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New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

They Made History as ‘Firsts.' That's Not What They Ran On.
Several midterm winners broke barriers, but with campaigns that focused on delivering material change to the lives of Americans.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

Katherine Clark Could Be the House Majority Leader. Who Is She?
A Massachusetts liberal who has never sought the No. 1 leadership spot, Ms. Clark is known as an adept member manager.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

Tech Billionaires Face Tricky Political Waters After Democratic Midterm Sweep
Many donated money to President Trump's favored causes and became his allies. Now that political alignment may be a liability.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

How Trump Is Reacting to the Midterm Results
In the days after Republicans suffered massive midterm election defeats, President Trump appeared unmoved. The New York Times's White House correspondent Maggie Haberman explains how Trump's public demeanor compares with what he has shared behind closed doors about voters' frustration with some of his policies.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

In Victory, Democrats See Economic Mandate to Cut Costs and Curtail Trump
Some Democrats quickly signaled they could try to roll back the president's tax and trade policies, ignoring his early veto threats.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

Trump's Triumphal Arch Set for Final Approval Despite Legal Challenges
President Trump's 250-foot arch project is expected to win approval on Thursday from a federal planning board. Court action and Democrats' upcoming control of Congress could halt the plans.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

Triumphal Arch Set to Win Final Approval Despite Court Challenges
President Trump's 250-foot arch project is expected to win approval on Thursday from a federal planning board. Court action and Democrats' upcoming control of Congress could halt the plans.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump's Options on Iran War
The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

Latino Voters Reshape Electoral Map Once Again
In Texas, California and beyond, Hispanic voters shifted their support to Democratic candidates after siding with Republicans in 2024.

New York Times Politics
Nov 05, 2026

Why Trump's Planned Arch Is Controversial
Our reporter Emily Badger visits the site of President Trump's proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Inside Team Trump's Historic Collapse in the 2026 Midterm Elections
How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Moderate Democrats Increase Their Numbers, and Their Clout
Victories by moderates in competitive or Republican-leaning states and districts paved the way for large new Democratic majorities likely to be shaped by their priorities.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

‘It Is Never Enough': Susan Collins Couldn't Outrun Trump
The Maine Republican survived tough cycles in the past even as the political ground shifted beneath her. But the anti-Trump fever in her state doomed her this time.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Trump Wrestles With New Reality: A Lame Duck With Two Years Left to Fight
After a decade at the center of American politics, President Trump is politically wounded, with diminished power. Those who know him say the next two years will be unpredictable.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Justice Alito Will Not Retire From Supreme Court Immediately, Despite Election Outcome
The conservative justice has told friends he does not plan to step down before the end of the court's term, even as Democrats are set to seize the Senate in January.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Trump Confronts a New Role: A Lame Duck Facing a Hostile Congress
After a decade at the center of American politics, President Trump is politically wounded, with diminished power. Those who know him say the next two years will be unpredictable.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Susan Collins Finally Falls to an Election Foe: Donald Trump
The Maine Republican survived tough cycles in the past even as the political ground shifted underneath her. But the anti-Trump fever in her state doomed her this time.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Trump Administration Moves to Oust Arbitrators as Doctor Payouts Soar
The two companies settled billing disputes between doctors and insurers, keeping patients out of the middle. One let doctors win 96 percent of the time.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

The Democratic Wave Swept State Houses Across the Country
Democrats won control of state governments in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and won chambers in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Medical Professionals Are Among the Winners of the Midterms
About a half-dozen Democratic doctors and nurses ran for Congress. Some made opposition to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. central to their campaigns.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

How Trump's Energy Policies Helped Trigger Midterm Rout
The war in Iran, efforts to promote fossil fuels and attacks on renewable energy contributed to higher prices for gas and electricity that drove voter discontent.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

With Democrats' Sweep, Congress Is Set to Reassert Power to Check Trump
President Trump usurped power from the legislative branch with Republican help for two years. Democrats are now positioned to try to claw back some of Congress's prerogatives.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Vance, in Break With Trump, Blames Iran War for Republicans' 2026 Midterm Losses
In a social media post, the vice president offered a critique of the administration's agenda and messaging in what appeared to be an effort to separate himself from the president.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

How Troy Jackson Defeated Susan Collins in Maine, Ending Her 30 Year Senate Career
Troy Jackson, a former Democratic state lawmaker, upset Senator Susan Collins, a Republican who had served the state for 30 years.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

On TV, the Midterms Offered Drama and a Casting Change
For once, the numbers provided a quick, decisive verdict. But from Fox News to the Kornacki Cam, the voices and faces told the story.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

