Republicans could still win the House in the 2026 midterm election: Scalise

Representative Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Thursday that Republicans could still win a majority in the 2026 midterm elections despite the party's intense headwinds ahead of the pivotal November contest . Polling indicates voters are souring on President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans ahead of the election, mainly driven by dissatisfaction with the economy . A recent AP-NORC poll found Trump's approval rating on the economy had cratered to 30%, with a whopping 70% disapproving of the president's job performance. The election has high stakes and will effectively determine whether Trump enters 2027 as a lame duck with a Democratic Congress or maintains a Republican governing majority for the last two years of his presidency .