If Democrats can win control of either the House or the Senate, they will have seized some control of Washington back from President Donald Trump and Republicans.

Democrats are playing offense. Republicans are playing defense. But the GOP also has certain advantages it didn't have in the past.

Could Trump be impeached or removed from office after the midterms 2026? Some Democratic candidates are openly calling for action if they win.

Event contract exchanges see a two-in-three chance that Democrats take control of both the House and Senate.

Cheney has been a vocal critic of Trump since the Jan. 6 insurrection. She later bucked her party in the 2024 election by endorsing former Vice President Kamala Harris against Trump.

Democrats are increasingly optimistic about the midterms. But they are being outspent by Republicans. And they are trying to compete in states that favored President Trump by large margins.

Three 2026 election scenarios that show which party could end up in control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate edge going into the 2026 midterms. Here's where the majority will be decided and what the polling battlegrounds have in common.

President Trump is a key factor driving support and opposition; turnout looms large

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio Democrats are within striking distance of their biggest political victory in nearly a generation. But they’re not there yet. To win, they’ll have to overcome a significant Republican advantage that has turned Ohio from a perennial battleground into a reliably red state.

Live updates and the latest news as Trump heads back to Ohio to campaign for GOP candidates while Vice President JD Vance travels to North Carolina for a midterm rally.

By refusing to cut ties with democratic socialists, Democrats could win Congress now – but hand Republicans a better shot at keeping the White House.