Nov 12 Watch 5:35 Sarah McBride reflects on becoming first openly transgender person elected to Congress By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat The 119th Congress will have several members whose elections made history. One of them is Representative-elect Sarah McBride, a state senator who won Delaware’s at-large seat in the House. She will become the first openly transgender member of the United… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 4:42 Republicans edge closer to winning control of both chambers of Congress By Lisa Desjardins More than a dozen congressional races have yet to be called as House Republicans are looking to maintain hold of the chamber. If they do, it would lead to Republicans holding a political trifecta over Washington. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Nov 11 Democrat Cleo Fields flips Louisiana congressional district By Associated Press His win marks a major victory for Democrats in a state where they will hold two congressional seats for the first time in a decade. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Democrats hold onto U.S. Senate seat in Nevada as vote counting continues In our news wrap Saturday, Democrats held onto one more Senate seat while control of the House remains unknown, Qatar is suspending its efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas, 26 people died in a train platform bombing in Pakistan,… Continue watching
Nov 08 More key House seats go to Republicans. Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The GOP picked up two more hard-fought seats in Pennsylvania, which became a stark battlefield of Democratic losses up and down the ticket. Democrats notched another win in New York, defeating a third Republican incumbent in that state. Continue reading
Nov 06 Thanks for joining us By Molly Finnegan So far, the Associated Press has not called a winner in the presidential election. With 267 electoral votes, former President Donald Trump is poised to become the 47th president. Keep following PBS News election coverage, as more votes are counted… Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump celebrates GOP congressional wins By Associated Press Donald Trump made sure to recognize GOP wins in down ballot races in his speech in the early morning Wednesday. “The number of victories in the senate was absolutely incredible,” Trump said. Republicans have so far won 51 seats,… Continue reading
Nov 05 Sarah McBride becomes first transgender member of Congress By News Desk Democrat Sarah McBride wins Delaware’s at-large seat in the U.S. House, the Associated Press reports. The Delaware state senator will be the first openly transgender member of Congress in American history. Continue reading
Nov 05 Pelosi predicts Democrats will take control of House By Joshua Barajas The battle for control of the House of Representatives is very close. At the moment, Republicans have a slim majority in the House. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told the PBS News Hour moments before the… Continue reading
Nov 05 A handful of seats will determine control of Congress By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Control of Congress is at stake Tuesday, with ever-tight races for the House and Senate that will determine which party holds the majority and the power to boost or block a president’s agenda, or if the White House confronts a… Continue reading