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Voters across the US participated in the 2026 midterm elections to decide control of Congress and various state offices. Multiple reports indicate that Democrats secured majorities in the House and Senate. Outlets provided live results, analysis, and commentary as votes were tabulated.
Reports across the political spectrum agree that the 2026 midterm elections are taking place, with control of the House and Senate hanging in the balance as votes are counted.
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian highlighted a Democratic 'blue wave' and major setbacks for Trump's agenda. Right-leaning outlets like The Last Refuge and The Washington Examiner framed the results as a historic thumping for the Republican Party while providing commentary on the implications for the 2028 presidential race. Center outlets focused heavily on live results, tracking mechanisms, and commentary regarding legal challenges and voting laws.
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Winners and losers of the 2026 midterms
Democrats pulled off the blue wave of their dreams on Tuesday, winning the House and Senate majorities in a stunning cap to the most expensive midterm election cycle on record. The midterm results are a massive victory for the party, which suffered bruising losses in the last presidential election. It gives Democrats a real chance of…
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Source context: Democrats flip seven Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Maine, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina; ‘blue wave’ rejects Trump’s agendaTrack live results from all 50 statesFull report: Democrats win control of Congress in ‘blue wave’Tell us: how do you feel about the US midt…
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Data: AP via The New York Times and Axios research; Chart: Andrew Pantazi/AxiosThe first votes counted Tuesday night will almost certainly look redder than the final result, and control of the House and Senate could take days to settle.Why it matters: Early leads can create false impressions of who's winning and suspicion when those leads vanish. Election…
Democrats flip seven Senate seats in Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Maine, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina; ‘blue wave’ rejects Trump’s agendaTrack live results from all 50 statesFull report: Democrats win control of Congress in ‘blue wave’Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results?Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm…
Strategists in both parties say it is likely that Democrats will wrest back control of the House, but the battle for the Senate is more complicated.
Election Day is underway, but it could be days, or even weeks, before it becomes clear which party will control Congress.
With Democrats winning control of the House and Senate, voters signaled their unhappiness with the economy and the surging consumer and fuel prices. NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY on what’s next after the shift in power.
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Democrats pulled off the blue wave of their dreams on Tuesday, winning the House and Senate majorities in a stunning cap to the most expensive midterm election cycle on record. The midterm results are a massive victory for the party, which suffered bruising losses in the last presidential election. It gives Democrats a real chance of…
In Florida's Senate race, Republican Sen. Ashley Moody defends her seat against Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon as well as an independent candidate.
Will Democrats or Republicans win control of the House in the 2026 election? Follow the midterm election results here, as polls begin to close.
Race calls are a critical part of election night and NPR partners with the Associated Press to make those calls. Here's how we do it.
Writers for the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion pages react as the polls close and the votes are counted.
Early cases in Alaska and California offer a preview of Democrats’ legal preparations and a road map for expected fights on Election Day and beyond
"There's no doubt that the threats are threats to our democracy," said John Cusick, assistant counsel at the Legal Defense Fund.
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Join the live conversation on BlazeTV! Get seven days of BlazeTV+ free and submit your questions to our hosts: https://blazetv.com/midterms Election night 2026 is here! Join Glenn Beck, Steve Deace, John Doyle, Nick Freitas, Sara Gonzales, Pat Gray, Dave Landau, Auron MacIntyre, and more for live midterm election results, breaking updates, race calls, and…
As the election results continued unfolding, Democrats and DSA candidates took control of the House and the Senate. With the outcome still being tabulated, around midnight President Trump gave a lengthy interview to Brett Baeir and Fox News. In the aggregate the MAGA movement, like the Tea Party that preceded it, was neither Democrat nor…
The 2026 midterm elections were a historic thumping of the Republican Party, though they yielded winners and losers from both the Left and the Right. The reverberations from Democrats easily winning the House and Senate will be felt in the 2028 presidential race and beyond. While it remains to be seen if Democrats can carry…
Voters in all 50 states will choose a new House of Representatives, 35 senators and 36 governors in the 2026 midterm elections, and The Post is keeping you up to date on every race that matters. Follow the battle for control of Congress and state governments through our interactive map that allows you to track...
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a portion of a Victor Davis Hanson interview on “The Tony Kinnett Cast” on Nov. 3. Read the excerpt below, or watch the full interview above. Victor Davis Hanson: We have to remember that, in the last 126 years, since 1900, when the party in the...
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GAI released its biennial "Top 50 Election Threats" report ahead of election day detailing vulnerabilities in 5 major areas of election security.
