Politics & Governance
Vice President JD Vance has given serious consideration to not running for president in 2028 after last week’s calamitous midterm elections, CNN’s Alyana Treene reports.
World News
From the US midterms to Brazil and Hungary, extremists are floundering yet the left still overestimates their power. Reality is on our side, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
World News
Unions spent millions of dollars and mobilized thousands of members to get out the vote for Democrats in the midterm election. Now they want to see action.
Van Hollen, a progressive from Maryland, said voters sent a clear message in the midterm elections — that they want "change from the status quo."
Politics & Governance
Majority Democrats’ What’s Next conference brings lawmakers and potential 2028 contenders to Denver.
The historic victory flips an eighth US Senate seat for Democrats after last week's pivotal midterm election.
Politics & Governance
Consumer price pressures from fuel to food were a major driver in the US midterm elections that handed control of Congress to Democrats, and are an important vulnerability for leaders across Europe, Asia and elsewhere.
World News
The US president’s acceptance of last week’s midterms drubbing was a mirage. His elevation of Stephen Miller is the reshuffle version of a middle finger.
He has survived blame for the US midterms disaster and dodged an impeachment vote, but it will be one battle after another now, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Politics & Governance
In an interview with PEOPLE, former President Joe Biden opened up about his prostate cancer diagnosis, saying he would not have continued his reelection campaign had he known about his illness. He reflected on his 2024 debate performance against Donald Trump, which fueled concerns about his fitness for office, and weighed in on this year’s midterm elections results.
World News
Democrats hope several races that are still too close to call will further expand their majorities in the US Congress.
A look at the global ripple effects of the midterm elections
House Republicans are still reeling after the midterm elections decimated their ranks and set off a fight for the party’s future. Now, Jim Jordan, a pro-Trump, hardline conservative, will lead the party in the minority next year.
Washington DC. After President Donald Trump and his Republican Party suffered a major defeat in the US midterm elections, it was expected that the party would opt for self-reflection and policy ref...
Republicans have chosen a counterintuitive remedy for voters’ stunning midterm election rebuke of President Donald Trump: more Trumpism.
Business & Economy
Wall Street was recently able to put inflation worries on the back burner, as traders focused on the midterm elections and swings in tech stocks. That’s over now.
Technology
California saw the most expensive opposition campaign in its history as funding of political campaigns broke records in the US midterms
Ukrainians say they don’t put much stock in the latest round of peace talks with Russia underway in Abu Dhabi. But they do sense optimism after a seismic political shift in the U.S. midterm elections. In Russia, meanwhile, the country’s best-known independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, is shutting down after more than 30 years amid state pressure and wartime censorship laws.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.