
US Politics
Winning Congress Is Not Taking Office
An election changes who will govern next. It does not end the outgoing Congress's term. The transfer runs through a lame-duck session, a new Speaker vote and the work of organizing both chambers.
BY Triston Grant · Nov 05, 2026

US Politics
Democrats Win House and Senate Control in the 2026 Midterms
AP has called both chambers for Democrats. The final seat totals are still taking shape, and the result sets up divided government when the new Congress takes office.
BY Esmé Brooks · Nov 04, 2026

US Politics
How to Read Election Night
More than 54 million Americans have already voted. Here is when polls close, which races will say the most, and why the full picture may not arrive on Tuesday.
BY Triston Grant · Nov 02, 2026

US Politics
The Quiet Surrender: How Republicans Stopped Fighting for the House
Five senior Republicans tell POLITICO the House has all but slipped away. With less than three weeks to go, the party is triaging, and the money is moving to the lifeboats.
BY Sai · Oct 18, 2026