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Plus 6 rating changes.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The spending decisions by big outside House groups can inform us about the most competitive House races.— So far, outside groups have spent money in 57 House districts. The lion’s share of those districts that have seen spending are held by Democrats, indicating that Democrats are playing significantly more defense than Republicans.— The vast majority of the districts we rate as the most competitive — those in the Toss-up or Leans categories — have seen at least some outside spending so far.

The most question marks about 2022 lie west of the Mississippi; rating changes in MD, NY, OR.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The 5 governorships we see as Toss-ups are all located west of the eastern time zone: Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Wisconsin, and — now — Oregon.— The large number of incumbents running this year may limit the number of governorships that change hands.— Democrats continue to have the 2 clearest pickups, the open seats in Maryland and Massachusetts. However, Democrats also are defending 4 of the 5 Toss-ups.

10 changes, all but 1 in favor of GOP.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— We are making 10 House rating changes, 9 of which benefit Republicans.— Our overall best guess at the net change in the House — a GOP gain somewhere in the 20s — remains unchanged.— We don’t see a huge impact, so far, from the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion opinion.

WASHINGTON — The president’s party usually loses seats in midterms, and those losses can be significant when the president is unpopular and the economy is in turmoil.

With more unaffiliated voters choosing the Republican rather than the Democratic primary ballot in the June 28 primary election, does that signal they will veer to the right in the