Elon Musk is back in the 2026 midterms, spending on Ken Paxton and key Republicans as Tesla’s new Cybercabs hit the streets ...

If Republicans were looking only at the national polls heading into the final two months of the midterm campaign, there would be plenty of reason to worry. Democrats have maintained a sizable ...

Donald Trump has built a political career around picking fights other Republicans were afraid to pick. Sometimes that instinct has served him very well. Immigration, trade with China and even his ...

There are plenty of reasons to believe 2026 will end the same way. Donald Trump carried Texas by more than 13 points just two years ago, and Democrats have not won a U.S. Senate election there since ...

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Democrats desperately need to hold Michigan if they want a realistic shot at taking back the Senate in November. Instead, they are entering the final stretch trying to smooth over another controversy ...

Most voters are not paying much attention to the midterms yet. That will change fast after Labor Day. Republicans won a narrow House majority in 2024, and Democrats need only a small net gain this ...

Republicans have a 53-47 Senate majority, but their margin for error is getting smaller. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take control of the chamber in ...

Republicans do not have much room for error this November. The Cook Political Report currently rates 19 House races as Toss Ups, and 15 of them are held by ...

Republicans may have a difficult House map in front of them, but the Senate is a different story. Republicans currently hold a 53-47 Senate majority, counting the two independents who caucus with ...

Republicans have plenty of challenges on the House map this year. That does not mean Democrats get to play defense-free. The latest movement in the 2026 battlefield has given Republicans five clear ...