Will reality get in the way of Democratic expectations for the midterms? | CNN Politics

Expectations for the Democratic party in the November election are so high that one could envision a fair amount of disappointment in the party — and celebration among Republicans — if Democrats don’t shoot the moon on Election Day and take control of both chambers of Congress. CNN's Zach Wolf explains why expectations could be inflated.

A day after Vice President JD Vance said he believed Donald Trump would endorse him if he ran in 2028, the president said the two haven't discussed it.

Independent journalists and political operatives are churning out viral clips from the 2026 campaign trail. Sometimes, these clips are sorely out of context, yet they're driving the midterms conversation. CNN’s Marshall Cohen dives into this phenomenon and speaks with a prominent clipper about the industry.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed embraces faith as a core part of his identity after months of Republican criticism centered on his Muslim background.

CNN’s Jake Tapper visits Tennessee, where Republican Sen. Thom Tillis went to high school, to talk about his early life and what shaped him as a man and politician. This is part of an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians from both sides of the aisle in some of their favorite places to discuss how they got to where they are today. Watch the full interview on CNN.com/AllAccess .

In a scathing rebuke, Republican Senator Thom Tillis blasted President Trump’s willingness to hold a trilateral Ukraine war summit with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, calling the proposed meeting "absurd." He sharply questioned the president's claim that Russia has been "fine on Ukraine," telling Erin Burnett, "Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle."

No industry has been hit harder or with more price increases than the farming industry. CNN’s Phil Mattingly met with a farmer in Iowa who is struggling to overcome a growing budget deficit because of tariffs, rising diesel costs and more.

President Donald Trump has been warding off protesters at his rallies across battleground states ahead of the midterms in November.

Vice President JD Vance on Monday refused to say whether he endorses Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection, after President Donald Trump recently indicated his support for the Israeli prime minister.

人们对民主党在11月大选中的期望值如此之高，以至于可以预见，如果民主党在选举日未能大获全胜，掌控国会两院，那么民主党内部将会有相当一部分人感到失望，而共和党人则会欢欣鼓舞。CNN的扎克·沃尔夫解释了为什么人们的期望值可能会过高。

副总统 JD Vance 表示，如果他参加 2028 年总统竞选，他相信唐纳德·特朗普会支持他。一天后，总统表示两人尚未讨论过此事。

独立记者和政治人士正在大量炮制2026年总统竞选期间的病毒式传播视频片段。这些片段有时严重断章取义，却依然左右着中期选举的讨论。CNN的马歇尔·科恩深入探讨了这一现象，并采访了一位知名的视频剪辑师，了解这一行业现状。

在经历了数月共和党人对其穆斯林背景的批评之后，密歇根州参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德将信仰视为其身份认同的核心部分。

CNN记者杰克·塔珀（Jake Tapper）前往共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（Thom Tillis）的高中母校田纳西州，与他探讨蒂利斯的早年生活以及塑造他为人处世和政治生涯的因素。这是杰克·塔珀持续推出的系列节目的一部分，该系列节目旨在走访两党政治人物最喜爱的地方，探讨他们如何走到今天。完整采访视频请访问CNN.com/AllAccess观看。

共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯严厉抨击了特朗普总统与普京和习近平举行乌克兰战争三方峰会的意愿，称此次峰会“荒谬”。他尖锐地质疑了总统关于俄罗斯在乌克兰问题上“表现良好”的说法，并告诉艾琳·伯内特：“普京把特朗普总统耍得团团转。”

没有哪个行业比农业遭受的打击更大，价格上涨幅度也更高。CNN记者菲尔·马丁利采访了爱荷华州的一位农民，这位农民正努力克服因关税、柴油价格上涨等因素造成的日益严重的预算赤字。

在11月中期选举前夕，唐纳德·特朗普总统一直在各个关键州的竞选集会上抵御抗议者。

周一，副总统 JD Vance 拒绝透露他是否支持本杰明·内塔尼亚胡连任，此前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普曾表示支持这位以色列总理。