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2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Democrats have already begun seeking investigators and oversight counsel for congressional committees following a major election night sweep, as the party has promised to wield oversight power to target what they view as corruption in the Trump administration.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico proposed bipartisan cooperation with President Donald Trump, claiming the two could work together to fulfill the promise of the Make America Great Again movement.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

BANGOR, Maine – “Still the one” blared on the speakers as a crowd welcomed Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to the final debate of the Maine Senate race on Thursday evening.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

The Decision Desk HQ party is taking its data for Kalshi, which seems to be running ahead of other forecasts.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Republicans are out to strong starts in early and absentee vote totals in more than a dozen House seats President Donald Trump won by double digits in 2024, potentially casting doubt on Democrats’ ability to flip deep-red terrain.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

A super PAC the GOP warns is linked to Democrats is funding third-party candidates in Iowa and other states, in a move that could be designed as a “spoiler” effort to take critical votes away from Republicans in tight races.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) weighed into California’s general elections with three new, home-stretch endorsements against incumbent Democratic lawmakers.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) gave Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed a new nickname on Wednesday, calling him a “jihadist leprechaun.”

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Trump will no longer hold any weekend campaign rallies after canceling a Sunday trip to Iowa, the Republican National Committee said in a statement, hours after scrapping a Sunday rally in Kansas.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Republican House candidate Joe Mitchell said at the MAHA Action rally in Des Moines, Iowa, that he intends to seek committee placement to investigate former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci for his role in pushing COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to spend more than $400 million to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections.

2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

Republican-backed midterm advertisements mentioning President Donald Trump dropped to just 1% of all GOP ads on the airwaves in October.