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Democrat Holscher wins Kansas governor's race amid data center backlash Reuters

Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher wins the Kansas governor’s race, defeating Republican state Sen. Ty Masterson, NBC News projects. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day,...

Democrat Cindy Holscher won Kansas’ governor’s race after campaigning to pause data center approvals until the state assesses their effects on communities.

Democrat state Sen. Cindy Holscher beat Republican state Sen. Ty Masterson in the race for Kansas governor. Read more here:...

Nearly 1,500 bills have been filed in the first week to do so for Texas' 2027 legislative session.

After Texas flipped blue in the midterm elections, political observers are discussing what the longterm implications of the elections could mean for Democrats and Republicans in the state.

After Texas flipped blue in the midterm elections, political observers are discussing what the longterm implications of the elections could mean for Democrats and Republicans in the state.

Democrats cannot count on a big blue wave every election

The 2026 US midterms delivered a wave of historic firsts for women, Black, Muslim, gay and Native American politicians.

U.S. voters elected their first Black female governor, first Native American female governor, first Native female senator, and first openly gay male U.S. senator.

US midterms bring a wave of historic firsts as minorities win key races: The first Native American female senator in Minnesota, the first openly gay male senator in New Hampshire, the first Muslim senator in Michigan...

Military strikes? A peace agreement? Trump opts for status quo in Iran USA Today

The blue wave, while a rebuke of Trump's policies, was also a referendum on the party's status quo

Young voters overwhelmingly turned their backs on Republicans on Tuesday, erasing the gains Trump had made in the 2024 presidential election. Voters under age 30 moved left by double digits in nearly all the major...

While U.S. voters largely oppose the trade war with Canada, many Democrats and their supporters have protectionist leanings.

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Reuters/FlightAware Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin managed to suck up to President Donald Trump even as flights across the country were grounded in...

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to give a glimpse into what the next two years may look like for the Trump Administration now that Democrats have gained control of Congress...

Democrats were able to keep seats that Republicans redrew to make them GOP-friendly.

It’s a cycle: either party will gleefully ride the other’s failures, but neither will address the voters’ real concerns

The Senate's new Democratic majority is unlikely to approve any Republican judges.

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Peggy Flanagan's projected victory in Minnesota closes the door on one of the few pickup opportunities for Republicans in the Senate.

Former MLB star wins for Republicans in Texas Turek’s Iowa victory clinches Senate for Democrats Tafoya loses to Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota Former World Series champion turned Republican politician Mark Teixeira...

Rubio said diplomatic efforts with Iran have yet to produce meaningful progress, adding that the regime's demands are “simply not just unacceptable, but in some cases outrageous and ridiculous.” #marcorubio #iran...

Voters in South Florida shared their frustrations with The American Conservative.

Latino voters turned out in droves to support Texas Democrats. Adriana Diaz has more details. Each Saturday morning, co-hosts Adriana Diaz and Kelly O'Grady deliver two hours of original reporting and an in-depth...

Seward County, Kansas, swung 52 points to the Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton in last week’s midterm elections. After ICE agents raided areas near meatpacking plants and dairy farms in the region in late...

Hamilton says many people in Kansas view Schumer as ‘polarizing’ The Hill Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton says he’d be disappointed if Democrats focus on investigating Trump NBC News Opinion: US Sen. Roger Marshall lost his...

Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton, D-Kan., a pastor of the largest church in Kansas, tells "Meet the Press" how he plans to use his faith as “a blessing to care for people” after he’s sworn into Congress.

Vainqueurs des élections de mi-mandat mardi, les démocrates auront la majorité à la Chambre des représentants et au Sénat à compter du 3 janvier.

Gov. JB Pritzker's administration plans to make restoring food assistance and healthcare benefits a top priority when the new Congress is sworn in.

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...

The blue tsunami has turned into a news tsunami. More than a week after the election, the results are still shaking up American politics, and both parties are bracing for the next two years. Republicans are doing it...

The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is expected to be the next to leave the White House after a blue tsunami rocked President Donald Trump and his MAGA coalition, a new...

As Democrats revel in the aftermath of the blue tsunami, they must not take their attention away from the work that immigrant communities elected them to do. “We vote because they can’t” is a promise that must be...

This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at the impact of the midterm elections in the United States. While the results are being reckoned with by Republicans and celebrated by Democrats, what does it all mean...

Why complicate a good thing? Steve Kornacki shared that his secret for around-the-clock election coverage might just be his go-to tie.

And the real winner of the U.S. 2026 midterms is — Steve Kornacki? More viewers of traditional TV elected to watch NBC News coverage of the voting during primetime, according to data from Nielsen, but the figures...

