Some of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress are warning that the party needs to sharpen its affordability message to voters heading into the 2026 elections — or risk big losses that would shackle him for the rest of his second term.

If economic sentiment catches up to improving indexes by next spring, that will put Republicans in a strong position to keep majorities in both the House and the Senate.

Republicans sounded the alarm at the outcome of the Tennessee special election on Tuesday after Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn significantly overperformed in reliably Republican territory.

Longtime GOP strategist Karl Rove issued a stark warning to the Republican Party ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Brian Easton says the tensions between different approaches to the economy are surfacing as the election nears

Campaigns are turning to creators and influencers to reach increasingly fragmented audiences as more Americans turn to social media for news.

We find that economic insecurity is a broader explanation for Labour’s vote losses than concerns about immigration. Becoming economically insecure leads voters to abandon Labour for Reform and the Lib Dems, as well as pushing voters to “undecided”. In contrast, becoming more opposed to immigration only leads Labour voters to Reform.