Ruben Gallego

Nevada has voted for Democrats in every presidential election since 2008.

Here are the races to watch as the two parties fight to win the Senate majority. Democrats have little room for losses in the 2024 elections.

Data: AdImpact; Chart: Axios VisualsGroups trying to elect pro-crypto candidates to Congress are set to spend $21 million more on ads to boost Republicans than they'll spend on Democrats in the run-up to the Nov. 5 election, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The crypto industry is proving to be a new, formidable force in this year's elections, dropping tens of millions of dollars on races that could decide which party will control Congress.The industry has been cultivating lawmakers in both parties, with its main PAC — Fairshake — endorsing equal numbers of candidates on each side. But the tens of millions of campaign ad dollars flowing from its affiliate super PACs point to the GOP as the preferred party among the crypto set.By the numbers: Since Jan. 1, Fairshake and affiliated PACs have spent $54.6 million to run and reserve election ads backing Republican candidates, and $33.7 million on ads boosting Democrats, according to AdImpact.That's 62% more spent on ads for Republicans than Democrats.What to watch: Fairshake just raised an additional $800,000 from blockchain developmment firm ConsenSys Software, Inc., in September, according to a new FEC filing.That means the crypto industry could spend even more in the crucial final two weeks before Nov. 5.With several key Senate and House races expected to be nail-biters, any last minute rush of influence ads could make a difference. Zoom in: Crypto's No. 1 focus? The Ohio Senate race. Crypto groups linked to Fairshake have dropped more than $40 million during this election cycle to back Republican challenger Bernie Moreno. The investment could be paying off — Moreno has been up in recent polls.Fairshake is aiming for a two-fer in the election: It's trying to help Moreno — a blockchain entrepreneur — defeat Sen Sherrod Brown, a Democrat who's been a critic of the crypto industry.Flashback: Fairshake's funding comes primarily from major crypto companies such as Coinbase and Ripple, and from venture capitalists known for investing in the sector. It has made it clear that it's ready to punish candidates who are unfriendly to crypto.Its war chest helped knock out Democratic primary candidates Rep. Katie Porter (Calif.) (who ran for Senate), Rep. Cori Bush (Mo.) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.).The other side: Protect Progress, the Fairshake-affiliated PAC for Democrats, is supporting two competitive Democratic Senate candidates this cycle —Rep. Ruben Gallego in Arizona and Rep. Elisa Slotkin in Michigan. It has also contributed to 15 House candidates, according to OpenSecrets.Defend American Jobs, the Republican counterpart, has supported four Senate candidates and 12 House candidates this cycle, according to OpenSecrets.Fairshake itself has supported candidates on both sides.What they're saying: "I think a slightly Republican Senate would be good because it neutralizes Elizabeth Warren's ability to influence," Kristin Smith, CEO of the Blockchain Association, told Axios during an interview at an industry event in October. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, has been seen as the crypto industry's most vocal opponent and is likely to be the senior Democrat on the Banking Committee if Brown loses to Moreno.

In the race for the U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, Democrat Ruben Gallego leads Republican Kari Lake by 9 points.

Divorce records for Arizona's Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and his ex-wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, are now public

Divorce records for Arizona Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego and his ex-wife, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, were made public Thursday after an Arizona court unsealed most of the seven-year-old case file.

Former President Trump’s incendiary comments about deploying the military and using other powers of the executive branch to pursue his political enemies, including a sitting member of Congress, is putting downballot Republican candidates on the defensive. GOP strategists have said for months that the fates of Senate and House Republican candidates are largely tied to Trump’s performance. Republicans [...]

Split-ticket voters could ultimately propel Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego to the Senate in Arizona even as voters in the Grand Canyon State choose former President Trump over Vice President Harris in the presidential race. An aggregate of Arizona surveys compiled by Decision Desk HQ shows Trump — who won the state in 2016 before narrowly losing it [...]

Hurricane Milton continues to barrel towards Florida with local officials warning of imminent destruction. NBC News correspondents Monica Alba and Dasha Burns report on the campaign as Vice President Harris goes on a media blitz and former President Trump rallies in Pennsylvania. NBC News’ Erin McLaughlin joins from Israel as President Biden calls Prime Minister Netanyahu ahead of Israel’s anticipated retaliation. NBC News Correspondent Julie Tsirkin interviews both Arizona Senate nominees,

NBC News Correspondent Julie Tsirkin joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss her interviews with both Arizona Senate candidates, Kari Lake (R) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D), as they prepare to face off in a highly anticipated debate.

