Election news
The latest headlines on the 2026 midterms and U.S. politics from news outlets across the spectrum, election-related first. Updated every hour; each opens on the outlet's site.
-
Attorney general thinks he’s MAGA world’s personal lawyer now
It seems that he is very eager to assure all of the many, many wrongdoers in the Trump administration that they have a friend in Todd Blanche. When incoming House Oversight Committee Chair Robert Garcia told newly crowned chief of staff Stephen Miller to… Read more
-
Election deniers are back—and dumber than ever
It’s a wonder that he lasted this long, but Trump finally broke—launching into a new round of election denial nonsense. Read more
-
Trump stands by slimy Nvidia CEO despite national security risk
Trump defends Nvidia CEO despite potential national security threat. Read more
-
The incoming GOP caucus is smaller—but it’s also so much worse
If you already thought that congressional Republicans were crazy, buckle up—it's about to get a whole lot worse. Read more
-
Your private data was leaked. Democrats are set to make Musk pay.
The incoming chairman of the House Oversight Committee said Democrats are planning to bring in racist billionaire Elon Musk for questioning, citing data breaches and other disruptions of the government that occurred under his DOGE group. Read more
-
Trump goes all in on midterm election denialism
It took almost a week, but the president is back on his election-denying BS. Read more
-
Congress returns, and midterms fallout continues
Your Daily Kos live blog for Nov. 9, 2026. Read more
-
Furious Republicans set sights on impeaching Hegseth
-
Private prison contractors race to get that cold, hard ICE cash
Spare a thought for those contractors who have been lapping frantically at the wide-open spigot that is Department of Homeland Security funding. Read more
-
Democrats will hold most legislative trifectas since 1984
In 22 states, the party will control both statehouse chambers and the governorship. Read more
-
Failure to launch
A cartoon by David Horsey. Read more
Headlines and articles belong to their publishers; we only link to them. Outlets are grouped by their editorial stance and audience, not by each article.