The midterms were a whirlwind of historic firsts as Black, trans, Indigenous, nonbinary, Muslim, and Gen Z candidates won their races. Democratic candidates made history in the 2026 United States midterm elections—not just because of how many races they won, but because of who won them.
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Find ResourcesDemocrats won big in Tuesday’s midterm elections, flipping at least 40 seats in the House and at least seven in the Senate. Come January, the Democratic Party will control both houses of Congress, whi
This week, during the first half of the November argument session , the justices heard oral arguments in four cases and quickly declined a request from the Trump administration to intervene in a votin
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In April, Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas resigned after being accused of having improper relationships with staff, including a former staffer who died by suicide. The Republican who ran to rep
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How rigidly to apply the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure surfaced this week in Younge v. Fulton Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Georgia , argued on Nov. 2, in which the Supreme Court add
Click to expand Image Relatives of people killed during a police raid on October 28, 2025 release balloons during a remembrance event in Complexo da Penha, a cluster of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Braz
It was a bad Election Day for MAHA, and Zen Honeycutt wasn’t the least bit surprised. The Make America Healthy Again activist — part of the MAHA mom coalition who helped propel President Donald Trump
Poll worker Bill Doze motions for the next voter to check in during early voting in St. Ann, Missouri. Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Getty Images Across the country on Tuesday, voters del
Tuesday night brought historic victories for women: In New Mexico, Deb Haaland became the nation’s first Native American woman elected governor. In Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Latino men swung back hard; Latinas swung back harder. Most Latinas didn’t back President Donald Trump in 2024, but enough of them did to help usher him back into the White House.
