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South Carolina seems like a serious race; Minnesota may not be; and Florida still appears out of reach for Democrats.

CNN projects that Democrats will win at least 245 House seats. In the Senate, two contests have not yet been called: CNN Sightline rates the Mississippi race as neutral and Alaska as favoring the Democrat. President...

At a packed Columbus diner the morning after Democrats take Ohio’s Senate and governor races, voters call the result a rebuke of fear‑mongering and a warning to Republicans not to bank on a “red state”. Many hope...

Alaska is one of the two states that still has yet to hear a decision on who their next Senator will be. NBC News' Steve Patterson is in Alaska and explains why the state may take a little longer to hear an official call.

The president’s approval was essential to winning Republican Senate primaries. It became lethal in competitive general-election races.

The Senate's new Democratic majority is unlikely to approve any Republican judges.

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Peggy Flanagan's projected victory in Minnesota closes the door on one of the few pickup opportunities for Republicans in the Senate.

Republicans told donors a week ago that their Senate nominee in Minnesota was “TIED.” She lost by about 10 points. Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan defeated Republican Michele Tafoya, according to The Associated...

Tuesday night was a disaster for Republicans, and we should stop pretending it was only about the issues. Democrats took back the House and the Senate. They flipped seats in Texas and North Carolina. Here in Georgia,...

Texas and North Carolina saw the wildest outcomes on election night.

Democrats won control of state governments in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and won chambers in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.

The Democrats in three North Carolina districts are on track to oust their incumbent Republican opponents in their respective neck-to-neck House races. In the race for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District,...

When a new Congress is sworn in, it will have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas, prompting one representative to advise White House officials and others to “lawyer up.”

Democrat Josh Turek will win the Senate seat in Iowa. CNN’s Betsy Klein explains how he turned the reliable GOP stronghold under President Trump into a blue state.

Josh Turek, a Democrat who flipped Iowa's Republican-held Senate seat in Tuesday's election, celebrated the win that seemed far-fetched in the state Trump won by 13 percentage points just two years ago. #joshturek...

Josh Turek's Iowa Senate win over Ashley Hinson marks the first time Democrats captured the seat since 2008 in a state Trump won by double digits.

A two-term Democratic governor and a suburban revolt against President Trump laid the groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s victory.

Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton celebrated a historic victory on Tuesday after winning a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas, ending 94 years of Republican control. "It's that we're sending a message and that there is time...

Adam Hamilton, who became the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in Kansas since 1932, talks about how he won over voters in his state and what he plans to do when he enters office.

Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) will hold her first news conference Thursday afternoon, days after defeating incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The win ends more than three decades of...

Young Latino voters backed Democrats in the US midterms, with strong support for Gina Hinojosa in Texas and growing political participation.

Watch live as Democrat Gina Hinojosa holds a press conference in Austin after winning the Texas governor’s race.

Doja Cat changed a lyric to 'paint the town blue' at her Dallas concert, as Democrats regained control of the Texas House after more than 20 years.

An aggressive Trump critic, Ossoff managed to beat Republican Mike Collins.

Anadolu / Anadolu via Getty Images A freshly reelected Democratic senator is riding his big win on Tuesday to take a commanding lead as the frontrunner to win the 2028 presidential election. Jon Ossoff, 39, is the...

Aaron Gilchrist joins Gadi Schwartz to discuss Democrat Jon Ossoff winning re-election, NBC News projects. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here:...

Democrat Jon Ossoff, 39, wins second term in Georgia, defeating GOP Rep Mike Collins, holds key Senate seat in Trump-won state, raises $100M+ for 2024 race.

Governor Gavin Newsom just commuted the sentences of all 548 prisoners on death row in California in what is one of the largest single-day acts of clemency in U.S. history ... but that doesn't mean they're being...

Newsom said he is changing the penalty for all 548 death row inmates to life without parole.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that he plans to change all of the state's death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and a rumored presidential candidate, moved to commute the death sentences of 548 inmates in California for one of his last acts as governor.

The man running President Donald Trump's Justice Department is about to become a regular fixture on Capitol Hill, according to a legal expert. Attorney Michael Popok, host of the "Legal AF" podcast, predicted...

Robert Garcia says Democrats will launch public hearings on the Epstein files and may subpoena Attorney General Todd Blanche after taking control of the House.

Attorney General Todd Blanche against a backdrop of crime numbers

The DOJ’s Alaska election probe escalates as the attorney general outlines when disputed ballots could face further scrutiny.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took a swing at failed Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, saying the Buckeye State Republican got “beat like a drum” in his race. “Ohio governor. I mean, how bad did they...

Politics War Room The GOP may have been wiped out by a blue wave, but a top Democratic strategist thinks one Republican stood out as a winner in the midterms. James Carville, 82, said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis set...

Americans voted down ballot to send a message to D.C. nationwide, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said during a second press conference on Wednesday, explaining how Florida was able to withstand the blue wave but warning that...

Democrats to investigate Trump deals, with eye on 2028 race Reuters

Voters approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that was on the ballot, dozens in total in Tuesday’s elections Track live results from all 50 states Send us your questions about the US midterms results and...

Outgoing Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) issued his own analysis Wednesday after the GOP suffered major losses across the country and in the Lone Star State in Tuesday’s midterms. The four-term senator reflected on the...

This midterm election trend sends a powerful message to candidates - ‘Earn my vote’ #midterm #voting #candidates #senate #house #election The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York,...

