2026 midterm elections: the story so far
While You Were Out has covered the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm elections in 5 verified stories since Sunday, October 4, 2026, each checked against at least two news sources. Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins met Thursday night in their first televised debate, hosted by Atlanta News First and Gray Media. President Trump said on Truth Social that the U.S. will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections and that talks with Iran are productive, while the naval blockade stays in place. The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration in federal court in Washington, alleging that $20 million in Homeland Security funds went to TV ads that amount to illegal government propaganda ahead of the midterms.
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Timeline, newest first
- Ossoff and Collins clash in Georgia's first Senate debateDemocratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins met Thursday night in their first televised debate, hosted by Atlanta News First and Gray Media.
- Trump says no strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms as oil jumpsPresident Trump said on Truth Social that the U.S. will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections and that talks with Iran are productive, while the naval blockade stays in place.
- DNC sues the Trump administration over taxpayer-funded adsThe Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration in federal court in Washington, alleging that $20 million in Homeland Security funds went to TV ads that amount to illegal government propaganda ahead of the midterms.
- Trump says his super PAC, not taxpayers, will pay for his adsAfter criticism from both parties, President Trump said his super PAC, MAGA Inc., will pay for the 'Patriotic Ads' that the Department of Homeland Security had been funding with taxpayer money.
- Trump rallies in Ohio for Jon Husted in a tight Senate racePresident Trump held a rally Saturday in Vandalia, near Dayton, to boost Republican Sen. Jon Husted against Democrat Sherrod Brown.