Final forecast gives Democrats a 92% chance of winning the House and 71% of the Senate in Tuesday's US midterms
Donald Trump pledged $15 billion to farmers hurt by tariff-driven diesel and fertiliser costs, with the payout timed to land just before Tuesday's midterm vote.
Harry Enten, CNN's chief data analyst, delivered his final 2026 midterm forecast Sunday, projecting Democrats will win 237 House seats to Republicans' 198 and take 52 Senate seats to the GOP's 48. Enten put Trump's net approval rating at historically poor levels, joking the president is "down there swimming with the Little Mermaid." Republicans bracing for losses are privately blaming Trump, with one House member saying "and then Trump bombed Iran" as the moment the cycle turned against them. Election Day falls on Tuesday.
Trump reportedly said he would issue preemptive pardons to protect staff and allies if Democrats win Congress.
Sen. Susan Collins, tied 49-49 in Maine against Democrat Troy Jackson, accused Chuck Schumer of running attack ads filled with 'outright lies', including a false Epstein-linked ad.
Democrats are backing independents in Idaho, Nebraska and South Dakota rather than running their own Senate candidates — a strategy analysts say has never worked but could this year.
