Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse in the 2026 Midterm Elections
A New York Times investigation by Shane Goldmacher, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, based on interviews with more than 70 players in the midterms, recounts how Democrats stormed to a huge House majority and Senate control in 2026, powered by victories in Republican strongholds like Kansas, South Carolina and Texas. The article argues the G.O.P. collapse — amid the Iran war, $4 gas, corruption reports and a mid-decade redistricting push that backfired — was far from inevitable, a story of overreach and broken promises.
