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With less than two months before Americans vote in the 2026 midterm elections, what once looked like a relatively comfortable Republican path to retaining the U.S. Senate has turned into one of the most consequential political fights of President Donald Trump’s second term. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take control of the chamber. Their challenge remains formidable: even if they successfully defend every Democratic-held seat, they would still have to win multipl

The Trump administration is taking its mail-ballot fight back to the Supreme Court after a federal judge blocked new Postal Service election rules ahead of the 2026 midterms. With ballots already going out in North Carolina and more states set to follow, the clock is running fast. The administration says the rules are designed to strengthen ballot tracking, verification and election integrity. Opponents claim the changes come too close to Election Day and could disrupt voting

MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire voters are preparing to deliver one of the most consequential verdicts of the 2026 primary season Tuesday, with an open U.S. Senate seat potentially determining whether Republicans preserve their majority or Democrats find a path back to control of the chamber. At the center of the Republican contest are two familiar political heavyweights: former Sens. John E. Sununu and Scott Brown. Sununu enters the final hours as the Republican frontrunner

House Republicans are turning socialism, election security, voter ID, and citizenship verification into central midterm battle lines as Democrats face new pressure in Washington.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wasted little time turning President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” for federal purposes into another partisan confrontation, publicly declaring that her state will refuse to use the name and mocking the president while a much more consequential U.S.-Canada economic battle unfolds around her. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Interior Department and U.S. Board on Geographic Names to

In a surprising turn of events, a recent Fox News poll claims that President Joe Biden is ahead of former President Donald Trump by two...