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El-Sayed defeats Rogers in bruising Michigan Senate race

Abdul El-Sayed claimed victory in Michigan's Democratic Senate seat early Wednesday, fending off a hard-charging challenge from Republican Mike Rogers and overcoming concerns about his views on Israel and his support among Black voters.

November 4, 2026

GOP’s Collins loses Maine reelection bid to replacement candidate

Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Sen. Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race, ending the Republican's five-term tenure in the Senate.

November 4, 2026

Democrats reclaim House, Senate majority in midterm wipeout for GOP

Texas led the way in a Republican bloodbath on Tuesday that ended GOP control of the House and Senate.

November 4, 2026

Democrat Josh Turek Flips Iowa Senate seat

Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek flipped Iowa's open Senate seat, defeating Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and giving Democrats a long-sought statewide win in a state that has steadily trended Republican.

November 3, 2026

‘The voters have spoken’: Cornyn congratulates Talarico after Paxton defeat in Texas

Sen. John Cornyn quickly congratulated Democrat James Talarico, whose win over Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton handed the man who ended Mr. Cornyn's Senate career a loss of his own.

November 3, 2026

Talarico beats Paxton, ending Democrats’ Texas 30-year drought in statewide elections

James Talarico scored a long-awaited win for Democrats in Texas, notching a victory over Republican Ken Paxton in the high-profile Senate race that shattered spending records.

November 3, 2026

Annie Andrews flips South Carolina Senate seat, thwarting GOP’s pick to succeed late Lindsey Graham

Democrat Annie Andrews pulled off one of the night's biggest surprises, defeating Sen. Darline Graham and becoming the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from South Carolina in nearly three decades.

November 3, 2026

Buttigieg tells El-Sayed supporters: ‘I’d rather be us right now’

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg struck an optimistic tone Tuesday night as election results rolled in across the country, fueling hopes among Democrats that they were headed for a strong night.

November 3, 2026

Red wall collapsing in Texas, South Carolina as GOP suffers a Senate bloodbath

Democrats stood on the brink of reclaiming the Senate majority on Tuesday night, flipping Republican-held seats in Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina.

November 3, 2026

Rogers makes final appeal to Michigan voters: ‘We are going to surprise some people’

Mike Rogers closed out his Senate campaign Monday night by calling on Michigan voters to reject socialism while praising Rep. Haley Stevens for putting country over party with her surprise endorsement.

November 2, 2026

Americans put more than control of Congress to the test in the midterm elections

Midterms are usually a referendum on the party in power. This one is also shaping up as a stress test for some of the biggest assumptions in American politics.

November 2, 2026

El-Sayed’s closing pitch after prominent Democrat defects to GOP’s Mike Rogers: ignore the noise

Less than 24 hours after Rep. Haley Stevens rocked Michigan's Senate race by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers, Abdul El-Sayed was back on the campaign trail Monday, imploring supporters to ignore the political drama and vote.

November 2, 2026

Fetterman casts a big shadow over midterms

Democrats are fired up about a blue wave on Tuesday carrying them to a majority in the Senate, but a familiar worry nags at them: Sen. John Fetterman.

November 2, 2026

Trump celebrates Haley Stevens’ ‘very brave’ endorsement of Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race

President Trump on Sunday praised Rep. Haley Stevens for breaking with her party to endorse Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race, weighing in after Democrats unleashed fierce criticism of the congresswoman's decision.

November 1, 2026

El-Sayed shrugs off Rep. Steven’s endorsement of his GOP opponent in Michigan Senate race

Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday blew off the news that his former Democratic primary opponent, Rep. Haley Stevens, endorsed Republican nominee Mike Rogers.

November 1, 2026

Rep. Haley Stevens endorses El-Sayed’s GOP opponent amid Democratic rupture in Michigan

Rep. Haley Stevens, a Democrat, rocked Michigan's Senate race Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers, splintering the fragile coalition behind Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed two days before the election.

November 1, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed’s feud with fellow Democrats over Israel clouds his outreach to Black voters

With just days left in Michigan's Senate race, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is being tripped up by his primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens.

October 31, 2026

Stevens rekindles Israel dispute, muddying El-Sayed’s closing unity pitch

Abdul El-Sayed hoped to spend the final days of Michigan's Senate race showcasing Democratic unity.

October 31, 2026

House Republicans want answers on Alaska’s second Dan Sullivan

House Republicans want to know whether Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign helped put a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot in Alaska's Senate race, and they're opening an investigation to find out.

October 29, 2026

El-Sayed says GOP attacks on his faith aim to distract from rising costs

Five days before Election Day, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is closing out the campaign with a simple argument: Republicans would rather talk about his name and Muslim faith than the issues he says are driving up costs for families.

October 29, 2026