There's No Modern Precedent for This Democratic Tsunami
It was hard to imagine that an electoral wave this big was still possible. But there have been extraordinary changes just beneath the surface.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Democrats Deliver a Big Blue Bludgeoning
The party's midterm victory reshapes the political landscape.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

These Midterm Elections Wins Could Mint a New Generation of Democratic Stars
Voters from South Carolina to Ohio to Texas have elevated a new class of Democrats who could not be more different from one another.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

How Astronauts Voted From Space in the Midterm Elections
Americans voted absentee from the International Space Station, Antarctica and remote Alaskan villages.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

El-Sayed Celebrates Win for ‘the Unlikeliest of Candidates'
In Michigan, Adbul El-Sayed outlasted former Representative Mike Rogers in a Senate campaign marred by ugly attacks.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

After Midterm Drubbing, Trump and Republicans Start Pointing Fingers
While the president attributed sweeping losses to the fact that he was not on the ballot, others in his party dismissed his explanation and pinned blame squarely on him.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Trump and Republicans Begin Pointing Fingers After Sweeping Midterms Losses
While the president attributed sweeping losses to the fact that he was not on the ballot, others in his party dismissed his explanation and pinned blame squarely on him.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

El-Sayed Celebrates ‘an America Big Enough for All of Us'
In Michigan, Adbul El-Sayed outlasted former Representative Mike Rogers in a Senate campaign marred by ugly attacks.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

A Night of Seismic Triumph for Democrats
The Democratic Party wrested control of Congress from Republicans in a wave of midterm victories as voters delivered a scathing rebuke to President Trump.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Angry Voters Usher in Beginning of the End to the Trump Era
The electoral backlash extended even into deep red states and indicated that President Trump has lost his hold over the coalition that lifted him to the White House twice.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

How a Blue Wave Became a Red Wipeout
Republicans lost control of the House and Senate as voters offered a stinging rebuke to President Trump's agenda.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

How a Democratic Blue Wave Delivered a Republican Wipeout in a Rebuke to Trump
Republicans lost control of the House and Senate as voters offered a stinging rebuke to President Trump's agenda.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

8 Midterm Election Takeaways: A Democratic Landslide Punishes Trump's Party
Democrats won shocking victories all over the map and flipped the Senate and House with ease, leaving the president weakened. "There was a mood in the air, I guess," he said.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

These Wins Could Mint a New Generation of Democratic Stars
Voters from South Carolina to Ohio to Texas have elevated a new class of Democrats who could not be more different from one another.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Five Things to Know About Hakeem Jeffries
The New York Democrat who is in line to be the first Black speaker was raised by a Black nationalist family in Brooklyn, is a moderate and loves a hip-hop reference.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Historic Midterm Rout Serves as a Sweeping Rebuke of Trump Era
The electoral backlash extended even into deep red states and indicated that President Trump has lost his hold over the coalition that lifted him to the White House twice.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Americans on Why They Rejected Trump's Republican Party
A G.O.P. voter in Kansas put it bluntly: "The Republican Party has lost its way."

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

My Call With President Trump
Our White House correspondents Tyler Pager and Erica L. Green called President Trump to ask whether he would accept the results of the election.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Candy and Smiles on MS NOW, and Some Regrets on Fox News
On TV, the outcome of the midterm elections became clear early on. Pundits celebrated and grieved by turns.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Winning the Senate, Democrats Secure a Platform to Check Trump
In a stunning string of victories in Iowa, Texas, and North and South Carolina, Democrats delivered a midterm thrashing repudiating President Trump.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Democrats Win South Carolina Senate Seat
In the first big surprise of election night, Senator Darline Graham, a Republican, lost her seat to a Democratic challenger in South Carolina. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains how the senator's missteps contributed to her loss.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Democrat Unseats House Republican in Iowa, Flipping an Important Seat
Discontent about the war with Iran and tariffs helped create a tough environment for Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the defeated Republican.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Bohannan Unseats Miller-Meeks in Iowa, Flipping Key House Seat
Discontent about the war with Iran and tariffs helped create a tough environment for Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the defeated Republican.

