Republicans cannot lose more than two seats to keep control of the U.S. House, Democrats need to gain three for a majority Welcome to the Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, Brew. Ballotpedia · Oct 14
Ken Paxton Dubai Video: Donor at the Party Was Arrested in Belgrade 11 Months Later, Court Filings Show Ken Paxton's Dubai New Year's Eve video included Anosh Ahmed. See how the Texas Republican's backer ended up in Serbian custody and what charges he faces. International Business Times UK · Oct 14
Trump urges Alaskans to vote for the ‘real’ Dan Sullivan in tight midterms battle Republican senator Dan S Sullivan is vying for re-election against Democrat Mary Peltola – and another candidate called Dan J Sullivan The Guardian - US · Oct 14
Amid ‘time of transition,’ Freedom Caucus sees room to grow its influence The House Freedom Caucus is poised to look very different next year, with several stalwarts of the hard-line conservative bloc moving on. Reps. Andy Biggs of Arizona, Byron Donalds of Florida and Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin are all running for governor. Alabama Rep. Barry Moore is favored to win election… Roll Call · Oct 14
Iowa faces a reckoning over water quality and cancer rates in midterm campaigns Iowa is grappling with water quality and cancer rates, bringing these issues to the forefront of state politics The Independent UK · Oct 14
Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Requiring CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to Be Readmitted to White House "[T]he Court is 'not required to exhibit a naiveté from which ordinary citizens are free.'" Reason · Oct 14
Trump lashes out at Alaska protester as he faces growing midterm backlash IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 14
This year has the most open state executive elections since 2018 In the 2026 elections, 118 out of the 296 state executive offices up for election have no incumbent running, meaning those positions are open. This is the largest number of open offices since 2018, when we started collecting this data. Ballotpedia · Oct 14
Trump endorsed South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds last year, and now Rounds’ campaign has removed the president from parts of its website The campaign claims its about the general message We Got This Covered · Oct 14
Chile's Republican Lawmaker Calls Push to Expel USA Ambassador "Absolutely Irresponsible" Chile's Republican foreign affairs committee chair calls the cross-party push to expel U.S. Ambassador Judd reckless amid key bilateral trade talks. Latin Times · Oct 13
Democrats See Expanded Senate Map Ahead of Midterms as Trump Policies Create Headwinds for the GOP The Democrats need a net gain of four Senate seats to win a majority. International Business Times · Oct 13
The GOP billionaire behind the biggest political gift in U.S. history could be sued for allegedly fueling a Chicago rat infestation A city document says Barre Seid has paid workers for three years to scatter nuts in Lincoln Park, but officials say the practice draws rats. Fortune · Oct 13
Democrat bets on anti-corruption pitch in Pennsylvania swing district SCRANTON, Pa. — In this corner of northeastern Pennsylvania, the Democrat running for a battleground House seat sees parallels between her race and Donald Trump’s first election in 2016. Paige Cognetti, who has led Scranton as mayor since 2020, is challenging Republican freshman Rob Bresnahan Jr. in the 8th District,… Roll Call · Oct 13
The Conversation · Oct 13 Guilfoyle resigns as ambassador to Greece – adding to the global vacancies sapping US embassies The United States is down one more ambassador. On Oct. 13, 2026, it emerged that President Donald Trump had asked Kimberly Guilfoyle, a MAGA loyalist and ex-fiancée of Trump’s son Donald Jr., to resign her position as U.S. ambassador to Greece, a NATO ally. It follows allegations that the Trump…
Roll Call · Oct 13 House’s most vulnerable Republicans haven’t deviated from Trump on 2026 votes While polls show around 60 percent of Americans disapproving of Donald Trump’s job performance, House Republicans have remained steadfast in their support for the president in 2026, especially when it comes to floor votes. Continuing from their record level of support last year, Republicans in the House have, on average,…
International Business Times UK · Oct 13 MAGA Donor Eric Deters Breaks His Silence on Kimberly Guilfoyle Scandal via FB Video: Here's What He Said Kentucky Republican donor Eric Deters says he deliberately released messages involving Kimberly Guilfoyle to draw national attention to litigation involving former patients of fugitive surgeon Atiq Durrani.
Roll Call · Oct 13 Suddenly competitive Iowa now pivotal to midterm election By Evyn Ableson, Lindsay Augustine, Sean Campbell, Benjamin Gamson, Leo Li, Lizzy Liautaud, Maybeline Tucker DAVENPORT, Iowa — In a critical visit to the heartland, Speaker Mike Johnson laid out the stakes clearly as he stood alongside Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, imploring Iowans to “defy history” and help him preserve…
The Guardian - US · Oct 13 Elon Musk becomes biggest donor of US midterms cycle with $366m spent Musk’s midterm donations, mostly for rightwing candidates and causes, surpass his contributions to Trump in 2024
International Business Times UK · Oct 13 Americans Say GOP Congress Would Make Them Poorer as Democrats Take the Lead on the Economy YouGov poll: 39% of Americans expect to be worse off if Republicans retain Congress, while Democrats lead Republicans on economic trust ahead of the midterms.
Roll Call · Oct 13 Bipartisan chorus to Trump: Undo Russian diesel deal A dozen senators from both parties bluntly told President Donald Trump in a letter Tuesday to reverse a deal he announced last week to allow U.S. purchases of Russian diesel fuel. The proposed waiver of U.S. energy sanctions on Russia would permit the purchase of several hundred thousand tons of the…
The Guardian - US · Oct 13 It’s 21 days until the US midterms: This is How We Win War profiteering, AI grift and tariff shenanigans spell defeat for Trump’s party
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 British and Irish governments ‘should negotiate paramilitary disbandment in Northern Ireland’ Report finds ‘window of opportunity’ for formal process involving loyalist and republican groups
The National (Scotland) · Oct 13 Irish republican march to take place on Glasgow streets this month An Irish Republican group is holding a march in Scotland later this month, to commemorate the hunger strikes by Irish republican prisoners in the 1980s
Latin Times · Oct 13 Musk's $366 Million: The Biggest Midterms Political Donation Spree in U.S. History for the Battle Over Congress Musk tops his 2024 record with $366M in 2026 midterm giving. A breakdown of where the money went and why Democrats call it their best weapon.