US EditionTrump seizes control of Republicans' 2026 election strategy with his presidency on the line
Trump urges GOP candidates to run on permanent tax cuts averaging $3,752 per taxpayer in 2026 while pushing controversial election oversight actions to maintain congressional control.
- On Nov. 4, President Donald Trump is deeply involved in the 2026 midterms, endorsing at least 16 Senate and 47 House candidates early, after state elections.
- Mr Trump is emphasizing his July tax package, urging candidates to highlight US$3,752 average tax cuts and framing Republican-controlled Congress as protecting his agenda and presidency.
- DOJ requests this year have targeted voting machines and ballots, while the administration elevated DHS hires like Heather Honey and promoted a searchable national citizenship database to states.
- Local election officials are bolstering legal and law-enforcement ties, with Carly Koppes saying, 'We have to plan for the worst and hope we get the best,' while U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla vowed to block any fake national emergency.
- His approval has fallen to 38 per cent, reflecting a polling slide in recent weeks, while Department of Homeland Security cuts leave smaller counties vulnerable to cyberattacks, officials warn.
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Endorser-in-chief Trump keeps his powder dry over 2026 primaries
President Donald Trump, long the party’s most influential kingmaker, is keeping unusually quiet in some of 2026’s biggest Republican primaries, creating power vacuums across the map as candidates, donors, and governors wait for endorsements that still haven’t come. Republicans control both chambers, but their margins are thin enough that Democrats would only need to flip a handful of seats to retake power and shut down large parts of Trump’s age…
‘Find the votes’: Trump threatens to primary Republicans who don’t support election scheme
President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday that he would not support Republicans who refuse to go along with his election scheme during the 2026 midterm. One of the ways Trump is seeking to sway the 2026 midterm in his favor is by pressuring state legislatures to undergo mid-cycle redistricting, which allows them to redraw their congressional maps. The Texas legislature was the first to redraw its maps, which sparked backlash from Democratic-c…
'Find the votes': Trump threatens to primary Republicans who don't support election scheme
President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday that he would not support Republicans who refuse to go along with his election scheme during the 2026 midterm. One of the ways Trump is seeking to sway the 2026 midterm in his favor is by pressuring state legislatures to undergo mid-cycle redistricting, w...
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Trump seizes control of Republicans’ 2026 election strategy with his presidency on the line
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot in next November’s midterm elections, but he’s plunging into them with his own presidency at stake. He’s calling candidates, making early endorsements, shaping strategy and pushing economic messaging to try to keep Congress in Republican hands, according to nine Republicans involved in election strategy.
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