New York Times Politics
Nov 04, 2026

Luria Wins in Virginia, Flipping a Key House Seat for Democrats
Former Representative Elaine Luria won back her seat in the state's tidewater region from Representative Jen Kiggans, the Republican who beat her four years ago.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Trump Says in Interview That He Will Accept Election Results
In an interview with two Times reporters, President Trump blamed the G.O.P.'s losses on the fact that he was not on the ballot and said he was willing to work with Democrats.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Democrats Flip South Carolina Senate Seat
In the first big surprise of election night, Senator Darline Graham, a Republican, lost her seat to a Democratic challenger in South Carolina. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains how the senator's missteps contributed to her loss.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Democrats Flip North Carolina Senate Seat
The Democrats flipped their first Senate seat of the night. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why this wasn't a surprise, and why it's one of at least four seats the party needs to win to secure a majority in the Senate.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Trump Is Watching Fox News, and He Is Not Thrilled
On a consequential midterm night, the president offered some harsh criticism of the cable news channel on his social media account.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Representative Chris Pappas Will Become the Senate's First Openly Gay Male Senator
Chris Pappas, Democrat of New Hampshire and a congressman, will move to the upper chamber at a time when L.G.B.T.Q. rights have faced pushback in some states.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

‘We Will Find You': Trump Officials Pledge to Arrest Noncitizen Voters
Immigration agents did not show up in large numbers at polling places. But Trump administration officials repeatedly warned on Election Day that noncitizen voters would face consequences.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Drone Boat Maker Saildrone Wins Protest Over Navy Contract
A federal judge's ruling on the side of the small defense contractor was a rarity, as most company protests against government bidding decisions do not prevail.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

How The New York Times Tracks Election News and Tips
Journalists for The Times are watching for election issues, problems at the polls and misinformation, reporting tips to one main place.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

The On Politics Guide to Election Night
How to watch tonight's results, according to our reporters and editors.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

How Will the Midterms Play Out? These Races May Provide Early Clues.
Election results in states where voting ends early could indicate how each party will fare in House and Senate races elsewhere in the country.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Trump Pushes Venezuela for Agreement Allowing U.S. Troops to Stay
The two countries have long been adversaries, and the United States attacked Venezuela this year, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio is starting talks on a legal agreement.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Justice Dept. Sends Target Letters to Democrats in Escalation of Alaska Inquiry
The move is a highly unusual action to take at the decisive moment in a close race between the incumbent, Dan Sullivan, and his Democrat rival, Mary Peltola.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Lawyers Spar Over Trump's Executive Privilege in Kennedy Center Case
The administration is withholding communications sought by a Democratic lawmaker who is suing over the president's management of the arts venue.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

The Election Day Edition
In the 2022 midterms, Democrats made global warming an issue. Things have changed.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

What Judges Have Said About the Trump Administration's Election-Related Lawsuits
The administration has ramped up its efforts in the courts to push claims of voter fraud but has been rejected by judges at all levels.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic Set Up ‘War Rooms' to Fight Disinfo About Midterm Elections
OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech companies have vowed to protect Tuesday's elections from efforts to undermine democracy.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Tech Giants Try to Curb A.I.-Generated Misinformation About the Midterm Elections
OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech companies have vowed to protect Tuesday's elections from efforts to undermine democracy.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Israeli Claims of Iranian Chemical Weapons Divide U.S. Officials
Some administration officials suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to draw President Trump back into military action.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Trump Says U.S. to End $4 Billion in Aid to Israel at End of Year
The president's announcement on Election Day, which he said was part of an agreement reached months ago, was a sign of how quickly the politics surrounding Israel have shifted.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Some Voters are Facing a Rainy Election Day
Researchers have found that bad weather can deter certain voters.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

How Broadcast, Cable and Late-Night Shows Plan to Cover the Midterm Elections
Viewers will be flooded with options, including 13 straight hours of NBC footage and a continuous livestream of Steve Kornacki and his big board.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Trump Says U.S. to End $4 Billion in Aid to Israel in Favor of New Deal
The president's announcement on Election Day, which he said was part of an agreement reached months ago, was a sign of how quickly the politics surrounding Israel have shifted.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

House Republicans Accuse Top Psychology Group of Antisemitism
A monthslong G.O.P. effort culminated in a scathing report about emails and other exchanges within the American Psychological Association.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

A Guide to What We'll Know on Election Night, Hour by Hour
"Mirages," midnight swings and long counts: The Needle can cut through the noise.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Election Day Could Be a Rainy One in Some Areas
Researchers have found that bad weather can deter certain voters.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

How to Follow The New York Times's 2026 Midterm Election Results and Coverage
Here's how to follow our news coverage, with real-time results, visuals and analysis from more than 400 journalists.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Why Trump Often Mentioned Iran in the Midterm Campaign
President Trump has repeatedly reminded Americans of a losing campaign issue just as voters head to the polls. Why?

