These Republicans Bet Big on Trump. It Didn’t Pay Off.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:12:18 +0000 The president’s approval was essential to winning Republican Senate primaries. It became lethal in competitive general-election races.: How Kansas Democrats Laid the Groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s Senate Upset
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:54:08 +0000 A two-term Democratic governor and a suburban revolt against President Trump laid the groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s victory.: Justice Alito Will Not Retire From Supreme Court Immediately, Despite Election Outcome
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:44:50 +0000 The conservative justice has told friends he does not plan to step down before the end of the court’s term, even as Democrats are set to seize the Senate in January.: Alaska and Mississippi Senate Races: What We Know About Vote Counts and Result Timing
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:51:24 +0000 Democrats are clinging to small leads in both states, and it may take quite a while until the winners are known.: Trump Confronts a New Role: A Lame Duck Facing a Hostile Congress
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:02:15 +0000 After a decade at the center of American politics, President Trump is politically wounded, with diminished power. Those who know him say the next two years will be unpredictable.: G.O.P. Group Says Party Faces a ‘Crisis-Level’ Loss of Elected Women
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:37:41 +0000 Democrats’ sweep of Congress further whittled the already small ranks of Republican women.: His Senate Win Is Big to Muslim Americans, but Not Because of Faith
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:27:22 +0000 Abdul El-Sayed’s election to the Senate is significant not because he shares their religion, Muslim Americans said, but because he prioritizes issues that many voters care about.: Democrats eye inquiries into Trump actions on energy, public land.
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:06:04 +0000: Susan Collins Finally Falls to an Election Foe: Donald Trump
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:33:34 +0000 The Maine Republican survived tough cycles in the past even as the political ground shifted underneath her. But the anti-Trump fever in her state doomed her this time.: Trump Emerges After the Midterms: ‘Did You Guys See the Helipad?’
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:43:44 +0000 His party just suffered a drubbing unseen in decades. But the president, leading a tour of his ballroom project, was placid and eager to wax on about construction instead.: Medical Professionals Are Among the Winners of the Midterms
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:14:58 +0000 About a half-dozen Democratic doctors and nurses ran for Congress. Some made opposition to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. central to their campaigns.: Texas Democrats Prepare to Relearn a Skill: How to Govern
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:18:33 +0000 Democrats will have a real chance to govern in Texas for the first time in about 25 years, and they’re facing pressure to deliver.: A day after a stinging midterm defeat, Trump focuses on his ballroom.
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:45:49 +0000: The Democratic Wave Swept State Houses Across the Country
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:17:33 +0000 Democrats won control of state governments in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and won chambers in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.: Helicopter Crash Off Miami Kills One Person and Injures Two
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:10:01 +0000 The helicopter was filming boats in the water when it went down in Biscayne Bay near a state park roughly seven miles from Miami, the authorities said.: Mississippi’s Senate Race Is Close. The State Has No Vote Recount Law.
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:54:31 +0000 The race for U.S. Senate is close in Mississippi, which does not allow for vote recounts in statewide elections.: On the Democrats’ Agenda: Investigations of Trump and His Family
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:46:44 +0000 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.”: How the Audacious Trump Redistricting Push Backfired for Republicans in the Midterms
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:13:17 +0000 Republicans tried to redraw congressional maps to tilt more seats in their favor. Democrats captured many of the new districts instead.: With Democrats’ Sweep, Congress Is Set to Reassert Power to Check Trump
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:51:04 +0000 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.: Kemp Nixes Georgia Redistricting Ahead of Keisha Lance Bottoms Term
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:27:58 +0000 Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, declined to call a special session to draw new congressional maps or weaken the power of the governor’s office before a Democrat takes office.: Randy Villegas, a progressive Democrat, uusts a G.O.P. incumbent in California
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:08:41 +0000 Mr. Villegas flipped a district held by Representative David Valadao, a moderate Republican, in the state’s traditionally conservative Central Valley region.: Vance, in Break With Trump, Blames Iran War for Republicans’ 2026 Midterm Losses
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:26:48 +0000 The vice president offered his striking critique of the administration’s agenda and messaging with Mr. Trump’s apparent approval.: How Troy Jackson Defeated Susan Collins in Maine, Ending Her 30 Year Senate Career
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:36:04 +0000 Troy Jackson, a former Democratic state lawmaker, upset Senator Susan Collins, a Republican who had served the state for 30 years.: Democrats Will Control Most Governorships, a Generational Shift
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:21:36 +0000 Democrats took five new seats for a total of 29, giving them a majority for the first time in years. The wins could expand state-level resistance to the Trump administration.: Here are the Midterm Races in the House and Senate That Have Not Been Called
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:50:34 +0000 Democrats clinched control of Congress, but the full scale of the party’s landslide, and Republicans’ losses, remained unknown.: Mike Johnson Won’t Seek Re-Election as House Leader After GOP Midterm Losses
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:31:06 +0000 House Speaker Mike Johnson told Republicans that he would step down, according to a person familiar with the comments, after the party suffered heavy losses in the midterm elections.: Candidate Once Charged With Murder Loses Bid for Sheriff in Arkansas
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:06:21 +0000 Aaron Spencer, who admitted to fatally shooting a man charged with sexually assaulting Mr. Spencer’s daughter, had won the Republican nomination.: The Republican Party’s Financial Advantage Wasn’t Enough in the 2026 Midterm Elections
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:23:39 +0000 With the economy and national political climate of 2026: “You’re not going to advertise your way out of that,” said one expert.: Black Candidates for Governor Break Barriers in Four States
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:08:00 +0000 Georgia was the first state to elect a female Black governor with Keisha Lance Bottoms. Three other states elected Black governors for the first time.: Democrats Deliver a Big Blue Bludgeoning
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:52:35 +0000 The party’s midterm victory reshapes the political landscape.: How Astronauts Voted From Space in the Midterm Elections
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:27:41 +0000 Americans voted absentee from the International Space Station, Antarctica and remote Alaskan villages.