He defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and will be the first Black senator there chosen by voters, not state lawmakers.
Will Scharf vowed to fight the planned House investigations "tooth and nail." Rep. Robert Garcia, expected to chair House Oversight, says Democrats won't be intimidated.
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed told NPR he has not picked which copy, and the Daily Wire reports he backs replacing Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.
The Associated Press called the narrow race Thursday, keeping the office Democratic as term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly leaves.
Hakeem Jeffries calls new chief of staff Stephen Miller "a stone-cold racist," while Trump says deportations may be "too tough" and rules out amnesty.
Colom becomes the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction, and the win gives Democrats 55 Senate seats, with Alaska's race still uncalled.
Judge Thomas Matthews cites officials' time crunch while counting continues in Alaska's Senate race between Democrat Mary Peltola and Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Rep. Robert Garcia, the incoming Oversight Committee chair, says it appears Trump has something to hide and Democrats will not be deterred.
States in the compact hold 222 of the 270 electoral votes needed, and conservative groups are almost certain to bring legal challenges, AP reports.
HuffPost counts 549 state legislative seats flipped as of late Monday, and the Seattle Times calls it the biggest single-election gain since 2010.
The Associated Press called the race on Monday after California's new Proposition 50 map put both incumbents in one seat, and Kim blamed Gov. Newsom.
She leads Democrat Eliott Rodriguez by about 1,000 votes, and a judge dismissed his lawsuit alleging the elections supervisor favored her.
Sen. Ron Johnson and a handful of colleagues sought a delay after the midterm losses, but Thune ran unopposed and will lead the minority.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she is a no until she sees a plan from anyone, while Schumer says he is confident of election.
Senate Republicans are also set to vote Tuesday, with Majority Leader John Thune seeking to lead as minority leader and some senators asking for a delay.
Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by about 2,500 votes, and her campaign says the election is not over.
Democrat Eileen Laubacher has declared victory, but Boebert says ballots are still being counted and the Associated Press had not called the race on Monday.
The AP called the race on Monday, and the sponsoring union says it will seek a billionaire tax again in 2028 if healthcare problems are not addressed.
Jeffries, poised to become Speaker, faces undecided progressive members-elect ahead of the Nov. 18 House Democratic leadership vote.
Trump named Stephen Miller, architect of many of his strictest immigration policies, as chief of staff, and major bills would need Republican support.
His Monday Truth Social post offers no specific evidence, and state and local officials say voting went mostly problem-free.
Democrats pledge early action on tariffs, but the Center Square says a veto override needs 67 Senate votes and 290 House votes.
Democrats take control in January, and House Republicans vote Tuesday on a new leader after Speaker Johnson said he will not seek the job.
Their priorities range from data centers to a pause on frontier AI research, while Georgia's governor-elect says she plans an order pausing data center projects.
Republican Rep. Gerald Greene now leads Democrat Harry James by 262 votes in the unofficial count, after trailing by 58.
Sanders says accountability matters but affordability comes first, and Yahoo News reports he is open to a proposal to impeach Health Secretary Kennedy.
NewsNation reports three incoming Democratic senators won't back him either, while the New York Times says aides report he has enough commitments to win.
Democrats take control of Congress in January but lack the votes to override vetoes, so major changes would need Republican support.
He says he is open to an immigration deal with Democrats, and on Friday named Stephen Miller, a key architect of his crackdown, chief of staff.
Deb Haaland, Peggy Flanagan and Crystalyne Curley won on Tuesday, while Mary Peltola's Senate race in Alaska is still undecided.
On ABC, the Democrat calls Trump an "unserious fool" and says he is "game" if Trump wants to pass "Trump Care for All."
Democrats have won at least 253 House and 54 Senate seats, Al Jazeera reports, but lack the two-thirds needed to override a presidential veto.
AI-linked shares swung wildly and liquor makers rose on tariff-relief hopes, ABC News reports, while Trump Media lost 33% of its value.
