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Democrats Expect Record Number of Women in Party in House After Midterm Elections
Confirmed
In Short: In the United States, the midterm elections are approaching, and Democrats are expecting a record number of women to run for the House.
Forest and Bird's Rebecca Hatch said voter numbers had soared this year, with 105,000 people participating in the Bird of the Year contest, a record turnout.
Some Republicans are distancing themselves from President Trump's agenda, with Utah Senator John Curtis urging an investigation into Trump Jr. after reports of Russian funding.
The Trump administration is facing legal challenges in Nevada over its efforts to interfere in elections, with the Postal Service planning to implement a system that could affect ballot delivery.
Latino voters are showing a preference for Democrats, with 59% preferring Democrats over Republicans for control of Congress.
The midterm elections are shaping up to be a referendum on the incumbent president, with historical trends suggesting the party in power often loses seats.
Democratic primary voters across the country have rallied behind candidates who champion universal healthcare and refuse corporate money.
As the election nears, Republican candidates are also distancing themselves from Trump's policies, particularly on immigration and the war with Iran.
The complex voting system in Bosnia's general elections reflects the country's post-war divisions, with voters casting ballots for multiple tiers of government.
What's confirmed
- Forest and Bird's Rebecca Hatch said voter numbers had soared this year, with 105,000 people participating in the Bird of the Year contest, a record turnout.
- Some Republicans are distancing themselves from President Trump's agenda, with Utah Senator John Curtis urging an investigation into Trump Jr. after reports of Russian funding.
- The Trump administration is facing legal challenges in Nevada over its efforts to interfere in elections, with the Postal Service planning to implement a system that could affect ballot delivery.
- Latino voters are showing a preference for Democrats, with 59% preferring Democrats over Republicans for control of Congress.
- The midterm elections are shaping up to be a referendum on the incumbent president, with historical trends suggesting the party in power often loses seats.
- Democratic primary voters across the country have rallied behind candidates who champion universal healthcare and refuse corporate money.
- As the election nears, Republican candidates are also distancing themselves from Trump's policies, particularly on immigration and the war with Iran.
- The complex voting system in Bosnia's general elections reflects the country's post-war divisions, with voters casting ballots for multiple tiers of government.
What's still developing
- A record number of New Zealanders turned out at the polls this month, not for national elections but to vote for their Bird of the Year -- the critically endangered black robin.
- US Catholics, like other Americans, are preparing to vote in the midterm elections in November.
- As Americans prepare to vote in the 2026 midterms, 'Outlines for Clergy Formation on Faithful Citizenship' aims to help them apply Catholic principles to conscience formation for elections.
- Some members of the Senate and House of Representatives, along with state and local officials and a number of legislative issues, are on the ballot.
- Please include your name, mailing address, and phone number along with the copy and photo.
- We also need a copy of the death certificate or name and number of the funeral home to verify death.
- The lawsuit is the latest legal challenge from a state moving to rein in popular and now-ubiquitous betting apps that allow people to place wagers on most anything, including sports, weather, elections and technology.
- The president has long insisted on loyalty, but in recent weeks, a growing number of Republican candidates and elected officials have distanced themselves from core pieces of his agenda: from calling for an end to the U.S. war with Iran and relief from high prices, to criticizing his handling of key agenda issues like immigration.
- With less than 40 days until voting ends, the party is scrambling to hold onto a slim majority in Congress, where control of both the Senate and House of Representatives could come down to just a handful of toss-up races.
- On Tuesday, Utah Republican Sen. John Curtis, who isn't up for reelection until 2030, released a letter urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., after ProPublica reported that a Russian oligarch financed large portions of a lavish party to celebrate his wedding.
- Though past Trump-critics have largely been voted out of Congress or left the party, and the president still enjoys overwhelming support from Republican voters, Longwell sees Curtis' move as a potential indicator that lawmakers view the president's coalition as increasingly fragile.
- There's a rare thing happening inside President Trump's Republican Party: dissent.