Fox News host Laura Ingraham discusses the media’s reaction to the ‘blue tsunami’ in the 2026 midterm elections on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #lauraingraham...

Iran is reportedly rebuilding its ballistic missile arsenal and strengthening production facilities as tensions with the United States and Israel remain high. Israeli sources estimate that Tehran still possesses more...

The Justice Department is sending more than 20 target and document preservation letters in its investigation into an alleged effort to recruit a second Dan Sullivan to siphon votes from Alaska’s Republican senator,...

Colin McPherson/Umit Bektas/Reuters Polling analyst Nate Silver says he has a “weird intuition” that President Donald Trump might “quit” after the GOP’s midterm catastrophe. The election forecaster, who correctly...

On “Still Counting,” the podcast he co-hosts with Galen Druke and Clare Malone, pollster Nate Silver said he has a “weird intuition” that President Donald Trump might look for a way to quit after Democrats’ midterm...

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Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) called for Republicans to “return to the principled conservative values” that once defined the party, after Democrats took the majority in House and U.S. Senate in the midterm elections. In a...

The Supreme Court tried to disenfranchise Black voters. Boy, did they have other ideas.

After the blue tsunami swept through Congress this midterm election, the Democrats say they want to make corruption a central part of their strategy for 2028 - when they hope to retake the White House. That includes...

President Donald Trump holds up the chart of "reciprocal" tariffs he pledged to impose on other nations, during an event in the Rose Garden.

Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt We examine the results of Tuesday's historic U.S. midterm elections with Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts. In addition to taking back the House...

Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Democrats get their health agenda ready ahead of takeover Reinstating the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, reversing the Trump...

President Donald Trump took a dark turn Wednesday as workers set the final steel beam high above his White House ballroom, musing aloud about what happens when they fall. As two construction workers stood atop a...

President Donald Trump touted his new White House ballroom during remarks from the construction site Wednesday. It was his first speech after Democrats swept the GOP in the midterms.

President Donald Trump called reporters to gather at the White House — for his first in-person remarks after election results poured in — to show off the construction site of his controversial ballroom.

Voters hit the polls across the U.S. with control of Congress on the line. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and RNC Chairman Joe Gruters share what they’re watching in the final hours before polls close. Former U.N....

"I think we're going to surprise a lot of people" tonight, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Joe Gruters said during an Election Day interview on Breitbart News Daily.

RNC Chair Warns Republicans Have Voter Turnout Problem Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters said Sunday that his party faces a voter turnout problem two days before the midterm elections , as public...

Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters is speaking out on the Alaska Senate race spoiler candidate controversy. "Democrats got their hand caught in the cookie jar. They're cheating from coast to coast,"...

The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent across the US, meaning clocks would no longer be put back by an hour in the autumn.

Donald Trump urged the Senate to approve permanent daylight saving time, criticizing its inaction after the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025.

President Donald Trump turned his attention to daylight saving time Wednesday evening, complaining about early sunsets and blaming the Senate for failing to act just one day after Republicans suffered a crushing...

The Daily Northwestern · Communal Shower Thoughts: Fall back! I used to dread daylight saving time — specifically in the fall, when it seemed as if the sun would set before I even got home from school. Earlier in...

President wants defense funding passed in lame-duck session

Rachel Scott reports on the fallout from Democrats' historic election victories, as President Trump warns that another impeachment attempt would destroy the Democratic Party. Voter frustration over the economy,...

Former Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz sat down with CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez last month to discuss the drop in illegal crossings at the southern border under President Trump and why he thinks most Americans...

A recurring subplot of President Trump's term has been a desire to replace Biden appointees to the powerful Federal Reserve Board of Governors — even ahead of their terms ending — with allies. That effort now looks...

Maine’s soon-to-be ex-Sen. Susan Collins complained Thursday that voters weren't satisfied with her record when it came to Donald Trump — despite her vote to convict him. “Everybody ignores the fact that I voted to...

Much like her political role model, Collins has lost her last Senate race.

Eric Lee / REUTERS Susan Collins has lashed out at Republican voters after losing her Maine Senate seat in the Democratic midterm landslide. In an interview with The New York Times, Collins, 73, complained about...

Troy Jackson’s victory over the six-term GOP Senator Susan Collins “was a defeat that was hard for Republicans here to imagine,” Russell Berman reports from her Election Night party in Bangor, Maine.

Why is the western US still counting votes after election day?

Democrats have taken control of the US Senate and House after an election sweep that reached deep into Republican territory. From stunning victories in Texas to historic breakthroughs across the country, voters...

Although he was not on the ballot, the elections were effectively a nationwide referendum on Trump.

Americans from Michigan to Maine, Texas to Kansas lined up to make their voices heard on Pres. Trump’s policies and which party will control Congress.

Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.) on Thursday said he was in support of President Trump’s recent plan to stop aid to Israel. “I agree with him on that,” El-Sayed said on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe.” “I don’t think that...

The Michigan Democrat found rare common ground with the president, backing an end to billions in U.S. military support for Israel.

Israel must expand domestic production of ammunition, interceptors, and other critical systems. It must invest in research and strengthen its industrial capacity.

Outstanding orders add to existing aid commitments as Democratic gains signal greater scrutiny of military assistance to Israel.

The suspect accused of attacking Jewish demonstrators with two lit Molotov cocktails in Boulder, Colorado, last year pleaded guilty to federal hate crimes and other charges on Thursday. Mohamed Soliman, a 47-year-old...