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Midterm Elections
May 13, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Nebraska Democrat Sweeps to Victory in Weirdest Primary Ever
Cindy Burbank ran specifically to boost Nebraska independent candidate Dan Osborn.
May 12, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Sotomayor Rips Supreme Court for Letting Alabama GOP Steal House Seats
The Supreme Court is letting another state’s Republican Party steal House seats.
May 11, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Democrats Throw Hail Mary to Supreme Court as GOP Steal Seats
Democrats suffered a huge loss on voting maps.
May 11, 2026
Greg Sargent
Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats
The state’s Democrats have decided against forcing resignations on the state Supreme Court to preserve their redistricting. Funny how Republicans always find a way, and Democrats don’t.
May 11, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Issues Sinister Threat as He Tries to Rig the Midterms
Trump wants an “election integrity army” to help the Republican Party stay in power.
May 11, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms as Polls Turn Brutal
As Trump reveals new levels of corruption to the GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms, a writer on voting rights explains why Democrats must develop an aggressive long-term response.
May 11, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Blurts Out Vile Plot to Steal Midterms as Polls Take Brutal Turn
As Trump reveals new levels of corruption to the GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms, a writer on voting rights explains why Democrats must develop an aggressive long-term response.
May 6, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Ballroom Saga Worsens for GOP as Midterm Panic Grows
As Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself backfires for his party, a political scientist explains how his “vanity presidency” is badly alienating voters in the middle.
May 6, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Ballroom Saga Takes Brutal Turn for GOP as Midterm Panic Worsens
As Trump’s obsession with building monuments to himself backfires for his party, a political scientist explains how his “vanity presidency” is badly alienating voters in the middle.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Losing His Political Juice, Right Before Midterms
Donald Trump’s influence over voters is waning.
May 4, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
White House Lawyers Secretly Prep Trump Team for Brutal Midterms
Donald Trump’s inner circle expects Democrats to sweep the elections in November.
May 4, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Just Four People Show Up to Pro-Redistricting Rally in Red State
Donald Trump’s attempts to remake Indiana aren’t going so well.
May 1, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Fiasco for Trump as GOP Memo Warns of Midterm Bloodbath
As a new Republican memo issues a harsh warning about the elections, a writer who covers the Trump economy explains how the economic distress of ordinary people could prove decisive this fall.
May 1, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Fiasco for Trump as Urgent GOP Memo Warns of Epic Midterm Bloodbath
As a new Republican memo issues a harsh warning about the elections, a writer who covers the Trump economy explains how the economic distress of ordinary people could prove decisive this fall.
April 30, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Janet Mills Pulls out of Senate Race Over Lack of Funding
Mills has trailed behind Graham Platner in the polls—and apparently also in fundraising.
April 23, 2026
Finn Hartnett
Top Trump Aide Slashes Team’s Foreign Travel After Sec.’s Jet-Setting
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is forcing Cabinet secretaries to actually focus on midterms.
April 22, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Pentagon Report Destroys Trump’s Dream of Cheaper Gas Before Midterms
Despite Donald Trump’s promises, it’s going to take a lot more than a few months to bring gas prices down.
April 22, 2026
Greg Sargent
How Trump Accidentally Handed Dems Their Big Win in Virginia
The “vote yes” campaign featured Trump in all of its closing ads in areas where it ran up huge numbers. Voters know who started this war.
April 21, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump’s Secret War Fears Leak as GOP Panics: “Alarm Bells”
As Trump worries about becoming Jimmy Carter, a journalist who focuses on the imperial presidency explains why events are slipping away from Trump—and why that gives Democrats an opening.
April 21, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump’s Secret War Fears Leak Out as GOP Grows Unnerved: “Alarm Bells”
As Trump stews over the war, a journalist who focuses on the imperial presidency observes that Trump seems to fear events are slipping away from him—and explains why that gives Democrats an opening.
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