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The breadth of the Democrats' win means they have the opportunity to break that partisan stalemate that has gripped the country since 2000.

Janeese Lewis George, a 38-year-old DC councilmember, swept the election on Tuesday night with more than 80 percent of the vote. She will join a new class of democratic socialist mayors.

Democrats scored sweeping victories Tuesday, capturing control of both the House and Senate, but the outcomes in Alaska and Mississippi remain uncertain.

Republicans will quickly choose their leaders in closed-door elections next week, when Congress returns for a busy lame-duck session.

Trading him was fine, but to the Giants?!

Make America Healthy Again influencers are low Republican turnout in the 2026 midterms on President Donald Trump's pesticide policy.

Vice President J.D. Vance said Wednesday that Republicans' problem in the elections wasn't that they didn't show up -- but that they did show up, only to cast votes for Democrats.

Democrats' tsunami-level gains in the House of Representatives have set up a race for the Republican House minority leader.

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Democrats' big wins on election night during his opening monologue on Tuesday.

D.C. Council member Trayon White, who has an active federal bribery case against him, took the podium to celebrate Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George's victory Tuesday night in Southeast Washington.