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Republican redistricting largely backfired in Texas and beyond, but one redrawn district delivered for the party.

James Talarico and Texas Democrats won every statewide office and will wield immense power.

Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) vowed to protect Texans from data center projects after she is sworn into office in January. “Well, we have always been a pro-business state in Texas, but what changes now with me as governor is it has to be a partnership that benefits Texans,” Hinojosa said during an appearance on…

Amid a sharp market selloff and a steep drop in semiconductor stocks, Sarah Bianchi discusses concerns that the US midterm election results could lead to tighter constraints on AI infrastructure. She expects delays and says some communities will gain more authority to reject data center projects. In Texas, the incoming Democratic governor has indicated she could move beyond a moratorium if projects include provisions such as no tax incentives, community benefits and local control. Bianchi speaks with Romaine Bostick on "The Close." (Source: Bloomberg)

Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa used her first news conference since winning election to spotlight her scrutiny of the potential sale of state park land to Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

Obviously, the Texas election was about more than shoes. But the symbolism mattered.

A week before the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance hosted a town hall in Texas with Fox News host Jesse Watters. It was a friendly event with a friendly audience in what should have been a friendly state, and maybe that's why Vance couldn't help himself. When a college student earnestly asked how the […]

Defense attorneys alleged Monday that Charlie Kirk’s criticism of the Southern Poverty Law Center, along with his murder, were key moments inspiring the Trump administration to prosecute the leftist group. Kirk’s September 2025 shooting death in Utah prompted the government to revisit a letter from Kirk and other right-wing figures that called the SPLC a […]

GOP strategist Karl Rove said he believes Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who lost his Senate bid to Democrat James Talarico Tuesday, sunk other Republican candidates in the Lone Star State. “Well, Paxton drew down the entire Republican ticket. He’s at the top of the ticket as a Senate candidate, and for the first…

Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) will hold her first news conference on Thursday afternoon, days after defeating incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The win ends more than three decades of GOP control of the governor’s mansion. Hinojosa, who will become the state’s first Latina governor, is expected to outline her priorities…

A note from our US editor: A reckoning is coming, but make no mistake: Trump is still president – we’ll need a free press in 2027 as much as we did in darker days. Please help today if you are able Betsy Reed is US editor of the Guardian Over the past two years, millions of people all over the world have watched Donald Trump’s destructive reign unfold with one question in their minds: Is there no check on his power? This week, voters deciding who controls Congress responded in a thunderous voice: there must be a check on the president’s power. From Texas to Ohio to South Carolina, Americans surged to the polls to register their opposition to Donald Trump – and to show their support for the kind of leaders who will look out for the interests of everyday people rather than those of a corrupt ruling elite. And now many people are looking at politics with a new and unfamiliar feeling of hope. Continue reading...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) reflected on the results of the midterm elections in his home state and nationwide, calling the Democrats’ win a “blue tsunami.” “2026 was not simply a blue wave. It was a blue tsunami. It was an a—kicking,” Cruz said in his podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz. The Democrats won a…

President Trump won historic levels of support from Black men in 2024. Two years later, those gains appeared to evaporate as Republicans suffered their worst midterm defeat in 50 years. Why it matters: Democrats feared the Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act would threaten their political future in the South. Instead, Black voters helped deliver historic Democratic victories in Texas and Georgia, with a potential upset brewing in Mississippi. By the numbers: Roughly nine in 10 Black voters backed Democratic House candidates Tuesday, according to the AP Voter Poll . Only about one in 10 Black men backed Republicans. Roughly one-quarter supported Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to AP's analysis. For context, a separate 2024 national House exit poll found Black voters favored Democrats 84%–14%. Black men split 75%–24%, while Black women backed Democrats 90%–8%. State of play: Two Democrats who faced questions about their support among Black voters won crucial Senate races. Michigan: Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers , becoming the nation's first Muslim senator. A late-October poll showed El-Sayed drawing 87% support among likely Black voters. Texas: Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton after courting Black voters who overwhelmingly backed Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary. An August Texas Southern University poll showed Talarico leading Paxton 79%–12% among likely Black voters. Zoom in: Talarico built commanding margins in Harris County, home to Houston, and Dallas County, both home to large Black electorates, according to AP county-level returns . Zoom out: Black voters helped elect former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first Black woman governor in U.S. history . About nine in 10 Black men voted for Bottoms, compared with roughly three-quarters who supported Kamala Harris in Georgia in 2024, according to the AP Voter Poll . Black women's support remain

