in Iowa and Kansas.
"I think we're going to do very well. I think we're going to surprise a lot of people," Trump predicted.
Trump also joked about squeezing Halloween into his packed campaign schedule.
"Can we get now Halloween? I'll have about 15 minutes of Halloween and then I go back to work," he quipped.
The president then wished reporters a happy Halloween before returning to the festivities.
Speaker Johnson predicts GOP midterm upset at Rogers rally in Michigan: 'The polls are wrong'
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., predicted a Republican upset in Tuesday's midterm elections during a fiery Saturday campaign appearance in Michigan alongside GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers.
"I'm telling you, the polls are wrong, okay? We're going to defy history and we are going to be celebrating big victories on Tuesday night," Johnson told supporters.
Johnson, who said he has visited 44 congressional districts across 23 states this month, argued that Republicans could overcome the historical tendency for the president's party to lose House seats during midterm elections.
"Mike Rogers is going to win the Senate seat," Johnson declared, urging Michigan voters to turn out.
The speaker also rallied support for Republican gubernatorial nominee John James and House candidates, warning that Michigan could determine the direction of the country.
"Michigan, Michigan, Michigan is going to decide the fate of the Republic. I'm not overstating this," Johnson said.
Despite his confidence, Johnson acknowledged that close races would ultimately hinge on voter turnout.
"We are going to shock them on election night," he predicted.
Cuomo blasts Democrats' anti-Israel wing over grocery price ad: 'Antisemitism at its worst'
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tore into Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's campaign Saturday over an advertisement linking American support for Israel to rising grocery prices.
Appearing on Fox News' "Saturday in America," Cuomo blasted the Democratic Party's anti-Israel faction, accusing fellow Democrats of alienating Jewish voters.
"Democrats want to say we have a big tent, everyone is invited, but we have a sign, no Jews allowed," Cuomo said.
"It's unfair what they're saying about the Jewish community. It is not true," he continued.
Cuomo then took aim at the ad supporting El-Sayed, who faces Republican Mike Rogers in Tuesday's closely watched Michigan Senate race.
"The ad that they're running that says our support for Israel is the reason why groceries are going up and you can't afford bananas is bananas," Cuomo declared.
Alaskan voter named Sullivan blasts 'Decoy Dan' ballot controversy as 'dirty politics'
An Alaska voter who shares the last name of the two Dan Sullivans on the state's Senate ballot is blasting the controversy as "absolutely dirty politics" just three days before Election Day.
Dennis Sullivan, who says he is unrelated to either candidate, told Fox News he believes the similarly named challenger was recruited to confuse voters and siphon support from incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
"Absolutely, absolutely dirty politics," Sullivan said. "Absolutely sent in there to confuse voters and make the ballot more confusing for voters to vote."
The controversy centers on Daniel J. Sullivan, whose candidacy has sparked allegations of a Democrat-backed effort to benefit Senate nominee Mary Peltola.
Peltola has denied involvement.
Sullivan, a bartender and server, said he plans to vote for the incumbent Republican.
"The real Dan Sullivan, not the made-up one that they just snuck in there," he said. "The man that's already been there, the incumbent, that's who I'm voting for."
He also credited the Republican senator with supporting tax relief for tipped workers, saying the policy helps him provide for his family.
GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton announces arrests of alleged illegal voters in Texas
Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton announced Saturday that his office arrested convicted felons accused of illegally casting ballots in Harris County, just three days before Election Day.
"Today, my office arrested convicted felons for voting illegally in Texas," Paxton wrote on X.
The announcement comes as Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico in a closely watched Senate showdown.
According to Paxton's office, the investigation began Oct. 27 after a citizen reported that individuals who were incarcerated, on parole or on probation had allegedly voted.
Investigators reviewed voter registration records and confirmed through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice that multiple individuals were on parole when they cast ballots, making them ineligible to vote under Texas law, the attorney general's office said.
Arrest warrants were issued Friday in Montgomery County, followed by arrests.
"We will continue working to protect the lawful votes of Texans," Paxton said.
'Defund Musk': Former Clinton Cabinet official urges Democrats to target SpaceX founder
Former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich called on Democrats to target billionaire Elon Musk if they regain control of Congress in the midterm elections, urging lawmakers to investigate the SpaceX founder and lay the groundwork for nationalizing his companies.
During an Oct. 24 episode of his podcast, "The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich," the former labor secretary argued that Musk holds too much political and economic power and called for Democrats to take aggressive action against the billionaire.
"When I say defund Musk, you know, 75% of his wealth is dependent on taxpayers who are buying Starlink systems for the Department of Defense," he said.
Reich did not provide evidence supporting his assertion that 75% of Musk's wealth depends on taxpayers. SpaceX has secured billions of dollars in federal contracts, including agreements with NASA and the Pentagon.
The former labor secretary also urged Democrats to prepare for a government takeover of SpaceX and its satellite internet business, Starlink, if the party wins back the White House.
