Democrats were projected to control both chambers of Congress, but Alaska’s close Senate race could affect the size of their Senate majority. Unofficial results showed Democrat Mary Peltola ahead of Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan by 298 votes, with many ballots still uncounted and ranked-choice tabulation possible.
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At 9:24 p.m. Alaska time, Peltola had 79,017 votes, or 48.3 percent, and Sullivan had 78,719 votes, or 48.1 percent.
A total of 211 of Alaska’s 403 precincts had reported at that point.
If Peltola wins, she would give Democrats an Alaska Senate seat for the first time since Mark Begich lost to Sullivan in 2014.
The article said a Peltola win could make her the 55th or 56th Democratic senator; a Sullivan win would leave Republicans with a narrower Democratic majority to contend with.
The Justice Department sued over the ballot listing of independent candidate Daniel J. Sullivan, whose votes it argued could affect the result; a judge dismissed the suit and the department planned to appeal.
Alaska planned to update its vote count on November 10, 13 and 18, with state officials aiming to certify results by November 25.
If no candidate receives more than 50 percent, Alaska will use ranked-choice tabulation on November 18, eliminating the last-place candidate and transferring those ballots to voters’ next choices.
Overseas absentee ballots can arrive up to 15 days after Election Day, and the article said past Alaska Senate races had taken about two weeks to call.
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Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican Mike Rogers and becoming the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate, according to the article. El-Sayed campaigned on progressive policies, including universal health care, and said his win reflected support built across Michigan.
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El-Sayed declared victory early Wednesday at Michigan Democrats’ headquarters in Detroit.
He defeated Mike Rogers, a former congressman endorsed by Donald Trump.
El-Sayed previously served as Wayne County health director and won the Democratic primary over Haley Stevens.
His campaign supported Medicare for All and called for ending U.S. military aid to Israel.
The article says Trump and other critics attacked El-Sayed over his faith and portrayed him as too far left.
The pro-Israel group AIPAC’s United Democracy Project spent about $30 million in the primary opposing El-Sayed, according to the article.
AdImpact reported that both parties had spent more than $220 million on general-election advertising by mid-October.
The race was to fill the seat of outgoing Democratic senator Gary Peters, who has held it since 2015.
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Democrats won control of both the Senate and the House in the November 3 midterm elections, according to France 24. The report described the victories in Republican strongholds as a major rebuke to President Donald Trump and said the results exceeded expectations for a Democratic wave.
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Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress.
The elections took place on November 3, 2026.
Democrats scored victories in Republican strongholds.
The report characterized the results as a rebuke to President Donald Trump.
France 24 international affairs editor Kethevane Gorjestani said the expected Democratic wave was growing into what she called “tsunami territory.”
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Republicans’ mid-cycle redistricting efforts did not deliver most of the House seats they targeted in Tuesday’s elections. Democrats made gains in several states, including North Carolina, where they appeared poised to flip multiple seats and possibly take control of the state’s House delegation.
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Tennessee Republican Scott DesJarlais trailed his Democratic opponent by 200 votes in unofficial final results after state legislators made his district less Republican-leaning.
Republicans were on track to lose all four Florida districts they redrew, including races involving Democratic Reps. Darren Soto, Kathy Castor and Jared Moskowitz.
In Texas, Republicans were on track to win one of five heavily redrawn districts; Democrats held several seats in the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio area.
Democratic Reps. Greg Landsman and Marcy Kaptur held their Ohio seats despite redistricting that made them more challenging for Democrats.
Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures was set to win comfortably in Alabama, while a redrawn Louisiana district was headed to a December runoff.
North Carolina Democrats appeared likely to unseat Republican Reps. Addison McDowell, Brad Knott, Tim Moore and Richard Hudson; Virginia Foxx trailed by about 100 votes.
North Carolina’s congressional delegation could shift from a 10–4 Republican majority to a 9–5 Democratic majority.
Republican Rep. Greg Murphy narrowly held on in North Carolina after redistricting put more Democratic voters in his district.
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Perez Hilton’s family said he has made progress in his recovery since an August hospitalization. He has moved into supportive housing, entered a partial hospitalization program, and has spent time with his three children while continuing to receive mental health care.
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Hilton’s family shared the update on his website on November 3.
Hilton, 48, was hospitalized on August 4 after a TikTok livestream in which he appeared to harm himself.
Miami-Dade officers responded to calls from viewers and took Hilton to a hospital for treatment.
His family said at the time that he had lost significant blood and needed surgery.
The family said Hilton has transitioned to a partial hospitalization program.
Hilton is staying in supportive housing and continues to receive mental health care.
The family said he has been able to spend time with his three children.
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The article says Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the U.S. midterm elections, flipping Senate seats in several traditionally Republican states and gaining House seats and governorships. It links the results to voter dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump’s policies, especially the cost of living, and says Trump later claimed he would have won by a large margin if he had been on the ballot.
