September 11, 2026

Finale or opening act? GOP Midterm Convention Ends on Uncertain Note

THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER IN DALLAS, TX — As an opera singer closed out the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention Thursday night, and balloons in red, white, blue and gold rained down on Donald Trump one last time, a question hung over the arena. Was this the overture for a comeback performance, or the closing […]

September 10, 2026

Trump, Republicans Focus on Democrats on Day One of Dallas Convention

THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER IN DALLAS, TX — For nearly seven hours in downtown Dallas, Texas, it was the Golden Age of America.  Speaker after speaker, from sitting senators to a retiree from The Villages, painted a picture of American prosperity and abundance during President Donald Trump’s second term. The Republican tax plan passed last […]

September 10, 2026

Last-Minute Missouri Decision Benefits Democrats

The Missouri Supreme Court upended House elections in the Show Me State last Thursday, ruling that the new map drawn by GOP state legislators to deliver an additional seat to Republicans never actually became law and cannot be used this fall. As a result of the ruling and a subsequent week of appeals by the […]

September 10, 2026

Rhode Island Primary Results

Forty-nine states down and one to go as voters in Rhode Island went to the polls to vote in the primary. In a rare result, an incumbent governor lost renomination, but the situation doesn’t fit neatly into the “throw the bums out” narrative. Governor. Open; Dan McKee (D), lost renomination. Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes […]

September 10, 2026

Episode 79: Congressional Women’s Softball Game + Midterms w/ Tamara Keith of NPR

Nathan Gonzales, Jacob Rubashkin and Inshara Ali of Inside Elections are joined by NPR’s Senior Political Correspondent Tamara Keith to talk through President Donald Trump’s impact on the November elections, the upcoming RNC midterm convention, Tamara’s reporting from Pennsylvania’s 10th District and what it’s like to cover elections via radio. The team is also joined […]

September 9, 2026

New Hampshire Primary Results

New Hampshire loves being first in the presidential process but is one of the final states to hold primaries during the midterms. There weren’t many surprises on Tuesday, but general elections were solidified in key contests for the Senate and 1st District.  Governor. Kelly Ayotte (R), elected 2024 (54%). Despite New Hampshire’s swing-state status and […]