#7 topic this week ↓ -79% cooling

US Midterm Elections

Why now? With under three weeks until voting, Trump resumed campaign rallies in New York and Tennessee, while Cook Political Report shifted 18 more House races toward Democrats and Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and Maine drew attention.

188reports in 14 days
15sources
9days active

In 30 seconds

  • Cook Political Report shifted 18 more House races toward Democrats; Trump rallied in New York and Tennessee.
  • Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and Maine were heated; Rogers and El-Sayed clashed over Iran, Hamas and Israel.
  • Trump said he will be blamed if Republicans lose; a NYT-reported poll shows blame for inflation falling on him.

Catch me up

In 20 seconds
  1. Oct 7: Trump added Tennessee to his red-state tour and headed to Texas, while Talarico paused campaigning due to flu.
  2. Oct 8–9: Obama endorsed Maine's Jackson; Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and Maine followed, and Trump attacked El-Sayed.
  3. Oct 9–10: Cook shifted 18 House races toward Democrats, Trump eased Russia fuel sanctions, and a poll showed blame on Trump for inflation.

Where things stand

Trump is campaigning in Tennessee and says he will be blamed if Republicans lose, while Democrats gain in race ratings.

The stories behind it

related reports are bundled into one story
Trump campaigns New York midterm rally Developing · 4 reports · 4 sources · latest 9 hr ago
Rogers El-Sayed debate Michigan Senate race Developing · 8 reports · 3 sources · latest 9 hr ago
Trump eases Russia sanctions diesel fuel Developing · 12 reports · 7 sources · latest 11 hr ago
Ohio's 9th District key battleground midterm elections Established · 1 report · 1 source · latest 22 hr ago
Poll shows Americans blame Trump for inflation Established · 3 reports · 3 sources · latest yesterday
Oregon governor race shows Republican opportunity Established · 1 report · 1 source · latest yesterday
Cook Political Report shifts Senate race odds Democrats favor Established · 3 reports · 2 sources · latest yesterday
DOJ sends 1,000 election monitors polling places Established · 8 reports · 4 sources · latest yesterday

Top stories

US PoliticsMichigan Senate race tests limits of anti-Muslim rhetoric
US PoliticsWeak US Jobs Report Pressures White House
SocietyCourt ruling restricts mail-in ballot drop boxes
US PoliticsGOP's $5,000 payment plan faces fiscal scrutiny
US PoliticsEl-Sayed Senate Win Sharpens Democrats' Strategy Debate
US PoliticsNYC Mayor Candidate Walks Back Netanyahu Arrest Pledge
US PoliticsNJ voter registration glitch fuels election integrity debate
US PoliticsTrump's China Vote Claims May Depress Midterm Turnout
Topics: US Death Penalty US Immigration Enforcement Artificial Intelligence US-Iran Tensions and Middle East Conflict Campus Sexual Assault and Title IX Donald Trump US Midterm Elections Civil Rights White House Media Relations Press Freedom USA Criminal Justice Reform US Job Market US Health Policy Child Protection Pete Hegseth Oil Markets and Energy Crisis National Security Law Cybersecurity Threats US Military Preparedness and Defense Spending Anthropic FDA Regulation Weight-Loss Drug Shortage Media Consolidation OpenAI