midterm

Here are some campaign highlights compiled by AFP ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it is investigating suspicious mailings—some containing an “unknown substance”—sent to election offices across the country, just weeks before midterm elections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

And on Thursday, the producer-price index will be the last reading to help investors gauge the toll of surging diesel prices in the United States before the midterm elections.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The party holding the White House has almost invariably lost seats in midterm elections, with just three exceptions in the House since 1934, according to figures compiled by the American Presidency Project.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

“If you apply yourself, I have no doubt you could be at the top of your class,” his science teacher had told him after getting the highest grade on his midterm last year.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Katherine “Kitty” Good Semisch, a retired Bucks County teacher and a key figure in the documentary, says the series is perfectly timed for the midterms because of its efforts to humanize everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

What, if anything, about this documentary may help illuminate a few things for people, regardless of their political leanings, as we approach the midterms?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Sharman, 62, spent $40,000 on his push to gather the 1,000 verified signatures required to get on the ballot for the midterms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Officials have pushed to bring cases before the midterms, recently charging more than 60 people from a variety of backgrounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

By my fourth month in Brooklyn, I could read and write English much better than I could speak it, and at midterms I stunned the teachers by scoring high in English, History, and Social Studies.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago