Midterm elections crack open political map, putting conservative states back in play
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a decade, the political map has been largely stagnant, locked into the same half-dozen or so political battlegrounds, reflecting a polarized, evenly divided country. On Tuesday, voters took a wrecking ball to that map, electing Democrats in states that were long considered reliably Republican. Kansas, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio and Iowa — all states that President Donald Trump easily won two years ago — backed Democrats for the U. S. Senate and, in several of them,...
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- Midterm elections crack open political map, putting conservative states back in play
- El-Sayed tells AP Michigan rejected hateful, spiteful campaign after months of Republican attacks
- Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOPs deep losses in midterm elections
- Democrat Hakeem Jeffries poised to make history as the first Black speaker of the House
- Trump brags about his White House ballroom and seeks to deflect blame for GOP midterm drubbing
- Speaker Johnson wont seek reelection as House Republican leader after partys midterm losses
- Democrats win full control of more state governments and the Texas House
- Democratic sweep of Congress ushers in a new era as Trump acknowledges impact of the Iran war
- Mayor Karen Bass, democratic socialist Nithya Raman in tight race to lead Los Angeles
- The 2028 election season begins as both parties navigate midterm fallout
- Which Senate, governors races are still uncalled by The Associated Press
- Democrats capture governorships in Texas and other GOP-controlled states in rebuke to Republicans
- Young voters led a sharp shift toward Democrats in the 2026 midterms, The AP Voter Poll finds
- How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll
- The Latest: Voters give Democrats control of Congress in rebuke to Trump
- Trump-backed Republican redistricting sought a midterm edge. It didnt work
- Democrats deliver a stunning rout in Texas to retake power for the first time in decades
- Democrats win the US House and Senate as voters deliver a strong rebuke to Trump and Republicans
- Voters back abortion rights and reject Trumps redistricting in state ballot measures
- Election Day unfolded with relatively few problems, despite worries over Trump election interference
- This time, determining which party will control Congress didnt take days
- After midterm losses, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him
- Takeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses
- What motivated voters in the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll
- Supreme Court hears challenge to Catholic preschools exclusion from Colorado-funded program
- Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Heres what that means
Tue, 03 Nov 2026
- US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally weans itself from American dependence
- The Latest: Voters will decide control of Congress in major test of Trumps second term
- Election night agenda: When polls close and when to expect results
- Promising new HIV-prevention drug is hard to find where its most needed, in places like Uganda
- Reflecting Pool vs. the state of the economy: Trump and Dems clash in closing messages
Mon, 02 Nov 2026
- Judge complicates construction timeline on Trumps memorial arch project with multiple deadlines
- Far from the campaign trail, Trump promotes his Reflecting Pool makeover before Election Day
- Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots
- El-Sayed, Michigan Democrats push to galvanize voters after stunning Senate race defection
- Judge cites weaponization in tossing charges for ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter Biden
- Kennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite
- Voters fear the America theyve known is slipping away. On that, the left and right agree
- The Latest: Democrats and Republicans make a final push one day before midterm elections
- Trump is giving his closing midterm pitch at problem-plagued Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
- El-Sayeds primary rival stuns Democrats by endorsing his GOP opponent in Michigan Senate race
Sun, 01 Nov 2026
- Trump rallies in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans fight to keep Senate and House control
- Justice Department urges sanctions for database analysis critical of its noncitizen voting claims
- Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race if GOP incumbent loses
- Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is in the hospital after having a stroke, his office says
- United Arab Emirates says military solutions offer no quick off-ramps to crisis with Iran
- Canadian Prime Minister Carney reports progress in trade talks with Trump days before US midterms
- What to know about the Affordable Care Acts open enrollment period now underway
- Trump administrations social media posts ahead of elections criticized for being inflammatory
- Republicans on defense in Texas while Democrats in Michigan cant get on the same page
Sat, 31 Oct 2026
- Rubio says the US government did not facilitate Bolsonaros flight to the US
- Attorneys for Alaska say meritless Trump demand to set aside Senate ballots not even possible
- Over 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens are not on Calif. voter rolls, analysis finds
- London police arrest 139 people outside US Embassy for supporting banned pro-Palestinian group
- Virginia and DC sue over Trumps arch, adding to legal challenges as government wants work to begin
- Iranian leader threatens immediate response to potential attack, and other Mideast news
- When global diplomacy is done, its time for American football
- G20 foreign ministers in Atlanta meeting head to an ending without consensus on key issues
- Kamala Harris urges a too big to rig turnout for the midterms and tees off on Trump
- Meet the democratic socialists likely on their way to Congress
- Rising health costs and coverage changes are big concerns for older adults as Election Day nears
- Alabama Republicans thought they had drawn a safe US House seat. A Black congressman had other ideas
- Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate
- FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in candidates home town as Alaska Senate inquiry widens
- Trump and Clinton rally as early voting surges, Alaska probe widens, and Michigan Democrats feud
- Graphika finds China-linked Spamouflage accounts posing as US voters on X
Fri, 30 Oct 2026
- In Alaska race, Trump targets a long, sometimes sordid political tradition of spoiler candidates
- Judge puts off decision in Comey case as prosecutors pursue new indictment against ex-FBI head
- Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV and social media
- US approves a proposed $2.1 billion sale of Patriot interceptors to Ukraine after alleged holdup
- Judge wants to know if Trump attorneys violated ethics in one of 2 cases to change the DC landscape
- Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots
- US scraps G20 photo after European diplomats object to being pictured with Russias Lavrov
- Norway turns to toilet humor after Trump bashes Scandinavian country
- The Latest: Trump to hold rallies in Kansas and Iowa after canceling them
- Early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day
- El-Sayed and Stevens to make rare joint appearance as Democrats seek unity in Michigan Senate race
- A midterm crossroads for both parties eyeing the beginning of the end of the Trump era
- Vote Republican, or else: how Trump is dangling government help on the campaign trail
- Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation
- Controversial attack ad featuring Democrats estranged mother is off the air in Ohio
- Trump cancels rallies in Kansas and Iowa, opting for telerallies to reach more voters, RNC says
- Ex-FBI officials accused of false statements about Hunter Biden press for dismissal of charges
- Justice Department subpoenas California officials in escalation of its scrutiny of elections
Thu, 29 Oct 2026
- Judge presses the Trump administration for details on its campaign to stop noncitizens from voting
- CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent
- Pentagon accuses newly fired general of leaking sensitive information to the media
- Trumps Justice Department pushes a spate of politically sensitive cases as midterm elections near
- Stolen election rhetoric from Trump isnt new. His ability to act on those claims is
- The Latest: Trump and Obama make closing stretch appeals
- Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trumps pressure
- Trump in Ohio and Obama in Georgia make closing stretch appeals to midterm voters in pivotal states
- How Trumps immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms
- Hegseth fires the Pentagons top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes
- Georgias Keisha Lance Bottoms navigates the challenges of Black women battling political barriers
- Justice Department announces Trump plans for golf course are in the works, course will close Nov. 15
- Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would wreak havoc on voting
- US warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources say
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