The chairman of the House Republican campaign committee is already predicting his party will pick up seats in the midterm election that are some 20 months away.

Marshall County Democratic Party Chairman Josh Drewelow had a simple message for the approximately 50 people in attendance at the off-year caucus inside the Marshalltown Arts and Civic Center (MACC) on Saturday morning: We can’t do this alone.

President Donald Trump is already exerting his influence over the 2026 midterm elections, endorsing two close allies in open gubernatorial contests in the past week and privately signaling plans to shape the Republican ticket in more key races next year,

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said the 2026 midterm elections are when the Democratic Party will stop President Donald Trump’s agenda, as the party has “no choice” but to beat Republicans.

January polls showed that the president was more popular than ever. However, his numbers have since begun to dip.

The non-presidential party often picks up House seats in midterms, and as a part of it, that party’s incumbents rarely lose in midterms.— Over 13 general election midterms held during the last half-century,

A presidential run is almost always a long shot. Would running and winning a statewide race two years before make a positive difference in the odds?

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) wants to ensure a secure, transparent, and reliable midterm election in May 2025 by seeking the expertise of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).

When we talk about the “honeymoon phase” of a new administration in Washington, it may be a deep bipartisan swoon or a one-sided affair like we have today. But the real honeymoon is for the rest

Whatever Trump contributes toward helping fellow Republicans would likely outpace his efforts during past midterm election cycles when he still had his own political ambitions to fund.