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The race to control Congress is in its final stretch. Where do the midterms stand?

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kyle Kondik, managing editor of the political newsletter Sabato's Crystal Ball, about the state of the midterms as the clock counts down to Election Day.

2 November 2026Live

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NPR Politics. https://www.npr.org/2026/11/02/nx-s1-6023123/the-race-to-control-congress-is-in-its-final-stretch-where-do-the-midterms-stand

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kyle Kondik, managing editor of the political newsletter Sabato's Crystal Ball, about the state of the midterms as the clock counts down to Election Day.

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