Party leaders also name health care and tariffs as priorities, while the Washington Examiner reports Trump says he ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats.
A source says she plans affordability bills and probes of Trump's administration and Wall Street, and she opposed Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's confirmation.
Zelenskyy thanks Republicans who backed Kyiv, while the Kremlin calls any challenge to Trump's stance from the new Congress an internal US matter.
AP reports Trump has refused to acknowledge any responsibility, while a group of Senate Republicans wants leadership elections delayed until the cause of the losses is determined.
Trump named no one, says he has confidence in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and replaced chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller.
Democrat Scott Colom, a local prosecutor, could become the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction if he defeats Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Democrats won both chambers of Congress, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the nomination race is "wide open," and DeSantis gains in prediction markets.
Stewart says Schumer does not grasp the moment's urgency, while The Hill reports Schumer indicated he has the votes to stay leader.
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is behind by 2,574 ballots, according to AP, as both campaigns send lawyers and Mississippi has no recount law.
He is set to become the first Muslim senator in January, the Daily Mail reports, and Reason says Dearborn gave him 82 percent.
The AP Voter Poll finds about three-quarters of voters under 30 backed their local Democratic candidate, after a roughly even split in 2024.
In his Truth Social post, he calls the threats "extortion" and names Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, after Democrats won both chambers of Congress.
Trump's veto and Republican-backed funding limit what Democrats can change, the AP reports, though they appear ready to use subpoena power.
Democrats won both chambers of Congress, and The Post Millennial reports Stephen Miller, who replaces Susie Wiles as chief of staff, urged ending the war.
Democrats will hold at least 54 Senate seats from January, and Republicans want to confirm as many of Trump's pending judicial nominees as possible before then.
Democrats ran on affordability, but Trump can still veto bills and the party remains divided over its direction.
About 9 in 10 voters in an AP poll called the cost of living a crucial or major factor, and Vance blames the Iran war.
Trump calls the claim largely true but says the war was worthwhile, while the right begins arguing over its future.
Democrats are set to hold at least 54 Senate seats, and the AP's count leaves 19 House seats undecided.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Rep. Jim Jordan have announced bids, and House Republicans are scheduled to vote on leaders the Tuesday after election day.
He is the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988, and his early votes alone topped Paxton's total, state data show.
Chuck Schumer points to the power of the purse, and Trump says he will use his veto against any "insane" Democratic policies.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa, who beat Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Nov. 3, is due to take office Jan. 19, 2027, while Republicans keep the state Senate.
Slate counts 237 House seats for Democrats with a few dozen races uncalled, and Newsweek reports Democrats flipped legislative chambers in several states.
Florida's governor said on the Sage Steele Show that Ramaswamy, the Republican beaten by Democrat Amy Acton, wants to bring in foreign workers on visas.
Donalds got 50 percent to Jolly's 48.7 percent, per Newsweek, and succeeds term-limited Ron DeSantis, who leaves office in January.
Pediatrician Andrews beat Sen. Darline Graham, appointed after the death of her brother Lindsey, in the state's first Democratic Senate win since 1998.
Unofficial state results show Hurd with 49.29 percent to Democrat Dwayne Romero's 47.44 percent in a district Democrats had targeted.
Eric Armstrong stayed on the ballot and won by about nine points, while Republican Keith Jones says the public deserves to know more.
The Nasdaq fell about 5.5% Thursday as AI-linked stocks sold off, after Democrats won both the House and Senate in Tuesday's midterms.
Exit polls found nearly 9 in 10 voters called the cost of living a crucial or major factor, and Trump keeps his veto.
Alito told Fox News he is staying on the court through at least the current term, due to end in late June.
Flanagan, the state's lieutenant governor, becomes the first Native American woman elected to the U.S. Senate and replaces retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.
