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Bill de Blasio Gives Fox News a Reality Check After MAGA Bloodbath: ‘You’re Missing the Plot’
Bill de Blasio torched the Fox News election panel straight to their faces on Tuesday night as Republicans collected one midterm loss after the next. The former mayor of New York City sat on the Fox News midterm election night panel. But as the “blue tsunami” continued to wash over the GOP and Democrats flipped…
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Maine Senator Susan Collins Concedes to Democrat Troy Jackson
Troy Jackson greets people after being selected by the Maine Democratic Party to be their choice as the U.S. Senate nominee in Bangor, Maine, on July 25, 2026. —Joe Raedle—Getty Images Troy Jackson, a logger turned longtime state representative in Maine, declared victory early Wednesday over Republican Sen. Susan Collins, apparently ousting a 30-year veteran…
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Ugarte takes early lead for South L.A. City Council seat. San Fernando Valley race too close to call
Jose Ugarte was ahead of Estuardo Mazariegos in the race for District 9 on the Los Angeles City Council, while in District 3, Barri Worth Girvan and Tim Gaspar were nearly even, according to early returns Tuesday night. The current council members in both districts — Bob Blumenfield in District 3 and Curren Price in…
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A massive blue wave just hit America. Here’s what it could bring next.
Voters just ushered the United States into the post-Trump era. The ballots are still being counted, and key races are still being called, but here’s the short version of the midterm election: It’s a blue tsunami. Democrats looked set to take full control of Congress; they flipped crucial seats and won state-level offices where they’d…
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Trump’s GOP suffers ‘repudiation of historic magnitude’ far beyond usual backlash: analyst
Tuesday’s midterm elections delivered a historic repudiation of President Donald Trump’s policies, according to one analyst. Democrats entered the midterms with public support at their backs, and the momentum delivered several significant wins. The party won control of both the House and the Senate, flipping Senate seats in ruby-red states like Kansas and South Carolina,…
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Democrats’ ‘Blue Tsunami’ Midterm Wins Celebrated as ‘Republican Red Wedding’
With Democrats projected to win both the House and Senate after Tuesday’s midterms, many took to social media to celebrate the GOP’s loss as a “Republican Red Wedding.” The decisive wins across swing states including Texas and North Carolina delivered a major setback to President Donald Trump midway through his second term. The takeover will…
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For Trump, Democratic blowout is a stark personal repudiation
For more than a decade, Donald Trump seemed to defy all the known laws of political physics. He was impeached, repeatedly indictedand convicted of multiple felony counts. He ranted and raged and acted more like a colicky infant than any president that anyone living today has ever seen. He enriched himself lavishly, pursued his self-interests…
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Susan Collins concedes after nearly 30 years as Democrats storm the Senate
Republican Sen. Susan Collins lost her bid for a sixth term Tuesday, falling to Democrat Troy Jackson in a race that capped a night of sweeping Democratic gains, CNN projected. Collins called Jackson to concede shortly after midnight Wednesday, Jackson’s campaign said, according to the Kennebec Journal. Jackson, a former president of the Maine Senate…
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Peggy Flanagan wins Minnesota Senate race over Michele Tafoya
Democrat Peggy Flanagan won Minnesota’s US Senate race Tuesday, defeating Republican Michele Tafoya in a closely watched midterm contest for the seat held by retiring Sen. Tina Smith. Michele Tafoya, Republican candidate for US Senate, speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn. on Oct. 13, 2026. Getty Images…
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Democrat Gina Hinojosa Ousts Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas, Ending Decades of Republican Leadership
Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate, State Rep. Gina Hinojosa waits to speak during a Block Walk midterm campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, on November 1, 2026. —Brandon Bell—Getty Images Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been defeated by Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state Gina Hinojosa, a stunning loss that marks the end of a long…