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Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and the reactions came fast. President Donald Trump said Republicans would have won with him on the ballot, Vice President JD Vance blamed the Iran war, and Democratic leaders promised oversight and votes on living costs. Online, the night produced a … Read more
Reading Winning an election does not make someone a member of Congress, and losing one does not end a member’s job. Between Election Day and the start of the new Congress, two groups move in opposite directions. Winners become members-elect, with paperwork, training and an office to find. Departing members keep voting as lame ducks … Read more
Election night on Nov. 3 produced a run of victory speeches in places where few expected them, including two statewide Democratic wins in Texas. This post collects six notable speeches from winners of Senate and governor’s races, each with video on YouTube. Because Democrats won most of the night’s marquee contests, five of the six … Read more
A concession speech has no legal force, but it is one of the oldest customs in American elections: the loser accepts the result in public and, usually, congratulates the winner. On Nov. 3, candidates handled that moment in very different ways. This post collects five notable election-night speeches with video on YouTube, from three Republicans … Read more
Reading On election night, television maps fill with color within hours, so it can look as if the vote has been counted. It has not. What viewers see is mostly a series of race calls: a news organization’s projection that one candidate cannot be caught. No state finishes its official count on election night, and … Read more
Democrats are projected to win control of both the House and the Senate after the Nov. 3 midterms, and coverage outside the US quickly settled on one shared reading: a heavy defeat for President Trump driven by prices and the Iran war. Where the coverage split was on what comes next. Countries with the most … Read more
This post reflects reporting available as of the evening of Monday, Nov. 2, US Eastern time. Polls open Tuesday, Nov. 3. Election Day arrives with Democrats leading most final polls, forecasts and betting markets for both chambers of Congress, and Republicans publicly confident but privately bracing. The last 48 hours brought a surprise endorsement in … Read more
With Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the final round of polls and race ratings points the same direction as the last several weeks: Democrats are favored to win the House, and they hold a narrower edge for the Senate. Democrats lead the final public polls in most Senate battlegrounds, but many of those leads … Read more
The first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in most of Indiana and Kentucky. By 7:30 p.m., voting will be mostly or entirely finished in eight states, including Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio, which together hold several Senate races and more than a dozen House seats that forecasters … Read more
The biggest wave of poll closings comes at 8 p.m. Eastern time, when voting ends in Pennsylvania, most of Michigan and Texas, Maine, New Hampshire and more than a dozen other states. A second wave at 9 p.m. ET adds Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, Arizona and Colorado. Between them, these two hours hold … Read more
By 10 p.m. Eastern time most of the country has stopped voting, but the West and Alaska are just starting to report, and several of the closest races may not be decided for days. Polls close at 10 p.m. ET in Nevada, Montana and Utah, at 11 p.m. in California, Oregon and Washington, and at … Read more
This deep dive reflects laws, court rulings and data available as of Oct. 31, 2026. Full-year deportation figures for fiscal 2026 and several pending court cases, including the appeal over the $100,000 H-1B visa fee, will change parts of this page, and it will be updated as they arrive. Overview Immigration has been one of … Read more
