Donald Trump’s low approval ratings, borne partly from an agenda that has hit hip pockets hard, has given a real chance of both houses turning blue.
After Donald Trump stormed back into the White House in 2024, Republicans began the election cycle with a solid 53-47 Senate majority.
And even though the House of Representatives often flips to the opposition in midterm elections, most Democrats thought the Republican hold on the Senate was iron tight.
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Election officials are preparing for the Trump administration's pressure tactics over potential noncitizens on state voter rolls to continue, though recent court rulings pose new obstacles.
In the final weeks of the 2026 midterms, Republican candidates across the country began to face an unusual line of attack. In an election widely viewed as a referendum on the Trump administration, suddenly many of them were accused of being insufficiently conservative.
Trump drowning under a blue wave could have consequences for Aussie borrowers Donald Trump's electoral collapse in the US mid-term elections could have serious implications for Australia's economy and borrowers.
