midterm elections

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) said Friday he has filed for reelection under California’s “No Party Preference” designation as debates over redistricting continue in California and other states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico secured a victory over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democrat primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, overturning weeks of polling that had shown the Dallas congresswoman with a significant advantage in the race to determine the party’s nominee in the 2026 contest for the seat currently held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn.

A second poll released in a week shows President Trump with a 50% or higher approval rating.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Pubic Affairs James Blair told Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Saturday that he believes “Republicans can defy history” in the upcoming midterm elections and hold their majorities in Congress.

On Thursday’s “Spectrum News One,” Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said all of our Democratic and Republican presidents have been patriots, except for President Donald Trump.

Trump-endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds is dominating in the race to become the GOP candidate for governor of the Sunshine State, according to a new poll.

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “The Beat,” legal commentator Ty Cobb said the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote, was “another fascist brick and the prison that’s being built around us.”

The Republican candidate running against New York Attorney General Letitia James for her role as the state’s chief law enforcer accused the Democrat incumbent of abusing the powers of her office and “playing politics with the law” in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News.

In a field of 12 announced candidates, Republican Steve Hilton leads Democrats and Republicans in the upcoming race for California governor.

President Donald Trump again declined to endorse a candidate in the Republican primary for Texas’s U.S. Senate race, saying he supports “all three” competitors running for the party’s nomination.

On Sunday on MS NOW’s “Velshi,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) said the SAVE America Act, which requires proof of citizenship and a photo ID to vote, is the “equivalent of a show me your papers law.”

Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), the Trump-endorsed candidate for Alabama’s opening U.S. Senate seat, blasted Democrat senators for fighting the House-passed SAVE America Act, accusing them of needing “outsiders” to maintain their power in an exclusive interview on Breitbart News Saturday.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has announced she is running for reelection in November as the fight for the midterms looms.

On Monday on MS NOW’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said that Americans “may lose our republic” if voters don’t rebuke President Donald Trump’s policies in the upcoming midterm election.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is leading the polls in the Republican primary race for U.S. Senate, scoring several points ahead of incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX).

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said President Donald Trump intended “to try to subvert the elections.”

Rep. Mark Amodei, Nevada’s only GOP congressman, has become the thirtieth House Republican to announce that they will not seek reelection ahead of the upcoming midterms.

Friday on MS NOW’s “Chris Jansing Reports,” network host Symone Sanders-Townsend said President Donald Trump was trying to “steal” the upcoming midterm elections.

Thursday on CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said he believed President Donald Trump “may be intending to interfere in our elections.”

Thursday on MS NOW’s “All In,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said after winning the midterm elections, the House Democratic majority will “clean up” President Donald Trump’s corruption.

Wednesday on CNN’s “OutFront,” former White House special counsel Ty Cobb claimed President Donald Trump intended to interfere with the midterm elections.

Over 60 percent of midterm voters support deporting all illegal immigrants.

Tuesday on MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said President Donald Trump has one objective in mind: “trying to steal” the midterm election.

A $250,000 campaign contribution to Iowa State Auditor and gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand (D-IA) was made by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, whose visits to Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, New York townhouse, and New Mexico ranch are documented in emails released by the Department of Justice.

Tuesday on ABC’s “The View,” co-host Sunny Hostin argued President Donald Trump had “given permission for other people to say racist, homophobic xenophobic things.”

CNN analyst Paul Begala said Tuesday on “The Arena” that President Donald Trump sought “to end our democracy.”

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said the Trump administration will “use every tool in their toolbox to try to interfere” with the 2026 midterm elections.

As the 2026 campaign season intensifies, a number of Democratic candidates are running for office in states that supported Donald Trump in 2024 — and in several cases, in earlier elections as well — despite holding records, endorsements, and affiliations that put them sharply at odds with many of their constituents’ values.

Monday on ABC’s “The View,” Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) claimed he was worried there would not be free and fair elections in November.

Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) on Breitbart News Saturday said that President Donald Trump’s leadership on restoring law and order and unveiling the Great Healthcare Plan makes him “bullish” on Republicans’ chances to maintain their majority in Congress during the midterm elections.

Declining migration and the resulting rising wages are bad because they create “affordability” problems, Democrat Rep. Tom Suozzi (NY) told News Nation on Tuesday.

Wednesday on MS NOW’s “Deadline,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said chances were “high” that America could lose its democracy between now and next November.

Monday on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” former network host Chris Matthews said it was a “sure thing” that the Democrats will win 30 House seats in the midterm elections.

Democrats are using the shooting death of a progressive street protester to magnify their 2026 campaign theme: That President Donald Trump is imposing “chaos” on stable American communities.

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, a coalition of progressive advocacy groups has renewed calls to impeach President Donald Trump and senior administration officials, citing what they describe as an “illegal and unconstitutional” military attack on Venezuela.

Tuesday on MS NOW’s “The Beat,” Democratic strategist James Carville predicted Democrats will “have a massive win” in the November midterms.