"If we have a Democratic administration — and the Democrats ought to be starting this not just with oversight hearings, but also starting laying the groundwork for nationalizing Starlink and SpaceX," he continued. "It should be a public corporation. We should not ever have that kind of power in one person's hands."
Musk fired back at Reich on X on Oct. 25, responding to a video of the former labor secretary's remarks shared by conservative commentator Collin Rugg.
"Stealing companies is a serious crime. Prison for Reich," he wrote.
This is an excerpt of an article by Fox News Digital's Brittany Miller.
President Trump launches six-state campaign blitz by phone as midterms enter final stretch
President Donald Trump is trading the rally stage for the telephone Saturday, launching a rapid-fire series of virtual campaign events to boost Republicans in the final stretch before Election Day.
Trump announced tele-rallies in Pennsylvania and Ohio before promoting back-to-back calls in New York at 4:15 p.m. ET and Florida at 4:45 p.m. ET on Truth Social.
"Answer your phones, and ENJOY!" Trump wrote, urging supporters to tune in.
The president is scheduled to participate in six tele-rallies Saturday, including additional events targeting Michigan and Florida.
The telephone blitz follows Trump's Friday night rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, and comes ahead of his return to the campaign trail Sunday for in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas.
Alaska moves to toss Trump DOJ lawsuit over 'Decoy Dan' Senate ballot controversy
Alaska election officials fired back at the the Justice Department on Saturday, urging a federal judge to dismiss its lawsuit seeking to intervene in the state's Senate election over allegations that the similarly named "Decoy Dan" was recruited to confuse Republican voters.
The DOJ's lawsuit targets the inclusion of Daniel J. Sullivan, whose name closely resembles incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, and seeks to preserve and segregate ballots ranking the rival candidate amid concerns that voter confusion could affect the outcome.
But Alaska officials called the federal challenge "meritless," arguing that the Justice Department has no legal basis to interfere with the state's ballot-counting and certification process.
"The relief demanded is inappropriate and not even possible given Alaskan voters’ vital right to ballot secrecy," state attorneys wrote.
The DOJ alleges that the candidacy threatens election integrity amid accusations of Democrat involvement in the so-called "Decoy Dan" scheme. Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola has denied involvement.
Alaska officials maintain that state law required the candidate's inclusion on the ballot and are seeking dismissal with prejudice.
Fox News' Bill Mears contributed to this reporting.
Mike Rogers trolls Abdul El-Sayed with hilarious Halloween birthday gift basket at Michigan rally
Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers turned Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed's Halloween birthday into a roast Saturday, unveiling a gag gift basket packed with jabs at his opponent's past remarks.
"Wouldn't it be nice if we got him a gift basket?" Rogers joked as his wife, Kristi, held up the presents before a cheering crowd.
The basket included a football, fireworks, a toy Ford pickup truck, a dog bone and Dubai chocolate, each accompanied by a pointed dig at El-Sayed.
"A football, because he thinks football is toxic masculinity," Rogers joked.
Rogers also presented fireworks, accusing his opponent of disliking the Fourth of July.
"And why is that? Because we love America," he declared to cheers.
Then came the final gift: a small, black, fitted tee shirt, drawing another reaction from the crowd.
The playful takedown came just three days before Election Day as Rogers and El-Sayed battle for Michigan's open Senate seat.
Maine Democrat takes swipe at Collins as Fox News poll shows dead heat in Senate showdown
Maine Democrat Senate nominee Troy Jackson took a shot at five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Saturday, declaring he has a "good shot" at unseating her just three days before Election Day.
"Well, with her record, I'd be worried too," Jackson told Fox News when asked whether Collins should be concerned about losing her seat.
The jab comes as the latest Fox News poll shows the candidates locked in a 49-49 tie.
"I don't know anything about the polls, I mean I see them, but all I can tell you is on the ground people are excited for change," Jackson said during the interview in Ellsworth.
Jackson also waded into Maine's lobster industry dispute, crediting Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., rather than Collins, with securing a pause in federal regulations.
Collins has accused Cantwell of stalling legislation aimed at protecting the state's lobster industry.
Jackson warned that Maine's $2 billion industry is at stake, saying, "if we lose it, people are going to be hurt."
Fox News' Alexis McAdams contributed to this reporting.
Marshall warns Schumer trying to 'buy' Kansas Senate race as President Trump heads to state
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., accused Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of trying to buy his Senate seat as Democrats pour millions into the race ahead of Tuesday's midterms.
"We’re not going to let Chuck Schumer buy this race," Marshall told Kayleigh McEnany on "Saturday in America," warning that the contest is on track to exceed $100 million in spending.
Marshall said President Donald Trump's upcoming Sunday rally in Salina could prove critical to turning out roughly 175,000 Kansas voters who typically cast ballots only when Trump is running.
"We need these Trump voters to get out in mass, or we get end up handing over this seat to Chuck Schumer and the radical liberals," Marshall warned.
The Kansas Republican said he and Trump have spoken nearly every day this week as the president prepares to make a final push for GOP turnout just two days before Election Day.
