U.S.SPECIAL REPORT
Where the US midterm elections will be won and lost
The BBC's in-depth look at polling, key races and issues frames the vote that will shape the final two years of Trump's presidency; expect gridlock arguments.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN Newsroom at 3:00 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC's, the jokes are ours.

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- First reported by BBC: “Where the US midterm elections will be won and lost”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: US.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis is a BBN special report on the midterm elections.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe BBC has published an in-depth look at the polling, the key races and the issues ahead of an election that will define the last two years of Trump's presidency.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt matters to nearly every voter, because whichever party controls Congress shapes what can pass, what gets investigated and what stalls for two years.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe summary doesn't name the races or the numbers, so we won't invent any.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBut the BBC says the polling and the issues are where this gets decided, and that's the part to watch.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo years of gridlock, or two years of fighting about gridlock. I'm told there's a difference.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThere is. One of them has more hearings.
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