By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate passed a temporary measure to fund federal agencies through December 11 on Saturday, in a move intended to avert a crippling federal government shutdown weeks before the November midterm elections.

Voters are going to the polls in five states to choose who will face off in November’s midterm elections. The focus is on the Michigan Senate race, but there are hundreds of contests on the ballot. Read the latest from our reporters.

After months of campaigning, scandal, propaganda, and downright weirdness, it all comes down to this.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump questioned the integrity of U.S. elections ahead of the midterms, repeating false allegations about the 2020 election and alleging, without evidence ...

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Prediction market watchdogs may struggle to police betting on the U.S. midterm elections, with thousands of races offering ever more ways for insiders to make a quick buck on a rising number of platforms, according to experts ...

The lobbying group has more than doubled its spending on political campaigns, while rarely mentioning Israel. It has placed a large financial bet on today’s Michigan Senate primary.