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Clay Bennett

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The Democratic Wave Swept Statehouses Across the Country

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

Trump Humiliated by Reality Check Everywhere He Campaigned

Erkki Forster

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s cross-country push to drag struggling Republicans across the midterm finish line has backfired spectacularly. Republicans lost their grip on both chambers of Congress on Tues

With Democrats’ Sweep, Congress Is Set to Reassert Power to Check Trump

President Trump usurped power from the legislative branch with Republican help for two years. Democrats are now positioned to try to claw back some of Congress’s prerogatives.

The Senate

2 for California, 2 for Montana is ridiculous, but I don't think Dems get enough credit for actually winning a majority. I mean, ever. It is certainly rigged against them.  That they ever get above about 42 is a bit of miracle.

What Republicans' huge loss means for Trump

Kevin Breuninger

Trump's handling of tariffs, the Iran war and an array of Washington-area construction projects are sure to face sudden pushback from newly empowered Democrats.

The GOP’s Mid-Decade Gerrymandering Strategy Was an Epic Fail

Ari Berman

Last year, as Donald Trump’s approval ratings began to sink underwater, Republicans launched an unprecedented plan to create a dozen or more red districts across the country to keep the House in GOP hands. That mid-decade gerrymandering st

How Democrats expanded the map and won rural America By Reuters - Investing.com

How Democrats expanded the map and won rural America By Reuters  Investing.com

Factbox-How Democrats' Victory Will Reshuffle Party Leadership in Congress - U.S. News & World Report

Factbox-How Democrats' Victory Will Reshuffle Party Leadership in Congress  U.S. News & World Report

Just 27 Funny Tweets Trolling MAGA Right After The Election Results

“We’re seizing the cracker barrels at dawn,” one X user joked.

The Election

Robert Hubbell - On November 3, 2026, democracy held. The struggle is not over, but we have gained purchase on the high ground. From that vantage, we can see the path forward to fully redeeming the rule of law and restoring the Constitution

Democrats win control of House, Senate

Adam Epstein and Abigail Rubenstein

Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesLast night, election analysts on cable news repeatedly zoomed in and out on their touch screens as midterm results trickled in. Their conclusion? It was a very good night for Democrats. Before midnight on the East C

Blue tsunami breaks MAGA: 5 takeaways from a blowout midterm election

President Trump's Republican Party suffered an electoral humiliation Tuesday night that stretched across the battleground map and into some of the deepest-red territory in America. Why it matters: The 2026 midterms will go down as one of th

Everything you need to know about last night in under 1,000 words

It was a drubbing on a scale that neither side saw coming: Democrats pummeled Republicans across the battleground map and into some of the most MAGA-friendly terrain in the country. Why it matters: The results were an emphatic rejection of

Morning news brief

Michel Martin

Democrats flip control of the House and Senate, Trump blames others after GOP candidates lose key races, congressional Democrats plan to flex the muscle of the legislative branch with newfound control.

Democratic candidates make history in several key races

Stephen Fowler

There were upsets and history-making moments Tuesday night, as Democrats swept several key races across the country and candidates on both sides of the aisle made history with their wins.

DNC chair Ken Martin reacts to Democrats gaining control of Congress

Steve Inskeep

On the morning after the 2026 midterms, NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the chair of the Democratic National Committee Ken Martin about his party taking control of Congress.

Trump Wanted Democrats to Win

The president loves combat and chaos. He’s about to get more of it.

‘Bluenami!’ CNN’s Harry Enten Says Dems’ Blue Wave Is the Biggest Since Watergate

Kathianne Boniello

CNN stats man Harry Enten — who became President Donald Trump’s favorite personality at the network after a summer segment highlighting MAGA support of the commander in chief — broke down just how big the midterms turned out to be for Democ

Kimmel Brings Out ‘Natalie’ to Rub Blue Wave in Trump’s Face

Meera Navlakha

YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel LiveJimmy Kimmel has enlisted Natalie Harp 2.0 once again to humiliate Donald Trump after an electoral blue wave left MAGA on its knees. The Democrats won in a landslide against the GOP, delivering stunning defeats in u

A Blue Wave

In a rebuke to President Trump, the Democrats flipped both the Senate and the House.

How a Blue Wave Became a Red Wipeout

Republicans lost control of the House and Senate as voters offered a stinging rebuke to President Trump’s agenda.