The News House Democratic leaders are preparing to welcome moderate members from across the country and a majority big enough to manage comfortably and contain a restive progressive wing. After years of seeing hardline Republicans torment Speakers Kevin McCarthy and Mike Johnson by maximizing their leverage in a slim House ...
‘Buckle up’: A defiant White House pins blame elsewhere‘Buckle up’: A defiant White House pins blame elsewhere
The News The White House began Tuesday night with cautious optimism. As Democrats started racking up victories, President Donald Trump’s advisers grew more candid — and defiant. Trump spent the weeks before the midterms traveling across the country, hosting 30 events across 20 states in just over a month as ...
Senate goes Democratic in a ‘generational wipeout’ of Trump’s partySenate goes Democratic in a ‘generational wipeout’ of Trump’s party
The News Democrats have secured control of the Senate, a shocking collapse for a Republican majority that started the midterms with what looked like an impregnable red wall of conservative states. There were almost no blemishes for Democrats and few bright spots for Republicans. The GOP lost seats it held ...
Massive blue wave hands Congress to Democrats Massive blue wave hands Congress to Democrats
The News Democrats seized the House and Senate by wider margins that even party leaders had hoped in a wave election that served as a referendum on President Donald Trump. Democratic House candidates took districts Trump won by double digits just two years ago. They flipped Senate seats nationwide, including ...
Republicans underperform as first midterm votes are countedRepublicans underperform as first midterm votes are counted
The first midterm votes counted on Tuesday night suggest a tough night for Republicans, in line with polling that has put Democrats well ahead in the battle for Congress on the strength of public frustration with President Donald Trump’s agenda. In Indiana and Kentucky, where most polls closed at 6 ...
South Carolina elects Democratic senator for first time in almost three decadesSouth Carolina elects Democratic senator for first time in almost three decades
Annie Andrews is projected to defeat Darline Graham, who was handpicked by President Trump to take her brother’s seat after his death. ...
Ecstatic scenes and historic moments: What’s happened so far in the midtermsEcstatic scenes and historic moments: What’s happened so far in the midterms
Democrats have taken control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump’s presidency – proving moments of celebration. ...
How America voted in maps and chartsHow America voted in maps and charts
See the maps and charts that show how America voted in the US midterm elections. ...
Anthony Zurcher: Democrats tear up Trump’s political map on historic nightAnthony Zurcher: Democrats tear up Trump’s political map on historic night
Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats. ...
James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988James Talarico becomes first Democrat to win Texas Senate seat since 1988
“This wasn’t just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath,” one expert told the BBC on Democrats’ historic wins in Texas. ...