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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented as the Supreme Court stayed parts of President Trump's mail-in voting order, warning the majority’s approach could inject chaos into the upcoming midterms by letting challenges unfold at unstable times and leaving states in legal limbo, while noting the court did not decide the order’s ultimate legality.
Despite the United States’ economic heft, broad political support for a Canada-wide tariff fight is weak ahead of the midterms, while Canada remains united in backing retaliatory measures. Ottawa has imposed or signaled dollar-for-dollar duties to deter U.S. tariffs, banking on leverage from deep trade ties. The path to a deal looks uncertain as both sides fear concessions, with potential ripple effects on the North American auto sector and prices. The outcome will depend on political endurance more than raw economic strength.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Jared Kushner in Manhattan to discuss potential bipartisan cooperation between Democrats and the Trump administration, including housing and immigration; the specifics were not disclosed; the encounter—first reported by The New York Times—occurs as the 2026 midterm campaign heats up and Jeffries’ ambition to become speaker looms, with past collaboration on criminal justice reform (the First Step Act) cited as common ground.
Trump ally Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election-related legal battles ahead of the midterms; he previously led Stop the Steal and sat on a nonprofit board that aided Capitol riot defendants, signaling a sharpened political focus from a former DOJ official.
President Donald Trump announced that Ed Martin, a longtime ally who served as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. and later as pardon attorney, will leave the Justice Department to pursue “legal battles” ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and the 2028 presidential race; Martin formerly led a DOJ weaponization working group and defended Jan. 6 defendants, with praise from Attorney General Todd Blanche as his nomination faced stiff Senate scrutiny.
Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers unveils a 'Democrats for Mike Rogers' coalition in Detroit, attempting to draw disaffected Democrats away from Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan's Senate race remains tight. Rogers argues some Democrats would support him to back a less-polarizing alternative and emphasizes cross-party trust, while El-Sayed faces scrutiny of his left-wing positions and Israel stance. The rollout features Democrats and a rabbi backing Rogers, and polls show a small Rogers lead in a GOP-unity-driven Fox News poll, with the race still highly competitive ahead of the midterms.
A cross‑partisan backlash against AI data centers is forcing midterm campaigns to distance from local projects, while the industry and lawmakers scramble to address community concerns with investments and ratepayer protections to safeguard AI expansion.
A chart analyst warns that the upcoming midterm-year turbulence is starting, advising investors to hedge and consider protective strategies as volatility is likely to rise.
The Motley Fool argues that despite midterm-year headwinds, ETFs like QQQ and VOO have risen this year, and historical patterns show the following year often delivers stronger gains. For long-term investors, buying exposure now through these ETFs can make sense, while Stock Advisor highlights high-return stock picks that could boost portfolios in the years ahead.
Historical patterns suggest that even with midterm-year volatility, investors who stay the course can be rewarded. The Invesco QQQ ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF are up 19.5% and 14.7% year-to-date, while the S&P 500 has delivered about 10% average annual returns since 1957. The presidential cycle’s third year is often the strongest for stocks, implying upside in 2027, so using practical ETFs like QQQ and VOO can position long-term investors for gains while avoiding headline-driven trades.
Despite a near-record run in the stock market fueled by a strong earnings season (EPS beat rates around 86%, the best since 2021), BTIG strategist Jonathan Krinsky warns that midterm-election years historically bring a meaningful pullback in August–October (about 7% or more in several past instances). With the S&P 500 benefiting from robust Q2 results, investors should consider trimming risk or hedging broad equity exposure as this historically difficult period approaches.
The VIX fell to 14.2, the lowest of 2026, as the S&P 500 and peers push to record highs, signaling investor complacency just as markets enter the mid-August-to-mid-October period historically prone to turbulence in mid-term years; ongoing Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz risks persist alongside signs of U.S. consumer strain and near-cycle-high long-term yields, prompting some analysts to suggest risk reduction or hedging despite the calm.
A three-time Trump voter is devastated when ICE detains his wife, a Russian-born immigrant, after they arrive in California, breaking their “storybook” romance and illustrating the human cost of Trump’s immigration crackdown as voters grow uneasy about economic pressures and GOP turnout ahead of the midterms.
President Donald Trump traveled to Garden City on Long Island to back GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, touting falling crime statistics as he seeks to energize his base. The stop underscores Trump’s continued influence within the party and his role in midterm strategy, even as his overall popularity remains weak in swing districts, illustrating the Republican Party’s tightrope ahead of the elections.
Unexpected primary results, scandals, and insurgent winners are complicating both parties’ paths to controlling the House and Senate in 2026.