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Morning Digest: Democrats sweep nationwide in massive rebuke to Trump

As goes Texas—yes, Texas—so goes the nation

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David Nir and Jeff Singer
Nov 04, 2026
Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa and Sen.-elect James Talarico

In the end, “tsunami” was an understatement.

On an epic election night that served as a massive rebuke to Donald Trump and the Republican Party, voters delivered victories to Democrats that surpassed even the wildest predictions.

Democrats easily took back the House, four years after narrowly los…

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