Roll Call says that shades of the 2006 Bush administration are looming large over the midterms and how voters view the Trump administration. MS NOW Senior White House Reporter Vaughn Hillyard, Democratic strategist and pollster Cornell Belcher, Co-founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson and Staff Writer for The New Yorker Susan Glasser join Katy Tur to share their analysis of the comparison.
The battle for Senate control has tightened to a virtual coin flip, according to Decision Desk HQ’s latest forecast. DDHQ’s Geoffrey Skelley explains what is driving the shift towards Democrats and which races could determine the majority. Watch the full episode: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/data-nerds/6068929-abdul-el-sayed-democratic-tensions-michigan-senate-race-discussion/ #senate #midterms #elections #electionforecast #ddhq #decisiondeskhq #democrats #dems #republicans #gop #datanerds #2026midterms #2026election #elections2026
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 28, 2026 President Donald Trump sparked fresh political speculation after sharing a video on Truth Social at 12:34 a.m. accompanied by just three words: “The Midterm [...]
On August 24, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned emergency order allowing the Trump administration to advance key parts of an executive order restricting mail-in voting. The ruling stayed in a lower-court injunction blocking implementation in 23 mostly Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, clearing a path ahead of the November midterms. This […] The post SCOTUS Green-Lights Trump’s Crackdown on Mail-In Ballots for 2026 Midterms appeared first on StoneZone .
On August 24, 2026, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned emergency order allowing the Trump administration to advance key parts of an executive order restricting mail-in voting. The ruling stayed in a lower-court injunction blocking implementation in 23 mostly Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, clearing a path ahead of the November midterms. This is a procedural win for the administration that lets preparatory work proceed while preserving future judicial review once concrete actions are taken. The stay applied only to the injunction in the states’ lawsuit; a separate nationwide injunction against certain USPS rulemaking, issued by the same judge in a different case, remains in force and was not lifted. President…Open
President Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting through the U.S. Postal Service could allow the federal government to exert control over voting data and state-run elections, voting rights groups say. Why it matters: The proposed rule could scramble the 2026 midterms by forcing local and state officials to adopt an untested federal system on short notice and potentially undermine confidence in U.S. elections. - The policy would require USPS to review outgoing mail-ballot envelopes for compliance with federal requirements before accepting them. - Election officials would also have to use a new Federal Ballot Mail Portal to submit personal information about voters receiving mail ballots. What they're saying: "It would be, I think,…