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Immigration Tactics Motivated Voters, Near and Far From Southern Border

Trump’s aggressive ICE raids brought border battles to city streets, sparking fierce backlash over overreach.

Golden State Valkyries Reign Supreme in San Francisco, a City of Start-Ups

San Francisco hosted a victory parade on Wednesday for the new W.N.B.A. champions, a team that’s not even two years old but has made the Bay Area swoon.

These Republicans Bet Big on Trump. It Didn’t Pay Off.

The president’s approval was essential to winning Republican Senate primaries. It became lethal in competitive general-election races.

How Kansas Democrats Laid the Groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s Senate Upset

A two-term Democratic governor and a suburban revolt against President Trump laid the groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s victory.

G.O.P. Group Says Party Faces a ‘Crisis-Level’ Loss of Elected Women

Democrats’ sweep of Congress further whittled the already small ranks of Republican women.

Alaska and Mississippi Senate Races: What We Know About Vote Counts and Result Timing

Democrats are clinging to small leads in both states, and it may take quite a while until the winners are known.

Randy Villegas, a progressive Democrat, ousts a G.O.P. incumbent in California.

Mr. Villegas flipped a district held by Representative David Valadao, a moderate Republican, in the state’s traditionally conservative Central Valley region.

G.O.P. Group Says Party Faces a ‘Crisis-Level’ Loss of Elected Women

Democrats’ sweep of Congress further whittled the already small ranks of Republican women.

Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate Win Is Big to Muslim Americans, but Not Because of Faith

Abdul El-Sayed’s election to the Senate is significant not because he shares their religion, Muslim Americans said, but because he prioritizes issues that many voters care about.

Democrats eye inquiries into Trump actions on energy, public land.

Trump Emerges After the Midterms: ‘Did You Guys See the Helipad?’

His party just suffered a drubbing unseen in decades. But the president, leading a tour of his ballroom project, was placid and eager to wax on about construction instead.

Texas Democrats Prepare to Relearn a Skill: How to Govern

Democrats will have a real chance to govern in Texas for the first time in about 25 years, and they’re facing pressure to deliver.

A day after a stinging midterm defeat, Trump focuses on his ballroom.

Mississippi’s Senate Race Is Close. The State Has No Vote Recount Law.

The race for U.S. Senate is close in Mississippi, which does not allow for vote recounts in statewide elections.

On the Democrats’ Agenda: Investigations of Trump and His Family

When a new Congress is sworn in, it will have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas, prompting one representative to advise White House officials and others to “lawyer up.”

How the Audacious Trump Redistricting Push Backfired for Republicans in the Midterms

Republicans tried to redraw congressional maps to tilt more seats in their favor. Democrats captured many of the new districts instead.

Kemp Nixes Georgia Redistricting Ahead of Keisha Lance Bottoms Term

Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, declined to call a special session to draw new congressional maps or weaken the power of the governor’s office before a Democrat takes office.

Randy Villegas, a Progressive Democrat, Ousts a G.O.P. Incumbent in California

Mr. Villegas flipped a district held by Representative David Valadao, a moderate Republican, in the state’s traditionally conservative Central Valley region.