Yes, the 2026 midterms will be remembered for the astonishing number of losses that Democrats handed to President Donald Trump. But in the background, something perhaps equally seismic unfolded: a wave of firsts that elevated into high office members of groups that had, until now, been kept large...
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Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed addressed supporters and claimed victory over Republican Mike Rogers, in his bid to become the first-ever Muslim senator....
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The helicopters were attempting to land at a helipad in the Solukhumbu district.
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Wiener, who is part of San Francisco’s moderate Democrat coalition, built support in neighborhoods that traditionally vote for progressives.
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Democrats made major gains Tuesday night, reshaping the political landscape for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. Republicans lost control of both the U.S. House and Senate, as voters also decided gubernatorial contests in more than two-thirds of the states....
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Democrats will win enough seats in the U.S. House of Representatives to gain control of the lower chamber of Congress from Republicans, ABC projects.
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Voters want to keep Sunset Dunes around. For real this time.
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Tequila flowed at the regional transit measure campaign party, but what are agencies going to do when the hangover hits?
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Supporters of Democrat Xavier Becerra erupted in cheers at his election night party in West Sacramento after the Associated Press projected him the winner of California's governor's race. The celebration at Drake's: The Barn included chants of his name as Becerra prepares to tack...
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Tech billionaires poured hundreds of millions into the midterms, but it didn’t buy them much.
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The winners will join a board that has grown more aligned with Superintendent Maria Su since the start of this school year.
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The quest for a municipal bank has been official city policy for several years, and a goal of San Francisco progressives. San Francisco’s first-ever public bank measure in tight race, but trending up...
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Incumbent David Valadao faces Democrat Randy Villegas in one of the most competitive congressional races in the county.
