The midterms are an energy election — and here are five places to lookScratch the surface of the year's biggest stories — the Iran war and AI — and both are bound up in the costs of energy . Why it matters: Prices for gasoline, diesel and power are playing a prominent role in some of the tightest races for control of Congress. The war has kept gasoline prices way above $4 per gallon for months, and helped push diesel to…Axios1d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetmidterm elections
Scoop: Gun safety groups jump into midterms with $10 million assist for DemocratsEverytown for Gun Safety , a group that advocates for stricter gun laws, is teaming up with House Democrats on a $10 million ad campaign to boost former gun safety advocates now running for Congress, Axios has learned. Why it matters: That's a significant sum at a moment when Democrats are raising alarm bells about being outgunned financially in the…Axios1d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticemidterm elections
Latino group bets on bilingual AI to cut voter confusion before the midtermsA national Latino civic engagement group is turning to an AI app to help voters cut through an increasingly complicated election system — in English or Spanish. Why it matters: Nearly 39 million Hispanics can vote in this year's midterms, and their political loyalties are increasingly up for grabs. Hispanics have added 5.25 million eligible voters since…Axios1d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Inside the transgender rights fight injecting chaos into Democrats' midterm effortsAn intra-party debate over how best to deflect Republican attacks on transgender issues has Democrats angrily sniping at each other just weeks out from the midterm elections. Why it matters: This is not the position Democrats hoped to be in two years after their 2024 election loss , which many in the party attributed to being outflanked by GOP messaging…Axios2d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
Latino men swung hard to Trump in 2024. Now they're swinging backLatino voters, whose dramatic shift toward President Trump helped power his 2024 victory, are moving sharply back toward Democrats ahead of the midterms, two new national polls show. Why it matters: Republicans built pieces of their 2026 strategy, including newly drawn House districts in Texas and Florida, around the assumption that Trump's historic…Axios2d agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
