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News · US
The breaks are emerging less than six weeks before Election Day as Republicans work to protect a slim congressional majority.
News · US
Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Amazon’s founder joined business leaders at Thursday’s White House state dinner.
News · US
New polling finds broad concern about the midterms, but earlier elections do not show that such worries consistently reduce voting.
Race preview · DE
Republican incumbent Valerie Giltner is the only candidate in the District 37 race ahead of Delaware’s Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Explainer · DC
District voters should confirm the election calendar, registration rules, ballot and voting instructions before participating in 2026.
Candidate profile · CO
Republican Jason Bias is one of nine candidates in Colorado’s 2026 race for the U.S. House seat representing the 3rd District.
Candidate profile · AR
Republican incumbent Harlan Breaux is the only candidate listed in the 2026 general election race for Arkansas House District 6.
Candidate profile · AL
Democrat Greg MR JR Howard is one of seven candidates listed for Alabama’s 5th Congressional District general election.
Candidate profile · AK
Democratic incumbent Andi Story is the only candidate listed in the uncontested 2026 race for Alaska House District 3.
Candidate profile · WV
Republican incumbent Bill Roop is running in the uncontested 2026 general election for West Virginia House District 44.
Candidate profile · WI
Emily Berge is one of nine candidates in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District race, which concludes with the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · UT
Kathleen Riebe is a Democrat in the 15-candidate contest for Utah’s 1st Congressional District in the 2026 general election.
Candidate profile · VA
Republican Bryce Reeves is among 14 candidates listed in Virginia’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
News · IL
The proposal calls for abolishing all three federal bodies but is not directly connected to a candidate race or election.
News · AR
The financing is intended to help Delta Peanut continue work tied to Arkansas’ peanut harvest.
News · AZ
Arizona’s secretary of state contest is renewing debate over election rules, but campaign arguments do not by themselves change voting procedures.
News · CA
The return order changes who holds ballots seized during a voter-fraud inquiry but does not establish that fraud occurred.
News · US
Trump’s national ratings have fallen to a record low, while Democrats are now favored in the contests for control of the House and Senate.
News · US
Trump and Xi held a short summit covering a broad agenda, the focus of an NPR conversation with Mary Louise Kelly and Emily Feng.
News · US
The tracker focuses on which party voters want to hold the House majority, rather than any single congressional contest.
News · ID
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · MT
The Montana Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling that had blocked a proposed data center initiative in Butte-Silver Bow County.
News · IA
The case challenged a pre-election poll showing Donald Trump behind Kamala Harris, and the judge warned about effects on news reporting.
News · OH
A federal appeals panel reversed an order that had blocked Ohio’s citizenship-document rule for voter registration at BMV offices.
News · FL
The newly released footage captures an FHP trooper using a PIT maneuver during a Miami-Dade chase last month.
News · WA
An investigation is underway after human remains were discovered in a wooded area of Frederickson, Washington.
News · UT
The California Supreme Court directed the Riverside County sheriff to return 650,000 ballots that had been seized.
News · OH
A 2-1 ruling restores Ohio’s proof-of-citizenship requirement one month after a lower court temporarily blocked the voter ID law.
News · MD
Maryland is adding guardrails for data centers as more states respond to the industry’s fast expansion.
News · KS
A proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot has become a point of debate in the race for Kansas Secretary of State.