Articles - Midterms 2026
Explore important articles, key developments, and expert analyses on the election buildup, candidates, battle states, and implications.
- What to know about this week’s US primary elections - Al Jazeera 16.06.26 518299
- Graham Platner’s victory reveals a winning midterms playbook - Guardian 15.06.26 518273
- AI Deepfakes Are Getting Weirder and Harder to Spot in the Midterms - WSJ 14.06.26 518275
- Poll shows America’s 2-party system may protect Trump from anti-incumbent backlash - Politico 14.06.26 518272
- Who stays home may threaten Republicans this year as much as who votes - CNN 14.06.26 518274
- Republicans and Democrats Agree: These are the 5 States That Will Decide Who Controls the Senate After the 2026 Midterms - Latin Times 11.06.26 518169
- Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive - CNN 10.06.26 518059
- These Five Primary Races Show How Messy the Midterms Are Getting - WSJ 08.06.26 517886
- Maine’s Platner faces test as four US states hold midterm primary votes - Al Jazeera 08.06.26 517887
- ‘How do we know you won’t be the next John Fetterman?’: bruised Democrats weigh how to win back voters - Guardian 06.06.26 517888
- Could the Democrats win control of Congress in the US midterms? All eyes are on these pivotal races - Conversation 02.06.26 517889
- Inflation won Trump the presidency, but could cost him the midterms - Guardian 30.05.26 517055
- Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional map favouring Republicans - Al Jazeera 30.05.26 517246
- US Postal Service seeks to require states to submit lists of voters - Reuters 29.05.26 518060
- Republicans are poised to finish this year’s redistricting war 10 seats ahead of Democrats - CNN 28.05.26 517383
- The battle to redraw electoral districts ahead of the midterms: Where changes have been confirmed and where they are awaiting approval - El Pais 27.05.26 517059
- Midterm redistricting has placed millions in new voting districts. Here's where 6 state efforts stand - PBS 27.05.26 517381
- Trump’s primary challenges to his Republican foes make GOP nervous in run up to midterms - Conversation 27.05.26 517056
- Alabama urges US Supreme Court to bring back GOP-friendly House map for midterm elections - CNN 27.05.26 517380
- Citing ‘Intentional Race-Based Discrimination,’ Court Blocks Alabama’s GOP-Rigged Electoral Map - CD 26.05.26 517189
- South Carolina Republicans defy Trump again to reject rapid redistricting drive - Guardian 26.05.26 517058
- Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans - AP News 26.05.26 517387
- Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans - PBS 26.05.26 517386
- Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans - CNN 26.05.26 517388
- South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional maps and target Jim Clyburn’s seat - CNN 26.05.26 517382
- Whose Vote Will Count in America’s Midterms? - Project Syndicate 25.05.26 517057
- This year could produce the largest loss of Black political representation ever. Here’s why - CNN 24.05.26 517378
- Is boring back? The California governor’s race and the fight for the future of the Democratic party - Guardian 23.05.26 516659
- Trump Officials Pushed Plan to Ban Half of US Voting Machines in Unprecedented Election Meddling Bid - CD 22.05.26 517201
- Crypto, AI Industries Setting Up ‘Pop-Up Super PACs’ to Defeat Big Tech Critics in Dem Primaries - CD 22.05.26 517198
- Poll shows voter confidence in economy plummeting to a nearly 4-year low - Washington Post 22.05.26 516657
- Washington Won’t Save Us; Our Neighbors Might - CD 22.05.26 516862
- Sanders Endorses Trey Martin to ‘Fight for Working People’ of Oklahoma in Congress - CD 21.05.26 517203
- The 2026 Midterms: How strong mayors will influence the midterms - LSE 21.05.26 516658
- Trump critic Massie defeated: Takeaways from US primary election results - Al Jazeera 20.05.26 517255
- How AIPAC channels millions through shell PACs ahead of US midterms - Al Jazeera 20.05.26 517012
- Pennsylvania Democratic primary result signals shift to appeal to working class - FT 20.05.26 516482
- Republican Thomas Massie who stood up to Trump defeated in Kentucky primary - Al Jazeera 20.05.26 517254
- A visual guide to redistricting - Al Jazeera 19.05.26 516533
- Six US states hold primaries as Trump urges Kentucky voters to oust Massie - Guardian 19.05.26 516481
- Justice Jackson slams Supreme Court’s handling of rush appeal in Louisiana redistricting case - CNN 18.05.26 517389
- A race on the right: What to know about Idaho’s 2026 primary elections - Al Jazeera 18.05.26 516302
- What to know about the primary elections in the US state of Pennsylvania - Al jazeera 18.05.26 516301
- ‘Bolstering’ MAGA, Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Dems’ Bid to Restore Voter-Approved Electoral Map - CD 16.05.26 516559
- How to Stop Mega Gerrymandering From Scrambling Democracy - CD 16.05.26 516240
- ‘Building a Movement for the Future,’ Bernie Sanders Endorses 61 State and Local Progressives - CD 15.05.26 516242
- MAGA Supreme Court OKs GOP Overthrow of American Democracy - CD 14.05.26 516053
- Both parties' shameless redistricting ploys may poison midterms, Opinion - USA Today 14.05.26 517385
- How Redistricting Is Upending America’s Midterms - Mother Jones 13.05.26 516901
- Podcast: How Redistricting Is Upending America’s Midterms - Reveal 13.05.26 516775
