Republican Alan Wilson Wins South Carolina Governor’s Race
Republican South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson defeated Democrat state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in the contest to succeed Henry McMaster to become the state’s next governor.
Republican South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson defeated Democrat state Rep. Jermaine Johnson in the contest to succeed Henry McMaster to become the state’s next governor.
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Holding South Carolina is essential if Republicans have any hope of keeping their Senate majority. About 6 in 10 Senate voters in South Carolina say Darline Graham does not have the right experience to serve as a senator, though most...
In this episode of Political Perspectives, Hugo Gurdon and Byron York break down the aftermath of the "blue tsunami" that led to unthinkable GOP losses in stronghold states like Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina. The...
The Democratic Party swept formerly deep-red Senate seats in South Carolina, Kansas and Texas. What we've just witnessed is a collapse of the Republican Party.
Sen.-elect Annie Andrews says voters rejected “dirty politics” and responded to her focus on everyday costs and South Carolina’s struggling health care system.
Annie Andrews has been elected to the U.S. Senate in South Carolina. Andrews became the first Democrat to do so in decades by defeating U.S. Sen. Darline Graham on Tuesday. (Ap video shot and produced Eric Verduzzo)...
Citizen McCain One of the GOP’s most famous nepo babies blasted another political heir for cashing in on her family name as Republicans reeled from an election-night bloodbath. Meghan McCain, the daughter of longtime senator and 2008...
WASHINGTON, United States — "It is a funeral," a conservative voter from South Carolina said, gesturing toward the crowd inside the Butterworth, a restaurant in the heart of Washington that has long been favored by members and...
I thought I'd pass along this smart and readable analysis from Bill Otis (Ringside at the Reckoning); as I've mentioned…
If a red-state firewall is going to save the Republican Senate majority, the polls aren’t showing it yet, just four days out from Tuesday’s midterm elections. The RealClearPolitics polling averages showed Democrats leading in six of...
Senate Republicans see Iowa moving their way and Ohio slipping, with pessimism growing over Alaska and Kansas. Why it matters: Even when they squint, top Republicans struggle to see a majority beyond 51 seats, according to half a dozen...
Republicans are burning tens of millions of last-minute ad dollars to try to rescue three red-state senators who they say ignored months of warnings that their campaigns were in danger. Why it matters: Senate races in Kansas, South...
Republicans are spending tens of millions of dollars in the final days of the campaign to rescue three red-state senators who party insiders say ignored months of warnings, according to Axios . Senate races in...
Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Fox News star Sean Hannity has backstabbed President Donald Trump live on air as Democratic wins piled up on Tuesday. Asked by his co-host Bret Baier if he believed Tuesday’s midterms would be different if...
Politico’s John Harris argues President Donald Trump lost his “aura of mysticism” in Tuesday’s midterm results, and that his political style leaves him poorly suited to adapt. The wave swept Republicans out of former...
Republicans began picking through their party’s post-midterms wreckage Wednesday to ask about — and argue over — how things went so, so wrong in President Donald Trump’s second term. Tuesday’s blue tsunami not only washed out...
The polls and pundits were wrong—just not in the way that Democrats feared. A party faithful that was moderately confident of winning back the House of Representatives, while praying that the Senate was also in play, instead witnessed a...
Young men no longer favor Republicans, new Times/Siena data shows. We asked them why.
Nathan Howard / REUTERS Donald Trump was forced to confront the scale of the GOP’s midterm wipeout in real time after discovering during an interview that one of his hand-picked candidates had lost. “I’m just looking...
Colin McPherson / Corbis via Getty Images If Democrats are competitive in deep-red South Carolina, polling guru Nate Silver says Republicans have a much bigger problem on their hands next week. Silver laid out how South Carolina could...
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 28 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here . Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic , produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your...
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The results of the midterm tallies have set up a two-year power struggle between Trump's White House and the incoming Democratic Congress. A new Democratic majority in Congress could pressure the president to end the war in Iran....
Tuesday’s blue wave could remake the political landscape of Washington state.
