Daron R. Shaw

Weeks before Election Day, Democratic engagement and positive ratings give Democrat James Talarico a razor-thin edge over Republican Ken Paxton in what is, so far, shaping up to be a photo finish for the Lone Star State’s U.S. Senate seat

The survey, released on Wednesday, is the first Fox News Poll this season among likely voters, so a direct comparison can’t be made to previous polls

But among voters, opposition to their construction has emerged as one of the only positions drawing bipartisan support this cycle

One issue where Republicans did poll better than Democrats was artificial intelligence, where they had a narrow two-point advantage

The midterms are less than 50 days away, and Democrats are increasingly hopeful about their chances of flipping both the House of Representatives and Senate

Collins has represented Maine in the Senate since 1997, winning her fifth term in 2020 by nearly 9 percentage points

But elation among many of his fellow Muslim Americans was tempered by awareness of persisting and widespread anti-Muslim sentiment across much of the nation

President Donald Trump won the Lone Star state by nearly 14 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News Poll of Texas registered voters suggests this year's Senate race is far less settled

The Senate Leadership Fund is launching a $17 million summer advertising campaign in North Carolina, marking the GOP super PAC's largest media reservation anywhere in the country this election cycle as the GOP seeks to protect its Senate majority

The House voted 232-198 on July 22 to pass H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act

Republicans hold the advantage on crime (+7 points), while government spending (Democrats +3) and national security (R +2) are more evenly divided

Disapproval of President Donald Trump’s handling of Iran hit a record high in July, as a majority of voters oppose U.S. military action, and nearly two thirds think the conflict will last at least a year

Jon Ossoff narrowly won his Senate seat in a January 2021 runoff, defeating Republican David Perdue by just over a percentage point

Joni Ernst is on track to be one of the closest Senate contests in 2026

Voters forced to set aside their disgust and vote party loyalty over principle in Maine and Texas races

That gender gap has emerged as a central dynamic in a contest that remains tight statewide, with Platner ahead by just two points

Billions of dollars in grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services have been reportedly delayed by new approval requirements

But nearly half of Fed policymakers are forecasting one or more quarter-point rate increases before the end of the year in the wake of rising inflation stemming from the Iran war

President Donald Trump carried Ohio by more than 11 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News survey finds his standing in the Buckeye State has deteriorated — a development that is benefitting Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Senate race

Trump dismissed the Democrat Senate field and questioned the appeal of several candidates competing in key battleground races

Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico are offering Texas voters competing visions of populism this November

Attitudes toward higher education have shifted dramatically in the last two decades, as the latest Fox News poll shows voters far less inclined to believe a college degree is still worth pursuing

President Donald Trump’s approval rating among rural Americans—historically one of his strongest constituencies—has slipped into negative territory for the first time since early 2025 in a national polling series

In both the US and the UK, leaders elected less than two years ago have seen their popularity plummet

Fifty-eight percent flag the cost of living as their top economic worry, up from 50% in February

President Donald Trump appears to be more unpopular than he’s ever been — including after the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot

Trump claims credit for inflation coming down during Biden presidency

A new national poll signals warning signs for both Republicans and Democrats with just over six months to go until the midterm elections

As artificial intelligence grabs headlines and stirs debate, the latest Fox News Poll finds most voters see it as a threat to privacy and jobs, contributing to a largely negative impression overall

A new national poll signals warning signs for both Republicans and Democrats with just over six months to go until the midterm elections

Cryptocurrency-aligned political action committees are on pace to surpass their 2024 midterm spending in Texas congressional races

Shifts in approval and disapproval ratings could also signal broader erosion and complicate the Republican Party's midterm strategies, especially as multiple trackers show Trump significantly underwater nationally

Each of Washington’s imperfect options comes with trade-offs and uncertainties

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten gave President Donald Trump a brutal reality check on Thursday, a week after the president bragged about having 100% approval among MAGA voters

Approval ratings are a key barometer of a president’s political standing as the 2026 midterms draw closer

A recent Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll places Trump’s current approval rating at 39% positive and 60% negative

Close Trump can't seem to answer basic question on the economy

These polls underscore sustained headwinds on Trump’s overall job approval as voters weigh immigration enforcement issues and economic perceptions ahead of the 2026 midterms

Video verified and analyzed by several media outlets, including The New York Times, show the item Pretti appeared to be holding was a phone he was using to film the scene before he attempted to help a woman who had been pushed to the ground by Border Patrol agents

Compounding his problems, there are signs that frustration is rising over his approach to immigration, and some of his recent fixations, like taking over Greenland, are downright unpopular

Pollster compares Trump to losing NFL team

Trump returned to office promising a restoration of economic competence, betting that voters who credited him with pre‑pandemic prosperity would trust his stewardship again

The Fed doesn’t decide what groceries or cars cost, but it does determine how expensive it is to borrow money to pay for them

Donald Trump's first year back has been untethered from traditionally-understood restraints on the presidency, but his popularity in the US electorate is low

It’s not just a growing group of Republican lawmakers refusing to parrot the White House line