Sen. Raphael Warnock called President Donald Trump a symptom of a "spiritually sick" nation and urged Democrats to hold a robust primary and debate ahead of 2028.

The Republican National Committee's Election Integrity team warned poll workers not to break the law after reports that some told voters they weren't allowed to split their tickets.

The RNC Counsel's Office sent Michigan county clerks a stern letter demanding that they follow the law. The Michigan Constitution explicitly allows voters to select a straight-ticket option on the ballot but specify particular candidates from the other party farther down the ticket.

'The RNC is monitoring this issue in real time, and we are prepared to take whatever actions are necessary to protect Michiganders’ rights to vote for the candidates of their choosing.'

"We have received credible reports from across Michigan that election inspectors are telling voters that, if they vote a straight party ticket, they may not cross over and vote for a candidate from the other party," RNC Election Integrity counsel Luke Bunting and senior counsel James Hasson wrote in the letter. "As you know, that is false. The Michigan Constitution expressly permits voters to select the straight party option but then cast votes for individual candidates of a different party."

"As a clerk, it is your obligation to administer this election in accordance with state law and the Michigan Constitution. The Secretary of State has been notified and has taken steps to address this issue," the RNC lawyers wrote. "The RNC is monitoring this issue in real time, and we are prepared to take whatever actions are necessary to protect Michiganders’ rights to vote for the candidates of their choosing."

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Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) endorsed Republican Mike Rogers in the Michigan U.S. Senate race over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday. She also cited El-Sayed's close friendship with controversial streamer Hasan Piker and his views on Israel and Jewish Americans.

Several notable Jewish and black Democrats have signaled that they are voting for Rogers.

“Please don’t feel as though that you cannot, if you liked Mike Rogers, that you cannot vote for him. You can, if you want to,” Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters told the New York Post on Monday.

Rogers has an uphill battle ahead of him. Michigan hasn't elected a Republican to the Senate since 1994.

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‘pulling yourself up from your bootstraps’

Election Day saw ballot shortages in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland Tuesday, and one voter said the disruption feels like voter suppression.

President Donald Trump on Election Day blamed Fox News' steep October ratings decline on what he called the network's opposition to him, and he questioned why its parent company, Fox Corp., has donated to top Democrats and party committees.

The Justice Department has issued more than 120 subpoenas and 20 target letters in its probe of Daniel J. Sullivan's Alaska Senate candidacy.

Josh Turek, the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, said he selected three Republicans when he voted on Election Day.

Early exit polling results were released by many outlets on Election Day, and the results showed an unhappy electorate that wasn't terribly enthusiastic about voting for Democrats.

The results showed voters were beaten down by inflation and not too happy about the direction of the country.

'Voters across parties express concern about affording everything from gas to groceries to utilities.'

CNN exit polling showed that the top concern for 39% of voters was the economy. Another 32% said their top concern was "democracy," while 14% said it was immigration.

Health care, foreign policy, and crime rounded out the next three concerns at 8%, 4%, and 3% respectively.

CNN found that Trump had only a 38% approval rating and a 62% disapproval rating.

However, Democrats are not that much more popular, according to NBC News exit polling. Only 43% of respondents said they had a favorable view of Democrats, while 38% said they had a favorable view of Republicans.

And 16% said they had a favorable view of neither party.

CBS News reported that only 25% of exit poll respondents said they were "enthusiastic" or "satisfied" about the direction of the country.

Thirty-seven percent said they were "dissatisfied" with the direction of the country, while another 38% said they were "angry."

Forty-four percent said that their financial situation was worse than two years ago. Only 38% said it was about the same, while 18% said it was better than two years ago.

"Voters are feeling it in their pocketbooks," CBS summarized. "They are more than twice as likely to say their finances are worse rather than better, based on early exit polls. Voters across parties express concern about affording everything from gas to groceries to utilities."

The exit polling appeared to corroborate a previous warning from pollster Frank Luntz.

"I'm still skeptical. In the end, Republicans are less likely to participate. They're less likely to believe the polls are happening. I'm most interested in turnout," he said in a recent segment with CNN. "They're polling how the electorate overall feels and not polling the people [that] are actually going to participate."

