The Latest Breaking News on Black lawmakers urge Biden to address police brutality in speech – as it happened

With top jobs settled, Democrats are vying for roles in the next Congress that include party messaging and managing the caucus.

Democrats celebrating a successful effort to keep control of the U.S. Senate this year will soon confront a 2024 campaign that could prove more challenging

Legislation on the debt ceiling, civil liberties and elections is still possible before Republican House majority kicks in

The results from the U.S. midterm elections came as a shock to many. The sitting president’s party typically suffers significant losses in House, Senate and gubernatorial races in the first midterm election of a president’s term. Several projections leading up to Election Day speculated that a “red wave” – at…

Democrats learned important lessons and developed crucial new strategies. They survived — but they didn't win

LOS ANGELES — The battles for California’s most competitive congressional races have effectively ended in a draw after months of campaigning and more than $100 million in advertising. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have so far ousted an incumbent or won new ground in their opponent’s territory — though with a…

WASHINGTON — A House inquiry into the Capitol insurrection helped focus voters’ attention before the midterms on the risk that election deniers posed to democracy, potentially tipping key races away from GOP candidates backed by Donald Trump.

America's midterms were played on a remarkably narrow terrain, with only 26 House seats flipping from one party to the other.

This edition of Paris Perspective looks at the outcome of the US midterm elections, asking why a Republican "red wave" failed to emerge, and examining the potential of American socialism ahead of the 2024 presidential face-off.

The expected Republican steamroll in the midterms never materialized, due to concerns over abortion rights and a mobilized Democratic base

With Democrats already sure of a Senate majority, Republicans on Wednesday narrowly took control of the US House of Representatives. This leaves Congress split and gives Republicans a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden's agenda for the final two years of his term.