82-year-old votes for first time, dies just days after casting important midterm ballot
82-year-old great-grandmother Gracie Lou Phillips voted for the first time last week in the Texas midterm elections. She died four days later.
82-year-old great-grandmother Gracie Lou Phillips voted for the first time last week in the Texas midterm elections. She died four days later.
A record number of young voters are expected to show up at the polls today. A Harvard University study estimates 40 percent of people under 30 will vote. Fifty-four percent of young Democrats said they are definitely voting, compared to 43 percent of young Republicans. CBS News asked young people across the country what's bringing them to the polls.
Dan Senor, who served as an adviser on the Romney-Ryan presidential campaign in 2012, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what Republican leaders are watching for in the midterm elections.
Democrat Beto O'Rourke is running a close race against Sen. Ted Cruz, but is Texas ready to turn blue?
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill faces a tough race in a state President Trump won by 18 points
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Georgia set an early voting record for a midterm election, with more than two million early ballots cast -- double the old record set four years ago. The latest poll shows Republican candidate for governor, Brian Kemp, with a small lead over his Democratic rival, Stacey Abrams. Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta.
In Texas, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is trying to hold off Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. Recent polls reveal a close race with Cruz ahead. The immigration and border issues are taking center stage. Adriana Diaz reports from El Paso.
We are tracking seven races in California where Republican seats might flip to Democrats, and four of them are in Orange County. Carter Evans reports from Santa Ana, California, with a look at the state's role in the midterms.
Florida voters cast a record number of early ballots. They'll decide high-profile races for governor and the Senate. One of the newest polls show the Democratic candidates with seven-point leads. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join "CBS This Morning" to discuss which Senate and House midterm races we should watch for.
The driver accused in the hit-and-run deaths of three Wisconsin Girl Scouts and one of their mothers is expected to be formally charged Tuesday. Colten Treu, 21, faces multiple counts of homicide. The girls were collecting trash next to a rural highway over the weekend when a pick-up truck hit them. DeMarco Morgan reports.
Police say rescuers "did everything imaginable to try to save the man. It's just -- the injuries were so severe"
A divided nation is voting in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on President Trump. The voters will decide who controls Congress: the president's allies or opponents who promise to block his agenda and investigate his administration. The president made his closing argument in Missouri Monday night. Major Garrett reports.
Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday to select their representatives to the 116th Congress
Home hit by possible tornado collapsed outside Nashville, leaving occupant dead
Home hit by possible tornado collapsed outside Nashville, leaving occupant dead
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