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↵↵Based on exit polls as of Wednesday afternoon, here are five factors that were in play that Republicans need to understand going into the 2026 midterms. 1) Independents↵↵Republicans' loss of independents
"I do actually wonder if Trump will be even more of a drag in 2026 —the reason is that perceptions of the economy were better eight years ago than they are now."
Republicans still have the advantage to hold the Senate in 2026 ↵↵Despite Democrats' sweeping gains this year, it's not immediately clear whether they'll be able to win in Republican-leaning states such
The Trump administration wants at least three advanced modular reactors to reach criticality by July 4, 2026 — a goal industry insiders have called ambitious.Â
While the filing deadline to get on the 2026 ballot in Illinois has passed, some national party figures, such as Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, say the door isn't fully closed on mid-decade
Already this year, several GOP-led states have redrawn their congressional maps at President Donald Trump’s urging to help House Republicans pick up seats in 2026 and maintain their narrow majority.
A Ciattarelli win could have been a harbinger of trouble for Democrats nationally in 2026, but he ultimately ran significantly behind his margins against Murphy in 2021.
Laura Kelly, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, called the Virginia result "a resounding rejection of Donald Trump’s chaos and a warning sign to all Republican politicians running in 2026
Now, every House Democrat incumbent and candidate will co-own Mamdani’s disastrous record in the 2026 midterms," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a statement Tuesday after the race was called.
↵↵Senate Democrats also ran a "hotline" last week to gauge support for a package of funding bills that included the chamber's fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations measure, which covers dollars
Abigail Spanberger as the Democratic candidate, may be an early predictor of the 2026 midterms.
Senate Republican leaders plan to abandon a House-passed funding patch to reopen government and pivot to a new bill that would provide more time to complete fiscal 2026 appropriations.
But Martin, a former chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party who took over as national party chair in February, acknowledged that a 2026 wave election may not include winning the Senate majority
Ohio’s redistricting commission on Friday approved a new House map that could help Republicans pick up two seats in the 2026 midterm elections, including one held by the longest-serving woman in congressional
Republicans involved in the discussions have said much of the talks are centered on next steps for the appropriations process, as both chambers have fallen behind in passing the annual funding bills for fiscal 2026
Nine of the 12 fiscal 2026 appropriations bills never got a vote on the House floor.
Appropriators could finish drafting a compromise version of a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026 in "two or three days" once the partial government shutdown is over, House Appropriations Chairman
approached the Senate Appropriations and Rules committees expressing opposition to the reconciliation law language and urging the House Appropriations Committee to include an amendment in the fiscal 2026
Sununu announced a comeback bid in New Hampshire on Wednesday, boosting Republican chances of winning the seat near the core of the fight for Senate control in 2026.
Sununu will run for his old seat in 2026, he announced Wednesday.