Midterm elections live updates: First Senate race call gives Democrats a win in Virginia  —  EDITED BY CURTIS YEE, BRIDGET BROWN, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, NELL CLARK, BERNARD MCGHEE, SAL CHRIST AND KIANA DOYLE  —  AP photographers capture Americans voting  —  Photos of Americans voting on midterm Election Day

Democrats seize House control from Republicans  —  Democrats on Tuesday seized control of the U.S. House, flipping the chamber after four years in the minority wilderness to usher in a new era of divided government, Decision Desk HQ projects.  —  The change will have immediate repercussions …

Trump Is Watching Fox News, and He Is Not Thrilled  —  On a consequential midterm night, the president offered some harsh criticism of the cable news channel on his social media account.  —  Like millions of his fellow Americans, President Trump tuned into Fox News on Tuesday for the latest updates on the midterm elections.

Live Forecast: Senate and House  —  Read how it works ›  —  Chance of winning Senate control … Tracking the closest races in the Senate and House  —  Our election forecast is based on estimates for the outcomes of all Senate and House races.  The tables below show the closest races …

Keisha Lance Bottoms wins the Georgia governor's race, flipping the office for Democrats  —  NBC News projects that Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, defeated billionaire Republican Rick Jackson in the contest to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp.  —  Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has won Georgia's race …

Midterm Elections Live Updates: Polls Close in Several Battlegrounds in Fight to Control Congress  —  Here's the latest.  —  Polls are now closed in Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and parts of Florida and New Hampshire, states with crucial midterm races that will decide control of Congress.

Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.  —  Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students.  But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google's search engine.  —  Google announced Tuesday that early next year it would turn off …

Keisha Lance Bottoms and the long road from Crawfordville to Governor's Mansion … In 1860, an enslaved man named Sheppard Peek was listed among the possessions of William Peek, a white man in Crawfordville.  —  His value was placed at $1,400.  —  On another surviving document, Sheppard signed his name with an X.

Justice Dept. Sends Target Letters to Democrats in Escalation of Alaska Inquiry  —  The move is a highly unusual action to take at the decisive moment in a close race between the incumbent, Dan Sullivan, and his Democrat rival, Mary Peltola.  —  The Justice Department is intensifying …

Bennett ousts Kean Jr. in battleground New Jersey House race  —  Former healthcare executive Rebecca Bennett will defeat Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R) in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, capitalizing on what many Democrats viewed as a key flip opportunity, Decision Desk HQ projects.

Westchester ballot glitch delays vote counting until Wednesday  —  Nina Pineda has the details on the voting programming glitch from Westchester.  —  WABC  —  ShareFollow abc7NY on Google  —  WESTCHESTER COUNTY, New York (WABC) — Thousands of ballots in Westchester County were scanned Tuesday …

North Carolina Senate Results 2026  —  Former RNC chairman Michael Whatley faces off against former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for the seat opened up by GOP Sen. Thom Tillis' retirement.  Democrats haven't won a Senate race since 2006, but Cooper has won six statewide elections …

Trump touted his Reflecting Pool success.  But new problems are visible.  —  Discoloration and inconsistencies were spotted immediately following the president's speech.  —  During a Monday afternoon event at the base of the Lincoln Memorial, President Donald Trump said that the second round …

The New York Times Terminates Contract with Romance Columnist Olivia Waite After Bluesky Repost  —  Please be advised that the following article discusses rape allegations.  —  ...  The New York Times has terminated their contract with author Olivia Waite, their romance columnist …

Texas 2026 midterm elections live blog  —  Texas Tribune reporters will provide live updates throughout the night on key results, breaking news and what they're seeing across the state.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!  — YOU'RE WELCOME TO REPUBLISH THIS ARTICLE FOR FREE AS LONG AS YOU FOLLOW …

Scoop: Haley Stevens requests U.S. marshals' protection after death threats  —  Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens has requested U.S. marshals' protection after the Democrat told authorities she had received death threats for endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the swing state's hotly contested Senate race …

Ossoff wins reelection in battleground Georgia  —  Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) will win reelection for another term in the Senate, holding off a challenge from Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Decision Desk HQ has projected.  —  Ossoff is leading with about 80 percent of the vote to Collins's nearly 20 percent …

Byron Donalds wins Florida governor's race  —  Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is projected to defeat Democrat David Jolly in the Florida gubernatorial race, according to Decision Desk HQ.  —  Donalds, who has represented the Sunshine State's 19th Congressional District since 2021 …

Deb Haaland wins New Mexico governor's race  —  Democrat Deb Haaland is projected to defeat her Republican opponent Gregg Hull in New Mexico's gubernatorial race, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).  —  Haaland, who served as Interior secretary under former President Biden …

Longshot JD Ford elected first out gay member of Congress from Indiana, unseating GOP incumbent  —  JD Ford has made LGBTQ+ history in Indiana with a remarkable upset in the conservative state.  —  The Democrat bested incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz to triumph …

Biden's revenge: His alumni are winning in the midterms  —  The party has already flipped the South Carolina and North Carolina Senate seats, Ohio governorship plus several red House seats.  —  What to know so far:  —  Biden's revenge: His alumni are winning in the midterms