The Crystal Ball has reflected this sour environment in our ratings: Since Oct. 1, and not counting our final moves, we moved 66 ratings across House, Senate, and gubernatorial races toward Democrats,

Democrats have opened leads in the races for U.S. Senate and New Hampshire’s 1st District, according to the latest UNH Survey Center poll.

In July and again in September, Times Opinion asked six polling and politics experts to look into their crystal balls and predict who would win control of the House and the Senate. Between July and September, they identified a shift in momentum toward the Democrats — a blue wave forming, but not exactly a blue tsunami.

Democratic voters across New Jersey are voting early at a faster pace than they did in 2025, which could lead to an even bigger blue wave than 2018.

A handful of seats could decide who controls the US Congress after the November 3 midterms.

A Democratic victory in the November 3 midterm elections would not remove Donald Trump from the White House. But it could make the next two years much harder for his administration.

By refusing to cut ties with democratic socialists, Democrats could win Congress now – but hand Republicans a better shot at keeping the White House.

Here are some of the key things that will be decided, from the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom to ballot propositions and the effects of redistricting.

Event contract exchanges see a two-in-three chance that Democrats take control of both the House and Senate.