2026 midterm elections
HUDSON, N.H. (AP) — Five weeks before Election Day, Democratic enthusiasm is reaching a fever pitch. With Republicans struggling to overcome President Donald Trump's low standing, Democrats are on the offensive in Republican strongholds like Texas and Florida, and even eyeing contests in deeper-red Kansas and Mississippi. Many Democratic leaders predict that the House majority is all but […]
Democrat socialist Claire Valdez is facing calls for a federal review after the New York congressional candidate said she would carry the “fight” of Mexico’s independence movement with her into Congress. Valdez, the Democratic nominee seeking to replace retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez in New York’s 7th Congressional District, made the comments in a post highlighting […]
This swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms
YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Mary Ryan may be a registered Republican, but she has never voted for President Donald Trump, turned off by his crass style of politics and chaotic approach to governing. But the 60-year-old medical writer from the Philadelphia suburbs has consistently backed her party's congressman, five-term Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. Until now. This […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts […]
The drumbeat by President Donald Trump and his allies about the perceived threats of voting by people who are not U.S. citizens is getting louder as the November election approaches. He is pushing to have the U.S. Postal Service send mail ballots only to voters verified as U.S. citizens. The Census Bureau promoted a dubious report about thousands of noncitizens […]
HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler is considered one of the nation’s most vulnerable Republicans in this year's midterm elections. It was the same story in his last campaign, too. But in a political era where both parties are drifting further apart, he's banking on New York voters still wanting a rare moderate voice […]
A 28-year congressional career came to an end Tuesday night when former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin defeated 14-term Democratic Rep. John Larson in Connecticut's 1st Congressional District primary. Bronin won 54% of the vote to Larson's 33%, delivering the biggest upset of Connecticut's 2026 election cycle. It was also the first time in modern Connecticut […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul still leads Republican Bruce Blakeman, but a new Siena poll shows the Republican closing the gap and exposing vulnerabilities for the Democratic incumbent. Hochul leads Blakeman 49% to 39% among likely voters, according to Siena’s first likely-voter poll of the 2026 election cycle. Her lead has been cut to 10 […]
State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Cumberland) is calling on the New Jersey Legislature to return from summer recess for a special session to pass a voter ID law, after Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she would not oppose one. Sherrill made the comments during a July appearance on News 12's "Ask the Governor," telling a viewer she […]
Pennsylvania's registration math just swung hard. Following routine list-maintenance updates required under federal law, the state's Department of State shifted nearly 55,000 Democrats into "inactive" status. Voters who haven't cast a ballot in five years and didn't respond to mailed notices were removed, a process performed statewide 90 days ahead of federal elections. The effect […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump’s approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The results are a stark repudiation of the Republican president's approach to the conflict, which has dragged on far longer than he originally […]
With the 2026 midterm elections in full swing, and with Florida voters just two weeks away from receiving their Absentee Ballots in the mail, will the Republican majority in the U.S. Congress hold? House Democrats are running on the narrative that President Donald Trump is the 'Big Bad Wolf' who is out to destroy the […]
