Democrats claim economy focus drove 2025 gubernatorial wins in New Jersey and Virginia, setting stage for 2026 midterm elections as affordability remains key voter issue.

Democrats face an uphill battle to recapture a U.S. Senate majority in the November 2026 midterm elections, as Republicans are defending just two seats seen as competitive by nonpartisan analysts and hold a 53-47 majority.

Off-year races in Virginia, New Jersey, California and beyond are seen as key early barometers of how voters are feeling about Trump and Democrats.

Here are four factors to consider as the 2026 midterm elections unfold. President Donald Trump and Republicans won a comfortable 2024 election by promising to curb inflation and the rising costs of goods and services, including groceries, gas and housing.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and seven other Republican senators have rolled out legislation intended to plug loopholes exploited by foreign donors to funnel cash into projects impacting US

Justices are elected to 10-year terms on the State Supreme Court here, and Democrats hold a five-seat majority. But three Democrats are up for “retention” elections, meaning voters can send them home. The election to replace them would take place in 2027.

As voters across the US from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency that had previously helped states and localities counter bomb threats and cyberattacks.

The results from the US Elections 2025 were on expected lines, but the main story is the groundbreaking wins by some of the female candidates.

One rebuttal to affordability discourse, lobbed by economists Alex Tabarrok and Jeremy Horpedahl, has been to cite data that reminds us that the middle class is disappearing as one-third of U.S. families now earn over $150,000.

A Latin American strongman accused of drug trafficking and rigging elections openly defies the White House despite threats of military action.

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