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2026 Elections: Governors](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/900x900+350+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F61%2Ff4%2F13dfa3be4c3e9322309c37441df8%2F2026-governors.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5739331/governor-2026-election) ### [Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [Here's a look at the 36 races for governor this year](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5739331/governor-2026-election) ## **It's still the economy ...** Trump's approval ratings
ratings of Trump and are less enthusiastic. Forty-five percent of them say they're "very enthusiastic" to vote. Parents who have children under 18 voted for Trump by 8 points in the 2024 election
2026 Senate races to watch: From most likely to flip to Democratic long shots](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/02/nx-s1-5806271/2026-midterm-elections-control-senate-race) At the same time, Trump's unpopular second term agenda and record-low approval ratings
approval rating. This kind of naked fury from the president of the United States toward his perceived opponents ("NUT JOBS," "TROUBLEMAKERS," "low IQs," "nasty") might once have made headlines. In 2026, it's a Thursday
2026,·29 mins # LIVE at Maida Vale studios… How popular is Donald Trump in the US? [Americast](/sounds/brand/p07h19zz) Available for over a year Why aren’t Democrats more popular, given the president’s low approval
approval ratings, his war in Iran is unpopular, and views of the economy continue to be negative. With the GOP's razor-thin majority in the House, all of that has made Democrats the odds
2026. **Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images** Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images Trump announced Sunday that a negotiating team was headed to Islamabad on Monday evening and warned Iran against walking away from negotiations. Trump said
2026 midterms and hoping to win back blue-collar workers. Other union leaders running campaigns include smokejumper [Sam Forstag](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/sam-forstag-montana-workers) in Montana, ironworker [Brian Poindexter](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/18/brian-poindexter-ohio-congress-candidate) in Ohio, organizer [Clair Valdez
approval rating is down across the board, and Republicans want the war to end. **Republicans are quickly working to redraw and pass new congressional maps in time for the midterms,** after a recent Supreme Court
rating hitting a record low in his second term, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released earlier this week. Only 22 percent of Americans approved of Trump’s handling of the cost of living. Khanna claimed
approval ratings and presiding over an unpopular war. Even if the conflict ends soon, voters could still be grappling with pain at the petrol pump deep into the election season, as Republicans struggle to defend
approval ratings from voters. [](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/17/nx-s1-5647318/congress-retirement-2026-house-senate-primary) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [The record-setting pace of retirements from Congress continues, led by Republicans
2026, “which also has implications for NATO”. “More serious is the failure to station the Tomahawks in Germany, since Europe does not yet produce cruise missiles with comparable range,” he added. The announcements come
2026. Photograph: José Luis Magaña/AP The tit-for-tat redistricting battle began last year after Trump pressed Texas’s Republican-controlled legislature to [redraw that state’s congressional maps](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/02/us-redistrcting-congressional-map)
Trump greets Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney during a world leaders’ summit on ending Israel’s war on Gaza war on October 13, 2025, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt [Evan Vucci/Pool/Getty Images] Under that
approving [redrawing](/news/2026/4/22/virginia-redistricting-election-results-key-takeaways-from-democrats-win) the state’s electoral map. The result of Tuesday’s referendum on Virginia redistricting is widely expected to benefit Democrats in their fight to retake control of the slimly Republican-controlled
Trump is waging a war on Iran that is impacting fuel supplies globally, including Australia. Inflation is still causing havoc on household budgets. Government programs are costing more than ever. We’ve read hundreds
Trump to push Powell to lower interest rates or step aside, NPR's Scott Horsley says. But Horsley adds that [it may backfire](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5793643:x). Even though Powell's term as Fed chairman
approval ratings. But Republican-aligned committees have a massive cash advantage over Democrats. GOP committees and super PACs are sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars in reserves. Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC holds
approval rating in the mid-30s](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/trump-approval-slips-polls-midterms), driven down by the economic fallout from the war that has worsened a cost of living crisis for millions of struggling Americans. Chris Michael says