2026 Election
Early vote analysis: Mail ballot concerns are changing how Democrats vote
Democrats are changing how they vote, requesting fewer mail ballots than in past elections but returning the ones they do request more quickly, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk analysis of the early vote conducted in coordination with the University of Pennsylvania.
Phone a friend: Republicans lean on Cabinet members as they break with Trump
Some Republican candidates this fall, when asked to come up with an answer to voters’ economic struggles, have opted to phone a friend.
Trump, campaigning in Ohio, says the midterms will bring a ‘big surprise’
VANDALIA, Ohio — President Donald Trump rallied Saturday for Republicans in Ohio’s competitive races for Senate and governor, predicting that the party will defy expectations in a choppy midterm election climate.
Inside NBC News’ polling averages: Democrats enjoy biggest lead yet in the race for Congress
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at a low point for his second term.
How race, religion and a private jet could make Appalachia a battleground in Ohio’s battle for governor
Democrat Amy Acton is looking to make gains in the heavily white, Christian, rural counties where Republican billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy underperformed in his May primary.
How corruption is popping up in Republican and Democratic ads everywhere ahead of the election
Candidates from both parties all over the country are running against stock trading by members of Congress.
Poll: Voters grow more concerned about capitalism, but they’re still wary of socialism and the DSA
Voter concerns about capitalism are rising amid the populist streak gripping American politics, according to a new national NBC News survey.
Trump-backed Missouri congressional map returns to Supreme Court for third time
The fight over Missouri’s congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time late Tuesday, after an appeals court ordered the revival of new districts backed by President Donald Trump.
Byron Donalds scrubs most Trump references from new campaign site for Florida governor’s race
For months, Florida GOP gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds wanted anyone who would listen to know that he was endorsed by President Donald Trump. Now, he’s scrubbed most references to the endorsement from his campaign website.
Appeals court seeks to revive GOP congressional map in Missouri
A federal appeals court on Monday introduced a new wrinkle into the convoluted fight over whether Republicans can use a new congressional map in November’s election, as the GOP tries to eliminate one of the state’s two Democratic House districts.