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Democrats flipped seven Senate seats and gained more than two dozen House seats, according to the article.
The Associated Press called the Senate and House for Democrats on Tuesday night, giving the party control of both chambers.
Democratic candidates won Senate races in Iowa, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas, the article reports.
Adam Hamilton defeated Roger Marshall in Kansas, where the article says a Democrat had not won a Senate seat in 94 years.
James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, ending a 38-year Republican run in the state’s Senate race, according to the article.
The article says voters had expressed disapproval of Trump’s performance, particularly over the cost of living.
Trump said he was not on the ballot and claimed he would have won by a landslide if he had been.
The article says Democrats performed better than pre-election polls had suggested.
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Rep. Marcy Kaptur is projected to win a 23rd term representing Ohio’s 9th Congressional District after a rematch with Republican Derek Merrin, according to Decision Desk HQ. The win would extend her record as the longest-serving woman in congressional history.
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Kaptur is a Democrat from Ohio.
Decision Desk HQ projected Kaptur as the winner.
Kaptur faced Republican Derek Merrin in a rematch.
The race was for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District.
The projected win would give Kaptur a 23rd term in the House.
Kaptur is the longest-serving woman in congressional history.
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Alaska voters appear set to approve Initiative Petition 25USCV, according to Decision Desk HQ. The measure would make minor wording changes to state law, which requires voters to be citizens and meet other eligibility criteria.
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Decision Desk HQ projected that the ballot measure would pass.
The measure is called Initiative Petition 25USCV.
It would make minor language changes to Alaska law.
Alaska law requires voters to be citizens.
Alaska law also requires voters to meet other eligibility criteria.
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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, according to an Associated Press projection. El-Sayed, a former Detroit health director, will become the first Muslim U.S. senator and has campaigned on universal health care, taxing billionaires and reducing corporate influence in politics.
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The candidates competed for the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.
Republicans had hoped to win the seat, which Democrats had held for decades.
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary to El-Sayed, endorsed Rogers in the race’s final days.
El-Sayed and Rogers both made affordability a central campaign issue but proposed different approaches.
Rogers backed tax cuts, domestic manufacturing, more transparent health care prices, and stronger border and immigration enforcement.
President Trump questioned El-Sayed’s loyalty to the United States and made allegations of extremist ties that the article describes as unsubstantiated; El-Sayed rejected them.
El-Sayed’s Medicare for All proposal faces political obstacles to becoming law.
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Democrat Abdul el-Sayed won Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed campaigned on affordability, reducing the influence of money in politics, Medicare for All and ending funding for foreign wars.
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El-Sayed is a former Wayne County health director.
He narrowly won the Democratic primary against Haley Stevens, who later endorsed Rogers.
The seat became open when Democratic Senator Gary Peters retired.
The article says no Republican had won a Senate race in Michigan since 1994.
The campaign drew more than $100 million in advertising after the August 4 primary.
El-Sayed criticized President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during his victory speech.
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CBS News projects that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan’s Senate race, preserving the seat for Democrats. El-Sayed, a former state health official, would become the first Muslim senator.
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El-Sayed is 42 and won the Democratic primary after Sen. Gary Peters chose not to seek reelection.
Rogers is a former Republican congressman, Army veteran and former FBI agent.
Rogers lost his 2024 Senate race to Elissa Slotkin by 20,000 votes.
El-Sayed opposed U.S. support for Israel, a position that drew scrutiny during the campaign.
El-Sayed denied claims that he had ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
President Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz criticized El-Sayed and raised claims about his alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, El-Sayed’s former primary opponent, endorsed Rogers shortly before Election Day.
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CBS News projected that Democrats would regain control of both chambers of Congress after sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections. The report also listed several projected state and federal election results.
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CBS News projected that Democrats would take control of the Senate.
CBS News projected that Democrats would take control of the House.
CBS News projected Gina Hinojosa’s win in the Texas governor’s race.
CBS News projected James Talarico’s win in a Texas race.
CBS News projected Keisha Lance Bottoms’ win.
CBS News projected Roy Cooper’s Senate win.
CBS News projected Ashley Moody’s win in Florida’s Senate election.
The article listed Mississippi’s Senate race as extremely close.
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Democrats made major gains in the elections, including victories in traditionally Republican states and close races in districts President Trump carried in 2024. The article reports that Democrats won statewide offices in Texas, while several House races remained leads rather than confirmed wins.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia by nearly 18 percentage points, according to the article.
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper won his Senate race by roughly 19 points.
James Talarico won the Texas Senate race by about 12 points, and Democrats won the Texas House, Senate and governorship.
North Carolina Republican Rep. Richard Hudson lost his seat; the article said the state's congressional delegation could shift to five Republicans and nine Democrats.
