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6 key questions about the 2026 midterm elections
Both parties are preparing for a hard-fought midterm election year that, if the start of 2026 is any indication, will contain some surprises.
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Both parties are preparing for a hard-fought midterm election year that, if the start of 2026 is any indication, will contain some surprises.
↵↵Gallup's presidential approval tracker has him at 36 percent, just 2 points above his all-time low (34 percent after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot near the end of his first term).
But the push faces significant headwinds: Almost 6 in 10 Americans oppose the sweeping measure, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
Similarly, the average competitive House district has 17,037 children receiving health care through the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which is nearly 6 percent higher than in districts
At the Rockville rally, Biden touched on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the Supreme Court ruling overturning abortion rights set in the Roe v.
Mississippi The only Republican in Mississippi’s delegation to vote to have an independent commission investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will have to win a runoff in less than two
Will Republicans pay for backing Jan. 6 commission? South Dakota GOP Rep. Dusty Johnson faces a primary from his right from state Rep.
Republicans in the state shifted the 1st from a seat President Donald Trump won by 6 points in 2020 into one he would have carried by 8 points (53 percent to 45 percent), according to Bradley Wascher
But another Republican who opposed overturning the 2020 election results and supported an independent Jan. 6 commission faces a runoff to keep his seat, as does one of the last remaining anti-abortion
“What they saw on Jan. 6 is something that will be etched and really imprinted on the Latino voters’ minds forever,” he said.
Hawley and Cruz got caught up in a corporate backlash, with companies saying they would cut them off after they voted against certifying certain Electoral College results on Jan. 6.
Republicans in the running for Portman’s seat have sought the backing of former President Donald Trump, whom Stivers criticized for not doing enough to stop the Capitol attack on Jan. 6.
Political action committees of many companies and lobbying groups said they would pause some or all contributions after rioters broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6 to stop Congress from certifying Joe
The Tax Policy Center estimated that about 65% of households paid less in federal income tax in 2018 under the tax law than they would have paid under the old tax laws, while about 6% paid more.
6. Influence of outside groups Outside groups in both parties have been spending ahead of Tuesday’s primaries to bolster their preferred candidates.
In second place was lawyer Ann Ashford who had 33 percent, followed by restaurateur Gladys Harrison with 6 percent. Bacon had no trouble winning the GOP primary.