Inside the 2026 Senate Map

President Donald Trump greets El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington.

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Today’s notice: A dive into the midterm Senate map. A former Senate candidate’s run-in with the FEC. Abortion provider shield laws get tested. But first: an increasingly big question mark.

Courts vs. Politics

A popular word in political writing these days is “remarkable.” Every story’s gotta have one. Is it always necessary? Remarkably, we say no. Then there are days like Monday, where two presidents of two different nations essentially say they have no power to fix the problem. That’s effectively what happened when Donald Trump and Nayib Bukele of El Salvador were asked what will happen to Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.