Elections News How Midterm Elections Less Than One Year Away Are Shaping Political Decisions Now Wvtf

Democracy Watch: The one-year countdown begins to midterm elections with big stakes. Can the nation live up to the ideals it embraced 250 years ago?

Next Nov. 3, just 52 weeks from now, voters from across the country will cast ballots in what is historically seen as a second-tier election. Its very name — midterm — defines it by its date midway ... Read More

Setting the stage: What the 2025 elections signal for next year's midterm showdowns

With the 2025 elections fading into the rearview mirror, the campaign spotlight moves 100% towards next year's midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their fragile House majority and ... Read More

Why Trump’s political shadow is a mixed blessing for the GOP in 2026

The biggest lesson of this month’s sweeping Democratic election victories is that President Donald Trump is continuing to cast an outsize shadow over every other election during his presidential term. Read More

New poll reveals signs of hope for Democrats and red flags for Republicans

With the midterm elections now less than a year away, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll has signs of hope for Democrats and a few red flags for Republicans. Amna Nawaz and NPR's Domenico Montanaro break ... Read More

A State-by-State Guide to the Gerrymandering Fight for Congress

A redistricting arms race, started by President Trump’s push to redraw Texas maps in Republicans’ favor, continues. Here is where things stand. By David W. Chen and Nick Corasaniti With the 2026 ... Read More

How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching

Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by a federal government ... Read More

It’s beginning to look a lot like … a traditional midterm election

In spite of President Donald Trump’s reputation as a political savant, 2026 is beginning to look a lot like a traditional midterm election. Read More

Every election is a change election now

In five of the last seven presidential elections, voters opted for a president from the other party. In the same time period, voters elected a new Senate majority five times and picked a new House ... Read More

The next election that will provide midterm clues: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, a newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign ... Read More