Judging by the chaos we have already seen across college football this season, it should come as no surprise that the first CFP rankings were just as unpredictable as the product on the field.The only certainty entering Tuesday night’s rankings reveal was that Miami would sit atop the polls after a difficult outing against North Carolina.Now, with a showdown against No. 8 Notre Dame looming this weekend, this is shaping up to be an elimination game for the No. 11 ranked Fighting Irish.And let me make it clear for folks out there that are not following on a weekly basis: don’t freak out yet, just give it a few weeks.But yes, you have my permission to start getting extremely nervous about the upcoming weekend, Notre Dame fans. It’s clear that the CFP committee is telling Marcus Freeman’s squad that they better beat No. 1 Miami on Saturday, or their chances of making the postseason will be hinging on others losing.COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS: MIAMI TAKES TOP SPOT, INDIANA CRACKS TOP FIVE IN FIRST OFFICIAL RELEASEThis page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Tuesday afternoon that his office will deploy election observers in response to concerns that Justice Department monitors could intimidate voters.Bonta said California was taking the same approach it used during the previous two elections, when the state dispatched its own observers alongside federal monitors.The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division has sent 1,000 monitors across the country to ensure election integrity and protect Americans’ right to vote, a plan that has been public knowledge for months. The monitors will be personnel from across the DOJ, U.S. Attorney’s Offices and employees from the Office of Personnel Management.The department confirmed Tuesday that while federal election monitoring is routine, this year’s operation is the largest in its history, with monitors deployed to all 50 states for the first time. DOJ FIRES BACK AT DEM AG OVER ELECTION DAY GUIDANCE TELLING OFFICIALS WHEN TO CALL COPS ON FEDERAL AGENTSThe DOJ also released a list of cities where monitors are being deployed. In California, they are being sent to Los Angeles, Alameda, Sacramento and San Diego.Bonta and other critics have argued that the unusually large federal presence could spook voters or discourage some…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford has successfully ousted Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo in Nevada, a significant pickup for Democrats in the critical battleground state, The Associated Press projects.Ford’s defeat of Lombardo comes in one of the most closely watched gubernatorial races in the country.Ford’s victory makes him Nevada’s first Black governor and gives Democrats control of the governor’s office for the first time since Lombardo defeated Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak in 2022.Ford, who has served as Nevada’s attorney general since 2019, campaigned on affordability, housing, education, healthcare and protecting access to abortion. He argued that Nevada families were struggling with high housing costs, energy bills and other rising expenses under Lombardo and the Republican administration.FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: THE TOP RACES TO WATCH AS 36 STATES CHOOSE THEIR NEXT GOVERNOR The result could also give Nevada Democrats unified control of state government depending on Tuesday night’s election results, with the party already holding majorities in both chambers of the state Legislature. Ford will enter office with a legislative majority aligned with his agenda, although significant disagreements could remain over taxes, education spending, public safety and the state’s business climate.Ford repeatedly criticized…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democrats decisively recaptured majorities in the House and Senate in the midterm elections, riding a blue wave that exceeded expectations.But with Tuesday turning into Wednesday, and a handful of high profile races still to be called, the big question remaining is whether the already formidable Democratic congressional majorities keep growing.In the battle for the Senate, Democrats stormed to the majority by flipping GOP-held seats in Maine, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina, while successfully defending open seats in Michigan and New Hampshire.HEAD HERE FOR FOX NEWS LIVE UPDATES ON THE MIDTERM ELECTIONSMeanwhile, Senate races for two GOP-held seats were still too close to call.In Mississippi, Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom appeared deadlocked. In Alaska, GOP incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan had a slight edge over former Rep. Mary Peltola with votes still being counted. In the battle for the House, thanks to the stunning blue tsunami, Democrats cleared the 218-seat threshold needed to recapture the chamber.CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS AS THE VOTES CONTINUE TO BE COUNTEDBut with plenty of races still outstanding, the big question is just how large a majority will…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is poised to handily defeat his field of opponents to win a fifth term in the House of Representatives.Johnson, who enjoys a close relationship with President Donald Trump, is projected to win nearly 60% of the vote against four other declared candidates, according to the Associated Press, and therefore is guaranteed to return to Congress in January.Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry modified this year’s House elections after postponing the primaries to give the state legislature more time to redraw its congressional map to give Republicans an edge.BLOCKBUSTER SUPREME COURT VOTING RIGHTS RULING IGNITES REDISTRICTING WAR ACROSS SOUTHERN STATES Instead of following the traditional schedule of a springtime primary race and a Nov. 3 general election, the top two candidates in each of the state’s six House districts would advance to an early December runoff, unless one person clinches over 50% of the total vote.Louisiana’s GOP majority scored a victory with the Supreme Court earlier this year that allowed it to essentially dissolve the state’s one Black-majority district, which was drawn under guidelines set by the Voting Rights Act.THOMAS LEAVES NOTHING LEFT UNSAID ON RACIAL GERRYMANDERING DECISION: ‘GO FURTHER’Johnson…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The “Pod Save America” podcast team celebrated the Democratic Party’s congressional wins in the midterm elections, calling the results “the beginning of the end of the Trump era” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday night.”Pod Save America” hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor appeared on the ABC late-night show as news outlets, including Fox News, projected that Democrats would win control of both chambers of Congress following the midterm elections.Kimmel asked whether they believed anyone from President Donald Trump’s administration would be fired following the midterm election results. Vietor said he was unsure but expressed optimism about the country’s direction.”I think that tonight is the beginning of the end of the Trump era in America,” he said.CONSERVATIVES STUNNED BY ‘CATASTROPHIC’ MIDTERM BLUE TSUNAMI, BLAME TRUMP’S IRAN WAR, HIGH GAS PRICES Kimmel noted earlier in the segment that all four men had worked in former President Barack Obama’s administration during the 2010 midterm elections, when Democrats suffered major losses that Obama described as a “shellacking.” Pfeiffer described the 2010 election as “one of the worst nights of our lives” but said he would enjoy seeing Trump administration staffers experience a similar…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! TEL AVIV, Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power in Israel will be tested Wednesday as President Isaac Herzog begins consultations with leaders of all parties elected to the 26th Knesset before deciding which lawmaker to task with forming the next government.The final vote count, published last Friday by Israel’s Central Elections Committee, gave Netanyahu’s bloc 53 seats in the 120-member Knesset, compared with 48 for the opposition alliance led by Gadi Eisenkot — 61 seats are needed to form a government.On Monday, Netanyahu posted to X that “the public in Israel does not want a government that depends on Ra’am and the Joint List—parties that support terrorism and reject the existence of the Jewish state.”NETANYAHU DEFIES EXIT POLLS AS VOTE SHIFTS IN HIS FAVOR, BUT MAJORITY REMAINS ELUSIVE “A clear majority in the Jewish public chose the Likud as the largest party and me, as prime minister, to lead the next government. We aspire to form a broad government with our partners and with any party that wishes to do so and does not support terrorism. I am open to holding discussions on the matter,” he added.The two predominantly Arab…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Progressives scored a major victory in Minnesota, a state heavily targeted by the Trump administration in its immigration and anti-fraud crackdowns.Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the Democratic nominee, toppled former NFL sideline reporter and Republican nominee Michele Tafoya, stifling the GOP’s hopes of flipping the Land of 10,000 Lakes.While her win over Tafoya, who was backed by President Donald Trump, is a positive for Democrats in their pursuit of power in the upper chamber, it’s not necessarily a negative for Republicans, given that the seat was already blue.PEGGY FLANAGAN VOWS TO ‘RIP ICE APART’ AFTER TOPPLING MODERATE DEM IN KEY SENATE BATTLE Flanagan’s victory comes after the state of Minnesota and her former running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, were directly in the Trump administration’s crosshairs for the sprawling, multibillion-dollar daycare fraud scandal that erupted earlier this year.Given that several Somali immigrants were linked to the scandal, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) descended upon the state to enact Operation Metro Surge. That resulted in the deaths of two Minnesota residents, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, at the hands of federal immigration agents.ICE’s actions in the state led to yet another government shutdown in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Fox News Decision Desk projects that Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa has defeated three-term Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the showdown for governor.With her shocking upset victory, Hinojosa has brought the Democrats’ 36-year losing streak in Texas gubernatorial elections to an end.Hinojosa also made history as the first Latina governor of the nation’s second most populous state.DEMOCRACY 2026: STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE FOX NEWS ELECTION HUB Abbott, a conservative governor and major ally of President Donald Trump, meanwhile, fell short in his history-making bid to become the first person to win four elections as Texas governor.Abbott shared with his audience of supporters that he conceded to Hinojosa, congratulating her for winning the election.”It has been the joy of my life to be the governor of the state of Texas,” Abbott said.Hinojosa, a former president of the Austin public school system and a civil rights lawyer, focused her campaign on public education funding, teacher pay, opposing school vouchers, data center moratoriums, and pocketbook relief. She framed her bid as a fight “against the billionaires and the corporations,” who she accused of driving up prices, closing neighborhood schools and “cheating Texans…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on the “Pivot” podcast that even if Democrats score major victories in the midterms, they could squander their gains if they fail to focus on the issues that matter to voters most.Clinton spoke with “Pivot” podcast co-hosts Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway at a live Election Night event and predicted a Democratic wave.”I think we’re going to wake up to a Democratic House and a Democratic Senate,” she told the co-hosts.Galloway agreed with Clinton’s prediction but warned that it may be a short-term victory if Democrats do not respond to voter concerns.BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON MAKE ELEVENTH-HOUR MIDTERM MOVES AS PARTY’S OLD GUARD FACES NEW REALITY “Let’s count our chickens and assume we take the House and the Senate and it’s Nov. 4. I would argue it’s a lease, not a mortgage, dating, not a relationship,” he said. “I think that it’ll be a function of not them loving Democrats, but hating us less.””What do you think the Democratic Party needs to do or Democratic leadership — what are two or three things you think they need to do immediately such that we can turn…