November 2026
November 2
- Democrats win Senate and full control of Congress in midterm rout
Democrats won the Senate and full control of Congress in the midterm elections, projections showed, after victories that included deeply Republican states. The party flipped the Senate after first taking the House, giving it a platform to check President Donald Trump.
- Abdul El-Sayed beats Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race, becoming first Muslim US senator
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race, becoming the first Muslim American to serve in the Senate. El-Sayed ran as a progressive and an antiestablishment candidate on the left.
- Democrat Amy Acton won Ohio's race for governor, defeating Republican Vivek Ramaswamy
Democrat Amy Acton won Ohio's race for governor, defeating Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Decision Desk HQ projected the result. The win drew national attention beyond Ohio.
- Supreme Court denies Trump administration bid to set aside 20,000 disputed California ballots
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against the Trump administration over its bid to force California to set aside ballots in a dispute with the Justice Department. The Justice Department had ordered the state to segregate and not count 20,000 ballots from people it claims are non-citizens.
- Republicans call on Trump to change course after midterms hand Democrats Congress
Democrats won control of Congress in the midterm elections, a result Republicans are now calling a devastating loss. The defeats have set off a reckoning inside the Republican Party over how it lost its grip on the legislature.