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In a phone call with CNBC, the US president pointed to areas of potential cooperation with Democrats, including trade and financial issues, while dismissing concerns over impeachment.

Congressional Democrats vowed to put the Trump administration on the defensive with subpoenas and hearings, but said their priority is to make life more affordable.

Donald Trump's rhetoric and policy failures contributed to significant losses for Republicans in congressional elections, even as Democrats secured victories across several key states.

Trump’s midterm rout opens a battle for America’s future. Rising Democrats may borrow his themes while taking aim at Moscow

Democrats won sweeping victories in the midterm elections, but the results did little to settle the debate over their party’s future.

Democrats are now preparing to step into power on Capitol Hill, and while some are promising to deliver on their affordability agenda, the House Oversight Committee is already vowing to lead new investigations into...

Nevada made history by electing a Democrat to Congressional District 2 for the first time since the seat was established in 1982. Here's what Congresswoman-elect Teresa Benitez-Thompson said of her scandal-plagued...

Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson won Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, flipping a northern Nevada seat that has never been held by a Democrat, according to a race call by The Nevada Independent. “One of the...

A New Jersey Republican who was absent from Capitol Hill for months this year lost his seat Tuesday. Democrat Rebecca Bennett defeated Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, NBC News...

New Jersey Republican Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. lost his reelection race Tuesday after missing four months of work in Washington this year while seeking treatment for depression.

Former Navy Pilot Rebecca Bennett, 39, has defeated incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr. for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, flipping a key seat for Democrats as they seek to retake control of the House. The...

Rebecca Bennett defeated the two-term Republican incumbent after his monthslong absence for depression treatment.

Pia Dandiya is a former teacher and high school principal

The Hindu profile on Democrat Pia Dandiya who won from Florida The Hindu US midterm election results 2026: Ro Khanna, Pia Dandiya win; Vivek Ramaswamy loses The Hindu Are Indian Americans done with Trump and his...

Indian-Americans 2026 Midterms: Pia Dandiya wins Florida 22nd 52% vs 48%, Suhas Subramanyam re-elected VA-10, Aruna Miller wins, Vivek Ramaswamy loses Ohio Gov to Amy Acton.

GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna scraped by with less than 50% of the vote in her Florida district to beat Democrat Leela Gray.

Democrat Sean McCann has won Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, ousting longtime Rep. Bill Huizenga (R), according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Huizenga has represented western Michigan in the House for more than...

Republican Brent Taylor won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Tennessee's 9th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Justin Pearson.

Shannon Taylor, a top Henrico County prosecutor who campaigned as a law-and-order Democrat, defeated Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), who has represented Virginia’s 1st Congressional District for nearly two decades. The...

Trump's party dealt a setback as Republican bid to tilt Florida's House map falters on a strong night for Democrats.

CBS News projects that incumbent Florida Democrats Jared Moskowitz and Kathy Castor will hold on to their House seats, and Democrat Pia Dandiya will win her House race.

Two Democrats in Florida beat a Republican map drawn to favor the GOP, dealing Republicans an embarrassing election night blow. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Democrat Pia Dandiya won their House races Tuesday, NBC...

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) defeated former Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, marking a loss for Republicans after they redrew the seat in an effort to pick up another GOP seat to protect their ultra-slim majority....

Can Democrats reverse Trumps HB policies What US midterms mean for immigrants

Latino voters helped fuel a stunning Democratic wave in Texas, with some who backed Donald Trump in 2024 turning to Democrats. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on what drove the change. CBS News 24/7 is the...

President wants defense funding passed in lame-duck session

Rachel Scott reports on the fallout from Democrats' historic election victories, as President Trump warns that another impeachment attempt would destroy the Democratic Party. Voter frustration over the economy,...

Republicans tried to upend Democratic election odds by redrawing congressional districts across the country, but even that wasn’t enough to dam the Blue Wave. Despite making new maps to boost Republican candidates in...

Zach Dembo defeated Trump-backed Republican Ralph Alvarado to win Kentucky's Sixth District, delivering Democrats a House gain in a conservative seat previously held by Andy Barr.

Democratic candidate Zach Dembo on Tuesday won Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, a seat that has heavily favored Republicans in recent elections.

Democrats have flipped control of Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District after Democrat Zach Dembo defeated Republican Ralph Alvarado for the open battleground seat, a shocking result for a seat once thought to be...

