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Dem flips key Senate seat in battleground North Carolina as Cooper defeats Trump ally

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defeated Michael Whatley in North Carolina's Senate race after top GOP-aligned groups pulled spending a month ago.

Democrats score major Senate victory as Pappas defeats Trump-backed Republican in key battleground

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas defeats John Sununu in New Hampshire's high-stakes Senate race, a critical hold as Democrats seek the Senate majority.

Democrats hold firm in Georgia as Republicans fail to flip prized Senate seat

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff defeated Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia's 2026 midterms Senate race after clashes over immigration and Trump's tariffs.

Paper ballot shortages spark Election Day scramble at polling places in several states

Election Day Tuesday saw ballot shortages in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland, with one voter saying the disruption feels like voter suppression.

Trump admin puts alleged ‘Decoy Dan’ conspirators on notice in Alaska election spoiler probe

The Justice Department has issued more than 120 subpoenas and 20 target letters in its probe of Daniel J. Sullivan's Alaska Senate candidacy.

Free Speech Is on the Ballot in Michigan

Sleight of hand on the Michigan ballot could chill free speech.

The Pro-Life Movement Today

Today’s pro-life politicians are not being pro-life because they’re afraid of the consequences. They’re being pro-life despite the consequences.

Virginia Abortion Amendment Would Eliminate Nearly All Regulation, Endangering Women, Gynecologist Warns

Question 1 would enshrine a right to abortion in the state constitution.

Trump Touts Reflecting Pool, Golf Course Projects in Closing Midterm Message

Trump chose the Reflecting Pool as the site for his final speech ahead of the midterms ‘just to show how beautiful it is.’

It’s Highly Unlikely the Trump DOJ Can Extend the Comey Statute of Limitations

A crime that happened in 2016 cannot be furthered by actions in 2017. There could be concealment, but that’s a different crime with a...

Supreme Court shuts down Trump’s bid to block 20,000 California ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed President Trump's last-ditch bid to block California from counting 20,000 ballots the feds say were mailed to suspected noncitizens.

He’s not on the ballot but Trump’s presidency is on the line Tuesday

The Trump era could effectively end Tuesday if Americans decide to hand Democrats control of Congress.

Americans put more than control of Congress to the test in the midterm elections

Midterms are usually a referendum on the party in power. This one is also shaping up as a stress test for some of the biggest assumptions in American politics.

A socialist mayor in D.C. and fast-track to a new congressional map in Maryland on Tuesday’s ballot

D.C. voters will in all likelihood elect the first socialist mayor in the history of the nation's capital Tuesday, while Marylanders prepare to cast ballots in a congressional redistricting skirmish that has ricocheted from state to state ahead of the midterms.

Another judge blocks Trump’s attempt to hold disputed ballots, saying they include legitimate voters

A federal court in Washington said Monday that the lists of 20,000 suspected noncitizens the Trump administration crafted from California's registration data is "flawed," and include dozens -- and perhaps thousands -- of legitimate citizen voters.

ICE officer accused of hitting immigrant in Houston with an SUV turns himself in

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston turned himself in Monday, his attorney said.

Harvard beats Justice Department in court case over affirmative action data

A federal judge shot down the Trump administration's demand that Harvard University turn over details of its admissions process.

Trump spends final day of midterm campaigning talking about Reflecting Pool

President Trump spent the final day of the midterm campaign talking about his renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an unusual closing argument for a president whose party faces the prospect of losing its grip on Washington.

What happens if the midterms produce a 50-50 split in the Senate

Among all of the possible outcomes of the midterm Senate races, the one neither party wants is a 50-50 split.

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