Articles - Midterms 2026
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- 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
- Has Trump given up on the midterms? - BBC 15.04.26 513576
- Worried about the midterms, Republicans mobilize rural Virginia voters against redistricting - CNN 15.04.26 513575
- Billionaires, dark money fuel questions ahead of 2026 midterms - CBS 15.04.26 513577
- What is Trump-backed SAVE America Act and what could it mean for US vote? - Al Jazeera 15.04.26 513373
- Will voters turn against Donald Trump in the US midterms? What we know so far - Conversation 14.04.26 513647
- Gov. Wes Moore falls short in push to redraw Maryland’s congressional map to boost Democrats - AP News 14.04.26 513622
- Trump's attack on Pope Leo XIV may hurt GOP with Catholic voters - USA Today 14.04.26 513376
- Will voters turn against Donald Trump in the US midterms? What we know so far - The Conversation 14.04.26 513372
- ‘Could this backfire on the GOP?’ – your questions about Trump’s restrictive voting act answered - Guardian 14.04.26 513573
- Inside Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections - ProPublica 13.04.26 514753
- What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections - AP News 11.04.26 513282
- How Journalists Can Cover the Midterms to Help Protect Their Legitimacy - CD 10.04.26 513498
- If Dems Retake Congress, Platner Says ‘Compelling Case’ Exists for Impeaching ‘At Least Two’ Supreme Court Justices - CD 08.04.26 513239
- Trump’s Goal Is to Suppress Votes, Not Prevent Election Fraud - Jacobin 07.04.26 513471
- Judge Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, expanding court’s liberal majority - CNN 07.04.26 512923
- Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, expanding liberals' majority - NBC 07.04.26 512922
- Trump is trying to build a massive voter database. Election officials are afraid of what he’ll do with it - CNN 05.04.26 512739
- A new CNN poll reveals how people mad at both parties see the midterms - CNN 03.04.26 512593
- Will Operation Epic Fury Affect the Midterm Elections? - CFR 03.04.36 513375
- Not just the base: Democrats in recent elections are flipping independent and Republican votes - CNN 01.04.26 512554
- What to expect in Arkansas' primary runoff elections - PBS 31.03.26 512755
- Trump explains why he cast a mail ballot in Florida's election: 'Because I'm president' - NBC 26.03.26 512560
- Trump has deployed ICE agents to the nation's airports. What's their role? - NPR 26.03.26 512556
- ICE agents have been deployed to airports. Are the polls next? - CNN 25.03.26 512555
- Trump casts a mail-in ballot in Florida special election as he tries to sharply limit absentee voting - CNN 24.03.26 512558
- ICE agents deployed to US airports: Which airports are affected? - Al Jazeera 24.03.26 512557
- US supreme court appears poised to limit mail-in ballots ahead of midterms - Guardian 23.03.26 511613
- Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method 'cheating' - NBC 23.03.26 512559
- Takeaways from the Illinois primary elections - CNN 18.03.26 511611
- 2026 Midterms a ‘Critical Test’ for US Democracy as Ranking Plummets - NewsWeek 18.03.26 513578