How These Midterms Can Guide Us Into a Post-Trump Political Future How These Midterms Can Guide Us Into a Post-Trump Political Future
The historic repudiation of the MAGA right at the ballot box opens up new avenues to democratic revival.
Nov 5, 2026 / David Faris
Kamala Harris on Expanding Democratic Power in the South Kamala Harris on Expanding Democratic Power in the South
A conversation with the former vice president about the fight for Democrats in the too-long-neglected South.
Nov 5, 2026 / Q&A / John Nichols
After the Celebration, Some Key Lessons From Election 2026 After the Celebration, Some Key Lessons From Election 2026
Populist messages and populist candidates won.
Nov 5, 2026 / Robert L. Borosage
Women Are the Real Story of the Midterm Elections Women Are the Real Story of the Midterm Elections
In a rebuke of the Trump administration and its cataclysmic decisions and policies, voters elected record numbers of women into office.
Nov 5, 2026 / Michele Goodwin
The Midterms Are Over, and We Won. Now It’s Time to Till the Democratic Soil The Midterms Are Over, and We Won. Now It’s Time to Till the Democratic Soil
To renew the promise of self-government, we must create a politics beyond opposing Trump.
Nov 5, 2026 / Column / Zephyr Teachout
Gen Z Postcards From a Stunning Election Night Gen Z Postcards From a Stunning Election Night
We asked students coast to coast to describe what it felt like to witness the 2026 midterms blue wave.
Nov 4, 2026 / StudentNation / StudentNation
This Midterm Election Just Burst Republicans’ 2028 Bubble This Midterm Election Just Burst Republicans’ 2028 Bubble
Yesterday's results showed a full-throated rebuke of Republican dominance—so what does that mean for 2028?
Nov 4, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
8 Takeaways From Progressives’ Biggest Night in a Generation 8 Takeaways From Progressives’ Biggest Night in a Generation
Polls did fail to capture something: the scale of the Democratic wave.
Nov 4, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The American People Just Kicked Donald Trump’s Ass The American People Just Kicked Donald Trump’s Ass
An epic defeat turns the president into a lame duck—and hopefully marks the beginning of the end of the MAGA era.
Nov 4, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Abdul El-Sayed Triumphed. Trump and Islamophobia Lost. Abdul El-Sayed Triumphed. Trump and Islamophobia Lost.
Michigan’s next senator overcame a tidal wave of racism and money—and made history.
Nov 4, 2026 / John Nichols