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2026 midterms

A stylized graphic of a ballot box.

Yes, you should vote.

Your participation has tangible and intangible effects.
Friday edition

All 2026 midterms posts

Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)

The Maine Senate election.

Plus, the latest on President Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund.
2026 midterms
Okay, the polls are getting a little ridiculous.

Okay, the polls are getting a little ridiculous.

Is the “blue tsunami” talk legit?
A Grain of Saul
President Donald Trump on stage with Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) in Alaska

The DOJ’s Alaska lawsuit.

Could a second Dan Sullivan upend the Senate race?
Alaska
A splitscreen of Ohio gubernatorial candidates Amy Acton (D) and Vivek Ramaswamy (R)

The Ohio attack ad.

Plus, an under-the-radar story about fake polls.
2026 midterms
From left, Texas Senate candidates James Talarico (D) and Ken Paxton (R)

The Texas Senate race.

Plus, who enforces constitutional anti-corruption rules?
Texas
U.S. coroner Cyril Wecht (center) in Taipei in 2004 | REUTERS/Simon Kwong SK/TW, edited by Candida Hall

The Sunday — October 4

This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the right is doodling. What the left is doodling. Suspension of the Rules. In this week’s Suspension of the Rules episode, we start by having
The Sunday
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) stands behind Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA, edited by Russell Nystrom

The 2026 midterms preview.

Plus, a hacking incident at the FBI.
2026 midterms
A USPS Collection Box next to a Snohomish County ballot drop box in Bothell, Washington | M. Scott Brauer/ZUMA Press Wire

SCOTUS blocks mail-in voting changes.

Plus, why doesn’t Congress act on ideas that poll well?
Supreme Court
President Donald Trump at the Republican National Midterm Convention | REUTERS/Brian Snyder, edited by Russell Nystrom

Trump’s $5,000 dividend promise.

Plus, the latest on logging in national forests.
Trump dividend
Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) introduces U.S. Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) via video during the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas

The latest on John Fetterman.

Plus, an update on sanctions against Russia.
John Fetterman
An absentee ballot in Austin, Texas | Bob Daemmrich/ZUMA Wire, edited by Russell Nystrom

The Supreme Court’s latest mail-in ballot ruling.

Plus, a new video about Flock cameras.
SCOTUS