- The Redistricting Wars Prove History Doesn’t Move in Just One Direction - CD 13.05.26 516052
- As Republicans carve up Black districts, Democrats pivot to a new midterm message - Politico 12.05.26 516892
- As SC GOP Fails to Advance Trump’s Gerrymandering, Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Rigged Map - CD 12.05.26 516060
- Redistricting wars: Can our politics get any more polarized? (Yes) - USA Today 11.05.26 516298
- Virginia Democrats Ask US Supreme Court to Restore Voter-Approved Map - CD 11.05.26 516067
- As Tennessee Voters Sue Over Gerrymandering, Supreme Court Clears Way for New Alabama Map - CD 11.05.26 516066
- These are the Southern red states moving to redistrict after Supreme Court ruling - The Hill 10.05.26 516297
- Alabama, South Carolina Join GOP Push to Dilute Black, Democratic Districts - CD 09.05.26 515687
- Podcast: Stop the Steal Never Stopped - Reveal 09.05.26 516776
- The Supreme Court ends multiracial democracy as we know it - Intercept 08.05.26 515636
- Why Democrats' New York gerrymander won't be as aggressive as the GOP's efforts - Politico 08.05.26 516296
- Trump Pushes to Take Over Elections, Punish His Enemies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Ned Parker - DN! 08.05.26 515891
- Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan in US - Al Jazeera 08.05.26 515747
- The Court Didn’t Just Disenfranchise Blacks. It Also Disenfranchised Cities - TAP 07.05.26 515963
- Efforts to game the 2026 election intensify as Republicans draw new maps - CNN 07.05.26 516295
- Trump calls for ‘incitement’ charges against top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries - Al Jazeera 07.05.26 515520
- Video: “Gerrymandering Arms Race”: GOP Rushes to Erase Black Representation After SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights - DN! 07.05.26 515618
- Tennessee approves new congressional map in latest redistricting flurry - Al Jazeera 07.05.26 515521
- After SCOTUS Destroyed the Voting Rights Act, Southern States Rush to Pass Jim Crow Voting Maps - Mother jones 07.05.26 515563
- FBI Raids Office of Lawmaker Who Led Virginia Redistricting - Mother Jones 06.05.26 515564
- Indiana, Ohio primaries draw midterm battle lines, reinforce Trump’s pull - Al Jazeera 06.05.26 515387
- The House of Representatives Is Turning Into the Electoral College Thanks to the Supreme Court, the gerrymandering wars, already awful, are poised to get even worse. - Atlant… 517384
- GOP, Trump face tough midterm odds: 5 things the polls reveal - The Hill 05.05.26 516294
- Justice Jackson Condemns Supreme Court’s Decision to Fast-Track Louisiana Electoral Map Ruling - CD 05.05.26 515424
- Trump DOJ Resorts to ‘Harassing’ Georgia Election Workers to Advance 2020 Lies - CD 05.05.26 515417
- Justices Jackson and Alito spar over Supreme Court decision to expedite Louisiana redistricting ruling - NBC 04.05.26 517390
- Analysis Identifies 50+ Election Deniers Vying to Oversee Voting Across US - CD 04.05.26 515431
- Redistricting war accelerates winner-take-all politics straining American democracy - PBS 04.05.26 516299
- ‘Prepared to Fight’: Sanders Endorses NJ Medicare for All Advocate Dr. Adam Hamawy for Congress - CD 04.05.26 515429
- ‘Promising Milestone’: Missouri Campaign Submits Signatures to Protect Voter-Approved Laws - CD 04.05.26 515427
- As Trump’s Poll Numbers Fall, His Authoritarian Instincts Grow More Extreme - Nation 01.05.26 515895
- 8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections - ProPublica 01.05.26 515897
- Kemp says no redistricting for 2026 midterms, but expects electoral changes to maps for 2028 election - CBS 01.05.26 515019
- Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress - NPR 30.04.26 517379
- The Real Reason to Worry About the Midterm Elections - American Prospect 30.04.26 515903
- What is the US supreme court’s voting rights ruling about and will it affect midterms? - Guardian 30.04.26 514907
- What states could try to redistrict and add more GOP seats for the 2026 midterms after Callais decision - CBS 30.04.26 515017
- US cyber team hasn’t been activated yet to protect midterm elections from foreign meddling - CNN 30.04.26 515020
- Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act in “Devastating Blow” to Democracy & Civil Rights: Maya Wiley - DN! 30.04.26 515625
- Supreme Court roils 2026 midterms with Voting Rights Act ruling - The Hill 30.04.26 515016
- New Florida map boosts Republican seats amid national redistricting fight - Al Jazeera 29.04.26 515100
- US top court voids Louisiana voting map amid national redistricting fight - Al Jazeera 29.04.26 515018
- Trump calls Virginia election ‘rigged’ after redistricting referendum - Al Jazeera 22.04.26 514151
- How Republicans are winning the war over US congressional redistricting, state by state - Reuters 22.04.26 516300
- The Virginia Gerrymander Disenfranchises Republicans - Atlantic 22.04.26 514335
- Trump’s Enormous Gerrymandering Blunder - Atlantic 22.04.26 514333
- Virginia Voters Deal Major Blow to Trump-GOP Ploy to ‘Steal the 2026 Midterms’ - CD 22.04.26 514319
- What Dems Can Learn From the Virginia Redistricting Win - CD 22.04.26 514312
- The Odds: Voters of a certain age - CNN 16.04.26 513574
- What to expect in New Jersey's special congressional election - NBC10 15.04.26 513374