The Republican firebrand trails in the polls and faces a big financial disadvantage. Wednesday night’s debate may be her last big chance to land a blow against her Democratic opponent.

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and its Equality Votes political action committee are launching a multimillion-dollar digital ad blitz aimed at reaching "equality voters" for the Harris-Walz ticket in key battleground states, the group announced Wednesday. “This election is going to come down to the smallest of margins, but the difference between an equality champion like [...]

The Federal Election Commission is considering a question about how much a joint fundraising committee can finance a political ad.

One month out from Election Day, the race for the White House and control of Congress is as close as it gets

Donald Trump attacked former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney following her appearance at a Wisconsin event supporting Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. But around the United States, more and more Republicans are crossing party lines to back Harris.“[T]hese two fools, because the Republican Party no longer wants them, endorsed the most Liberal Senator in the U.S. Senate, further Left than even Pocahontas or Crazy Bernie Sanders - Lyin’ Kamala Harris,” Trump wrote Thursday on his Truth Social platform, referring to Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, who also endorsed Harris.“What a pathetic couple that is, both suffering gravely from Trump Derangement Syndrome,” Trump added.At the Wisconsin event, Liz Cheney said that Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, motivated her to endorse Harris. Cheney previously served on the House select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.“He praised the rioters. He did not condemn them. That’s who Donald Trump is,” Cheney said.

From an aerial view, the U.S.-Mexico border fence stretches through rough terrain on Sept. 20 near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. (John Moore/Getty Images)

Rock and roll icon Stevie Nicks released a new abortion-rights anthem on Friday. Nicks wrote “The Lighthouse” shortly after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion.“I find it very sad, at 76 years old, I had to see Roe v. Wade taken away,” Nicks told People magazine, adding that she found herself absorbing a ton of media coverage after the decision. “One morning I woke up... which, I never write when I wake up in the morning, and all of a sudden went, ‘I have my scars, I have my scars,’ so I just grabbed my notebook, and I started writing the whole thing,” she said.

Vice President Harris will call for tougher border security measures as part of her campaign stop in Douglas, Ariz., while again hitting former President Trump for his role in scuttling a bipartisan border deal. In her first major border speech as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris plans to tout her credentials battling transnational crime as [...]

Kamala Harris will campaign in Arizona and Nevada, two swing states where Latinos make up significant shares of the electorates, as she trails Joe Biden’s 2020 performance with Latino voters.

In a state seized by false accusations of widespread election fraud, many Democrats worry that casting any doubt on the election process will be weaponized by Trump and his allies.

Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, is expected to give a speech on border security Friday.

A new poll revealed the demographic that could revive split-ticket voting in Arizona this November.

For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of them are. But a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that a solid majority of...

Teamsters General President Sean O'Brien said his union would decline to endorse a presidential candidate this year, setting off a wave of criticism and commentary.

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are locked in tight contests in seven battleground states as the race for the White House enters the home stretch, according to new polling released Tuesday. The survey from Emerson College Polling and The Hill found Trump edging out Harris in Arizona (49 percent to 48 percent); Georgia [...]

An error in Arizona's voter registration system has put nearly 100,000 voters' eligibility in doubt, prompting concerns from state election officials.

It was hard to follow everything that happened when the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

Democrats have a razor-thin 51-49 majority Democrats risk losing the Senate this year, as incumbents in the Montana and Ohio Senate races face an uphill climb—and the party fights for Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump is returning to the battleground state of North Carolina Friday to address a meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police as he tries to portray himself as tougher on crime than his Democratic opponent.

A Republican official said the party will suffer avoidable losses "unless something changes drastically"

Representative Ruben Gallego has drawn anger from some Arizona progressives after discouraging the Department of Justice from imposing federal oversight on Phoenix Police following their endorsement.

The Arizona Police Association announced Monday it is throwing its weight behind Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in the Arizona Senate race, despite endorsing Republican Kari Lake in her gubernatorial bid last cycle. “As a Marine combat veteran, we know Congressman Gallego understands the complexities of modern policing in American society today, while at the same time [...]

