Midterms Monitor

Midterms Monitor

A Newsweek reader’s guide to the 2026 midterms: following the polls, races, and stakes for U.S. politics.

Midterms Monitor: Autopsy of an Autopsy

May 22, 2026

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5 min read

Midterms Monitor: Autopsy of an Autopsy

The Democrats’ big postmortem has become a story in itself.

Midterms Monitor: Welcome to Pun-sylvania

May 21, 2026

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4 min read

Midterms Monitor: Welcome to Pun-sylvania

Gas prices are rising—and so is the pressure in key House races.

Midterms Monitor: Trump’s Midas touch

May 20, 2026

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4 min read

Midterms Monitor: Trump’s Midas touch

A 96.2 percent primary success rate meets warning signs for November.