Since it became clear that the Democrats were going to take both houses of Congress, people have been asking me how to make sense of Tuesday’s midterm elections: the so-called blue wave where traditionally red states...
The results of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections have brought the Democratic Party a largely anticipated, if nonetheless remarkable in scale, victory. Democrats have outperformed even the most optimistic expectations,...
The trouble with talk of waves and tsunamis is that they assume something steady lies beneath.
Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats. Nine battleground states hold the key to control of Congress as Republicans defend majorities and Democrats eye Senate...
Democrats have taken control of the House and the Senate, winning every battleground state and flipping seats they haven't won in decades. Lakshya Jain of The Argument, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and 60 Minutes...
Voter outrage over Minnesota’s yearslong fraud scandal failed to prevent Democrats from sweeping statewide this week, allowing them to win every major office up for grabs, including the governorship, an open Senate...
Across the country, voters reacted with joy and disbelief as Democrats pulled off stunning midterm upsets, claiming victories in traditional Republican strongholds including Iowa, South Carolina, Texas and Kansas.
Democrats have secured victories in Republican strongholds, and they are also ahead in other key battlegrounds. The ABC's Chief Election Analyst, Casey Briggs, outlines the results so far for the 2026 US midterm...
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," with two days to go before the midterm elections, Sen. On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are centre, 1 lean right.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said on Sunday he believes Democrats’ alleged conduct in the recent controversy in the Alaska Senate race was “dumb” but “not illegal.” While speaking with Margaret Brennan on Face the...
Transcript: David Becker on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 1, 2026 CBS News Transcript: Sen. Bernie Sanders on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 1, 2026 CBS News Open: This is "Face the...
When Matthew McDaniel showed up to President Donald Trump’s October 21 rally in Pendleton, South Carolina, wearing a blue Foxtrot Delta Tango T-shirt— military code for “Fuck Donald Trump” —he knew there was a chance things might turn...
We all vividly recall past election nights staying up until dawn, watching county-by-county margins, waiting on Florida’s results. For years, the state was a political heart-rate spike. Many voters still vividly remember the agonizing...
Tuesday's dramatic midterm results have transformed the electoral map, ensuring the path to future power for Democrats and Republicans must run through the South and its diverse voting population.
French faced backlash after posting an image of an event at a Texas university showing a gathering of predominantly South Asian people, including Indians.
State representative Rosenthal’s win comes after national backlash to French’s social media remarks targeting south Asian Americans Jon Rosenthal has won a seat on the Texas railroad commission, a powerful state regulatory agency,...
Republican Bo French attracted attention when he posted a photo of students of South Asian descent cheering at a football game with a caption saying the University of Texas has a "problem" that is "far worse than...
Democrat Jon Rosenthal has defeated GOP nominee Bo French, NBC News projects. French faced criticism from fellow Republicans for his inflammatory remarks.
On Tuesday, South Dakotans will decide whether to approve a Republican state legislature–led ballot measure that would automatically repeal Medicaid expansion in the event that Congress lowers federal matching payments, which currently...
CBS News projects that incumbent Florida Democrats Jared Moskowitz and Kathy Castor will hold on to their House seats, and Democrat Pia Dandiya will win her House race. Two Democrats in Florida beat a Republican map drawn to favor the...
Trump's party dealt a setback as Republican bid to tilt Florida's House map falters on a strong night for Democrats.
CBS News projects that incumbent Florida Democrats Jared Moskowitz and Kathy Castor will hold on to their House seats, and Democrat Pia Dandiya will win her House race.
Two Democrats in Florida beat a Republican map drawn to favor the GOP, dealing Republicans an embarrassing election night blow. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Democrat Pia Dandiya won their House races Tuesday, NBC...
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) defeated former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, marking a loss for Republicans after they redrew the seat in an effort to pick up another GOP seat to protect their ultra-slim majority....
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Mississippi Republican Sen. Eyes are on the closely divided race, where Democratic challenger Scott Colom is leading GOP Sen. Covered by 18 outlets: 12 lean left, 4 are centre, 1 lean right, 1 are not rated.
