Democrats Win Senate, Taking Full Control of Congress Away From Republicans

Massive Midterm Rebuke, Still More Democratic Backsliding

If you’ll excuse the mixed metaphors: the US isn’t out of the woods, but Democrats’ big electoral win means pro-democracy Americans can see a light at the end of the tunnel

Democrats seize both the House and the Senate

In a historic midterm election, Democrats seized full control of Congress, fueled by victories in deeply Republican states.

Trump's Political Nightmare Has Just Begun

Donald Trump just lost his grip on Congress—and the political consequences could haunt the rest of his presidency. In a stunning midterm repudiation, Democrats have seized control of both the House and Senate, ending two years of Republican dominance in Washington and stripping Trump of the congressional protection he relied on to push his agenda largely unchecked.

Slog AM: Democrats Take Congress, Millionaires Tax Stays, Trans Sports Ban Could Pas

Goodbye Republican Congress! Try not to let the tsunami hit you on the way out. Oops! It hit you? Hm. Maybe that’s because you did zero to help Americans with basic problems—food prices, gas prices, housing prices, the list goes on and on—while at the same time opening the door and laying yourselves down as […]

Do Democrats have a mandate after their midterm sweep?

With control of Congress shifting, questions remain about how the party will govern and what voters expect from its new majority.