In Kansas, a newly-competitive Senate race tests limit of Trump's unpopular policies

Center: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/14/trump-urges-alaska-vote-republican-dan-sullivan-midterms-battle" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump urges Alaskans to vote for the ‘real’ Dan Sullivan in tight midterms battle — www.theguardian.com
Center: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/10/13/ilhan-omar-raid-democrats-reaction-midterms-2026" rel="noopener nofollow">Democrats fear &quot;more October surprises&quot; after &quot;bullshit&quot; raid on Ilhan Omar&#39;s home — www.axios.com
Center: <a href="https://rollcall.com/2026/10/13/pennsylvania-battleground-election-paige-cognetti-bresnahan/" rel="noopener nofollow">Democrat bets on anti-corruption pitch in Pennsylvania swing district — www.rollcall.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/10/13/kimberly-guilfoyle-greece-ambassador-resigns-trump" rel="noopener nofollow">White House pushes out Kimberly Guilfoyle after misconduct reports — www.axios.com
Right: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/news/el-sayed-sister-posts-muslim-brotherhood" rel="noopener nofollow">On &#39;Meet the Press,&#39; El-Sayed denied his family&#39;s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Hours later, the receipts landed. — www.theblaze.com
Right: <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/gop-midterms-2678081882/" rel="noopener nofollow">GOP dark money funneled to candidate working to &#39;save the planet from capitalism&#39; — www.rawstory.com
Right: MAGA Senate hopeful pegged as ‘huge scumbag’ by Trump’s own voters: ex-GOP pollster — www.rawstory.com
Right: <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-russia-2678082100/" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump plotting ‘alternative White House’ at Mar-a-Lago bankrolled by oligarchs: biographer — www.rawstory.com

Source: www.npr.org · Section: headlines · Bias: Left · Published: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Kansas voters could send a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in nearly a century — and flip the governor's office back to Republican control, even in what could be a tough year for the GOP.