Trump Is an Albatross  —  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is a phenomenally effective vote-winner, capable of turning out millions of otherwise infrequent voters to deliver the White House and Congress to the Republican Party.  But as president, Trump has been an albatross around the neck of his party.

Election Night Live updates: Democrats notch wins for governors, mayor over Trump's picks  —  EDITED BY NELL CLARK, CURTIS YEE, BERNARD MCGHEE, MICHELLE L. PRICE, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, ASHLEY THOMAS, KIANA DOYLE AND TIA GOLDENBERG  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source …

Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections  —  The headline story from this year's elections is simple: Democrats increased their support across the country and swept all the marquee contests in key states.  Democratic Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger won Virginia by ~14 points …

Democrats demand meeting with Trump on shutdown — again  —  Fresh from the party's victories in off-year elections across the map, top congressional Democrats are insisting on a meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss the shutdown.  “We write to demand a bipartisan meeting …

A big blue wave for Democrats, and two paths forward  —  Democrats delivered a resounding rebuke to President Trump in all five of the most-watched races in Tuesday's elections, as voters responded to candidates' promises to address frustrations with high prices and Trump.

Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Pine Belt  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has won a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.

11/05/25 ☀️ AM: … One year after President Donald Trump and Republicans won the White House, Congress and every battleground state, Democrats struck back by painting Virginia and New Jersey blue Tuesday night, shifting the map leftward in county after county.

Dems warned of “hell to pay” if they cut “weak” post-election shutdown deal  —  Democrats' sweeping victory in Tuesday's elections has the party's House members and activists warning Senate Democrats that the price of caving on the government shutdown just went way up.

Tuesday's races were a quiet rebuke of Trump for many voters, AP Voter Poll finds  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  President Donald Trump wasn't on the ballot in Tuesday's elections, but many voters in key races …

Eight California Counties Won by Donald Trump Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop 50  —  Voters in eight California counties carried by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election backed Proposition 50, the Democrat-backed ballot measure in a state-by-state redistricting battle helping determine who controls …

Trump blames shutdown for GOP election losses … Trump used his candid autopsy of the election results to urge Republicans to kill the Senate filibuster to quickly reopen the government and then enact their agenda, including a national voter ID requirement.

Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team … Together, they have backgrounds in social services, finance, city budgeting and housing development.  Their roles on the transition team — meant to smooth a mayor-elect's path from election in early November …

Mamdani's Revolution Has Arrived  —  The old rules don't apply.  The new fault lines are clear.  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  Eight months ago, I pitched a story about a 33-year-old democratic socialist from Queens with an unfamiliar name who was running for mayor against a former governor …