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

Former Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrat-turned-independent from West Virginia, endorsed Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) in a video posted by the incumbent representative on Wednesday, saying he was doing so “enthusiastically.”

2026 Midterm Elections Live Updates: Latest News, Results, and Analysis

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent needled former President Barack Obama’s line about President Donald Trump decorating the White House like a Cheesecake Factory by dining at the chain restaurant on Monday.

2026 Midterm Elections Live Updates: Latest News, Results, and Analysis

Republicans are ramping up spending in Texas’s Senate race as they look to protect their majority in the chamber with the midterm elections just weeks away.

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

Over half of surveyed voters in a new poll would like to see Democrats take control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections.

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

Shortly before the evening wrapped up, boxing legend Evander Holyfield made an appearance at Trump’s rally, telling supporters, “I’m so happy for him to be our president.”

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

Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Senate in Michigan on Sunday, bucking her support for Democrat Abdul el Sayed after a dayslong feud.

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

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is planning to visit Virginia to support candidates hoping to flip the state’s Republican districts blue.

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

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) called Tuesday evening’s Georgia Senate debate a “trial” for Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA).

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

Democrats are slated to take control of the House, and control of the Senate is up in the air, according to Cook Political Report’s final analysis of the midterm elections.

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

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reaffirmed her support for Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed against his GOP opponent Mike Rogers on Friday, after criticizing his stance on Israel.

2026 Midterm Elections Live Updates: Latest News, Results, and Analysis

Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers turned Democrat Abdul el Sayed’s answer about bipartisanship into an attack on the Democratic nominee’s policy agenda during their second and final debate Wednesday night.

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

DETROIT — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joined Abdul el Sayed on the campaign trail Monday, offering a high-profile progressive endorsement as Democrats rallied around their Senate nominee in the final hours before Michigan voters head to the polls.