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

For Midterms Night, a TV Schedule Overflowing With Options
Viewers will be flooded with options, including 13 straight hours of NBC footage and a continuous livestream of Steve Kornacki and his big board.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Trump Effort to Prove Rampant Noncitizen Voting Leads to Few Charges So Far
Just 236 people have been charged with voting-fraud-related offenses by the Trump administration, despite its unsubstantiated claims that fraud is widespread.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Supreme Court to Hear Catholic Schools' Challenge to Colorado Aid Rules
The Supreme Court considers whether Catholic preschools in Colorado that decline to enroll families with gay and transgender parents can participate in a state program.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

What's at Stake in Today's Elections
Though President Trump's name is not on the ballot, voters are weighing the effects of his agenda in Tuesday's midterm elections. Lisa Lerer, a national political reporter for The New York Times, describes how three crucial issues are affecting their decisions.

New York Times Politics
Nov 03, 2026

Flouting Consumer Law, Insurers Refuse to Pay Medical Bills for Emergency Care
A law to end surprise medical bills has generated millions of high-dollar payouts for doctors. Health plans are now fighting back by frequently withholding money.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

U.S. Military Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island In What U.S. Officials Call A Defensive Measure
The action was limited, the officials said, with no immediate plans to escalate. The strikes come on the eve of the midterm elections.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Judge Declines to Halt D.H.S. Demands for States to Screen Ballots
Judge James E. Boasberg ruled that states had largely succeeded in rebuffing the Trump administration's efforts to disqualify voters, and that Democratic plaintiffs hadn't suffered direct impacts.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Democratic Divisions on Israel Come Thundering Back, in Preview of Fights to Come
A shattered alliance in Michigan between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and his former primary rival, Representative Haley Stevens, underscored broader tensions in the party.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Democrats Head Into Election Day Feeling Hopeful About the Midterms
Chuck Schumer thinks his party has expanded the map.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Vance Leans Into Personal Attacks on the Campaign Trail
Vice President JD Vance's sharp-edged rhetoric shows his instincts as a politician as attention is about to shift to the 2028 presidential race.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Request to Intervene in California Ballot Case
The court's ruling came just hours after administration lawyers asked the justices to immediately order California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Trump Delivers a Closing Midterm Message. Mostly About Landscaping.
On the eve of the election, the president held forth in great detail on columns, drain pipes and granite at the newly refilled Reflecting Pool.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

How The New York Times Reviewed 7 Million Words Uttered by Trump
Two Times journalists, blending A.I. analysis and traditional reporting, evaluated public speeches to spot trends.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Trump's Election Fraud Reward Raises Fears of Vigilantism, Local Officials Say
Election officials across the country have conducted hundreds of exercises to prepare for possible threats or disruptions at polling sites.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Grand Jury Rejects Trump Administration's Effort to Charge Individual With Voter Fraud
The rejection demonstrates the department's harried push to prove President Trump's unsubstantiated claims of rampant voter fraud.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

How Money Is Shaping the Midterms
The 2026 midterm election is the most expensive national midterm election in U.S. history, with more than $11 billion in ad spending. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher breaks down where all that money is going.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

What Voters Should Know About Election Security for the 2026 Midterms
Despite worries about federal intervention, local and state officials say they are well prepared to run a secure election.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

What to Know About the 2026 Midterm Elections and the Fight for Congress
Strategists in both parties say it is likely that Democrats will wrest back control of the House, but the battle for the Senate is more complicated.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

In Run-Up to Midterms, Legacy of 2020 Looms Large Over Justice Dept.
The refusal of top department officials to acknowledge Donald J. Trump's loss that year is the engine driving an intensifying effort to intercede in state administration of elections.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Trump Administration Said to Plan Rolling Back Pregnancy-Related Job Protections
The Biden era law was meant to help women stay in the workplace, but some conservatives say rules to enact it went too far with coverage for abortion and fertility treatment.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Trump Is Playing Up Voter Fraud Prosecutions. Meet Some of the Accused.
The Trump administration's campaign to identify and charge immigrants in connection with voting violations has led to fears of being jailed, or deported.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

CISA Retreats From Election Security Ahead of Midterms
Protecting the vote was once considered among the top priorities of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Now it barely mentions the issue.

New York Times Politics
Nov 02, 2026

Will Trump's Comments About Jon Husted's Physique Help Him Win the Ohio Senate Race?
The president has repeatedly complimented Senator Jon Husted's body. For better or worse, it has caught the attention of voters and raised Mr. Husted's profile in a key midterm race.

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