Spending data shows how Democrats dodged, ducked, and downplayed the migration issue during the 2026 campaign because they knew voters support curbs that help Americans gain wages and build families.

As a person who abjures cable news, Tuesday night’s Kornacki Cam offered by NBC News was the best possible option: just a high-test dose of statistics and history fired right at my face, and instead of having to...

Canada First: Democrats Aim The Opening Shot Of Their Tariff Rollback At Trump's Smoot-Hawley Levies... But Veto Math Says Good Luck Three days after a blue tsunami swept both chambers, Democrats have picked their...

“Collins was an institutionalist when Trump was tearing down the very institutions of government.”

Democrat Troy Jackson defeats Republican Susan Collins in a major Maine upset, ending her nearly 30-year Senate career. Al Jazeera's Eva McKend reports from Portland. #USMidterms #MidtermElections #USPolitics...

Maine’s soon-to-be ex-Sen. Susan Collins complained Thursday that voters weren't satisfied with her record when it came to Donald Trump — despite her vote to convict him. “Everybody ignores the fact that I voted to...

President Donald Trump is questioning the integrity of the 2026 election results, which resulted in arguably the worst midterm defeat for Republicans since the Watergate scandal. The president is slated to host Sheik...

Democrats are signaling they will block "any efforts to push forward" President Trump's defense budget request, Bloomberg reported.

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025.(Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

In an interview airing Sunday on 60 Minutes, correspondent Ross Douthat asks President Trump: If it took six months of not insulting the Democrats to get an immigration deal done, do you think you could do it?

Mississippi election officials are still counting ballots more than a week after Election Day, leaving one of the nation’s closest Senate races unresolved. Counties have until Friday to certify their results with the...

The size of Democrats' majorities in the House and Senate remained undetermined one week after Election Day as more than a dozen races were still too early to call Tuesday.

<p>Last week, Americans went to the polls to decide who should wield power in Washington D.C. Twelve days before Election Day, seven Americans serving on a federal jury offered their own answer.</p><p>They listened...

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...

Si les démocrates souhaitent conserver leurs acquis en 2028, ils devront jouer habilement leurs cartes, estime un expert.

The U.S. military on Friday reportedly carried out new limited strikes on Iran, targeting an air defense system. #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #iran #military #strikes #airstrike...

Trump Initiates 'Minor Strikes' On Iran In First Ordered Action Since Election The White House has confirmed more 'limited' strikes against Iranian targets along or off the country's southern coast, which appear to...

US officials have reported that most of Iran’s air defense systems were destroyed or severely degraded during a June 2025 bombardment by Israel.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared the feeling of the Democrats’ midterm triumph to the euphoria of when former President Barack Obama made history by being elected America’s first Black president in...

Days before Election Day, Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is stepping into the ring for a critical voting bloc in the Lone Star State: Hispanic men.

A little more than three weeks before Election Day, Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor of Texas, sat back in her chair in a small conference room at a community center in the Houston suburb of...

Momentum for plans to tax the rich... (First column, 9th story, link ) Related stories: Tech Billionaires Face Tricky Political Terrain After Dem Sweep... Musk quietly deletes his tweets...

Tech Billionaires Face Tricky Political Waters After Democratic Midterm Sweep The New York Times Tech barons cozied up to Trump. What will they do in newly blue America? The Guardian Wall Street Executives Fear...

During his now-infamous interview with CBS News, Donald Trump admitted that he hates his foes with so much fury that he wouldn’t even forgive them in order to get into Heaven. “I do hate some of my enemies,” he said,...

Viewers of President Donald Trump's latest network interview missed much of what he said, and a progressive political analyst says that helped him. David Pakman said on Wednesday's episode of "The David Pakman Show"...

Comedy Central Jon Stewart wants President Donald Trump, 80, to pack up his mess and move to Florida full-time. The 63-year-old Daily Show host discussed how Congress should prepare for Trump’s potential move to...

Asked by Ross Douthat of 60 Minutes to explain why Republicans suffered such a historic defeat last Tuesday, President Donald Trump said the No. 1 reason his party lost was that he was personally absent from the...

President Donald Trump tapped Craig Trainor, a former aide to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on an acting basis after Harmeet Dhillon...

Harmeet Dhillon's work at the DOJ deserves recognition for exposing left-wing racial bias at academic and workplace institutions.

Republicans turned on one another after a college Republican group vowed that “demon worshippers” won’t be tolerated in the party, targeting President Donald Trump’s departing civil rights chief. The post, from an X...