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Senate takes center stage in Roll Call’s weekly video
Elections and votingWith the House away until after the midterms, Roll Call’s Sept. 25 video highlights an unusual week of Senate talk.
The Ballot National DeskSep 26, 2026
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Whatley and Cooper enter final 40 days of 2026 contest
Elections and votingSome polls show the contest tightening as Whatley and Cooper begin the final 40 days before the 2026 election.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 26, 2026
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Polls, analysts point to Democratic control of Congress
Elections and votingUSA Today says polling and analyst assessments show Democrats positioned to take congressional control, but that is not an election result.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 26, 2026
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2026 midterm page offers no race-level polling details
Elections and votingThe NBC News midterm election heading references congressional and state contests but identifies no specific race, candidate or poll.
The Ballot National DeskSep 26, 2026
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Sky News frames broad guide to US midterm elections
Elections and votingThe development concerns US midterm elections generally and is not tied to a named race, election or candidate.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 26, 2026
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Club for Growth gives GOP a midterm affordability message
Elections and votingThe group is urging Republican lawmakers to link high living costs to federal expansion and promote spending restraint and greater competition.
The Ballot National DeskSep 26, 2026
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Musk development raises election-data safeguard questions
Elections and votingA development involving Elon Musk has renewed scrutiny of privately backed tools or services that could touch election data.
The Ballot National DeskSep 25, 2026
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Chinese press scuffles with U.S. media, Secret Service
Elections and votingChinese reporters accompanying President Xi Jinping clashed with U.S. journalists and security personnel during his White House state visit.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 25, 2026
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Muslim Americans challenge anti-Sharia election rhetoric
Elections and votingMuslim Americans are responding to Republican politicians’ messages opposing Sharia as an unspecified election approaches.
The Ballot National DeskSep 25, 2026
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Trump hosts Xi as journalists regain White House access
Elections and votingThe Sept. 24 edition of “The Takeout” focuses on Trump’s ceremony for Xi Jinping and the restoration of journalists’ White House access.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 25, 2026
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Osborn says he would work with both parties in Senate
Elections and votingThree independent candidates visited Capitol Hill to discuss AI and argue that officeholders can operate outside the two major parties.
The Ballot National DeskSep 25, 2026
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Mike Lee presses voting bill after noncitizens found on rolls
Elections and votingA review identified more than 30,000 noncitizens added to voter rolls in 11 states since 2000, though the count remains subject to revision.
The Ballot National (US) News DeskSep 25, 2026
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Some Republicans distance themselves from Trump
Elections and votingThe breaks are emerging less than six weeks before Election Day as Republicans work to protect a slim congressional majority.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 25, 2026
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Tech leaders attend Trump-Xi White House dinner
Elections and votingMark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Amazon’s founder joined business leaders at Thursday’s White House state dinner.
The Ballot National (US) News DeskSep 25, 2026
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Voter concern does not point clearly to lower turnout
Elections and votingNew polling finds broad concern about the midterms, but earlier elections do not show that such worries consistently reduce voting.
The Ballot National DeskSep 25, 2026
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Trump ratings hit low as Democrats gain congressional edge
Elections and votingTrump’s national ratings have fallen to a record low, while Democrats are now favored in the contests for control of the House and Senate.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 25, 2026
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Trump and Xi meet with limited time for broad agenda
Elections and votingTrump and Xi held a short summit covering a broad agenda, the focus of an NPR conversation with Mary Louise Kelly and Emily Feng.
The Ballot National (US) News DeskSep 25, 2026
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NBC News Tracks Voter Preference for 2026 House Control
Elections and votingThe tracker focuses on which party voters want to hold the House majority, rather than any single congressional contest.
The Ballot National DeskSep 25, 2026
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Scaramucci says Leavitt would have opposed Trump media ban
Elections and votingThe former White House communications director said Leavitt and John Kelly would have advised Trump against barring media outlets.
The Ballot National DeskSep 24, 2026
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House faces post-midterm choice on Hegseth impeachment
Elections and votingAn impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is creating different timing questions for House Republicans and Democrats.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 24, 2026
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Trump voting effort leads to 160 arrests, official says
Elections and votingA federal official said an effort targeting noncitizens on state voter rolls generated about 1,600 cases and 160 arrests.
The Ballot National (US) News DeskSep 24, 2026
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RNC chair forecasts GOP majorities in November
Elections and votingJoe Gruters said he expects Republicans to finish the midterms with 220 House seats and 53 Senate seats.
The Ballot National DeskSep 24, 2026
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Judges warn court funding is not keeping pace
Elections and votingJudges say underfunding is leaving courts unable to keep pace with their workload, raising a policy issue without a directly linked 2026 race.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 23, 2026
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Trump’s press fight pulls focus from pocketbook issues
Elections and votingA White House media ban has overshadowed Trump’s prescription drug message as Republicans prepare for the midterm elections.
The Ballot National DeskSep 23, 2026
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AP-KFF poll examines rural voters’ views of Trump
Elections and votingA new AP-KFF poll focuses on rural voters’ feelings about Trump as the midterm elections approach.
The Ballot National (US) News DeskSep 23, 2026
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Democrats push back on Republican “extremist” label
Elections and votingSome Democrats are seeking to persuade voters that Republicans’ broad characterization of their party does not reflect who they are.
The Ballot National DeskSep 23, 2026
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Lawmakers across Americas call for end to U.S. boat strikes
Elections and votingMore than 70 lawmakers from the United States, Canada, Colombia and elsewhere in the Americas are urging the Trump administration to halt the campaign.
The Ballot National DeskSep 23, 2026
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue over White House ban
Elections and votingThe three news organizations say the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by revoking their press passes and denying entry.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 22, 2026
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Former WHCA president calls Trump press ban an attack
Elections and votingWeijia Jiang said barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW reporters from White House coverage affects the broader press corps.
The Ballot National (US) News DeskSep 22, 2026
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Trump tests presidential reach on press, Greenland and D.C.
Elections and votingActions involving White House press access, Greenland and an arch in Washington raise questions about the limits of presidential authority.
The Ballot National (US) Policy DeskSep 22, 2026