Susie Wiles, who submitted her resignation Thursday, will move to Trump's political operation, while Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries calls Miller a "reckless extremist."
ABC News reports Colorado voters also approved a ban with 52%, and Washington's Democratic Party chair says she plans a court challenge.
Bass conceded, and Raman, a council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, will be the city's first South Asian mayor.
Rep. Robert Garcia, expected to lead House Oversight, told Trump officials to lawyer up, while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stresses costs over getting even.
Democrat Mary Peltola leads by 637 votes in unofficial results, and a law professor tells Newsweek Alaska law allows no such transfer.
The White House has long denied wrongdoing, and spokeswoman Lauren Bis says that if Democrats pursue "sham investigations," they are working against Americans.
The White House says Democrats who choose to pursue "sham investigations and radical left policies" are working against the American people.
The Milwaukee County executive defeated Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany to succeed Gov. Tony Evers, and says he did not run to make history.
NBC News, citing the AP, names Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and Stateline reports Democrats also ended Republican supermajorities in several chambers.
The Democrat is mentioned as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, and the Washington Examiner reports he has not said whether he will run.
CBS News projects 251 to 268 House seats for Democrats, while Speaker Mike Johnson says he won't run for minority leader.
Trump says he was not on the ballot and would have won in a landslide, while some House and Senate races remain uncalled.
The letter names affordability, accountability and American values as priorities, and Just the News says no Democrat had announced a challenge as of press time.
Lewis George says she is willing to work with Trump's administration and to stand up to it, and outgoing Mayor Bowser backs a smooth transition.
Fox News reports five newly elected Democratic senators have said they won't back him, while no incumbent Democratic senator has publicly opposed him.
Democrats also took the Georgia and Ohio governor's races and flipped a South Carolina Senate seat, according to Vox, The Atlantic and The New Republic.
Just the News reports Mississippi and Alaska remain uncalled, with Democrat Scott Colom leading Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 43 votes at press time.
Vice President JD Vance says Republicans lost because of the war with Iran, while Democratic governors and senators position themselves for 2028.
Trump says Vance's view is largely true, but he would do it again, as Democrats won both the House and the Senate.
Democrats take power in January with investigative committees and a say over Senate confirmations, but Trump told a podcast he will veto everything.
Ohio held 21 of the measures, and shares of companies tied to data center construction fell on Wednesday.
Democrats flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats to reach 54, and Trump says Republicans would have won with his name on the ballot.
Trump says he will accept the results and work with Democrats, but also says he will veto legislation he calls insane.
The AP reports a Democratic surge fueled by unhappiness with Trump, the economy and the Iran war, which also cost Republicans seats they had counted on.
Democrats also regained majorities in the House and Senate, Axios reports, as Latino voters who helped Trump in 2024 moved away from Republicans.
Republican Mike Rogers conceded by statement, and the AP says Democrats won a substantial Senate majority in Tuesday's midterms.
Democrat Scott Colom leads Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith with about 96% of votes counted, and both camps have voiced confidence.
Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan both say they will run, with Republicans set to vote Nov. 10.
The Associated Press called the race for Ford, the state attorney general, who will be Nevada's first Black governor and campaigned on affordability.
Trump says he would have won had he been on the ballot, and calls Vice President Vance's Iran-war explanation for the losses "largely true."
Trump says the war was part of it but he would do it again, and he called Vance's post good.
Trump tells Fox News he does not like to consider the result a defeat for himself, saying he was not on the ballot.
Trump says Democrats "did a good job" and blames Republican candidates for the losses, adding "I don't view it as a hit on me."
Amendment 3, which Republican lawmakers placed on the ballot, also targeted gender-affirming care for minors and won only 44% of the vote.
Musk wrote on X that his "election-interfering space lasers" did not work this time, and Tesla and SpaceX shares fell in premarket trading.
With 99 percent counted, Omar had 76.5 percent of the vote in Minnesota's 5th District, and she denies wrongdoing in the federal immigration investigation.
