Josh Turek
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- 10h ago
Midterms on 3 November: Democrats favored for House, Senate races tight
Americans vote on 3 November 2026 for all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats, and Republicans currently hold majorities in both chambers. Polls and analysts point to a Democratic House, with close Senate contests in Texas, Maine, Iowa and Alaska.
- 4d ago
Republicans scramble to hold Senate seats a week before the 3 November midterms
Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are campaigning in Mississippi and Iowa as voters cite the Iran war and high prices. Americans vote on Tuesday, 3 November, for 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats.
- 6d ago
Early voting surges in Senate battlegrounds as poll shows voters want costs and Iran addressed
Early voting is running well ahead of 2022 in many states that will decide Senate control, while a new AP-NORC poll finds voters want Congress focused on living costs and the Iran war.
- Oct 3
Democrats lead congressional generic ballot as Republicans defend narrow House and Senate majorities
With one month before the 3 November 2026 midterm elections, Democrats hold an eight-point lead on the generic ballot as Republicans seek to defend a razor-thin 218-seat House majority and 53 Senate seats.
- Oct 2
Trump and Republicans deploy cash pledges and cultural ads as midterm races tighten
With 32 days until the midterm elections, Donald Trump and the Republican Party are rolling out billion-dollar project pledges, anti-transgender advertisements, and government-funded television broadcasts to defend narrow congressional majorities.
- Sep 28
Trump announces $15 billion Mesabi Metallics steel mill project in Iowa
Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel plant in eastern Iowa backed by up to $10 billion in federal Export-Import Bank financing, with production scheduled for 2030.