The 2026 midterm elections and every race that matters: Senate, House and governor contests, primaries, polls, candidates, ballots and voting rules in the US and Canada.
Last updated 12 min ago
Black voters in Detroit told Fox News Digital they feel Democrats take their support for granted, a dynamic that could reshape Michigan's Senate race.
Fox News
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is maintaining his lead over former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley in the state’s Senate race, according to a new poll released Friday. A High Point University Poll found the Democratic candidate had a 5-point advantage over his GOP opponent among likely North Carolina voters. Fifty…
The Hill
Chuck Schumer says Abdul El-Sayed brings new energy to the Democratic Party but won't say whether he'll campaign with the Michigan Senate nominee.
Fox News
Awards season loves a fresh face, but this one also loves a weathered one. When the Television Academy announced its nominations in July, the story wasn’t about the ingenues. It was about the lifers, the character actors, the movie stars and the beloved figures we lost along the way. Voters have handed us a September […]
Variety
The department told Nevada officials that the 15,903 figure registered was ‘preliminary’ and more than 14,000 names still needed review About a month after alleging Nevada had as many as 16,000 non-citizens on its voter rolls, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials admitted they had confirmed that only 185 were actually non-citizens, according to records obtained by the Guardian. In a primetime TV address on 16 July , Donald Trump claimed that a DHS review had found about 278,000…
The Guardian
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) announced Friday he is backing GOP Rep. Ralph Norman (S.C.) in the race to serve a full term in the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) seat. Sanford, who generally refrains from offering political endorsements, said in a statement shared on social media that he felt “compelled to offer”…
The Hill
President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to South Carolina on Friday to make a last-minute appeal for Sen. Darline Graham, his chosen candidate to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, ahead of a Republican runoff next week.
PBS NewsHour
Vice President Vance is heading back to his Ohio hometown Friday afternoon, as he looks to sell President Trump’s economic agenda to voters ahead of the November midterms. Vance will deliver remarks at Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works, a steel plant where his grandfather worked for nearly four decades. He is expected to tout the administration’s efforts…
The Hill
Swalwell, a Democrat who was running for California governor, ended his campaign and resigned from Congress in April after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment, which he denies.
PBS NewsHour5 sources
Alexander Vindman, a key witness in Trump's first impeachment, lost Florida's Democratic Senate primary to a socialist by double digits.
Fox News
Premier Ben Carroll says $230m would be earmarked for 10 public dental clinics to operate on a walk-in basis Victorians would be able to walk into a dental clinic and receive free checkups and treatment under an Australian-first proposal the Labor government will take to the November state election. The premier, Ben Carroll, will announce the plan – Labor’s first major election commitment – at a rally on Saturday to mark fewer than 100 days until Victorians go to the polls.
The Guardian
Two Republicans pushed back on the Trump administration’s Friday decision to temporarily lift certain tariffs on imported ground beef in an effort to bring down prices for American consumers ahead of the midterm elections. President Trump announced in a Truth Social post Friday morning that he had finalized “a deal to substantially lower the price…
The Hill
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses incumbent Sen. Ed Markey as he faces off against Rep. Seth Moulton in the Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
Fox News
Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) is calling for a one-year moratorium on data center construction until Michiganders can “get their questions answered” about such projects. The Republican, who is running in Michigan’s closely watched Senate race, cited his conversations with voters on the campaign trail about the issue in an interview with NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich.…
The Hill
The United Nations Security Council held a second informal straw poll to gauge the popularity of candidates seeking to succeed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who will complete his second five-year term at the end of the year. Eight candidates are currently vying for the position against a backdrop of deep divisions within the organisation.
France 24
Rahil Prakash said he created the fake poll, released under the name Median Strategies, claiming Bass had a big lead in L.A. mayoral race.
Los Angeles Times
The president is rallying with Sen. Darline Graham in deep-red South Carolina, a switch-up from his quieter strategy in battlegrounds like Georgia, Michigan and Texas.
Politico
Both parties have navigated a range of scandals this year — and haven’t found a uniform approach to handling them.
Politico
Join Former Attorney General Eric Holder as he moderates the 2026 Hutchins forum, focused on voting rights and redistricting as we approach the midterm elections.
PBS NewsHour
Chalkbeat
Results in some high-profile races this primary season have differed greatly from public opinion polls. In the Michigan Senate Democratic primary, progressive Abdul El-Sayed had double-digit leads in polling but won over Haley Stevens by just one point. Lisa Desjardins and Courtney Kennedy of Ipsos discussed the recent results that were at odds with polling.
PBS NewsHour
The race to build data centers, which power artificial intelligence and cloud computing, has run aground amid frustration from voters who don't want to live near the massive warehouse campuses.
PBS NewsHour
Cash electors are expected to get about $4.33 plus 0.3535 shares after the 10-for-1 consolidation.
HousingWire
Both the Michigan and Ohio Senate races have become data center battlegrounds.
Politico
Two key Senate races in typically Republican states, Texas and Iowa, are a toss-up heading into the midterms , according to the latest projections from The Cook Political Report. Why it matters: The fight for control of the U.S. Senate is extremely tight, and Democrats need to flip at least four seats to become the majority. Doing that will require wins in states that aren't typical battlegrounds. The latest: On Thursday, Cook moved both Texas and Iowa's Senate races from lean Republican to…
Axios
Two federal byelections were held in Toronto-area ridings and one Montreal-area riding on April 13, which allowed Prime Minister Mark Carney to achieve a majority government.
Global News
Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon on Thursday, two days after she stunned the party establishment by defeating heavily funded favorite Alex Vindman. Why it matters: Sanders gives Nixon a prominent national progressive ally as she pivots to a difficult general-election race against Republican Sen. Ashley Moody. Sanders also cast Nixon as a model for the Democratic Party's future. What he's saying: "Angie is proof that organized people can take on the…
Axios
Concerns about the economy and high costs are driving the thinking of undecided voters in Iowa and Georgia, according to new focus group conversations, as two states that will be central to the fight for the Senate barrel toward Election Day.
NBC News
