House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says affordability and accountability will be top priorities if Democrats regain control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, where polling shows they have a solid chance of winning the majority.
Two Trump-backed super PACs have reserved over $150 million in advertising, primarily targeting deep red House and Senate races that have become unexpectedly competitive. The spending surge comes as Republicans show signs of panic with just weeks until Election Day, with races like Ohio's Senate contest requiring millions in emergency funding.
With two months until Election Day, Democrats are showing unexpected competitiveness in Texas and Kansas, with national forecasters rating Texas as a toss-up and prediction markets showing record-high odds for Democrats taking control of both chambers of Congress.
Democrats are positioning healthcare issues, including rural clinic closures and potential congressional oversight, as a central campaign theme for the 2026 midterm elections, with the issue showing potential to sway traditionally Republican voters in states like Iowa while Senate races remain complicated by candidate controversies.
A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is launching a $50 million advertising campaign targeting more than a dozen House and Senate contests in the 2026 midterm elections, with many races in Republican strongholds. The campaign begins Tuesday as Democrats seek to flip control of Congress.
A new cryptocurrency-focused political action committee called Defend Developers PAC (DDPAC) launched on June 3, 2026, with the mission of supporting lawmakers who seek to shield software developers in the crypto and blockchain sectors from legal vulnerabilities and regulatory uncertainties.
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting referendum on Tuesday that could have given Democrats up to four additional House seats, but a court blocked the new congressional maps one day later, ruling the referendum invalid.
