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Iowa, Ohio latest states to flip negative on Trump approval ratings

President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to negative in two states: Iowa and Ohio. See his popularity in other states where he backs elections. Read More

Can Democrats Flip a Deep-Red Seat? Special Elections Often See Big Swings.

Tennessee’s Seventh District was created to be safely Republican, but in recent special elections across the country Democrats have done significantly better than they did in 2024. By Christine Zhang ... Read More

Young voters could be key to midterm success, but they've soured on both parties

As Republicans and Democrats gear up for next year's midterm elections, new polling shows they're losing ground with a powerful and growing bloc of the electorate: young voters. 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

G.O.P. Redistricting Push May Backfire, Giving Democrats a Midterm Edge

A series of setbacks for Republicans leaves an unlikely opening for Democrats to narrowly win this year’s redistricting wars. By Nate Cohn When President Trump started his summer campaign to redraw ... Read More

Democrats aim to keep their 2025 election momentum going: From the Politics Desk

Higgins and González advanced to a runoff after a blanket primary in November after no candidate won at least 50% of the vote. Higgins finished atop the 13-candidate field with 36% of the vote to ... Read More

What 2025 elections tell us about 2026 midterms

Structured Academics and Interpersonal Learning or SAIL teacher Jazen Miranda places an “I voted today” sticker on a students hand after the class voted for their favorite potato chip during an ... 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

House GOP campaign chair wants Trump 'out there on the trail' in midterm battle for majority

EXCLUSIVE: The chair of the House Republican campaign arm says the Democrats' sweeping victories in this month's 2025 elections are a "wake-up call" for GOP voters. And Rep. Richard Hudson of North ... Read More