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Who will control Congress after the 2026 midterms? Election Day voting decides all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships — after a 2026 midterms early voting record and the most expensive midterm election in US history.
Haley Stevens endorses Mike Rogers, the Republican, over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed less than 48 hours before Election Day. Why she broke with her party, how Democrats reacted, and what it means for Senate control.
A Republican House Judiciary staff report says New York City's five district attorneys shaped charges and plea bargains to spare noncitizen defendants from deportation. The documents are real; the gravest claims are not yet proven. At a gun-safety press conference, the officials asked about it offered a smile, a shrug — and one denial.
The indefinite leave to remain changes 2026 explained: a proposed ten-year default, a 15-year wait for some care workers, the one confirmed English-language change, and why nothing in the core plan is law yet.
The SNAP benefits November shutdown lawsuit, filed by more than 20 states on 28 October, argues USDA must use its $6 billion contingency fund to keep food assistance flowing on 1 November.
The California ballots noncitizen ruling on 28 October 2026 saw Judge David Carter refuse to set aside more than 20,000 mail ballots, warning the Justice Department's bid would 'wreak havoc' six days before the midterms.
The Israel election deadlock 2026 left Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot short of the 61 seats needed to govern, after record turnout and a surge for Arab parties on 27 October.
A new White House press ban lawsuit filed on 26 October argues the bans harm readers, teachers and students, not only the outlets shut out, and asks a court to protect every news organisation covering the White House.
Lula wins fourth term Brazil election 2026 with 51.76% in the 25 October runoff, overturning a first-round deficit to Flavio Bolsonaro, who now seeks an annulment over a two-hour voting extension.
The latest 2026 midterms forecast points one way for the House and nowhere clear for the Senate, with Democrats favoured to retake the lower chamber and a 51-seat Senate majority resting on a handful of toss-ups.
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