NewzThe U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones during the war.Trump is meanwhile hoping $5,000 checks can boost Republican turnout in November’s midterm elections — but even some of his devoted fans doubt the government will pay them. The offering has become a go-to tactic for Trump when he faces a political jam.A federal judge on Monday questioned the Trump administration’s claims about its efforts to redevelop a historic Washington golf course, challenging its contention that a recent tree-cutting spree was not an indication that work was moving forward on the project, which is temporarily blocked by a court order.Here's the latest:Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads to the SouthSenate Democrats’ top campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi’s U.S. The ad, first disclosed to The Associated Press, is set to start Wednesday and run through Election Day.“Senate Majority PAC has been watching this race closely, and it is clear Colom is running a competitive race that has put Hyde-Smith on her heels,” group spokesperson Lauren French said in a statement.With just two weeks to go in the race, it’s unclear what impact the ad will have in a matchup that’s been set since Colom won a March primary.
Still, it’s a substantial investment in a race that’s seen only about $8 million in total spending, with Colom outspending Hyde-Smith nearly $4.6 million to $3.2 million, according to AdImpact.In the 2024 presidential race, Trump won Mississippi by nearly 23 percentage points, and a Democrat hasn’t won a Senate race in the state since 1982.▶ Read moreBeijing opposes US sanctions on Chinese tech companiesBeijing has expressed “firm opposition” to the Trump administration’s sanctions on five Chinese companies connected to a former Google engineer over alleged intellectual property theft.Th… WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats’ top campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race for the first time this year, an aggressive move in a deep-red state that signals a party on the offensive as Republicans look to protect a slim majority.
“Senate Majority PAC has been watching this race closely, and it is clear Colom is running a competitive race that has put Hyde-Smith on her heels,” group spokesperson Lauren French said in a statement. With just two weeks to go in the race, it’s unclear what impact the ad will have in a matchup that’s been set since Colom won a March primary. Hyde-Smith, first appointed and then elected in 2018, is running for reelection in a state Republicans have long dominated.
In the 2024 presidential race, Republican Donald Trump won Mississippi by nearly 23 percentage points over Democrat Kamala Harris, and a Democrat hasn’t won a Senate race in the state since 1982. However, some Democrats believe Hyde-Smith is vulnerable, and she underperformed Trump by 6 percentage points in 2020, the year he lost his White House reelection bid to Democrat Joe Biden. The television ad touts Colom’s time as district attorney, while labeling Hyde-Smith a “do-nothing” senator.
“A decade in power, Hyde-Smith hasn’t passed one piece of legislation, but she did vote to kick people off Medicaid,” a narrator says in the ad, which will run on television stations statewide alongside a digital campaign. The AP was reaching out to Hyde-Smith’s campaign for comment. Colom has raised Democratic hopes in a year when electoral winds are at their backs.
Raphael Warnock was the latest high-profile Democrat to campaign with Colom last week, and Harris, who was Biden’s vice president, is set to rally with Colom on Thursday. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate and were expected to face a friendlier map this year with fewer seats to de…
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