The Takeout with Major Garrett

It's eight days until the midterms. Democrats seem poised to win back the house, but control of the senate is still up for grabs. Major discusses the biggest races with Weijia Jiang and Anthony Salvanto. Johnny Garcia is looking to keep a redrawn Texas congressional seat blue. Why he thinks he can win in an area that President Trump won by 10 points in 2024. Some democrats are also already looking ahead to 2028. Congressman Jake Auchincloss, a member of the group Majority Democrats is working to promote centrists candidates in 2028. All that and more, right here on The Takeout.

Major interviews his wife, presidential scholar Lara Brown, about her new book 'Jefferson's Landmark Deal: The Politics of the Louisiana Purchase". It examines how Thomas Jefferson navigated diplomatic and political circumstances to secure the Louisiana Purchase. That deal ultimately changed the trajectory of America.

On tonight's episode of The Takeout, at President Trump's direction The Justice Department has filed a pre-emptive lawsuit to contest the results of the Alaska Senate race if the Republican incumbent, Dan Sullivan loses. They claim that since there are two Dan Sullivans running, which creates too much confusion. Major digs into that topic with Ed O'Keefe, including the President's role in trying to influence the outcome of the election by using the courts.  Also Democratic candidate for Nebraska's second Congressional District, Denise Powell joins the show to discuss her run for office. You can listen to all that and more on tonight's episode.

The midterms are just 12 days away. We have reporters across the country tracking the biggest races that will decide the balance of power in Washington. Congressman Dan Crenshaw joins The Takeout to discuss the slowdown of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine and whether the White House coordinated with Elon Musk on that. Congressman Gabe Evans also joins Major to outline his legislation, which stalled in the Senate, that would have prevented costs related to data centers from being passed on to consumers. All that and more, right here.

A new Wall Street Journal Survey reveals Americans want populist policies. Major Interviews John Anzalone and Adam Geller who conducted the survey on what Americans are saying ahead of the midterms