The race to control Congress is in its final stretch. Where do the midterms stand?
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- NPR reports: “NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kyle Kondik, managing editor of the political newsletter Sabato's Crystal Ball, about the state of the midterms as the clock counts down to Election Day.”
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