Republicans lost every statewide race on the ballot. Their disruptive move to redraw the congressional map in the middle of the decade under pressure from President Donald Trump goes down in history ...

Supporters of Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico cheer as they watch midterm election returns during a watch party at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on November 3, 2026, in Austin, ...

We will be back to the standard format tomorrow, with a breakdown on what Democrats plan to do with control of both chambers ...

Before we consider what yesterday was, we should consider what it wasn’t. It wasn’t a repudiation of postliberalism, I’m sorry to say. You know and I know that if the economy were roaring, with ...

What they got was a process that encouraged the centralization of power in leadership. What started as an internal Democratic ...

Despite repeated losses in court, the DOJ’s lawsuits aim to affect how ballots are counted and whether results are certified.

It’s this last item that is of greatest significance this week, as the potential window for resuming long-signaled American strikes against Iran opens. After all, the fitting symbolism of striking our ...

Reflecting on this potential shift before votes are cast is useful because there will be an ugly, noisy, and self-interested fight about what the results mean and don’t mean. That’s what mostly—or ...

On October 20, we updated an article to note that Roy Cooper is the former governor of North Carolina and to correct the name of former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster. On October 22, we ...

In the 1946 midterms, Republicans captured the national mood in two words: “Had Enough?” Voters answered yes. Republicans ...

Progressive skepticism toward AI development undermines the Democratic Party’s affordability message going into the midterms.

Welcome to Dispatch Energy! There’s been no end to debates about energy affordability and permitting reform lately, and on ...