Young voters swung so hard toward Democrats in Tuesday's midterms that it raises new doubts about whether Republicans can build a lasting coalition among Americans under 30. Why it matters: Trump's success with Gen Z voters, especially young men , fueled talk of a generational shift toward Republicans. Tuesday's results tell a different story. By the numbers: An estimated 66% of voters ages 18–29 backed Democratic House candidates Tuesday, compared with 31% for Republicans, according to Tufts University's CIRCLE , which analyzed preliminary data from the NORC Civic Health & Elections Project. That's a 35-point Democratic advantage, compared with 14 points in the 2024 national House exit poll , when young voters favored Democrats 56%–42%. Democratic support among men under 30 rose from 51% in 2024 to 59% in 2026. Among young women, it climbed from 61% to 70%, according to 2024 exit polling by Edison Research and CIRCLE's updated 2026 analysis of NORC data. Young white voters favored Democrats 63%–34% in the SSRS survey, after splitting 50%–48% in 2024. State of play: Polls flashed warning signs for Republicans in the final weeks before Election Day. An October Harvard Youth Poll found voters ages 18–29 who said they would definitely vote favored Democrats 63%–26%. Just 9% of young Americans said the country was headed in the right direction. Zoom in: Democrats drew overwhelming support from young voters in major statewide races, according to preliminary SSRS polling. In Texas, 76% of voters under 30 supported Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, while 73% backed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa, according to CIRCLE's state analysis . In Georgia, 70% backed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms. More than 60% favored Democratic candidates for Senate and governor in Ohio. In Iowa, where young voters backed Trump in 2024, Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson lost significant ground with the group, according to AP Voter Poll

Tuesday night was a disaster for Republicans, and we should stop pretending it was only about the issues. Democrats took back the House and the Senate. They flipped seats in Texas and North Carolina. Here in Georgia, Jon Ossoff won another six years. The post RICH KAYE: The Kennedy Lesson Republicans Still Haven’t Learned appeared first on Breitbart .

Hinojosa has questioned a $1.66 billion tax break for Musk’s $16.8 billion Terafab chip plant, and Democrats now control the Texas House.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday congratulated Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) on her historic victory as the Lone Star State’s first Latina governor and California Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra (D), who will become the state’s first Latino governor in over a century. “I would like to highlight the achievement of two individuals of Mexican origin:…

Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson, a Democrat, says he will end the state’s practice of suing out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion medication to Texas patients, marking a stark departure from the enforcement strategy of outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton. Johnson’s announcement follows a historic blue wave in the Lone Star State, where voters […]

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Long before Texas Democrat Nathan Johnson was elected Tuesday to be the state’s attorney general, he was a composer for the music on acclaimed anime series “Dragon Ball Z.” The post Democrat ‘Dragon Ball Z’ Composer Nathan Johnson Elected as Texas Attorney General appeared first on Breitbart .

The slow-moving migrant caravan calling itself “Fe y Esperanza #2” reached Arriaga, Chiapas on Tuesday and is now 14 miles from entering Oaxaca. The caravan has faced inclement weather, extreme exhaustion, and fights among the group that left the border city of Tapachula on October 20.  The post U.S.-Bound Migrant Caravan Leaving Southern Mexican Border State appeared first on Breitbart .

Federal law enforcement officials announced the results of Operation Southern Surge during a Monday press conference in Laredo, Texas. The operation was described by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as a coordinated Homeland Security Task Force effort that has netted more than 1,600 pounds of narcotics, 15 firearms, and over $360,000 in cash since mid-October. The post Drugs, Guns, Ammo, Cash Seized, 89 Arrested at Texas Border During Two-Week Operation Southern Surge appeared first on Breitbart .

The Republican missteps that led to the party losing control of Congress.

Bernie Sanders’ focus on economic populism once faced criticism within the party. Now it's winning in Michigan, Texas, Montana and Wisconsin.