Democrats were leading in five House districts that received little or no outside spending from major national Democratic groups, according to AdImpact.
In three Rio Grande Valley House races, Democrats were leading Republicans by margins ranging from 16 to 36 percentage points.
In Tennessee's 4th District, Victoria Broderick was leading Republican Rep. Scott DesJarlais by about 200 votes in a district Trump carried by 24 points in 2024.
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The article reports that Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, flipping several Senate seats and crossing the 218-seat threshold in the House. It says Democrats campaigned on ending the war on Iran, lowering living costs and scrutinizing the Trump administration, but notes that acting on those goals may be difficult.
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Democrats won 53 Senate seats and were leading in three more, according to the article.
The Associated Press reported that Democrats had won the House, giving them control of both chambers of Congress.
James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton in Texas and became the first Democrat to win a statewide race there in 32 years, the article says.
Adam Hamilton defeated Republican Roger Marshall in Kansas; the article says Democrats had not won a Senate seat in the state since 1932.
Roy Cooper won North Carolina’s Senate seat by almost 20 percentage points, according to the article.
The article reports that Troy Jackson defeated Susan Collins in Maine and Sherrod Brown defeated Jon Husted in Ohio.
Abdul El-Sayed was leading and had claimed victory in Michigan; a win would make him the first Muslim senator in the United States, the article says.
Democrats said they would pursue ending the war on Iran, reducing living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable for alleged abuses of power.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said four tankers were destroyed after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and that two other tankers were seized. The BBC said it could not independently verify the claims, made amid continuing conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel and stalled efforts to end the fighting.
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The IRGC said two of the four tankers it reported destroyed were still burning.
The IRGC said the vessels were trying to use a prohibited southern route through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the IRGC’s claims.
The IRGC also said three tankers had been destroyed by mines on Tuesday and that it had shot down an MQ-9 drone over the strait.
Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to the attack and said it would reopen it only if the United States accepted demands in Iran’s peace plan.
Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said U.S. midterm election results showed Americans opposed the war.
President Donald Trump said the conflict would end when he decided it would, and said he did not regret launching it.
Talks to end the conflict, which the article says began with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, had been stalled for months.
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Decision Desk HQ projects Republican Jessica Steinmann to defeat Democrat Laura Jones in Texas’s 8th Congressional District. Steinmann leads by about 10 points with 91 percent of the vote counted and is set to succeed Rep. Morgan Luttrell.
Democrat Leticia Gutierrez is projected to defeat Republican Alex Mealer in Texas’s 9th Congressional District. With 78% of the vote reported, Gutierrez led by 14 points and is set to succeed Rep. Al Green.
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Decision Desk HQ projected Gutierrez as the winner.
Gutierrez is a Democrat.
Mealer is a Republican.
Gutierrez led Mealer by 14 points with 78% of the vote reported.
The race was for Texas’s 9th District.
Gutierrez is set to succeed Rep. Al Green in representing the district.
State lawmakers redrew the Houston-area district last year.
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President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats after they won control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. He said the Iran war may have contributed to Republican losses but rejected personal responsibility and blamed factors including Republican candidates.
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Trump told Fox News that Democrats had done “a good job” and said he was willing to work with them.
Trump warned he could veto legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled Congress.
He said the Iran war may have played a part in the election result, while defending his actions toward Iran.
Trump claimed Republicans would have won by a landslide if he had been on the ballot.
Trump blamed Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s defeat on Abbott becoming a “RINO,” or a Republican in name only.
A White House official said candidate quality mattered and criticized some Republican candidates.
The article says Democrats gained control of Congress, but does not specify which chambers.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed disappointment over Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms and spoke about deaths caused by Communism, according to the article. The article provides no further details about his remarks or the election results.
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Mike Johnson is identified as the U.S. House speaker.
Johnson expressed disappointment over Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms.
The article describes the Democratic gains as sweeping.
Johnson spoke about Communism killing millions of people.
The headline refers to Marxism.
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Democrats won control of the Senate and House in the 2026 midterm elections, according to the early results described in the article. The reported gains include Senate victories in several states and historic wins by candidates including Annie Andrews, Peggy Flanagan and Adam Hamilton.
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The article says Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress.
It reports Democrats won at least 53 seats in the 100-member Senate.
The reported Senate gains include Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio and South Carolina.
Annie Andrews won a South Carolina Senate seat that the article says Democrats had not won since 1998.
Peggy Flanagan became the first Native American U.S. senator, according to the article.
David Crowley won Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race and became the state’s first Black governor, the article reports.
Adam Hamilton became the first Democrat elected to a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas in nearly a century, according to the article.
Donald Trump blamed the results on his absence from the ballot and said Republicans would have won by a landslide if he had run, the article says.
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