Mississippi Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom told reporters that he is "very confident" about his chance of winning the tight Mississippi race because provisional ballots tend to favor Democrats. The race could...
The independent third place candidate in Mississippi's tight Senate race, Ty Pinkins, says he did not spoil the race.
CNN’s Dana Bash pointed out a striking irony Thursday as Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith fights for her political survival in Mississippi: She once blocked the Democrat now leading her from becoming a federal judge....
The Democratic sweep on Tuesday night may shorten President Trump’s runway to end the Iran war and Democrat Scott Colom holds a narrow lead in the Mississippi Senate race against Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith....
Australia's former ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey issued a warning that he believes potential investigations into alleged corruption in Washington DC will turn ugly. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Note: In most cases, our...
A massive power outage at the Woodlands checkpoint in Singapore caused a heavy traffic jam on most major roads leading to the Malaysian checkpoint in Johor Bahru on Wednesday. Although all counters were operating at...
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The Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday. Covered by 33 outlets: 16 lean left, 10 are centre, 7 lean right.
Nigel Farage seems to have distanced himself from Donald Trump by accusing the US president of breaking a key promise to American voters. The Reform UK leader, seen as a close supporter and ally to Trump, predicted...
Wins in Iowa and Kansas revived the left’s rural populism
President Donald Trump’s insistence that Republicans would have won with him on the ballot exposed a bigger problem for MAGA, New Republic columnist Greg Sargent argued. “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would...
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump has blamed the GOP’s astonishing midterm defeat on his supporters refusing to listen as he begged them to imagine that it was his name on the ballot. Politico’s White...
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Maine's Senate election pits incumbent Republican Sen. One of Tuesday's midterm races to watch is in Maine, where five-term Republican incumbent Sen. Covered by 27 outlets: 15 lean left, 5 are centre, 7 lean right.
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.
Anthony Zurcher explains how the results of the midterm elections could reshape the rest of Trump's presidency. Covered by 5 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 are centre, 2 lean right.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Historic midterm gains and surging youth voter turnout have supercharged the American left, expanding the DSA’s congressional presence...
The American people’s verdict is clear. They have not just gone cold on Donald Trump and his Republican Party – they have defenestrated them, from sea to shining sea. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: / smh Read the...
Alleged self-dealing by the president and his allies doesn’t look so good as corruption emerges as a key issue for midterm voters Government corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll finds Voters...
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Donalds, who will become the nation's first elected Black Republican governor, fended off David Jolly, a former Republican congressman who switched parties and ran a centrist campaign. Republican Byron Donalds defeated Democrat David...
The Philippines on Thursday voiced optimism that the Democratic Party’s resounding midterm election win would prompt the United States to adopt “a different approach” to President Donald Trump’s hardening immigration...
While Republicans saw losses in the midterms, Florida Governor-elect Byron Donalds told CNN’s Dana Bash that if the party focuses on affordability and prices, the “elections will take care of themselves.”
MS NOW's Symone Sanders Townsend called Florida's first Black Governor-elect Byron Donalds not true "kinfolk" over his conservative policies.
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New York Gov. Nicki Minaj has attacked New York Governor Kathy Hochul and endorsed Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, prompting Hochul to criticise the rapper's support for Donald Trump. Covered by 14 outlets: 4 lean left, 5 are...
Chucky creator Don Mancini hit back at Nicki Minaj after she used the horror doll to encourage Republican votes.
Nicki Minaj defends Trump after three of four Republican candidates she backed lost, as Democrats take control of both chambers of Congress.
Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS Donald Trump’s favorite rapper, Nicki Minaj , has broken her silence after MAGA was destroyed in the midterm elections. Minaj, a staunch Trump supporter who helped the president during his...
Nicki Minaj is still fully in President Trump's corner after his Republican Party got trounced in the midterms ... and the rapper is letting the world know how she really feels! Nicki hopped on X Wednesday night and...