The November 3 elections will decide all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate, determining how much freedom Trump has to pursue his agenda during the remaining two years of his term. WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 02: U.S. President Donald Trump leaves the podium after speaking as he hosts a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House on September 02, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump invited Republicans in competitive races to a Rose Garden dinner ahead of the November elections. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFPVoting in the US midterm elections effectively began Friday as North Carolina became the first state to send out mail ballots for contests expected to threaten President Donald Trump's Republican control of Congress.The November 3 elections will decide all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate, determining how much freedom Trump has to pursue his agenda during the remaining two years of his term.Democrats enter the final months favored to take the House.A new Cornell University forecasting model gives them an eight-in-10 chance of winning control and projects a roughly 226-209 majority, while other forecasters similarly give the opposition party an edge.The Senate is expected to be much closer. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority, leaving Democrats needing a net gain of four seats, while Decision Desk HQ has pr...
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