Cook Political Report shifts 14 races toward Dems ahead of midterms USA Today

Democrats could win up to 240 House seats on Tuesday, Cook Political Report says The Washington Post Four Days Out, a Dozen More House Races Move Toward Democrats Cook Political Report Cook Political Report shifts 14...

The Cook Political Report has moved a dozen House races in favor of the Democrats just days before Election Day.

Sweeping midterm successes in Georgia and North Carolina have given the party an opportunity, and a test, to lay out a vision for governing in the South.

Kevin Lamarque/Kylie Cooper/Reuters A Republican senator has drawn a damning parallel between embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and ousted Trump Cabinet member Kristi Noem. North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis,...

Republicans across the country redrew congressional maps for their benefit ahead of the 2026 midterms, but it failed to yield them gains in most places. Several states, including Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and...

South Carolina, Idaho and North Carolina lead on permits, making headway on the housing shortage driving the affordability crisis.

Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.

Musk said he is willing to cancel any government contract that agencies do not want, as SpaceX stock rose 8.2% on Friday

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and other tech leaders could face congressional investigations as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress in 2027. Their scrutiny could focus on ties to Donald Trump,...

Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert’s campaign said that it was “investigating some very unusual voting patterns,” as the MAGA congresswoman was on the brink of losing her reelection bid. As Democrat Eileen...

Lauren Boebert is trailing Democrat Eileen Laubacher in her battle to secure re-election to the House of Representatives.

JOE SKIPPER / REUTERS Lauren Boebert’s campaign says it is investigating “unusual voting patterns” as the Colorado congresswoman teeters on the edge of losing her re-election bid. Boebert is trailing Democrat Eileen...

Democrat Eileen Laubacher leads Representative Lauren Boebert by 2,927 votes in a closely contested Colorado race.

On the heels of his election win, Gov. JB Pritzker is in Washington, D.C. Thursday.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), who won his third term as the governor of the Prairie State, criticized Vice President Vance’s social media post following the Republican Party’s sweeping losses in the midterm...

<h3>Good morning, Chicago. ✶</h3><p>🔎 <b>Below</b>: Gov. JB Pritzker didn't start the yearslong grudge match with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, but he notched a major win against him by financially backing the Democratic...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has kept the moving trucks away from the Governor's Mansion, becoming the first Illinois governor since Jim Thompson in 1982 to secure a third term. Pritzker outlines agenda After delivering...

Democrats are eyeing investigations into some of America’s largest corporations that tried to curry favor with President Trump. The Washington Post reports that now that Democrats won back control of Congress, they...

Democrats aren’t the only ones celebrating their historic midterm victory earlier this week. According to journalist Anna Giaritelli of the conservative Washington Examiner, among those celebrating Republicans’...

History is in the making tonight, Democrats are now just two seats away from their biggest win in the House since the Watergate wipeout of Republicans in 1974. Plus, Defense Secretary Hegseth could become this...

Democrats won a strong majority in the House despite a Republican push to gain seats through congressional redistricting. CBS News election law expert David Becker breaks it down.

Maryland voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday amending the state’s Constitution to allow Democratic-led congressional redistricting. The measure, known as Question 3, passed 60 percent to 40 percent, with 77...

Changes are coming to how Maryland draws its congressional districts after voters approved adding a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution in the 2026 midterm elections. The measure passed 59.5% to 40.5% on...

Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment that paves the way for Democrats to redraw their state’s congressional map, NBC News projects.

Lefty-firebrand Darializa Avila Chevalier — who once called the US a “a f–king disgrace” — will soon head to Congress, along with Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s other handpicked House candidates, Claire Valdez and Brad...

Brad Lander, Darializa Avila-Chevalier and Claire Valdez sweep their congressional races in key Democratic districts.

Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt New York City is preparing to send two DSA members, presumptive election night winners Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, to Capitol Hill....

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti flipped Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District on Tuesday, unseating the freshman GOP Rep. Rob Bresnahan, who faced scrutiny over his stock trading throughout his first term. The...

A freshman Republican congressman who campaigned against stock trading by lawmakers, then racked up trades of his own, is projected to lose his seat. Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, a Democrat, defeated Rep. Rob...

Longtime incumbent Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) lost his reelection race for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District to Democratic challenger Janelle Stelson in a rematch of their 2024 contest. The Associated Press...

Democrat JoAnna Mendoza won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Arizona's 6th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Juan Ciscomani.