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bbc.co.uk | 35 min. ago NEW

Four midterms takeaways for 2028 White House race

The buzz about the presidential election is already under way - here's what we learned this week.

thehill.com | 1 hrs. 5 min. ago

Andrews says she won't be focused on 'retribution tour'

South Carolina’s newly elected senator, Annie Andrews (D), said her focus will be on “delivering results” and not a “retribution tour” following her victory in the midterm elections. In the historically red state of South Carolina, Andrews won a competitive Senate race against Republican Sen.

Darline Graham (S.C.), who was picked to succeed her late...

thehill.com | 2 hrs. 25 min. ago

'Voter apathy' toward Hyde-Smith could be factor in Mississippi Senate race: Professor

A Mississippi political science professor said voters seemed to be “really enthusiastic” about Democratic Senate candidate Scott Colom, but when it comes to his opponent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), “there was a lot of voter apathy." “Colom's a really high-quality candidate,” said Aaron Hitefield, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration...

bbc.co.uk | 3 hrs. 10 min. ago

RuPaul's Drag Race UK crowns winner as BBC axes the series

The UK spin off of the global hit show is being shelved after eight series on the BBC.

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 3 min. ago

Why Abdul El-Sayed’s victory matters beyond Michigan

Explained | Abdul El-Sayed has made history by becoming the first Muslim elected to the United States Senate. The physician, epidemiologist and progressive Democrat defeated Republican Mike Rogers in one of the most closely watched races of the 2026 midterm elections. His victory comes despite record spending against his campaign and intense political attacks from opponents.

today.com | 6 hrs. 26 min. ago

Democrats Maintain Narrow Lead in Mississippi and Alaska

Democrats are hoping their blue tsunami will reach even farther into GOP territory with their senate candidates narrowly leading in deep-red Mississippi and Alaska, but the too-close-to-call races may take days or even weeks to resolve. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

theguardian.com | 7 hrs. 21 min. ago

How a ‘flaming liberal’ podcast host won a US House seat in conservative Missouri

Fred Wellman, host of the progressive podcast On Democracy, defeated longtime incumbent Republican Ann WagnerFred Wellman’s victory in Missouri’s second congressional district on Tuesday was such a surprise that NBC News’s star data analyst Steve Kornacki didn’t even have a graphic prepared, he told supporters on election night.Longtime Republican incumbent Ann Wagner, who had been widely expected to hold her seat, was swept aside as part of a broader wave of Democratic victories across the country.

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nytimes.com | 7 hrs. 34 min. ago

[$] Texas Led the Conservative Overhaul of Education. What Now?

In Texas, teaching on race and gender was restricted, Christianity was encouraged and private school vouchers expanded. It may be hard for Democrats to reverse those policies.

thehindu.com | 8 hrs. 28 min. ago

JSP keen on Deputy Mayor post of Vizianagaram city

Despite stiff TDP competition, JSP hopes to win the coveted post for backing a major alliance partner. According to sources, BJP, which won three divisions, is also in the race

foxnews.com | 8 hrs. 50 min. ago

STEVEN D ANDERSON: Time for Supreme Court to fix ‘race neutral’ discrimination

Supreme Court will hear a case challenging Montgomery County's magnet school admissions policy designed to cut Asian-American enrollment.

abcnews.com | 10 hrs. 7 min. ago

Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

Opposition to data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths

dailymail.com | 10 hrs. 34 min. ago

Minneapolis suburb's mayoral race may come down to coin toss after both candidates received 1,401 votes

A Minneapolis suburb's mayoral race may come down to a coin toss as unofficial results reveal both candidates have received 1,401 votes.

koreatimes.co.kr | 14 hrs. 13 min. ago

DPK leader makes public apology over Shincheonji claim amid backlash from lawmakers

Ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) leader Kim Min-seok issued a public apology Friday over allegations he had raised that members of a religious sect had joined the party en masse to influence the party's leadership race. The renewed apology came after Kim apologized at a closed-door meeting earlier this week, acknowledging that an internal party investigation had found no evidence to support his earlier claim that followers of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a nonmainstream religious sect, had colluded with party lawmakers to join the DPK to sway the outcome of the Aug.

17 leadership election. "I once again offer my apologies to party members and to all those who were hurt, as I raised strong concerns over the interference of religion in politics during the last party convention," Kim said during a meeting of the party's supreme council.

