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Midterm elections 2026: all the news
The 2026 midterm elections will determine the scope of President Donald Trump’s power in his final two years in office, and signal what voters care about going into the 2028 presidential election. While this year’s races are expected to be most broadly defined by affordability issues, there are seve
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What the coverage shows
Most outlets frame the day as a live election or results package, with the AP, The Hill, National Review, Democracy Now! and NBC News all foregrounding ongoing coverage and control of Congress. The New York Times splits its coverage between election logistics, security, and a broader guide to the fight for Congress, while CNBC alone emphasizes market implications if Democrats sweep. The Guardian US is the only outlet here to foreground poll-closing times and a rundown of races, and The Verge uniquely links the midterms to Trump’s power and 2028.
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