Marshall faces off against Democratic pastor Adam Hamilton on Tuesday.
Ohio shatters midterm early voting record with 3 days until Election Day
Ohio voters have officially smashed the state's midterm early voting record, with nearly 1.5 million ballots already cast and more voting hours still to come.
As of 6 a.m. Saturday, 1,485,900 Ohioans had cast their ballots, according to the Associated Press, surpassing the previous midterm record of 1,473,983 set in 2022.
That puts the Buckeye State nearly 12,000 votes ahead of its previous record before early voting has even concluded.
The milestone comes as Republicans and Democrats make their final push ahead of Tuesday's high-stakes midterm elections.
No Kings says Meta acknowledged 'mistake' in Instagram suspension during early voting push
The "No Kings" protest movement said Saturday that its leaders met with Meta executives over the temporary suspension of its Instagram account two weeks ago, which the company again acknowledged was a mistake.
Meta suspended the account on Oct. 17 for several hours, while the organization says it was in the full swing of mobilizing people to vote early.
"An apology without action does nothing to ensure that this kind of censorship won't happen again. With just three days until Election Day, that is unacceptable," the No Kings Coalition said. "Their own oversight board agreed that Meta’s ‘over-enforcement suppresses political speech,’ yet Meta refused to share logs related to this censorship or address systemic problems and a history of silencing marginalized voices with new safeguards."
Meta Vice President Andy Stone said on Oct. 17 that the ban was the result of an automated system.
"When accounts post, share or comment at very high frequencies it can trigger automated systems. That's what happened with the No Kings IG account in the lead up to today's day of action. Unfortunately, that automated action was clearly taken in error. Everything is now working as it should and we sincerely apologize," Stone said in a social media post.
Ramaswamy says data centers must meet new standards to get built in Ohio
Vivek Ramaswamy told reporters during a campaign stop on Saturday that he will favor robust restrictions on data center construction if he is elected Ohio's next governor.
"We're going to set standards to say that here are the minimum standards they need to meet in order to get built, put them on abandoned industrial sites, not on fertile farmland or residential communities," he said, adding that they should be built around trees to limit their potential to be "eyesores" or cause noise pollution.
"If they don't meet those standards, you're right, they're not going to get built," the Republican gubernatorial nominee said. "I think that's a common sense plan, actually."
Ramaswamy has shifted his rhetoric on data centers considerably, with his statements last year largely focused on the positives he said they'd bring.
"We have an AI data center boom in the state of Ohio, which is great. I’m all for it, I’m strongly in favor of it," he said last April.
DOJ demands ballots be preserved amid probe of candidate sharing Sen. Dan Sullivan's name
The Department of Justice told Fox News Digital on Saturday that it is standing by its demand that Alaska election officials preserve ballots to determine whether voters were confused by two Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan.
"New York Times reporting showed that the Peltola campaign and [the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee] recruited a man who shares Senator Dan Sullivan’s name to trick Alaskans out of their votes. He even tried to appear on the ballot as ‘Dan S. Sullivan’ and copied Senator Sullivan’s logo," the DOJ said.
The statement continued: "Alaska’s governor has ordered a state investigation. Our lawsuit asks that ballots be preserved so Alaska can determine whether voters were deceived. Anyone defending this scheme should have to explain why."
The DOJ sued Alaska on Oct. 22 seeking to prevent certification if Sen. Sullivan lost, before filing an amended complaint incorporating the reporting from The New York Times.
Fox News Digital's Jasmine Baehr contributed to this post.
Why the Ilhan Omar saga isn't going away
President Donald Trump has his favorite riffs during campaign rallies.
He’s recently complimented the physique of Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio. He still calls out former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
But in recent weeks, the president spun Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., into heavy rotation on his playlist. The Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department are now probing Omar for alleged immigration fraud and financial disclosure reports.
"What she did was use a fake name and other things that are fake," the president groused about Omar. "She used the fake name to be sworn in. I assume she must immediately resign from Congress."
Trump argued that Democrats "just conceded her seat."
They didn’t.
And the president declared that "she will not be legally allowed to be a member of that August body of politicians."
Not accurate.
This is an excerpt from a story by Fox News' Chad Pergram.
Minnesota voter backs Peggy Flanagan over her 'strong stand against ICE'
A Minnesota voter told Fox News Bill Melugin outside an early voting location in Minneapolis that she supports Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan for "strong stand against ICE."
Speaking to correspondent Bill Melugin, Christina Kuha said she appreciated Flanagan's opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's deployment to Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.
"I think that's really important. We protect our neighbors no matter where they're from around here. And I think that's really the biggest issue that I like of hers," Kuha said.
Kuha also addressed how Flanagan, who is serving as lieutenant governor, has sought to distance herself from Tim Walz's handling of Minnesota's fraud scandal, arguing that the governor — not her — oversaw the state's response.
Kuha said she could understand how this would be a "good strategy" on Flanagan's part but argued that "there's a lot of misinformation about the fraud."