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NBC chief data analyst Steve Kornacki voiced similar skepticism about the popularity of Democrats.

"Voters out there who disapprove of Trump, aren't happy about where the economy is, inflation, are they willing to take the next step and vote for Democrats given how unpopular Democrats are as a party?" Kornacki asked.

"Or does that keep the Democrats from fully capitalizing on what otherwise for them is a very promising political climate?" he added.

NBC reported that exit poll interviewers were going to be talking to voters outside of over 450 polling locations in 15 battleground states for the U.S. Senate elections.

The national exit polling sample will likely include more than 75,000 voters questioned at polling locations, via phone, and in online interviews.

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A Coast Guard aircrew spotted the sailboat 460 miles off San Diego after an emergency beacon alert launched a dramatic search and rescue mission.

Israel has provided the United States with intelligence indicating that Iran may be preparing to use chemical weapons against its adversaries, raising concerns among American officials amid mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran, according to a report Tuesday.

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North Carolina’s State Board of Elections extended voting hours for three Democrat-heavy precincts and two that swung for President Donald Trump. The board also denied requests from three other counties, two of which swung hard for Trump in 2024.

The State Board of Elections voted Tuesday to extend voting at five precincts in Columbus, Hertford, Lenoir, and Wilson Counties after what Executive Director Sam Hayes called "technical glitches." No unofficial results will post anywhere in the state until the last site closes at 8:15 p.m., the board said.

'These are not indications of malicious activity, and the processes are in place to respond to each scenario.'

Three of those five precincts that got extra time Tuesday went for Kamala Harris by at least 68% in 2024, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections data.

Tabor City received the longest extension. The computer system at the South Williams precinct in the Tabor City Courthouse crashed temporarily, according to the Columbus County elections director. Workers switched to an emergency backup, and no voters were turned away, the director said. The precinct has been allowed to remain open for 45 extra minutes.

In Kinston, printer problems held up the opening of the K8 precinct at Holloway Recreation Center for "about 45 minutes," Lenoir County Elections Director Kristie Smith told the board, Neuse News reported.

The board of elections eventually gave Lenoir County's affected precinct an extra 30 minutes of voting time.

Hertford County received two extensions for 25 minutes at Como Fire and Rescue and 30 minutes at the Murfree Center in Murfreesboro. Wilson's city recreation building got 15.

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Anyone who arrives after 7:30 p.m. at the five sites will cast a provisional ballot, per state law.

Hertford is a left-leaning jurisdiction. The county broke 62.9% for Kamala Harris in 2024.

Harris also won Wilson, albeit by a much thinner margin. Columbus went for Donald Trump by 66.6%, and Lenoir broke for him by around 53%, according to NCSBE results.

At the precinct level, things swing a bit further in Democrats' direction, based on that same 2024 voting data.

Harris won Kinston's K8 precinct by a whopping 94.3% for Harris. The former vice president also won Como's and Murfreesboro's affected precincts by around 70% each.

Trump did win south Williams by 63.5%, however.

The State Board of Elections denied Gates, Watauga, and Wilkes Counties' requests for extended voting times, according to the News & Observer. Trump previously won Wilkes and Gates by 79.3% and 60.3% respectively, while Watauga broke 52% in Harris' favor.

In Gates County, the person with the building key showed up late and delayed the start of voting, according to the Carolina Journal. A computer problem also delayed voting by at least 20 minutes in Wilkes County, and a voter had to be escorted in Watauga, which caused a similar delay, according to the outlet.

Hayes told reporters the issues were routine and nothing to be concerned about.

"During every election, minor disruptions arise such as power outages, tabulator issues, printer jams, longer lines than previously anticipated," Hayes claimed, according to the News & Observer.

"These are not indications of malicious activity, and the processes are in place to respond to each scenario," Hayes said.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections did not immediately respond to Blaze News’ request for comment.

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During Tuesday’s simulcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.” and Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” Fox News host Brian Kilmeade reacted to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. is halting $4 billion in aid to Israel

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