Democrats are performing strongly in five reliably Republican states where they are trying to flip Senate seats to win control of the chamber, new New York Times/Siena polls found.

As GOP alarm about the midterms worsens, a progressive data researcher explains the deeper reasons voters are so angry and dissatisfied right now—especially in red states with big Senate races.

Kids "need to wrestle with tough problems on their own,” New York's mayor said Wednesday.

The results appear to subvert the effort of a reform slate to pick their own county boss after nearly two decades of organizing and primary wins in the last election.