Elections
Wike Backs Tinubu for 2027 as Fubara Pledges Three Million Rivers Votes
Nyesom Wike, Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory minister, told President Bola Tinubu at a November 7 rally in Port Harcourt that Rivers residents had decided to support his re-election. Governor Siminalayi Fubara pledged at least three million votes f...
Democrats Win Congress as Midterm Poll Shows Broad Voter Shifts
Democrats secured control of both chambers in the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterms, with 54 Senate seats and 251 House seats as of November 5, according to WGAL's Get the Facts data team. NPR's voter-poll analysis showed shifts toward the party across se...
Pemberton Township Mayor Loses Election After Council Meeting Confrontation
Democrat Belinda Fontanez defeated Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini in New Jersey's November 3 election. Bianchini, a 59-year-old Republican, conceded Wednesday after a campaign that included an October 21 council meeting where he charged at...
Nithya Raman Wins Los Angeles Mayoral Race as Karen Bass Concedes
Nithya Raman will become Los Angeles' first Indian-American and first South Asian mayor after defeating incumbent Karen Bass, who conceded and promised a smooth transition. The Kerala-born urban planner and city council member will take office in Decem...
Midterm Results and Media Bias Claims: PIMCO's Analysis and Graham's Coverage Critique
An Audacy episode titled "Tim Graham Analyzes Media Bias in Midterm Coverage, Political Hypocrisy, and Historic Shifts" addresses the election and its coverage. The listing provides no detailed account of the discussion; separate reports from PIMCO and...
Democrats Projected to Take Congress as High Prices Fuel Backlash Against Trump
Democrats were projected to win both chambers of Congress in the November 3, 2026, midterms, taking battleground states and longtime Republican strongholds. Analysts identified anger over living costs as the leading factor in the Republican defeat, alo...
Local 4 panel examines Michigan races as El-Sayed leads early Senate count
Local 4 brought together Republican, Democratic and newspaper voices on Nov. 3, 2026, to examine early leads in Michigan's governor, U.S. Senate and House races. In the Senate contest, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was ahead of Republican Mike Rogers in an i...
California Commentary Roundup: Elections, Robotaxis and Energy Rules
California's Nov. 3, 2026, election figures prominently on the Press-Telegram's commentary page, alongside arguments about autonomous vehicles and renewable energy requirements. Polling ahead of the vote showed a wide gap in the governor's race but a t...
Two Punjab AAP lawmakers resign as party prepares for 2027 election
Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra quit the Aam Aadmi Party's primary membership on Sunday, November 1, leaving the party ahead of Punjab's 2027 Assembly election. They represent Samana and Sanour, respectively, in Patiala district.
Israel Heads to a Deadlocked Election With Little Prospect of a Policy Shift
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and challenger Gadi Eisenkot enter Israel's Tuesday election with sharply different coalition options but shared opposition to Palestinian statehood and a hard line on Iran. Analysts and regional policymakers expect th...
Trump Attacks Murkowski Over DOJ Lawsuit Targeting Alaska Senate Election
President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Lisa Murkowski late Saturday after the Alaska Republican opposed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking to block certification of the state's Senate election if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses. The disput...
Derry Resident Urges Peaceful Civic Action Ahead of Nov. 3 Midterms
Michael F. Bertrand is calling on Americans to vote, protest peacefully and stay engaged before the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm elections. In a Union Leader opinion column, the Derry, New Hampshire, resident argues that complacency would help President Trump...
Trump Rallies in Montana and Arizona to Support Republican Midterm Candidates
President Donald Trump held campaign rallies in Kalispell, Montana, and Bullhead City, Arizona, on Wednesday, endorsing congressional candidate Aaron Flint and gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs as part of his extensive midterm campaign tour....
Youth voter registration drops sharply in Idaho following student ID restrictions
Idaho has seen a 23% decline in registered voters aged 18-19 since 2023 legislation eliminated student IDs as acceptable voter identification, raising concerns about ballot access for young people as the state now ranks last nationally in youth voter r...