Trump's ocean rename, a 67% shot at Congress, a Trump official on thin ice, Americans' midterm fear

NJ.com
NJ.com
Oct 13, 2026

Here are some of the week's biggest political stories from NJ.com.

President Trump is floating a new name for another body of water, telling supporters "We need an ocean." A CNN expert says one party now has a 67% chance of winning Congress, and that Trump himself is the reason. Voters have delivered a brutal verdict on which top Trump official will be the next to leave the administration. And a new poll shows what Americans fear most if Trump's GOP loses the midterm elections.

0:00 Trump floats renaming an ocean
0:36 The 67% chance at Congress
1:12 Voters pick the next Trump official out
1:49 Americans' big midterm fear

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