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'Defeated Goliath': Did faith help Democrats flip key midterm races?

'Defeated Goliath': Did faith help Democrats flip key midterm races?

Religion proved pivotal in the 2026 midterms as voters shifted toward Democrats in key races nationwide.

See Trump's state-by-state approval days after GOP's midterm drubbing

See Trump's state-by-state approval days after GOP's midterm drubbing

Trump’s unpopularity continues climb following his political party's trouncing in Tuesday's midterms. See which states still approve of the president.

Social Security's under threat. Can new senators save it?

Social Security's under threat. Can new senators save it?

Social Security faces a 2032 funding gap. Newly elected senators now hold the power to prevent benefit cuts.

President Trump's approval ratings after November's midterms elections

President Trump's approval ratings after November's midterms elections

President Trump faces declining approval ratings following recent midterm election losses.

Average gas price in each U.S. state, November 2026

Average gas price in each U.S. state, November 2026

Gas prices are falling across the country. See how much a gallon of regular unleaded costs in your state right now.

Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

Opposition to data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths

AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

Opposition to artificial intelligence data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths

Gas is still above $4. New lawmakers say they can lower costs

Gas is still above $4. New lawmakers say they can lower costs

Voters said in the 2026 midterm elections that they want lower costs for fuel. A crop of the newly-elected Democratic senators have endorsed a fix

Democrats' victory was clear. The party's future is not

Democrats' victory was clear. The party's future is not

Democrats won sweeping victories in the midterm elections, but the results did little to settle the debate over their party’s future

Democrats' election win spooks AI investors, hammering stocks

Democrats' election win spooks AI investors, hammering stocks

(Corrects story to fix grammar in the headline) By David Lawder, Steve Holland and Noel Randewich WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Democrats' sweeping midterm election victory unleashed a rout of tech stocks on Thursday, with investors worried the party will use its gains in state capitols and the US

Democratic candidates with a Christian message help flip Congress

Democratic candidates with a Christian message help flip Congress

Clergy members and other Democratic candidates with a Christian message helped their party flip control of Congress

Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows

Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right winger” on the Supreme Court once they take power, raising the possibility that his party could block a presidential nominee if there were a vacancy in the next two years