House Republicans are scrambling to save incumbents in districts Trump won by double digits

On the campaign trail

• GOP majority on the brink: Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans are pleading with the White House for more resources in competitive House races . GOP campaign operatives have been forced to abandon places where they usually go on offense and are focused on protecting incumbents in traditionally red turf.

• Closer-in-chief: Former President Barack Obama is reprising his role as a closer on the campaign trail with stops for Democratic candidates in Ohio and Michigan today. His Detroit event comes one day before President Donald Trump’s own Michigan appearance, setting up a dueling presidential moment.

• Trump’s campaign blitz: The president starts his weekend campaigning with a midterms rally tonight in Perry, Georgia. He was in Florida yesterday, where he pledged more gifts to voters and attacked rivals .

Obama the closer: What to know about the former president's campaign stops

Former President Barack Obama is expected to “lay out the stakes of the race” when he campaigns for Democratic candidates today in Ohio and Michigan, according to an Obama spokesperson.

The former president is reprising his role as a closer on the campaign trail, making his top-billed appearances less than two weeks before Election Day.

He’ll kick off his campaigning in Cleveland, Ohio, this afternoon with Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown and gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton , who was thrust further into the spotlight after her GOP opponent Vivek Ramaswamy released a controversial ad featuring her estranged mother.

In Detroit later in the day, Obama will campaign with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson.

Obama’s appearance in Michigan comes one day before President Donald Trump visits the state to campaign for Republicans, setting up a dueling presidential moment.

On both stops, the former president will be “making clear that voters have the opportunity to elect public servants who are dedicated to finding solutions, showing real leadership, and bringing a level of accountability back to Washington,” the spokesperson said.

In final weeks of midterms race, Republicans are most worried about open seats

Top Republicans are most anxious about the huge number of open seats , a result of this cycle’s exodus of more than 40 GOP lawmakers from the House.

Ad bookings for the final weeks reflect that anxiety. CLF is spending $9 million on ads in Michigan’s 10th District, which US President Donald Trump won by 6.5 points. Multiple GOP groups are moving millions to South Carolina’s 1st District, which Trump won by 13 points. And one of the president’s super PACs is spending more than $3 million in Montana’s 1st District, which he won by 10 points.

The same Trump-aligned group steered more funds into open seats like Texas’ 23rd District and Kentucky’s 6th, both of which Trump won by roughly 15 points.

Open seats in previously more competitive territory, like Arizona’s 1st and Nebraska’s 2nd Districts, are likely already gone for Republicans, as well as North Carolina’s 11th District, where party leaders had to pressure their incumbent to resign after an ethics scandal, according to multiple GOP operatives. No Going Back PAC, one of the Trump groups, exited that North Carolina race this week, cutting more than $1 million in planned ads after spending more than $4 million on the contest.

In Florida, top Republicans believe their jittery incumbents will ultimately survive. But some are nervous about one race in particular — an open seat in the Orlando area where scandal-plagued Rep. Cory Mills was ousted in a late summer primary.

Here are some of the key campaign events we're watching this weekend

Welcome to our Saturday coverage of the 2026 midterm elections.

Just two weekends remain in this campaign cycle, and the next two days will bring a flurry of activity across the country as candidates seize the opportunity to get in front of voters.

Here’s just a sampling of what’s in store:

Early in-person voting begins in Michigan.

President Trump will campaign in Perry, Georgia.

Former President Barack Obama will campaign with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.

Obama will also make an appearance in Cleveland, Ohio, with Democratic candidates Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign with Democratic Senate candidate Chris Pappas in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is vying for reelection, will campaign with Democrat Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary, in Atlanta.

Sen. Bernie Sanders will be in Minnesota to campaign for Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan.

Trump will campaign in Port Huron, Michigan — one day after Obama’s appearance in the state.

Sen. Sanders will rally with Rebecca Cooke, the Democratic nominee for Wisconsin’s 3rd District, and then later with El-Sayed in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

We’ll bring you notable moments from events along the campaign trail throughout the weekend.

