1 Day Until Election Day: Campaign Comes to an End

President Barack Obama is about to do what no president has done in the past 50 years: Have two horrible, terrible, awful midterm elections in a row.

President Barack Obama made his lone campaign appearance with a Democrat running for Senate in Michigan, urging voters to remember how his administration helped rescue the auto industry when he first took office in 2009.

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has opened up a comfortable lead over Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, secretary of state of the Bluegrass State, ensuring that McConnell will win a sixth term.

The costliest U.S. Senate race in history is drawing political heavyweights like Mitt Romney and the Clintons to North Carolina as Republicans and Democrats scramble to pull out a win in the battleground state.

Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is battling to survive against Bruce Rauner, a wealthy businessman Republicans are banking on to exploit the state's deep economic problems and reputation for cronyism. If he wins, the victory would help complete a near-sweep of the Midwest by the GOP.

In Rhode Island, the next governor could be a Democrat preferred by Wall Street or a Republican favored by rank-and-file union members.

Kansas reported that its October tax collections fell short of expectations, potentially complicating conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's efforts to win a tough a re-election race after successfully pushing for large personal income tax cuts.

While Wendy Davis has large donors, the surge of big checks in the last week stands in contrast to a campaign that has raised close to $35 million mostly from tens of thousands of small contributions under $100.

This might not come as news to anyone with a television, computer screen or mailbox, but spending on this year’s elections across Georgia is well beyond $100 million — even as reports continue to roll in ahead of Election Day.

The high-profile U.S. Senate race in Iowa is a dead heat, with Democratic Representative Bruce Braley and Republican state Senator Joni Ernst each garnering the support of 45 percent of likely voters.

Mark Udall and Cory Gardner are both getting 48% of the vote, with just 4% of voters remaining undecided.

A Landmark Communications poll in Georgia finds David Perdue (R) and Michelle Nunn (D) essentially tied in the U.S. Senate race, 47% to 47%.

A poll shows that U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is maintaining a lead over Republican challenger Scott Brown. 

A University of Arkansas poll finds Tom Cotton (R) leading Sen. Mark Pryor (D) in the U.S. Senate race by a wide margin, 49% to 36%

Here’s the rare idea about which both Democrats and Republicans agree: Way too few members of Congress emerge from competitive House races — and it’s causing problems.

4 Days Until Election Day: Final Weekend of Campaign Approaches

Senate Democrats have long awaited the 2010 tea party wave to splash back on Republicans during the 2016 election cycle. That moment is almost here. 

Political groups that took advantage of loosened campaign-finance rules spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. This year, they're cropping up in state and local races as well.

If Republicans take back the Senate, Mr. McConnell stands to achieve his dream of becoming majority leader. But first he must defeat a Democratic upstart half his age.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn is battling to survive against Bruce Rauner, a wealthy businessman Republicans are banking on to exploit the state's deep economic problems and reputation for cronyism. If he wins, the victory would help complete a near-sweep of the Midwest by the GOP.

There's simply no ad time left in New Hampshire. 

Passages of local paper pieces credited to Republican Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Jodi Ernst appear to have been copied word for word from templates sent as guidelines to Republican members of the Iowa Senate.

The final SurveyUSA poll conducted for four Kentucky media outlets shows Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell with a 5-point lead over Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, 48 percent to 43 percent.

A jump in support from independent likely voters in the Florida governor's race leaves Democrat Charlie Crist with 43 percent, inches ahead of Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Scott with 40 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll

Republican Charlie Baker has climbed to a 3-point lead over Democrat Martha Coakley in the race for Massachusetts governor.

With a week to go before Election Day, a poll indicated that the election for New Hampshire governor could be closer than previously thought.

U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, the Republican challenger in the Colorado U.S. Senate race, leads U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, the Democratic incumbent, 46 - 39 percent among likely voters.

Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker leads Democratic challenger Mary Burke 50% to 43% among likely voters in the latest survey by the Marquette University Law School.

84 Days Until Election Day: Storms Place People Over Politics in Hawaii

"It's so insensitive to try to continue a huge campaign, as it were, calling people that do not have water or electricity, or basic needs that haven't been met. Don't knock on the door unless you've got a bucket of water or a bag of ice."

President Barack Obama’s slumping job approval rating isn’t doing Democrats any favors in the party’s quest to hold a majority in the Senate. But without a handful of Democratic retirements, the Senate likely wouldn’t be in play at all.

After 30 years in the Senate, Republican leader Mitch McConnell isn't terribly popular at home in Kentucky. Fortunately for him, President Barack Obama borders on politically toxic.

Connecticut Republicans are going to the polls on today to choose a candidate to take on the state's Democratic incumbent governor, Dannel Malloy, in the November elections.

For the second week in a row, Republicans lead Democrats on the Rasmussen Reports generic congressional ballot poll.

Scott DesJarlais, the scandal-scarred Tennessee congressman who was marked for political extinction earlier this cycle, is barely leading his opponent in his Republican primary and has declared victory.

Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he won't seek US Senate seat.

Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate, using the Clinton brand to combat Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell claim that she is “Barack Obama’s Kentucky candidate.”

88 Days Until Election Day: Establishment Holds Back Tea Party

With Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander’s victory over state Rep. Joe Carr, the Republican establishment secured a clean sweep in 2014 Senate primary races -- the first time since 2008 that every GOP senator seeking re-election has been re-nominated.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, facing a tough re-election fight, is clearly worried about the gender gap. In fact, he and his campaign team are worried enough to start stretching the truth to the breaking point.

Montana Sen. John Walsh announced he is dropping out of the general election race for the seat he was appointed to, following an academic plagiarism scandal that rocked his campaign and prompted editorial boards in the state to call for his resignation from the trail.

As the Republican gubernatorial primary in Arizona enters its final weeks, immigration -- particularly, the ongoing border crisis -- has become the defining issue of the campaign.

The Republican establishment’s latest triumph over tea party activists in a Senate primary this year — Pat Roberts’ narrower-than-expected win over challenger Milton Wolf on — came with a big lift from party headquarters in Washington.

U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's primary victory celebration quickly turned from appreciation for his supporters to an attack on his Republican opponent and others who the two-term congressman felt betrayed him.

Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist are virtually tied, 45-43, in a WFLA/SurveyUSA poll.

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker leads Republican Jeff Bell in a new Quinnipiac University poll, 47%-37%.

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner leads Republican Ed Gillespie, 53%-28%, according to a Hampton University poll.