Kim vowed to focus on uniting the party and improving people's livelihoods while addressing the issue through the party's internal efforts. The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) has called for a joint prosecution-police probe into the case,

thehill.com | 14 hrs. 48 min. ago

GOP’s McKinney wins election for Newhouse’s open Washington seat

Republican Amanda McKinney, a Yakima County commissioner, is projected to win the race for Washington’s 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. McKinney defeated Air Force veteran John Duresky (D) in the battle for the seat, which covers a large portion of the eastern half of the Evergreen State.

Eastern Washington is more rural...

npr.org | 15 hrs. 57 min. ago

These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet

Democrats are poised to have a strong majority in the upcoming Congress. The final numbers are still being determined. Here's where things stand in the races that are waiting to be called by the AP.

nbcnews.com | 15 hrs. 58 min. ago

Both parties gear up for legal battle as Mississippi vote count continues

Both the Democrat and Republican camps in the Mississippi race for Senate gear up for a legal battle as a razor thin margin puts Scott Colom ahead of his Republican opponent Cindy Hyde-Smith. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports from on the ground as political tensions run high.

nypost.com | 16 hrs. 24 min. ago

Top California university’s tired obsession with race in the legal crosshairs — again

US Department of Education is investigating UC Berkeley over three student programs and two scholarships that might discriminate based on race.

dailymail.com | 16 hrs. 46 min. ago

Democrat who quit race two months before election beat Republican opponent by nine points despite mystery illness: 'Clear message'

An Iowa Democrat who abandoned his campaign nearly two months before Election Day won anyway - as Iowa trickled to blue.

scmp.com | 17 hrs. 9 min. ago

India-born democratic socialist Nithya Raman becomes LA mayor, ousting Karen Bass

India-born democratic socialist Nithya Raman ousted incumbent Democrat Karen Bass to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, ending a heated race that saw the one-time allies spar over frustration with the status quo. Bass conceded to Raman in a phone call on Thursday, after the latest numbers showed Raman with 52 per cent of the vote against the outgoing mayor’s 48 per cent, with three-quarters of votes counted.

Raman, 45, campaigned in the nation’s second-largest city on a platform of “pothole...

nytimes.com | 17 hrs. 42 min. ago

Nithya Raman Wins Los Angeles Mayoral Race, Defeating Karen Bass

The 45-year-old City Council member defeated the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass, 73, a sweeping success for a new generation of progressive leaders.

nypost.com | 19 hrs. 3 min. ago

NY’s top 5 most expensive House races include a whopping $308M in total spending

An eye-watering $308 million was pumped into New York State congressional races during the 2026 midterm campaign – including some $64 million spent in the Empire State’s most closely watched battleground.

nypost.com | 19 hrs. 3 min. ago

Dem House majority swells to Obama-era levels as more GOP incumbents are wiped out

The last time Democrats held this big of a majority was after the 2008 election of President Obama when they notched 257 House seats. Democrats could surpass that level once the remaining 27 races are called.

nytimes.com | 20 hrs. 1 min. ago

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.

foxnews.com | 20 hrs. 2 min. ago

Ex-Alaska lawmaker details mystery recruiter as FBI, Congress widen 'Decoy Dan' scrutiny

The FBI interviewed former Alaska Republican David Eastman after a Democratic operative allegedly posed as a conservative recruiter in the Senate race.

abcnews.com | 20 hrs. 6 min. ago

3rd place Mississippi Senate candidate says he did not spoil tight race for Democrat

The independent third place candidate in Mississippi's tight Senate race, Ty Pinkins, says he did not spoil the race.

thehill.com | 20 hrs. 31 min. ago

Democrat who won surprise US House race facing felony charge

Rep.-elect LaKesha Womack (D-N.C.) who won a surprise House race in North Carolina is still facing felony charges for allegedly not returning a rental car in 2019. Womack was a part of the blue wave in North Carolina that saw Democrats oust Republican candidates. In her race, she defeated outgoing Rep.

