Five reporters on the panel

The live session on Tuesday at 12pm ET brings together five reporters from different beats:

• •Lauren Gambino, senior political correspondent
• •Joseph Gedeon, political breaking news reporter
• •Andrew Roth, global affairs correspondent
• •Will Craft, data editor
• •Robert Tait, political correspondent

What the session takes up

Readers' questions will center on how the war could affect US voters at the polls: whether the unpopular Iran war will cost Trump the midterms. The fighting is in its eighth month as the 2026 US midterms approach. It carries major implications for Americans' wallets, government spending and US foreign policy and is described as an important factor in reshaping the political landscape. The panel has been helping readers understand the war's costs and its political consequences for Trump and candidates running in November.

A series ahead of the November vote

The session joins a series of reader Q&As the US politics team is hosting before the November midterms. Earlier conversations covered:

• •the Democratic party's makeup and key races to watch
• •which groups are financially backing the midterm candidates

The Stakes newsletter is a weekly guide to the US midterms; election day falls on 3 November.

How to take part

Readers sign in or sign up to join the conversation. The session goes live on Tuesday at 12pm ET, just over a month before election day on 3 November 2026.