Good morning and welcome to the Sunday edition of Morning Wire, where we give you the weekend rundown to get ready for the week ahead. Today, Palestinians were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza, the U.S. unveils a plan to breed billions of flies to combat a destructive pest, and with a busy 2025 storm season ahead, here's how to prepare for the next hurricane.
But first, a look ahead at the 2026 midterms.
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The U.S. Capitol, on Wednesday, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) |
The 2026 Senate map is tough for Democrats, but Republicans have their own headaches |
Republicans are encountering early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party's majority in next year's midterm elections, with recruitment failures, open primaries, infighting and a president who has been sitting on the sidelines. Democrats still face an uphill battle. They need to net four seats to retake the majority, and most of the 2026 contests are in states that Republican President Donald Trump easily won last November. Read more. |
