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2026 US midterm elections

US congressional elections held on November 3, 2026, deciding control of the House and Senate.

Current clusters

science1 publisher

68% of rural MAHA supporters say Trump's policies left local health unchanged or worse

AP-KFF polling of over 2,000 rural voters finds about 8 in 10, including 68% of MAHA backers, say Trump's policies hurt or did nothing for local health. Two-thirds of those backers call a candidate's MAHA support extremely or very important to their vote, so the gap reaches November's ballot.

Publishers:statnews.com

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+12
Incentives
Insufficient
Confidence60
invest6 publishers

Trump's $5,000 dividend promise would enlarge a $1.8 trillion deficit by more than half

Paying every American adult $5,000 implies more than 200 million cheques and upward of $1 trillion in borrowing, set against a federal deficit already running $1.8 trillion a year and total debt that crossed $40 trillion last month.

Perspective Coverage

6 publishers
Builder
Builder 5%
Operator
Operator 48%
Investor
Investor 47%

Reality

Evidence80
Adoption5
Hype gap+60
Incentives85
Confidence70
invest3 publishers

Trump's $5,000 dividend exceeds both named funding sources by $276 billion

Paying roughly 240 million adults $5,000 each costs $1.2 trillion. Howard Lutnick's $500 billion visa-card figure and the CBO's $424 billion annual ceiling on tariff revenue do not reach it even added together.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 6%
Operator
Operator 47%
Investor
Investor 47%

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+65
Incentives72
Confidence60
invest5 publishers

Fairshake commits a quarter of its remaining cash to keeping Sherrod Brown out of the Senate

The crypto super PAC is spending $30 million in Ohio over six weeks, about a quarter of the $120.4 million it and its affiliates reported on September 20. The target is a Senate Banking gavel that Democratic caucus rules do not automatically restore.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 12%
Operator
Operator 50%
Investor
Investor 38%

Reality

Evidence60
Adoption
Insufficient
Hype gap+20
Incentives60
Confidence62