Senior leaders say party will be ‘united’ in focus, but progressives call on party to take radical action Progressive Democrats have declared that significant US midterm election wins across the country are as much a repudiation of their own party’s political establishment as of Donald Trump’s presidency. After a string of left-wing candidates scored stunning victories from Texas to Michigan, senior Democratic leaders have stressed the party’s new representatives in Washington will be “united” in their focus on reducing costs for Americans and ending corruption under Trump. Continue reading...

President Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed golden age is over. He ended it himself. Starting in January, the president will deal with large Democrat majorities in the House and the Senate — featuring Democrat senators from Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, and possibly Mississippi — kicking off two straight years of investigations, impeachment efforts, and brinkmanship government. The […]

The third most populous state withstood a national Democratic surge on Tuesday, even as Republicans amassed deep losses in Texas and across the electoral map.

Years of organizing met a moment of voter discontent, as James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa offered Texans a message of economic relief and political change.

In Texas, California and beyond, Hispanic voters shifted their support to Democratic candidates after siding with Republicans in 2024.

Data: Axios research; Map: Andrew Pantazi/Axios Democrats are on track to take control of a majority of legislative chambers, ending 16 years of Republican dominance over America's statehouses. If current leads hold, 75% of Americans will live in a state with a Democratic governor, and 53% will live in Democratic trifectas. Why it matters: Statehouses are the front line of American federalism, and Tuesday's gains dramatically expand Democrats' power to increase minimum wages, protect abortion access, and set voting rules ahead of 2028 for most Americans. Driving the news: The party is set to flip 12 legislative chambers, dismantle five Republican state trifectas, shatter 11 GOP supermajorities and build 12 of its own, according to AP returns as of 6pm ET on Wednesday. If leads hold, Democrats will control the governor's office and both chambers in five of the seven 2024 presidential battlegrounds: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. They have also broken Republican one-party rule in the sixth (Georgia) and flipped the House in the seventh (North Carolina). Democrats flipped five GOP-held governorships (Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas) and lead in Alaska. Republicans haven't flipped any, despite targeting Arizona, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin. Kansas, where Democrat Cindy Holscher was leading by about half a point Wednesday evening, is uncalled. The big picture: Ever since the 2010 Tea Party wave, Republicans have used their grip on statehouses to reshape American life: banning abortion, loosening gun laws, restricting collective bargaining and expanding private-school vouchers. They drew maps that kept them in power even in years Democrats won more votes statewide. Tuesday's Democratic gains broke that firewall. By the numbers: Republicans entered Election Day with 23 trifectas (control of the governor's office and both chambers) to Democrats' 16. If leads hold, Democrats will have 22 and Republicans 18. 24% of Americans will live under a

Democrats gain hundreds of seats in historic victories – and party set to embark on aggressive legislative spree The blue wave that swept Republicans out of power across the United States didn’t just strike Congress. In Tuesday’s midterm elections, Democrats gained hundreds of seats in state legislatures across the country, under-the-radar victories that may have major implications for life in America. Though ballots are still being counted, the party’s success appear to be historic – Democrats haven’t won full control of government in Arizona in 60 years, in Pennsylvania since the 1990s, and Wisconsin since their wipeout in 2010. In Michigan and Minnesota, they regained trifectas they lost after the 2024 election, while in Texas, they will control the state house for the first time since 2002. Continue reading...

Accuracy of US polling came into sharp focus after Trump outperformed polls in 2016, 2020 and 2024 Political polling experts hailed a “great night” for the industry after surveys accurately foresaw much of the Democratic blue wave that swept across the US in midterm elections. In only a handful of US Senate races, including Texas and New Hampshire, key polls failed to gauge the scale of the Democratic victory over Republicans on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said one of the worst consequences of the Democrat wave that crashed across the country on Election Day was Texas turning into a “blue state,” leaving him as the last state-wide elected Republican official standing.   Democrats flipped Republican-held offices across the Lone Star State, taking out Governor Greg Abbott and defeating ...

