2026 Election: Battle for Senate control rages

Well, Tuesday night is set to be a nail-biter as voters across the country decide which party will control Congress for the next two years. Most polls predicting that Democrats will win the House, but the Senate remains up for grabs. And Rebecca Kastor has more on the states to watch. I'm thrilled to be back in this really beautiful state. President Trump's midterm blitz brought him to South Carolina Thursday, where Republicans are scrambling to keep the state Senate seat red. Five days from now, we're going to elect Darlene Graham. The sister of the late Lindsey Graham is his political legacy, locked in a surprisingly tight race with Democrat nominee Dr. Annie Andrews. The latest New York Times-Siena poll has them tied at 48 percent. Leading Fox News to change its race forecast from lean Republican to toss-up. Last-minute campaigning like this that Trump always does, always helps everybody. With South Carolina now on the board, Fox is tracking six states that could determine control of the Senate. In Michigan, it's Mike Rogers versus Abdul Al-Sayed. But the latest headline there comes from Al-Sayed's primary opponent, Congresswoman Haley Stevens. Her fiancé, a lifelong Jewish Democrat, says he's backing Rogers because of al-Sayed's anti-Israel rhetoric. There are always going to be some folks who have different opinions, and they're welcome to that. That's the beauty of democracy. But the bigger October surprise is in Alaska, where the governor is investigating an alleged ballot-stacking scheme. Staffers for the Democrat Senate nominee, Mary Peltola, are accused of working with national Democrats to get another Dan Sullivan on the ballot. That's the same name as the Republican running for reelection. This is an evil tactic. They're trying to confuse people. The House Oversight Committee wants the Democrats involved to testify before lawmakers. But with the House likely turning blue next year, Republicans don't have much time to get answers.