The Democrats' extraordinary triumph, explained  —  Six charts show how they came out on top  —  US House elections, vote margin, % points  —  051015 195019601970198019902000201020202026 D+13*  —  Sources:  — Brookings  — New York Times - The Economist

Angry Voters Usher in Beginning of the End to the Trump Era  —  The electoral backlash extended even into deep red states and indicated that President Trump has lost his hold over the coalition that lifted him to the White House twice.  —  President Trump implored voters over the course …

A massive blue wave just hit America.  Here's what it could bring next.  —  Voters just ushered the United States into the post-Trump era.  —  The ballots are still being counted, and key races are still being called, but here's the short version of the midterm election: It's a blue tsunami.

How a Blue Wave Became a Red Wipeout  —  Republicans lost control of the House and Senate as voters offered a stinging rebuke to President Trump's agenda.  —  NEWS ANALYSIS  —  Republicans lost control of the House and Senate as voters offered a stinging rebuke to President Trump's agenda.

Don't Read The Mandate Down  —  Winning parties typically overstate their mandates.  That's what Donald Trump and his loyalists did in 2024, when they won the presidency with less than 50 percent of the vote and one of the smallest House majorities in history.  —  The idea is simple: Winning is fun, but governing is the point.

Navy admiral fired by Hegseth flips Mace's South Carolina seat  —  Democrat Nancy Lacore, a former Navy Admiral who was fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is projected to win in the traditionally red House district in South Carolina against Republican Jenny Costa Honeycutt, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).

Trump Acknowledges Iran War Is Partly to Blame for Republican Losses  —  ‘Iran was a piece of it,’ the president says in a WSJ interview  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said on Tuesday night that the war in Iran was partially to blame for widespread Republican losses in the midterm elections.

‘AI earthquake’: Democrats eye a Silicon Valley reckoning  —  Democrats' sweep of Congress in Tuesday's midterms puts Silicon Valley squarely in the new majority's sights as they prepare to haul in tech executives for high-profile hearings and set rules for artificial intelligence.