Senate edge at stake as Trump and Obama clash in final midterm blitz
Donald Trump and Barack Obama have launched opposing campaign blitzes across key battleground states in the final week of the 2026 US midterm elections. Congressional candidates and political parties are making their final push to mobilize voters as critical contests in Ohio, Georgia, and Pennsylvania decide control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Republicans defend a narrow 53-47 Senate majority as high-stakes races reach key battlegrounds
Trump is appearing alongside Senator Jon Husted in Ohio as he faces Democratic former Senator Sherrod Brown, while Obama is rallying support for Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia against Republican Representative Mike Collins. Control of the House of Representatives also hinges on four competitive districts in Pennsylvania, where Trump has pitched energy price reductions and promised billions of dollars in direct payments to spur turnout among rural voters.
This final-week push follows months of intense campaigning across battleground states after Republicans secured their 53-47 advantage in the upper chamber during previous federal election cycles.
