Politics

The two major candidates in Alaska's U.S. Senate race urged supporters to be patient as results began coming in late Tuesday, delivering rousing speeches and expressing confidence against the backdrop of the fallout from allegations of partisan tricks to recruit a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is deploying state election observers amid concerns the DOJ's federal monitoring could intimidate voters.

President Donald Trump blamed rising gas prices from the Iran conflict for GOP midterm losses, saying Americans backed the war but not the pain.

Sen. Ron Wyden's one-word post — "Subpoenas" — set the tone as Democrats celebrated reclaiming both the House and Senate in 2026 midterms.

Abdul El-Sayed mocked Trump and JD Vance in a combative victory speech after defeating Mike Rogers, calling his opponents "the bad guys" who lost.

Attorney General Aaron Ford ousts Gov. Joe Lombardo to become Nevada's first Black governor, handing Democrats unified control of state government.

Democrats flipped GOP seats in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, North and South Carolina as a blue tsunami swept midterm elections far beyond expectations.

Abdul El-Sayed claimed victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate seat early Wednesday, fending off a hard-charging challenge from Republican Mike Rogers and overcoming concerns about his views on Israel and his support among Black voters.

Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Sen. Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race, ending the Republican's five-term tenure in the Senate.

President Trump said Tuesday that the Iran war played a role in the midterm election results that saw Republicans lose control of the House and Senate.

Johnny Garcia defeated Republican Carlos De La Cruz in Texas' redrawn 35th Congressional District, defying a Trump-backed redistricting map.

Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking a fifth term representing Louisiana's 4th Congressional District in the House of Representatives.