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Democrats won back support from five key groups that shifted toward Trump in 2024: The AP Voter Poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic candidates made up significant ground among key demographic groups in t...

Democrats usher in a new era with their resounding sweep of the House and the Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter...

The Latest: Voters give Democrats control of Congress in rebuke to Trump

Democrats have won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation...

Trump-backed Republican redistricting sought a midterm edge. It didn't work

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the urging of President Donald Trump , Republicans in eight states redrew the...

The political map is anyone's guess after a Democratic wave in the midterm elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters took a wrecking ball to the traditional map of political battlegrounds, electing...

How Trump and Republicans lost the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade with Donald Trump at the epicenter of U.S. politics, most...

Democrats deliver a stunning rout in Texas to retake power for the first time in decades

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats finally got their wish in Texas. Shut out of power for decades, Democrats...

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries poised to make history as the first Black speaker of the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the cusp of making history as the nation’s...

What motivated voters in the 2026 midterm elections, according to The AP Voter Poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Tuesday’s midterm races were hoping their candidates could hold onto...

Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate...

Supreme Court hears challenge to Catholic preschools' exclusion from Colorado-funded program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration joined the Archdiocese of Denver on Tuesday in urging the...

US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally weans itself from American dependence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027...

The Latest: Voters give Democrats control of Congress in rebuke to Trump

Democrats have won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation...

Election night agenda: When polls close and when to expect results

WASHINGTON (AP) — With voters deciding thousands of races across the country on Tuesday, keeping trac...

Democrats capture governorships in Texas and other GOP-controlled states in rebuke to Republicans

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats scored victories in governor’s races in states long controlled by Republicans...

A promising new drug could turn the tide against HIV. But it's hard to find where it's needed most

MBARARA, Uganda (AP) — In the red light district in Mbarara, a city in western Uganda known in part...

This time, determining which party will control Congress didn't take days

WASHINGTON (AP) — The stakes in Tuesday's election — which party would control Congress — were clear....

Voters back abortion rights and reject Trump's redistricting in state ballot measures

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates notched victories in several states Tuesday, and voters...

Takeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump repeatedly encouraged voters to pretend he was on the midterm...

Election Day unfolded with relatively few problems, despite worries over Trump election interference

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the run-up to Election Day , President Donald Trump used many of the levers...

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