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The conditions seemed ripe for Republicans to make big midterm pickups. Voters had other ideas. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have

Democrats showed up, Trump-backed candidates underperformed and inflation wasn’t the whole story: Here are last night’s lessons. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have

Republican hopes of an emphatic repudiation of President Biden had morphed into a district-by-district slog by Wednesday. But the party still had multiple paths to a House majority.

A man who served as No. 2 to Stewart Rhodes, the group’s leader, is said to have secretly reported to the F.B.I. in the months leading up to the Jan.…

The contest between Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who stood up to Donald Trump, and Tudor Dixon, a Trump-backed former steel executive, hinged on abortion, the economy and democracy. Send any…

The surge of enthusiasm that lifted up Texas Democrats in 2018 did not resurface. At the same time, the party avoided a complete wipeout in South Texas. Send any friend…

Mixed results on referendums involving marijuana and voting rights were among the early outcomes on state ballots. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who said he was fighting for everyone “that ever got knocked down,” defeated Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV host, after a tumultuous campaign. Send any friend…

The congresswoman had focused her campaign on reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have

The former president endorsed roughly 300 candidates in the midterm elections. With votes still being counted, those in competitive races appeared to have mixed results. Send any friend a story…