Abdul El-Sayed claimed victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate seat early Wednesday, fending off a hard-charging challenge from Republican Mike Rogers and overcoming concerns about his views on Israel and his support among Black voters.
President Trump said Tuesday that the Iran war played a role in the midterm election results that saw Republicans lose control of the House and Senate.
THE ARRIVAL OF DIVIDED GOVERNMENT. It has long been a truism that a president’s job approval rating is the best indicator of how his party will perform in midterm elections. On Election Day 2026, President Donald Trump‘s approval rating was a low 39.1%, with 59.1% disapproval, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls. For months, […]