Democrat Scott Colom is leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in the southern state; JD Vance pointed to the war in Iran as the ‘obvious’ culprit for Republicans’ loss Live results | How do you feel about the results? Sign up for Breaking News US email Welcome to our continuing coverage of the 2026 midterms where almost 24 hours after Democrats secured their historic sweep of the US Congress, two Senate seats remain in play. Counting in Alaska is expected to continue into Thursday, while in deep red Mississippi , Democrats could be close to pulling off another almighty upset. Currently, Democrat Scott Colom is leading his Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by just 1,138 votes with almost 96% of the vote counted. Donald Trump claimed Republicans fared poorly because he was not on the ballot – after repeatedly urging voters to pretend he was on the ballot. JD Vance pointed to Trump’s ongoing war in Iran as the “obvious” culprit for the loss. Pete Hegseth’ s role leading the unpopular war could lead to him taking the fall – despite Trump publicly backing him. Republicans including Trump foe Thomas Massie have criticized the defense secretary. Ron DeSantis , Florida’s governor, said the “close to an extinction-level event for Republicans” was caused in part by his party failing to target their ad spending on issues that would motivate voters. Continue reading...

Sen. Ted Cruz called the 2026 midterms a "blue tsunami" after James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott in Texas.

One of the first places in Texas that could see major changes after Democrats move into power are the schools, with Governor-elect Hinojosa promising to fire the state’s commissioner of education. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz talks with Professor Michael Harris about what could be next for teachers and classrooms. 

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, urged his party to prioritize pocketbook issues after Democrats swept elections across the state.

Journalist Molly Ball reports from Washington DC after the Republicans’ resounding midterms defeat. Will the party finally distance itself from Donald Trump? And what will the Democrats do with the power they’ve just gained? Send your comments and questions to [email protected] How will Donald Trump react to the Republicans’ midterm drubbing? And do the Democrats have a plan beyond being the anti-Trump party? The veteran political journalist Molly Ball talks through the ramifications of a historic set of midterm results as Trump oversaw a string of losses in red states from Kansas to Texas to South Carolina. Continue reading...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) issued a stark warning on Wednesday evening after Democrats flipped a Texas Senate seat and the governor’s mansion in the midterm elections.  In a lengthy statement shared on social media, the GOP senator said that “Texans will be hurt” by the blue tsunami that swept across the state and country…

Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) on Wednesday called on Gov. Greg Abbott (R) to curb Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa’s (D) power before she is sworn in next year. “We still have total power in Texas, and we must act like it by using the remaining ten weeks to restore separation of powers and limit the…

Texas Senator Ted Cruz called the sweeping Democratic victories across the US a “blue tsunami” and delivered a scathing assessment of his party’s historic losses, including in his home state, where Republicans were ousted from nearly every major office.

James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa achieved momentous victories for U.S. Senate and state governorship in Texas. Adriana Diaz has more.

NBC News projects Democrats have won control of the House and Senate in the midterms. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles looks at some of the historic wins in states like Texas and Michigan along with Republican reaction.

"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Defense and White House Chief of Staff, says whether Susie Wiles remains White House Chief of Staff depends on her relationship with President Donald Trump, a relationship Panetta says appears to be good. Kendall Scudder, Texas Democratic Party Chair, says Democrats' statewide wins in Texas were the result of people working hard over multiple election cycles and rebuilding the party's infrastructure. Scudder says Elon Musk got a tough message that "Texas is not for sale." (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump reacts to midterms defeat; Talarico, Hinojosa win Texas.

Kendall Scudder, Texas Democratic Party Chair, says Democrats' statewide wins in Texas were the result of people working hard over multiple election cycles and rebuilding the party's infrastructure. Scudder says Elon Musk got a tough message that "Texas is not for sale." Scudder says Texas is open for business, but communities should have a say in data center development instead of finding out after decisions have already been made. Scudder believes Democrats' priorities should include corruption reform, reducing property taxes and rolling back school vouchers while strengthening public schools. He speaks with Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz on Bloomberg’s Special Edition of "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

A major factor in the midterm elections was the number of Latino voters who headed to the polls and supported Democrats. For perspective on this massive swing, Amna Nawaz spoke with María Teresa Kumar, CEO of Voto Latino, an organization that helps register Hispanic and Latino voters.

Bobby Pulido becomes the first Latin Grammy winner elected to Congress. He will represent Texas' 15th Congressional District.