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<p>President Donald Trump’s second term has been a wild ride, but his last two years in power could be wilder still if Republicans lose control of Congress in Tuesday’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2041758">US midterm elections</a>.</p> <p>From <a href="https://www.dawn.com/live/iran-israel-war">renewed military action against Iran</a> to election chal

President Trump promised to end the chaos at the southern border. But deadly ICE shootings and high-profile raids have shaken many voters.

<p>Democrats have made significant gains in the final days of the 2026 midterm campaign, with new polls showing them leading in several states that President Donald Trump carried in 2024. The findings point to a changing political landscape, although the outcome of the Senate contests remains uncertain.</p> <p>The final <em>New York Times</em>/Siena College

Democrats ahead in Michigan, Texas, Kansas, Maine and Ohio

Democrats have sought to contain a rift in Michigan's US Senate race after one of their own crossed party lines to endorse the Republican.

As Trump supports Senator Darline Graham, one conservative group is rallying around someone else.

For the first time in a generation, Iowans in this reliably red state appear ready to consider all their options as polls indicate a toss-up in the midterm election. Lana Zak is in Dubuque, where President Trump is making one final push to get his party to the polls.

On the eve of what may prove to be a tough election for the GOP, young conservatives vying to be part of the first class of Gen Z Republicans in Congress want a role shaping the party's next chapter.

President Trump is holding previously canceled rallies in the key battlegrounds of Iowa and Kansas during the final weekend before the midterms. Olivia Rinaldi has the story.

Democrats and Republicans are making their final arguments to sway voters as Election Day looms. Olivia Rinaldi has the latest.

Former White House chief strategist predicts ‘monster’ legislative battles before new Congress is sworn in

It’s become screamingly obvious who represents billionaires and unchecked plutocratic power.

As analysts forecast a "Blue Wave" of support for Democrats, election watchers are weighing whether Republicans' efforts could backfire.

President Donald Trump is campaigning for Republicans in Florida this Friday with only a couple of days to go until the midterms. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has the details.

After concentrating on the high price of gas and groceries, Democrats are using health costs to make their case about an “affordability crisis.”

As Election Day approaches, the billionaire’s longstanding relationships with GOP leaders in Texas are under scrutiny.

“He’s working on material for his next special, ‘Hussein in the Membrane,’” Meyers said after the former president ruffled feathers with jokes about the Cheesecake Factory.

The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.

Alaska's governor is ordering an investigation into Democrat Mary Peltola's Senate campaign over reports that it recruited a spoiler candidate to dilute Republican votes. That's as President Trump repeated calls for Peltola's prosecution during a trip to another deep red state where his endorsed candidate is facing headwinds. Liz Landers reports.

California's far northeastern corner used to be a reliably red congressional district. But Proposition 50 carved it up, meaning many voters there may soon have a Democrat representing them in D.C.

More Americans now disapprove of Trump's approach to immigration than approve of it, a striking turnaround that followed a nationwide crackdown.

Democratic socialist candidates have held up North Dakota's state-owned bank as a model to emulate.

Donald Trump’s party targets opponents over mega-donor Reid Hoffman’s support for midterms campaign

The package was discovered at about 15:20 GMT on Tuesday at Ebrington Square in the Waterside.

President Donald Trump wants midterm voters to imagine he's on the ballot and has seized the political spotlight in a way that makes such make-believe seem a bit more real

Republicans have spent an estimated $183 million on television ads focused on transgender-related attacks against Democrats in the final phase of this year&rsquo;s midterm elections

Republicans currently hold majorities in the House and Senate. How many seats must Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer flip to seize control of Congress?

Once a party that marketed itself as the protector of innocent children, the Republicans have shocked voters with a ruthless attack on an alleged victim of child abuse.

President Trump campaigned Monday in Mississippi, as he continued a closing midterm rally blitz that has highlighted Republicans' challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington.

Farmers have been one of the US president’s most loyal constituencies. But now they are feeling the pinch, and are poised to deliver his party a harsh reality check.

President Trump visited deep-red Mississippi on Monday, rallying for incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is facing off against Democrat Scott Colom. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more from Corinth.

As gas prices remain essentially the same as during the Biden administration, President Trump is stumping for Republican candidates in deep-red states like Mississippi. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports on the White House's midterm strategy, and CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has polling.

Building the Future is an offshoot of the pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, arguably the leading super PAC promoting industry interests in the midterm elections.

Republican candidates in marquee Senate races have welcomed Thune's help as he's traveled around the country in the weeks before the midterm elections, scrambling to save his majority.

The midterms are days away, and new polling data suggests voters are heading to the polls over certain issues. CBS News' Fin Gómez, Nancy Cordes and Ed O'Keefe have the latest.

Voters blame Trump, pointing to the Republican president's tariff policies and the war he started with Iran.

Recent CBS News polling shows affordability and inflation concerns continue to matter to voters ahead of the midterms. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.

One week before midterm elections, President Donald Trump is struggling to deliver on his promise to bring down costs

Republicans redrew congressional district lines to try to tilt the midterms in their favor. But now they are facing expensive and competitive races they had hoped to outmaneuver.

The media mogul and the US president have had a complicated relationship but that hasn’t stopped the former donating $US2 million to Republicans this year.

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) shares why she’s confident Democrats can win up and down the ballot in Michigan.

Health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s scepticism of jabs is not shared by the majority of Americans

The economy is still a key issue in the 2026 election, but voters are concerned about Trump testing the bounds of the office and Democratic Socialist polices.

<p>Foreign policy is rarely the deciding factor in US midterm elections, when economic considerations usually drive voters choices.</p> <p>But this time, with Donald Trump’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039463/trumps-threat-to-strike-iran-raises-public-concerns-congressional-questions">war on Iran</a> and his sweeping tariff campaign pushing up costs

<p>Foreign policy is rarely the deciding factor in US midterm elections, when economic considerations usually drive voters choices.</p> <p>But this time, with Donald Trump’s <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039463/trumps-threat-to-strike-iran-raises-public-concerns-congressional-questions">war on Iran</a> and his sweeping tariff campaign pushing up costs

Republican candidates are in a sorry state.

A new study found Grok's AI overwhelmingly recommends Republican candidates while OpenAI's GPT favors Democrats, with the two AI models disagreeing in more than 90% of nearly 500 election races.

The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.

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The intervention by a president to launch a preemptive challenge against a possible election result casts a new shadow over the midterms.

It's been more than a decade since Iowa has had a Democratic governor or senator. But this year, with the incumbents retiring, both races are competitive. As Peter Tubbs at Iowa PBS reports, record-high diesel prices have hit the state's agriculture industry particularly hard and could influence the midterm elections.

President to ease some levies to help candidates facing tough US Senate election battles

UPDATED: President Donald Trump again lashed out at a reporter, this time an NBC News correspondent who pressed him about his support for a Vivek Ramaswamy ad that has been condemned by Democrats and Republicans. Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for governor of Ohio, is behind a new spot that debuted this week featuring the estranged […]

Among the stakes in next month’s election is the long-running question of whether tax cuts can shape how people vote.

The US president said the commercial was “hitting pay dirt” and Vivek Ramaswamy should thank God for the political ammunition provided by Amy Acton’s estranged mother.

Some of the core issues that drove Trump's US supporters and the MAGA movement are no longer Republican talking points.

Both Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Iowa Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson said his campaign should cease airing the ad.

We are at a pivotal moment in history.

President Trump, seeking to reshape the voting map, prompted a rare wave of mid-decade redistricting that gave Republicans a boost for holding the House. But the voters will determine if it works.