Becerra, a former state attorney general and Biden health secretary, will be California's first Latino governor since 1875 and will succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The Democrat, seen as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, beat the Republican state treasurer by a wide margin, while control of the state legislature was still undecided.
Sand, the state auditor, beat Republican Zach Lahn in a state that Trump carried by 13 percentage points in 2024.
Trump says voters probably weren't willing to pay more for gasoline, and he says he will veto Democratic bills he calls insane.
Trump says he was surprised, faults some Republican candidates, cites gasoline prices from the Iran war, and says he would veto bills he calls insane.
Brown, who lost his seat to Bernie Moreno in 2024, will serve the rest of a term that ends in January 2029.
Hinojosa is the first Democrat to win the Texas governor's race since 1990 and will be the state's first Hispanic governor.
Former governor Cooper beat Trump-backed Michael Whatley for retiring Sen. Thom Tillis's seat, and Democrats need a net gain of four seats for control.
Turek, a state representative and Paralympic medalist, takes retiring Republican Sen. Joni Ernst's seat in a state Trump won by 13 points in 2024.
Kean missed more than 100 votes during an absence from March 5 to June 30 that he later linked to depression.
Outlets project a Democratic majority after four years of Republican control, but the final seat count is unclear while votes in several races are still counted.
Andrews is the first Democrat elected to the Senate from South Carolina since 1998, and Graham is the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister.
Memorials honor Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, where his son began it after voting on Oct. 19, Newsweek reports.
Donalds, a congressman backed by Trump, will be Florida's first Black governor and succeed term-limited Ron DeSantis, a fellow Republican.
The former Atlanta mayor defeated Republican billionaire Rick Jackson to succeed Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who was term-limited.
He beat Republican Scott Singer, a former Boca Raton mayor, in a seat redrawn to help Republicans, and the AP called it at 8:07 p.m.
The New York Times reports immigration agents did not turn out in force at polling places, though administration officials repeatedly warned of consequences.
Pappas, a four-term congressman, becomes the first openly gay man elected to the US Senate, and Sununu concedes.
He faces Republican Mike Rogers for the seat of retiring Sen. Gary Peters, and the race could help decide control of the Senate.
Races could produce the first Native American woman governor, the first Black woman governor and the first Muslim U.S. senator.
Collins, 73, seeks a sixth term, and a ranked count could delay the winner if no candidate reaches 50% of the vote, AP reports.
News outlets projected the win on Tuesday night, and CBS News says it keeps alive Democrats' hope of winning a Senate majority.
Democrats need a net gain of three House seats and four Senate seats, while Semafor says counting in Maine and Alaska could take days.
In the poll, 43% said opposing him was one reason for their vote, and just under 8 in 10 said inflation is straining their families.
Republican Ken Paxton faces Democrat James Talarico, who led two final polls by 5.9 and 7 points, according to Newsweek.
A Yahoo Finance analysis puts Democrats' Senate chances at 77.3% in three prediction markets and 80.2% in two poll-based models.
OpenAI's team works around the clock, and Google and Meta have also pledged robust efforts to stop their AI tools undermining confidence in elections.
Missouri voters weigh replacing their abortion rights amendment with a ban, while the ballot also carries redistricting and voter ID questions during the midterms.
Axios says Republicans' early-vote lead is smaller than in the past two general elections, and a Times/Siena poll has Donalds narrowly ahead for governor.
Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take the chamber, with close races from Ohio and Texas to Alaska.
Red paint and the words 'blood on her hands' appeared outside her Biddeford office, and her chief of staff calls it an attempt to intimidate.
The New York Times reported that people tied to Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign recruited the namesake candidate, and Peltola denies any involvement in a scheme.
Spending topped $100 million, and Ramaswamy's ad featuring Acton's estranged mother drew criticism from politicians across the country, AP reports.
