The House of Representatives is poised for immense turnover that will likely make the chamber considerably younger and more diverse, no matter which party wins a majority in November.
By the numbers: A group of 147 non-incumbent House candidates who are either set to win safe open seats or running in competitive elections is, on average, younger and more diverse across racial and gender lines than the House as a whole.
A handful of key races today will not only decide which party controls Congress for the next two years, but will also tell us a lot about where politics is going after the midterms.
The big picture: These bellwethers will indicate whether Republicans are gaining a foothold in parts of the country that have long eluded them, for example, and the types of Democrats who can win even when the odds would seem to be stacked against them.
Latina candidates from both parties could make unprecedented gains in Congress on Tuesday.
Why it matters: A fresh slate of Mexican American and Central American women are running for U.S. House seats in Florida, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia and Maryland, highlighting the expanding influence of Latinos outside of the Sun Belt.
Democratic countries are sounding the alarm about Chinese government efforts to illicitly influence their elections.
The big picture: Governments, including Russia and the U.S., have long-documented histories of interfering with or attempting to influence the elections of other countries. Recent campaigns indicate that China is now getting into the game as well.
Democrats running the party's national campaign arm held a private call with allies and stakeholders Monday night to discuss “urgent messaging” if a flurry of GOP candidates claim victory prematurely, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: In 2020, day-of returns in key states appeared to favor Republicans while it took days to count the mail-in ballots that helped put Democrats over the top. The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and the emergence of GOP candidates declining to say they'll accept election results if they lose, is stirring concerns about misinformation.
Results for the highly anticipated midterm elections may not come for days, or weeks, after voting concludes — and that's not a sign that the process isn't working.
The big picture: A number of factors could contribute to election results dragging past Tuesday, including processing and counting ballots and election rules in key battleground states.
Facebook pages run by local law enforcement agencies significantly overrepresented Black suspects, and those practices reinforce racial stereotypes about crime, a new study suggests.
Why it matters: The social media platform with more thana billion users makes it easy to reshare police posts that critics say can distort people's understanding of local crime.
U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman and other Democrats filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging Pennsylvania's plan not to count undated or wrongly dated ballots that have been mailed in.
Why it matters: The issue of mail-in ballots with missing or incorrect dates has become one of the biggest voting disputes ahead of Election Day in the crucial swing state that may tip the balance of power in Congress, per CNN.
A southeastern Arizona county's plan to fully hand-count all ballots was on Monday blocked by a judge, on the eve of Election Day.
The big picture: Republican officials, who requested the measure in the rural Cochise County after raising unfounded concerns about the trustworthiness of vote-counting machines, are likely to appeal the judge's decision, per AP.
Former President Trump suggested ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections that he'll be making a "very big" announcement from Mar-a-Lago on Nov. 15
Why it matters: Trump's remarks at a GOP campaignevent in Ohio drew national attention and reinserted him into the narrative of the election happening now, which will decide whether Republicans retake control of the House and Senate, as well as determine his power as a kingmaker depending on the success of his endorsed candidates.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told CNN Monday evening that the attack on her husband, Paul Pelosi, on Oct. 28 in their San Francisco home underscores the danger that all members of Congress are facing.
Details: "Paul was not the target, but he's paying the price," Pelosi said in her first sit-down interview since the attack.
Why it matters: The dashboard provides insight into what issues Americans are thinking about the most as they head to the polls Tuesday, with more than 40 million ballots already cast early.
Republican leaders in the House and Senate are already clamoring for credit in anticipation of gaining seats in Tuesday night's midterms, with several eyeing a potential GOP wave as a launch pad for their own political ambitions.
Why it matters: The intraparty jockeying — which has already turned nasty in some cases — will have major implications for GOP leadership roles and potentially even the 2024 presidential nomination.
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