Politics

Democrats seize full control of Congress. And, which candidates made history last night

Democrats have won the House and the Senate, taking full control of Congress for the first time since 2023.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 4, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Voters on Tuesday elected the nation's first Black woman governor and the nation's first Native American woman governor.

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