在竞选活动中

共和党多数席位岌岌可危：众议院议长迈克·约翰逊和其他共和党人正恳求白宫为竞争激烈的众议院选举提供更多资源。共和党竞选人员被迫放弃他们通常采取进攻策略的地区，转而专注于在传统共和党票仓保护现任议员。

• 首席竞选顾问：前总统巴拉克·奥巴马今天将重返竞选舞台，为俄亥俄州和密歇根州的民主党候选人助选，再次扮演竞选收尾者的角色。他在底特律的活动安排在唐纳德·特朗普总统在密歇根州亮相的前一天，这将上演一场总统竞选的“针锋相对”。

• 特朗普竞选攻势：总统今晚将在佐治亚州佩里举行中期选举集会，开启周末竞选活动。他昨天在佛罗里达州，承诺向选民赠送更多礼物，并攻击竞争对手。

奥巴马的竞选活动：关于这位前总统的竞选行程，你需要了解些什么

据奥巴马发言人称，前总统巴拉克·奥巴马今天将在俄亥俄州和密歇根州为民主党候选人助选，预计他将“阐明此次竞选的利害关系”。

这位前总统将再次扮演竞选收官者的角色，在距离选举日不到两周的时间里，他将多次亮相，成为竞选活动中的焦点人物。

今天下午，他将在俄亥俄州克利夫兰市开始他的竞选活动，与民主党参议员候选人谢罗德·布朗和州长候选人艾米·阿克顿一同亮相。艾米·阿克顿的共和党对手维韦克·拉马斯瓦米发布了一则引发争议的广告，广告中出现了她疏远的母亲，这使得艾米·阿克顿更加引人注目。

当天晚些时候，奥巴马将在底特律与民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德和州长候选人乔斯林·本森一起参加竞选活动。

奥巴马在密歇根州的露面，恰逢唐纳德·特朗普总统访问该州为共和党助选的前一天，这使得总统竞选出现了针锋相对的局面。

发言人表示，这位前总统将在两站活动中“明确表示，选民有机会选举致力于寻找解决方案、展现真正领导力并为华盛顿带来问责制的公职人员”。

在中期选举的最后几周，共和党人最担心的是空缺席位。

共和党高层最担心的是大量空缺席位，这是由于本届选举周期中超过 40 名共和党议员离开众议院所致。

最后几周的广告投放情况反映了这种焦虑。CLF在密歇根州第十选区投入了900万美元的广告费，而美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在该选区以6.5个百分点的优势获胜。多个共和党团体正将数百万美元投入南卡罗来纳州第一选区，特朗普在该选区以13个百分点的优势获胜。此外，总统的一个超级政治行动委员会还在蒙大拿州第一选区投入了超过300万美元，特朗普在该选区以10个百分点的优势获胜。

与特朗普结盟的同一团体将更多资金投入到德克萨斯州第 23 选区和肯塔基州第 6 选区等空缺席位，特朗普在这两个选区都以大约 15 个百分点的优势获胜。

一些此前竞争更为激烈的选区，例如亚利桑那州第一选区和内布拉斯加州第二选区，以及北卡罗来纳州第十一选区，共和党可能已经无缘该选区。据多位共和党人士透露，在北卡罗来纳州第十一选区，共和党领导人不得不向现任议员施压，迫使其在道德丑闻后辞职。特朗普的竞选团体之一“不回头”（No Going Back）政治行动委员会本周退出了北卡罗来纳州的竞选，在花费超过400万美元后，削减了超过100万美元的广告投放计划。

在佛罗里达州，共和党高层相信他们那些焦虑不安的现任议员最终会保住席位。但有些人尤其担心一场选举——奥兰多地区的一个空缺席位，丑闻缠身的众议员科里·米尔斯在夏末的初选中落败。

以下是我们本周末关注的一些重要竞选活动。

欢迎收看我们周六对2026年中期选举的报道。

本次竞选周期只剩下两个周末了，接下来的两天，全国各地将迎来一阵竞选活动热潮，候选人们将抓住机会与选民见面。

以下仅列举部分精彩内容：

密歇根州开始提前现场投票。

特朗普总统将在佐治亚州佩里市进行竞选活动。

前总统巴拉克·奥巴马将与密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德一起参加竞选活动。

奥巴马还将与民主党候选人谢罗德·布朗和艾米·阿克顿一同出现在俄亥俄州克利夫兰市。

前副总统卡马拉·哈里斯将与民主党参议员候选人克里斯·帕帕斯在新罕布什尔州朴茨茅斯一起进行竞选活动。

正在竞选连任的参议员乔恩·奥索夫将与民主党人、前交通部长皮特·布蒂吉格在亚特兰大一起进行竞选活动。

参议员伯尼·桑德斯将前往明尼苏达州，为民主党参议员候选人佩吉·弗拉纳根助选。

特朗普将在密歇根州休伦港进行竞选活动——就在奥巴马访问该州的第二天。

桑德斯参议员将与威斯康星州第三选区的民主党候选人丽贝卡·库克一起举行集会，之后将在密歇根州大急流城与埃尔-赛义德一起举行集会。

整个周末，我们将为您带来竞选活动中的精彩瞬间。