- Democrats Will Control Most Governorships, a Generational Shift
- Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:41:45 +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.
- What’s Left? Here Are the Midterm Races That Have Not Been Called.
- Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:33:38 +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 16:25:55 +0000
House Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican aides 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 16:19:42 +0000
Aaron Spencer, who admitted to fatally shooting a man charged with sexual 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.