Nervous Republicans await results at Paxton’s Texas election party
Texas Republicans are anxiously waiting to see if the state’s attorney general can hold off his surging Democrat challenger James Talarico in the midterms. Emma Withrow is at Ken Paxton’s watch party in Dallas with the latest on what could be a record-breaking election.
Democrats have captured full control of Congress, NBC News projects, with voters delivering a forceful repudiation of Trump’s agenda, coupled with a clear-cut message that Congress has not done enough to provide checks on his administration and needs to do more to address affordability and corruption. Democrats flipped five Republican-held seats in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas — a state they’ve long dreamed of turning blue.
Political parties are laying out their visions for the state's future, as voters prepare to head to the polls on November 28.
The APC South East Integrity Movement has called on Governor Hope Uzodimma to explain the indefinite postponement of local government elections in Imo State, particularly after arrangements for the exercise had reportedly been completed. Citing the Supreme Court’s July 2024 judgment on local government autonomy, the group appealed to the Federal Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to ensure that local government funds were administered in line with the court’s position on elected council…
Austin Nwachukwu, gave the warning on Tuesday during a meeting of the PDP National Working Committee, NWC, with state chairmen at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. In his remarks, PDP National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, said the party’s internal processes would remain guided by its constitution and established traditions, including caucus meetings and expanded national meetings.
See the results of the 2026 US midterm elections and who controls the House and Senate, updated as races are called.
US midterm election results: Democrats flip House and Senate. Democrats have won the majority in both House and Senate.