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake blamed "absurd partisan polls" after trailing in her Arizona race.During a Sunday interview on NewsNation, host Chris Stirewalt noted that Lake had trailed Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) since the beginning of the race."You came within three-quarters of a point of winning the governorship just two years ago," Stirewalt explained. "After a long career as a very popular TV anchor in Phoenix, you entered this Senate race as a household name in your state.""You have the backing of the former president and the Republican establishment in the Senate, but in most polls since the beginning of the contest, you have trailed Congressman Gallego," the host said. "That was the average of polls from our partners at The Hill and Decision Desk HQ, showing you trailing by nearly six points. How do we account for this? How do you explain that?"Lake suggested that her internal polling showed her ahead."Well, there were a couple of really bad outlier polls that were included in that that were just absolutely absurd, partisan polls," she complained. "I know what my internal polling looks like."I'm ahead of him, but it is a horse race," she continued. "And I've gotten access to a lot of polls that aren't public.""We are the third best chance for a pickup seat in these closely contested races. And I feel we're going to win this one."ALSO READ: Donald Trump exploits AP photo error for new $99 'Save America' bookLake accused the media of "pushing a false narrative" about Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris."They've got a dud candidate who didn't earn a single vote," she insisted. "And then I'm running against an absolute dud.""This is somebody who's voted in lockstep 100 percent of the time with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the two most disastrous things to ever happen to our country," the Republican added. "This is a real radical. And I can tell you, Arizona is not radical like Ruben."Watch the video below from NewsNation.

Donald Trump's highly publicized visit to Arizona on Thursday, to tout the border wall his administration built, was called out as a fraud by one of his own supporters who has a ranch in the area.In an interview with the Washington Post. rancher John Ladd, "a Trump supporter whose ranch extends along the border," explained the photo-op where the former president boasted about his accomplishments at stopping immigrants from crossing over into the U.S. was in front of a section of wall built under President Barack Obama's administration.The former president has made the border crisis a central plank of his re-election bid, accusing President Joe Biden— and by extension Vice President Kamala Harris — of falling down on the job.ALSO READ: Trump is losing his audienceThe only problem, the Post is reporting is that Trump's advance people placed him in front of a portion of wall he had nothing to do with.As Ladd, explained, "Where you were, that was kind of a joke today. Had to be in front of Trump’s wall, but you went to Montezuma, and that’s Obama’s wall.”The Post report adds, "The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the barrier next to Thursday’s campaign stop was built during the Obama administration. The Trump campaign and [ Border Patrol union leader Paul] Perez did not respond to questions about the discrepancy."The report adds that during the photo-op, "Perez called the standing fence 'Trump wall' and the idle parts 'Kamala wall.'""The reality on the ground was not as straightforward as the “Build the Wall” chant that electrified his campaign eight years ago suggested. His vow to finish the wall, now formalized in the Republican Party platform, highlights the uncomfortable fact that he did not finish it in his first term, and Mexico did not pay for it, as he once promised it would," the Post is reporting.You can read more here.

The Democratic National Convention has been a lively dance party featuring the usual lineup of partisan speakers.

Kamala Harris and the Democrats are relying on vibes rather than specific policies to win over voters ahead oft he 2024 election against Donald Trump.

Allred, who's running for Senate against incumbent Ted Cruz, is set to speak to express his support for Harris.

A handful of vulnerable Democratic senators who are skipping this week’s convention, as they try to project a degree of independence from their party.

As delegates are excited to hear from VP Harris on Thursday, there is a lengthy list of speakers to take the stage on Thursday.

'People are not certain'

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The Democratic National Convention has been a lively dance party featuring the usual lineup of partisan speakers. Barack Obama charmed the crowd, mocking Donald Trump's obsession over crowd size with a subtle but unmistakable hand gesture.

A crypto group's move to spend millions of dollars backing Democrats in key Senate races has upset Republicans who have sought to forge ties with the industry.

Kamala Harris, Biden and the Democrats have held an ad spending advantage in battleground states, but Trump and the GOP are starting to close the gap.

"I have been clear, now is the time to get a ceasefire deal and get the hostage deal done," Harris said.

Vice President Kamala Harris made immigration a key part of her stump speech in a Phoenix suburb after making no mention of the topic at rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin.

A theme among several of the speakers at Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign rally outside Phoenix Friday was courting supporters of the late moderate GOP Sen. John McCain.

VP nominee Tim Walz claimed that the rally "might be the largest political gathering in the history of Arizona"

PHOENIX (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate will hold a rally in Arizona on Friday as part of their tour of electoral battlegrounds, visiting a state where Harris passed over a prominent Democrat in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.