US midterm elections 2026 News, analysis and commentary of the US midterm elections that will be held on 3 November 2026
Trump DoJ indicts 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges in Minnesota
Send us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms
Senate Democrats block datacenter energy bill, saying ‘toothless’ legislation ‘misses the mark’
Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics say
The Maga cult is finally crumbling Arwa Mahdawi With the midterms looming, and after the Epstein files and the war on Iran, Trump superfans are losing faith in their lame duck president, writes Arwa Mahdawi
How American political campaigns are using AI – and what they’re spending on the tools Though politicians are quiet about how they use AI, the book Rewiring Democracy examines how AI is starting to influence American politics
How Senate Democrats can stop Trump from stealing the midterms David Walbert Republicans could lean on congressional procedure to defy the will of voters. But if they try that, the Senate has a clear way to fight back
Trump announces $15bn Iowa steel plant as he bids to boost flagging midterm hopes
Why has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? Moira Donegan
As the US midterms approach, Trump’s boasts on the economy fall flat with voters
John Fetterman accidentally calls himself ‘a lifelong Republican’
Republican senator criticizes White House for taxpayer-funded Trump ads
What Democrats are getting right – and wrong – in run-up to midterms: ‘We can’t just be anti-Trump’
Trump allies could use midterms ‘counting window’ to disrupt results, experts warn
The election operators 2026
Most Americans don’t know Hasan Piker. The rest say he is changing this year’s elections
‘I’m not JD Vance’: the Appalachia memoir author running for Congress
The Saturday read
‘The weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets’: Trump lashes out as his power wanes
White House claims pro-Trump ad it paid Fox to air was ‘public service announcement’ Some Democrats say taxpayer-funded ad could be illegal government propaganda aimed at influencing voters
The fight to vote
Nearly 200 people wrongly identified on Nevada’s voter rolls as non-citizens State election officials said they reviewed 185 records homeland security sent them and confirmed they were US citizens
Conversations
‘These efforts have not gone too well’: your questions on how money will influence midterm elections answered Who are the groups backing candidates in the midterms – and why? Joseph Gedeon, Dara Kerr and Chris Stein answered your questions
About 401 results for US midterm elections 2026 
