Midterms 2026

98 verified stories on the Midterms 2026 watch — every headline opens the full coverage map.

The Fetterman factor looms over the 2026 midterms

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 50 min ago

Generic ballot dead even one month before midterms: Harvard-Harris

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 50 min ago

Analysis: What the generic ballot polls say about the 2026 midterms

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 2 hr ago

GOP campaign chief calls Paxton 'just wrong' to ding Trump midterm convention

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 hr ago

Talarico turns Paxton's voicemail into a campaign ad

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 14 hr ago

Report says Ken Paxton criticizes Trump midterm convention strategy

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 16 hr ago

Iowa's rising cancer rates become midterm flashpoint

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 20 hr ago

Paxton blames GOP convention for midterm campaign setback

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 20 hr ago

Congress hides $45 billion Iran war bill until after the midterms

Corroborated Foreign · 2 outlets · updated 22 hr ago

Leavitt urges conservatives to get out the vote for midterms

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Nine Senate seats most likely to flip party control in November

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Republicans worry price pressures threaten midterm standing

Corroborated Economy · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Frank Luntz warns Democrats on midterm voter concerns

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders draws fire for welfare ad

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Trump announces $15 billion steel mill in Iowa as tariff win

Confirmed Economy · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Democrats eye uphill flip of Kansas Senate seat

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 1 d ago

Wayne Root pitches his plan to stop 'Democrat cheating' in the midterms

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Speaker Johnson hits the trail to defend GOP House majority

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Thune warns Republicans the Iran war outweighs everything else in midterms

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Data center fight emerges as midterm flashpoint

Confirmed Tech · 3 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Bill Gates' midterm spending draws scrutiny from the right

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Trump announces $15 billion steel project in Iowa

Confirmed Economy · 7 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Trump praises Heritage president for rebuking midterm predictions

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Zogby warns Democrats to worry about tight Senate races

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Data centers boom as neighbors push back

Confirmed Tech · 5 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Democrats' antisemitism emerges as midterm wild card

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Republican operative works to salvage Trump's midterms

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Instapundit: the midterm 'bad news' is mostly a demoralization op

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

Data center race becomes test of U.S. industrial competitiveness

Confirmed Tech · 2 outlets · updated 2 d ago

AOC's Senate test run meets early rejection

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 3 d ago

Texas Republicans rally behind Paxton while the Guardian boosts Tillis

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 3 d ago

Supreme Court blocks Missouri's GOP-favored congressional map, Trump responds

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 3 d ago

Trump officials warn Iran is 'miscalculating' by betting on midterms after three-hour talks

Confirmed Foreign · 2 outlets · updated 3 d ago

Nicki Minaj urges young Americans to vote Republican in 2026 midterms

Confirmed Culture · 2 outlets · updated 3 d ago

Florida Senate candidate calls “stop woke” a racist dog whistle

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 4 d ago

El-Sayed's policy beliefs face scrutiny

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 4 d ago

Republicans pour record cash into midterms to defend red-state seats

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 4 d ago

Iran says Hormuz deal rests with US as reports point to possible resumption of strikes

Confirmed Foreign · 3 outlets · updated 4 d ago

Kamala Harris explains algorithms with a flower analogy as midterms near

Corroborated Tech · 2 outlets · updated 4 d ago

Supreme Court bars Missouri from using new congressional map in 2026 election

Confirmed Nation · 8 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Supreme Court blocks Missouri's GOP congressional map for third time

Confirmed Nation · 12 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Carville says Republicans outgun Democrats at one campaign skill

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces scrutiny over Iran comments

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

U.S. cybersecurity agency releases election security plan ahead of midterms

Confirmed Tech · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Column: GOP should make the midterms about Hasan Piker

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Commentary criticizes Democrats’ showcase candidates

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Analyst warns midterm assumptions may be wrong

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Grenell calls out Alaska Senate candidate Peltola over staffers' slur claims

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Cook Political Report projects Democratic takeover of the House

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Schumer launches PAC to boost Talarico's Texas campaign

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 5 d ago

Republicans can't afford midterm purism, analysts warn

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Democrats' identity crisis deepens ahead of the midterms

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Midterms bear down on Trump's Congress and war agenda

Confirmed Nation · 10 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Jennings needles Tanden as angry Republicans still refuse to vote Democrat

Corroborated Culture · 2 outlets · updated 6 d ago

Analysis: economy won't hand Democrats a midterm win

Confirmed Economy · 2 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Republicans get midterm ray of hope as Trump approval bounces back: poll

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Commentary says young voters did not elect Trump for foreign escalation

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Harris returns to public criticism after 2024 defeat

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 7 d ago

Analysis: Trump's midterm fate may hinge on winning the war before November

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Kentucky Gov. Beshear denies new book is tied to 2028 White House bid

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Alaska voters over 50 sound off on Senate race

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Analysis: GOP's Senate map keeps shrinking ahead of midterms

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Trump-backed Senate candidate hits grocery prices, urges quick end to Iran war

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Federal authorities announce wave of election-crime arrests ahead of midterms

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Pro-life group ramps up North Carolina ground game as abortion message boosts GOP candidate

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 8 d ago

Column praises a Democrat for breaking with party orthodoxy

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Victor Davis Hanson ties sudden AI panic to November midterms

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Eighth Circuit reinstates Republican-favored Missouri congressional map ahead of midterms

Confirmed Nation · 5 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Feds announce wave of election-crime arrests ahead of midterms

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Federal authorities make string of election-crime arrests ahead of midterms

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Vance tells North Carolina voters to 'send those radicals packing' ahead of midterms

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Detroit voters weigh priorities for midterm elections

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Democrats test AI risk message ahead of midterms

Confirmed Tech · 3 outlets · updated 9 d ago

Trump set for first New York meeting with Mayor Mamdani as midterms loom

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 10 d ago

Mayor Bass calls herself 'an activist fighting for change'

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 10 d ago

Republicans on course to hold Senate, gain seats in November, forecast says

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 10 d ago

Alaska's independent streak resurfaces in Senate race

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 10 d ago

Republican secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 10 d ago

Anger at elites fuels midterm campaigns

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 10 d ago

Newsom signs bills aimed at blocking Trump control over California elections

Confirmed Nation · 4 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Rahm Emanuel argues Democrats can win back the Midwest

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Fox Nation special follows Ruthless hosts at RNC midterm convention

Corroborated Culture · 2 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Data center industry hunts answer to political attacks

Corroborated Tech · 2 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Democrat's data center attack in key Senate race hits snag as money trail surfaces

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Column warns Trump on risks ahead of midterm elections

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 11 d ago

Democrats chase California cash as midterm fundraising intensifies

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Analysts weigh whether midterms will repeat 2022

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Tariff drag weighs on GOP midterm hopes

Confirmed Economy · 3 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Vice President Vance speaks on campaign trail in Iowa

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Analyst who predicted Trump’s 2016 win warns of midterm turmoil

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Democrats grow more confident about midterm prospects

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 12 d ago

Seven races emerge as key to Senate control

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Senate races turn bitter with midterms weeks away

Confirmed Nation · 3 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Talarico Senate campaign draws $11.5 million from donor tied to Epstein circle

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Democrats favored to take Senate as midterms near

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Conservative group says Republicans still have a path in the midterms

Confirmed Nation · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Senate polls show Texas tilting blue, Minnesota a toss-up

Corroborated Nation · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

Iran tensions shape midterm and October surprise concerns

Corroborated Foreign · 2 outlets · updated 13 d ago

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