Tim Moore (R-N.C.) in...

nypost.com | 21 hrs. 38 min. ago

Sonja Shaw concedes California superintendent race, says God ‘isn’t finished’

Union-backed Richard Barrera wins race.

thehill.com | 22 hrs. 40 min. ago

Blakeman rips 'selfish' Stefanik after losing New York governor race

Republican Bruce Blakeman ripped outgoing Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) in a Thursday social media post following his loss in the New York governor's race to incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). “Elise Stefanik is a selfish, do nothing politician that didn’t lift a finger to help Republican candidates in New York this year,” Blakeman wrote in...

nypost.com | 22 hrs. 41 min. ago

NYC voters gave Hochul more love than Mamdani at the polls: stats

Post-election numbers show that Gov. Kathy Hochul outdrew Mayor Zorhan Mamdani in the five boroughs on Tuesday compared to last year's mayoral race.

thehill.com | 23 hrs. 47 min. ago

Chappell Roan’s uncle picked as Missouri House’s majority leader

The Republican uncle of pop star Chappell Roan has been tapped as the next majority leader of the Missouri state House, taking on the role as the GOP grapples with its worst election defeat in decades. Missouri state Rep. Darin Chappell (R), a staunch conservative who has campaigned against abortion, gun control and critical race...

nypost.com | 23 hrs. 49 min. ago

Nithya Raman’s victory means four years of destructive chaos — and her socialist revolution will leave LA in ruins

Nithya Raman’s victory in the race for LA mayor has been compared to an earthquake. It could shake the foundations of politics in the city.

nypost.com | 23 hrs. 50 min. ago

Spencer Pratt issues scathing takedown of Karen Bass and Nithya Raman after decision in LA mayor race

Spencer Pratt slammed Mayor Karen Bass and socialist challenger Nithya Raman, who defeated Bass in the mayoral election, after Pratt said the incumbent "played with fire" and then "got fired."

foxnews.com | 1 days ago

Alaska, Mississippi Senate races separated by razor-thin vote margins

"Decoy Dan" Sullivan garnered 3,600 votes in the Alaska Senate race, far dwarfing the 642-vote margin between Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola.

thehill.com | 1 days ago

Did Vance clear post-midterm message with Trump?

🎀 Plus: Nicki Minaj is active on X {beacon} It’s Thursday. There are still major races to be called and midterm aftermath to deal with. Luckily, you’re reading this. In today's issue: Vance's midterm post-mortem Hegseth in trouble Still counting Mississippi... First lady's ceasefire Programming note: We’re Claire Leibowitz and Abigail Walker, filling in...

thehill.com | 1 days ago

Race for open Golden House seat in Maine heads to ranked-choice voting

The race for the Maine House seat represented by outgoing Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) is headed to ranked-choice voting, the Maine Secretary of State’s office announced on Thursday. In the first round of votes, Republican Paul LePage edged out Democrat Matt Dunlap with nearly 50 percent the initial vote to the Democrat's 48 percent.

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today.com | 1 days ago

New Contenders Emerge in Both Parties in Race for 2028

With the midterms in the rearview, the march toward 2028 is quickly coming into focus. Presidential speculation is already percolating about some Democrats who helped drive the midterm victories and some Republicans who are already positioning themselves as the one who can lead their party back to the White House.

NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.

npr.org | 1 days ago

What's next for Democrats after the midterms. And, a look at the outstanding races

Democrats have regained control of Congress. They have a long list of investigations into Trump planned. And, not all races have been called. Here's a look at how they could affect the Dems' majority.

nypost.com | 1 days ago

Top California school under federal investigation over race-based scholarships, student centers

Five Berkeley programs are under Education Department scrutiny, The Post can exclusively reveal.

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

My childhood was one of survival and resilience. How can I model a joyful life for my kids?

Leading questions | Start with the feeling, not the activities, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Making more room for enjoyment is also making more room for your actual selfRead more Leading questionsI’m a child of first-generation immigrants and have always carried a story of survival and resilience.

My parents were part of a “lost generation” who sacrificed a lot to put us all through university. There was a very defined path for success, some of which I followed and some not. I married outside of race; I made work choices for financial stability.

I don’t know how to enjoy things that other people seem to. Hobbies, travelling, home renovations … I look at those like “what is the point?”I want to say it’s because my upbringing was not full of leisure activities; my parents only allowed us to focus on academic topics.

Now that I’m a mother though, I wonder how I can role model some of this “living well for its own sake” for my children. It’s hard to find simple joys actually joyful. Growing up, everything needed to be “applied” towards something, and it feels that mentality is informing everything I do.

Any advice on how to break free and live in the moment? Continue reading...

axios.com | 1 days ago

Trump: Sen. Sullivan should get votes cast for Alaska's other Sullivan

President Trump wrote Thursday that incumbent Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) should receive the vote totals for Dan J. Sullivan, a Senate candidate in Alaska's tumultuous race who has the same name as the incumbent lawmaker.The big picture: Trump's DOJ has sought to intervene in the race, citing voter confusion, and recently escalated its probes by sending target letters to Democratic operatives.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.