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Senate 2026 midterm elections voting

Democrats lead in seven Senate battlegrounds as Trump approval weighs on GOP: Poll

Rena Rowe · November 2, 2026 8:32 am

Graphic showing map of Georgia and a ripped poll card that is red and blue

Democrats optimistic they can overcome split-ticket voters cutting into Ossoff’s downballot effect

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, David Valadao, Henry Cuellar, Marcy Kaptur (AP)

The top four electoral survivors in the House

FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, fattorney Marc Elias, one of several lawyers who appeared in the in the case of Wittman v. Personhuballah, stands on the plaza of the Supreme Court in Washington. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund a political research firm that produced a dossier of allegations about President Donald Trump's ties to Russia. That's according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on Oct. 24, 2017, to The Associated Press. The person says the arrangement, first reported by The Washington Post, was coordinated by a lawyer for the campaign and the DNC and his law firm. That lawyer, Marc Elias, did not immediately return an email seeking comment. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Marc Elias has hand in major election lawsuits this midterm, including Mary Peltola certification fight

Michigan U.S. Senate candidates, Abdul el Sayed, and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) are displayed on a television during a debate inside the spin room at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Stevens on el Sayed split: ‘This is a broader point about what’s going on in our party’

President Donald Trump looks slightly hunched over as he speaks to members of the press on the South Lawn of the White House.

Trump bets big on ‘transactional politics’ in last month of midterm sprint

Naomi Lim October 2, 2026 7:00 am

A man dressed in a flannel walks up to a voting poll with his paperwork to fill out his vote with.

Proposed Massachusetts voting change could make GOP candidates more competitive

Barnini Chakraborty October 2, 2026 6:05 am

Christina Bohannan, Democratic candidate for U.S. House, speaks during the Scott County Democrats Annual Family Picnic, in Bettendorf, Iowa, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Joseph Cress)

Iowa Democrat touts support from ‘Republican’ voter in new ad. He’s a registered Democrat

Hailey Bullis October 2, 2026 6:00 am

Troy Jackson.

Democrats feel good about Troy Jackson’s odds in Maine despite recent missteps

Hailey Bullis October 2, 2026 6:00 am

Trump spaces out and looks beyond the camera as he sits.

Trump faces growing Republican criticism over ICE weeks before midterm elections

Anna Giaritelli October 2, 2026 5:00 am

Donald Trump at a rally.

Trump rallies support for Ken Paxton in Texas campaign stop

Mabinty Quarshie October 1, 2026 7:28 pm

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.

WATCH LIVE: Trump stumps for Republicans at Oklahoma midterm election rally

David Zimmermann October 1, 2026 6:30 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) arrives into the memorial to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s policies ‘do not jibe’ with swing states: Joe Concha

Mackenzie Chase October 1, 2026 5:32 pm

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Vance says views of socialist Florida Senate nominee Angie Nixon don’t ‘belong in America’

Mabinty Quarshie October 1, 2026 3:28 pm

Steve Hilton, left, and Xavier Becerra speak at a break during a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CBS LA at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif.

California governor debate turns into Trump-Newsom proxy war

Emily Hallas October 1, 2026 1:06 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) meets with reporters while wearing a cap for the New York Knicks NBA basketball team on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 8, 2026.

House Democrats’ super PAC raises $230 million in third quarter

Lauren Green October 1, 2026 12:32 pm

Mary Peltola, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska, addresses supporters.

Mary Peltola tries to shrug off Democratic Party label: ‘I took on Joe Biden’

Molly Parks October 1, 2026 12:25 pm