Ballot measures banning trans student-athletes pass in Nebraska and Arizona
Restrictions on trans student-athletes were put to voters in Nebraska, Arizona, Colorado and Washington.
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Election 2026
The 2026 midterm elections in November will decide which party controls Congress and many state governments. From key issues and governor’s races to competitive U.S. House and Senate seats, here’s what to watch.
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These trans and nonbinary candidates just made history
Across six states, these Democratic candidates will be the first transgender and nonbinary people to serve in their state legislatures.
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Abortion will stay banned in Idaho, voters decide
Idaho’s abortion ban has driven doctors out of the state and forced patients to fly elsewhere for emergency medical care.
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Democrats hit a new milestone: 100 women in the House
“Women made history because we showed up to vote, and then voted in more than 100 Democratic women to serve in the House,” said Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez of New Mexico.
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Missouri voters reject effort to ban abortion in the state
The ballot measure's failure offers a rebuke to efforts by Missouri’s Republican leaders, who largely oppose abortion.
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A seismic shift in Iowa: No Republican women will serve in Congress next year
Before Election Day, a GOP woman held a Senate seat and two of Iowa’s four congressional seats.
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Maine elects Democrat Troy Jackson over Susan Collins, ending her 30-year Senate reign
The race in Maine between Collins, the longest-serving Republican woman senator, and Jackson was one of the country's most expensive and closely watched Senate contests.
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Virginia repeals long-standing ban on same-sex marriage
Virginia’s ban on gay marriage has not been enforceable since 2015, when the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that established a federal right to marry for same-sex couples.
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Democrats just flipped the U.S. House. Women candidates got them there.
Democrats found success hammering Republican incumbents on the rising cost of living and what they said was the “corruption” and harmful policies coming out of the second Trump administration.
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Max Miller loses in Ohio amid domestic violence allegations
Domestic violence accusations led to the district, held by Republicans since World War 2, to flip to Democrats.