Officials say every vote will be counted, with ballots held in emergency bags, while the cause is unclear in a closely watched House race.
Backers say Proposition 40 would pay for health care, while Gov. Gavin Newsom and more than 100 economists oppose it.
The DOJ calls it its largest monitoring effort ever, while some local election officials and the NAACP voice concern that monitors could intimidate voters.
Florida's governor declared an emergency in seven counties, while forecasters warn of heavy rain, damaging winds and a few tornadoes across central states.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries calls her choice a "terrible decision" and says next steps will be discussed when Congress returns Nov. 9.
A three-judge panel had briefly lifted the order hours earlier, and the full 9th Circuit will rehear the case with all 11 active judges.
Republicans hold the Senate 53-47, and final Times/Siena polls show Democrats ahead in most tossup races, but some results may take days.
More than half is an $8 billion one-time payment plan for farmers hit by diesel prices, and payment timing is unclear.
Democratic opponent Adam Hamilton calls the video "desperate," while it disputes claims that Marshall sued more than 700 former patients over unpaid bills.
Constantino's Democratic opponent, Gendebien, says the rally shows Republicans are worried, while Vance urges supporters to vote.
Fox News reports he has held 19 rallies since early September, and GOP insiders say his campaigning could offer insight into a possible 2028 run.
Law professor Kathleen Clark told the New York Times the emails seemed like "propaganda," while Newsweek reports no official ruling has found a violation.
NBC's final poll puts Trump's approval at 40%, and a majority are dissatisfied with their personal finances for the first time in the poll's 30-plus years.
In a podcast interview published Monday, a day before the midterm elections, Trump said he would issue advance pardons if he needed to.
Reuters reports the White House has spent months planning ways to act without Congress if Democrats win, and is reviewing possible executive steps.
The Guardian cites a long Ohio county strike and union leaders, while The New York Times says many voters blame President Trump's policies for inflation.
Days before the Nov. 3 midterms, Musk's X post lists three moves he fears Democrats would make and urges voters to back Republican senators.
Mary Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, denies knowing of any such effort, and an AP source says the Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas.
He backed Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, who is running to be the first Black woman elected governor in any state.
Democrat James Talarico held his own rally in Lubbock the same night, as polls show the Texas Senate race tied or narrowly leaning his way.
Breitbart reports that the Washington Democrat said Democrats must hold "these people" accountable, and quotes her criticizing the lack of accountability for Trump.
A judge ruled Wednesday and an appeals panel agreed 2-1 Friday, though DOJ calls the voters likely noncitizens and California disputes that.
Outlets call him the first pope to vote in a US election, and the Vatican says he votes as a citizen whenever eligible.
The Republican National Committee had swapped the events for remote rallies on Thursday, and a source now says they were only rearranged for scheduling reasons.
ABC and the Washington Examiner call it his third Ohio stop this month, as Vance campaigns in North Carolina and Obama rallies Democrats in Georgia.
Time reports registered Democrats cast about 45% of early ballots and Republicans 31% in states with party registration, but an expert cautions it cannot predict results alone.
Trump answered at a Monday rally in Mississippi, calling the White House a national symbol that had been in horrible condition. Outlets differ on where Obama spoke.
He did not say where the money would come from. NBC News says there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, and the midterms are Nov. 3.
Trump also called Abdul El-Sayed a Muslim Brotherhood member, which El-Sayed has repeatedly denied. NBC reports Trump offered no evidence for his claims.
Her Democratic challenger, local prosecutor Scott Colom, was seen at the rally site, and The Hill says the midterms are eight days away.
Discussing the Muslim Brotherhood, Kennedy also said Arabs don't win Nobel, Fields or Wolf prizes. The Council on American-Islamic Relations called for him to be fired.
Murkowski backs former state lawmaker Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins about a week before Election Day. Trump-endorsed Republican Bernadette Wilson says Murkowski abandoned Alaska values long ago.