The circumstances leading up to November's elections appear to share some striking similarities to those of the 2006 midterms, when Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate. Voters back then faced what voters are facing today: a war, rising costs and a deeply unpopular president. MS NOW economic analyst Steve Rattner joined Morning Joe with charts and analysis.
The cause of the explosions on Thursday morning remains unclear. Saudi Arabia is on edge a day after the authorities said Houthi strikes on two airports had killed three people.
Widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the country has opened up a prime Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in Ohio and made for a razor-thin contest in Iowa, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. President Donald Trump carried both states by double digits in 2024, and Republicans currently hold both US Senate seats and complete control of the state government in each of them. But in these deep-red states, likely voters now mostly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency, say his policies have increased the cost of living and that tariffs on foreign goods have largely been a negative for their states. CNN political director David Chalian runs through the new numbers and CNN’s Audie Cornish discusses the Ohio…