If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and the incumbent party usually gives up seats in midterm elections.
President Donald Trump has said the 2026 midterm elections will be “about pricing,” showing how he is reframing his economic messaging after calling Democrats’ focus on affordability a “dead” issue. “I think it’s going to be about the success of our country.
A set of focus groups featuring 2024 Trump voters showed them largely sticking with the president, but they also showed discontent around the economy and immigration.
Republicans will head into 2026 facing a chance of losing control of the House, despite a gerrymandering effort.
With the wind at his back after a new inflation report, President Trump is predicting the 2026 elections will be about “pricing.”
The president posted on Truth Social over 100 times overnight, also touting his own economic policies and efforts to end foreign wars.
Most presidents profess not to interfere in other countries’ domestic politics and elections — despite decades of nefarious US political game-playing abroad.
Kentucky election officials have yet to comply with a Trump DOJ request for the last four digits of voters’ Social Security numbers, more.
Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate for Honduran president backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, was declared the winner on Wednesday more than three weeks after the November 30 election, which was beset by delays,
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