This briefing reflects reporting and polling available as of October 8, 2026. Candidates, endorsements and polling can change before Election Day on November 3, 2026. Why This Race Matters Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan narrowly flipped Pennsylvania’s 8th District in 2024, and Democrat Paige Cognetti, the mayor of Scranton, is trying to win it back. Both … Read more
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would bar members of Congress and their families from buying new individual stocks. The 53-47 vote on opening debate fell seven short of the 60 needed. Republicans had attached a photo ID requirement for federal elections, which Democrats called a poison pill, and Democrats … Read more
In brief: Two independent national polls fielded since April 2025 both find majority support in both parties for banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks, with Republican support ranging from 58 to 83 percent and Democratic support from 61 to 70 percent depending on question wording. No ban is law as of this writing. … Read more
