Elections News Republicans Lost Seats In Congress Last Year Because Of Trump S Trade War According To A New Study

Republicans spooked by string of disappointing elections

Republicans are feeling spooked by recent special elections losses and underperformances in party strongholds, as the White House ramps up President Trump’s presence on the campaign trail ahead of ... Read More

Showdown for the House: Democrats, Republicans brace for high-stakes midterm clash

Democrats, energized by their convincing victories earlier this month in the 2025 elections, are betting those results foreshadow a House flip in next year's midterm showdowns. The party out of power ... Read More

After a year of Trump-inspired inaction, some Republicans in Congress are growing restless

A year after President Donald Trump’s election and with next year’s midterms looming, congressional deference to the White House is showing signs of wearing on some Republicans. Read More

Trump-backed Republican keeps crucial congressional seat in GOP hands with special election victory

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Republicans will hold onto a GOP-controlled vacant congressional seat in ruby-red Tennessee after winning a hotly contested special election by nine percentage points Tuesday. Read More

Trump wanted Republicans to ‘pick up' 5 House seats. Instead, they could lose.

President Donald Trump pushed this summer for Texas Republicans to add to their slim majority in the House of Representatives by redrawing congressional boundaries in their favor. He later encouraged ... Read More

Republicans risk moderates, US House majority, with no healthcare extension

Republican worries about losing their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives next year erupted this week, when four moderates joined Democrats in a last-ditch effort to prevent a spike in ... Read More

More redistricting bad news for Republicans: Texas may not net five GOP seats like they planned

The Republican plans to pick off five Democratic-held congressional seats in Texas once seemed like a sure thing. Not anymore. Read More

Republicans facing ‘worst-case scenario’ in redistricting war as midterm elections near

Republicans may be facing a “worst-case scenario” in their redistricting fight with Democrats after a three-judge federal court panel ruled that Texas cannot use a racially gerrymandered congressional ... Read More

5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump

President Trump is facing increasing resistance from Republicans in Congress to certain proposals and parts of his agenda as he nears the end of his first year back in office. Trump remains the ... Read More

After Texas ruling, Trump and Republicans head to 2026 with a redistricting edge

After the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled in favor of Texas lawmakers last week, Republicans head into the 2026 election year with an edge in the redistricting fight kicked off by ... Read More

More than 10% of Congress won't return to their seats after 2026

NPR is tracking the record number of congressional lawmakers — now more than 1 in 10 current members — who have announced plans to retire or run for a different office in 2026. Read More