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President Donald Trump gave extended comments Wednesday, not about the Republican Party's midterm election wipeout but instead justifying his building a sprawling White House ballroom.
After the Democrats' best midterm performance in 68 years, CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten breaks down how this may spell the end of the Trump era; cross referencing the President's net approval rate with Dem seats gained to frame this election's consequences. 0:00 The biggest story of…
President Donald Trump touted his new White House ballroom during remarks from the construction site Wednesday. It was his first speech after Democrats swept the GOP in the midterms.
Vice President JD Vance took to social media today to deliver his post-mortem on Republicans’ grim performance in the midterms, making clear that he thought one factor deserved the most blame: “The reason we lost is the war,” Vance wrote. Donald Trump, Jr. endorsed Vance's statement on social…
Across the country, voters reacted with joy and disbelief as Democrats pulled off stunning midterm upsets, claiming victories in traditional Republican strongholds including Iowa, South Carolina, Texas and Kansas.
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivers remarks following the midterm elections where House Democrats retook control of the US House of Representatives. 0:00 Election results overview 6:24 Democratic leadership vision 10:53 Commitment to the American public 15:05 Strategic focus and results 18:16 Policy and accountability 20:35…
Our White House correspondents Tyler Pager and Erica L. Green called President Trump to ask whether he would accept the results of the election.
Republicans in Texas faced a resounding defeat in the midterm elections, in part because they haven’t been talking about the issues that Americans care about, a Texas state representative told CNN Wednesday. “The governor all the way down lost, and that’s what happens when you cannot run on…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer that voters sent a "clear and direct repudiation of MAGA extremism" after Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate. Jeffries said that with their new majority, Democrats will work to end the Iran war as one…
A Sky News reporter who clashed with Abdul El-Sayed as the first polls closed in the US midterm elections has spoken out after the heated exchange.
During a live broadcast, Politico cold called President Donald Trump to get his reaction to the midterm results. Trump claimed he would have won if his name had been on the ballot but said he was open to working with the Democrats.
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten unpacks the "blue-nami" wave of Democratic flips in the Senate and House of Representatives from Tuesday's midterm elections. He also delves into gubernatorial races across the country, what we've learned from voter polls, the razor-thin margin in the Mississippi Senate race as…
A key Iranian leader and negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, posted his views on the US midterm elections on X. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
By the time the House and Senate had been called for Democrats on Tuesday, a consensus among members of both parties was forming: voters had rejected President Donald Trump’s record in office, and he would face a starkly different political reality for the remainder of his term. Trump,…
The 2026 midterm elections brought a wave of historic wins throughout the US. CNN explains those historic firsts.
A former Trump administration official has revealed how furious the president was when he lost congressional seats during the midterm elections in 2018.
The Democrats have had a resounding win, taking control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in a historic midterms result. Hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy examine what went wrong for the Republicans and why voters turned out in droves to deliver the blue wave so many predicted. But perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was Donald…
Karoline Leavitt conceded that rising gas prices impacted the Republican Party's position in the midterm elections as Democrats secured dramatic victories in the "Blue Tsunami."
Jonathan Freedland and Shrai Popat run through the results of the US midterms, on a historic night for Democrats and a night to forget for Republicans Track live results from all 50 states Full report: Democrats win control of Congress in ‘blue wave’ Tell us: how do you feel about the US midterm election results? Continue reading...
The Democrats have had a resounding win, taking control of the Senate and the House of Representatives in a historic midterms result. Hosts Reged Ahmad and Jonathan Yerushalmy examine what went wrong for the Republicans and why voters turned out in droves to deliver the blue wave so many predicted. But perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was Donald…
Democrats will flip control of the Senate in a resounding and historic victory, CNN projects. They capitalized on President Donald Trump’s historic unpopularity to win a major victory and significant power to check his final two years in office. Here is a compilation of 26 CNN senate projections…
President Donald Trump began election night by lashing out at Fox News. He implausibly tried to blame the conservative network for the GOP’s devastating midterm losses. CNN’s Brian Stelter reports.
Democrats will flip control of both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections in a resounding and historic victory, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. Democrats capitalized on President Donald Trump’s historic unpopularity to win a major victory and significant power to check a previously untethered Trump and…
A major power shift in Washington is underway: Democrats flipped enough key seats in the Senate and House to take back both chambers of Congress from Republicans. Washington Bureau Chief and Political Director David Chalian analyzes the results.
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