Midterm campaign updates: GOP's Cheney endorses Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan for Senate

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom again criticized his party's midterm campaign strategy in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday from Austin, Texas, blasting Democrats for what he called ineffective "messaging problem" that has persisted for years.

"We need to be more assertive to wake folks up," Newsom said.

"There's no doubt states are on the front lines of the rights battle. Period. Full stop. And the Supreme Court now has made that crystal clear … We allow these culture wars to take shape. And we consistently are on the back end of them."

The remarks follow a speech he made this weekend at the Texas Tribune Festival, where he said the Democrats are "getting crushed" by their GOP opponents due to their backseat campaign style while Republicans "dominate with illusion."

The one-term blue state governor has said he does not plan on running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024 despite increased national media appearances and political ventures, like his reelection campaign's rental of pro-abortion billboards in six states with near-total abortion bans.

On Wednesday, he said Democrats can turn it all around, "if we go on the offense."

"That's why I'm doing the billboards. That's why I'm doing these ads. That's why I'm doing these TV commercials in other states. Take it to them," he said. "People are losing their rights. We can't sit by but you've got to push back. We've got to hold them accountable. And yes, we prepare ourselves for the great reconciliation, and that's to come --- because we can't, for no other reason, we can't live like this."

–ABC News' Libby Cathey

Nevada, known for its consistently tight political races, is set to play an outsize role in this year's midterm politics given an array of what are expected to be margin-of-error contests for the Senate and more.

The Silver State has tilted narrowly but decisively toward Democrats in most election cycles since 2016 -- most recently handing the party its six Electoral College votes for president, the governor's mansion, both Senate seats and three out of four House districts.

But Republicans are mustering their political might to flip several of those offices in a year that is anticipated to favor the GOP.

Former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Republican, is running to unseat first-term Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, while Clark County's Republican Sheriff Joe Lombardo is facing Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak.

Democratic Reps. Steve Horsford, Susie Lee and Dina Titus are all running to protect their Las Vegas-area House seats, and Democratic attorney Cisco Aguilar is running for secretary of state against Republican Jim Marchant, who has pushed baseless conspiracies about the 2020 presidential race.

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–ABC News’ Tal Axelrod and Abby Cruz

Some of the migrants from Venezuela, including parents and children, thought they were being taken to communities with jobs for them and other resources, they or their attorneys later said. But local officials said they did not know about their arrival and scrambled to accommodate them.

A day later, Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis took credit for transporting the migrants.

He cast the flights -- which his state's government paid for out of funds originally tagged for COVID-19 relief -- as a necessary stunt in protest of Democrats' immigration policies.

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--ABC News' Miles Cohen

Black voters are often referred to as the backbone of the Democratic Party -- and as high-stakes midterm elections approach, campaigns are working to ensure that this key voting bloc turns out in full force.

In Georgia, where some Democrats have expressed fears that the party's gubernatorial candidate, Stacey Abrams, has hit a slump with Black male voters, Abrams' campaign has invested in outreach to Black men and other untapped voters of color.

"What we know is that Black voters are not deciding between whether they're going to vote for me or for [Gov. Brian] Kemp. They are deciding if they're going to vote for me or not vote," Abrams said on a call with Black journalists on Monday.

There are signs that Democrats, in Georgia and across the country, should be concerned about Black voter turnout. According to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, 55% of Black voters said they intended to vote in comparison to 72% of white voters -- a result that advantages Republicans, whose support is strongest by far among white voters. Plus, Biden's strong approval with Black voters is at a career-low 31%, according to the same poll.

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–ABC News’ Averi Harper