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While his HBO counterpart John Oliver issued an urgent warning about voting GOP during the midterms, Bill Maher spent the majority of his time in the lead-up to the critical election dining with the Trump at the White House (and then bickering with him publicly), conducting an embarrassingly softball interview with Trump’s former press secretary […]
On Tuesday night, Keisha Lance Bottoms won the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election, making history as the first Black woman to be elected governor of any U.S. state and Georgia’s first Black governor. One of the first moves made by Bottoms, who’d previously served as the mayor of Atlanta, a member of Atlanta City Council and […]
And the real winner of the U.S. 2026 midterms is — Steve Kornacki? More viewers of traditional TV elected to watch NBC News coverage of the voting during primetime, according to data from Nielsen, but the figures suggest some shifts in overall viewership patterns — some expected, and some not. NBC widened the number of […]
The Democratic rout in the midterms was a referendum on President Trump, prices and the war in Iran. But it will have impacts that go well beyond the determinative issues — touching topics of key interest to Hollywood studios, broadcasters and their teams of government relations professionals. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the […]
A Sky News reporter had a heated exchange with newly-elected Senator Abdul El-Sayed on the eve of his victory in the midterms. In the clip, which quickly went viral, racking up over 8.8 million views on X, El-Sayed confronts Sky’s U.S. correspondent James Matthews, telling him he won’t answer his questions. “Are you registered to […]
Nathan Johnson was just elected as Attorney General of Texas, but long before that, he was a composer who scored the anime series “Dragon Ball Z.” “If you grew up watching ‘Dragon Ball Z,’ you might know me better than you think: I composed the musical scores for 67 episodes and five movies and had […]
Wall Street cheered the Blue Wave that put Democrats in control of both the Senate and House, with major market indexes and media stocks posting gains Wednesday morning after the midterm elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared over 1,100 points in early trading, up 2.2%, to nearly 53,000, while the Nasdaq Composite index was […]
Karen Bass and Nithya Raman are in a tight race for L.A. mayor in early returns, and the race may not be called for days. At Raman’s election-night event in the plaza of the Greek Theatre, the mood was buoyant as the crowd watched Democrat wins steadily march across the South and East. “I can’t […]
In an outcome seen as a backlash to President Donald Trump, Democrats decisively won control of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The Senate’s flip to the Democrats was called by CNN at 11:35 p.m. ET, with the network projecting the party had won at least 51 seats […]
Xavier Becerra has been declared the winner of the California governor’s race, easily swatting away a challenge from Republican Steve Hilton. Becerra, the Democrat, ran on a platform of lowering energy costs and working toward universal health care. The dominant theme of his campaign was opposition to President Trump, noting that he had sued the […]
Jennifer Lawrence encouraged her 8.7 million Instagram followers to vote on Election Day by channeling her iconic role of Katniss Everdeen from “The Hunter Games.” The Oscar winner posted a photo of herself on Instagram giving the franchise’s trademark three-finger salute along with the caption: “Midterms [baby]. Don’t forget who burns with us. Go vote.” […]
It’s Election Day in America, which means that pundits were falling over each other to discuss the day’s results as soon as the polls opened. At stake: all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 Senate seats and plenty of high-profile state races. Here’s what some of the country’s loudest and most influential talkers […]
Scott MacFarlane has traded in the desk once sat behind at CBS News on Election Night for something more direct — livestreamed midterms coverage for the progressive outlet MeidasTouch. He won’t have someone manipulating a Magic Wall or Big Board. He won’t be introduced by swelling orchestral music. And he won’t be competing with colleagues […]
It’s Election Day for the pivotal 2026 midterms that will determine control of U.S. Congress — and a bunch of people are trying to make money by betting on the outcome. As of Monday (Nov. 2) at 8 p.m. ET, nearly $1.9 billion had been wagered on the midterm elections on the two biggest prediction […]
Fox News Channel has set its lineup for election night, with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum set to co-anchor the network’s midterm election coverage on Tuesday. Baier, Fox News’ chief political anchor and executive editor of “Special Report,” and MacCallum, the anchor and executive editor of “The Story,” will front Fox News’ “Democracy 26” special, […]
Look for MS NOW to offer a little red and purple as it chronicles what may be a blue splash on Election Night. The Versant Media-backed news outlet will hold forth from special watch parties of its own design in Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia, where it will offer followers in those states a chance […]
CNN is gearing up for extensive coverage of the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3 with Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper leading the network’s primetime special. The network’s “Election Night in America” special begins at 4 p.m. ET with Tapper and Cooper co-anchoring live from Washington D.C. Dana Bash will focus on key Senate […]
Tom Llamas says that on Election Night, he’ll stay up late by sipping espresso that he takes the same way he likes his news — without sugar. Hard facts are likely to surface quickly as different precincts, counties and states tabulate their votes in an election that could change control of Congress. The espresso may […]
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay is warning that the midterm elections aren’t looking great for the U.S. — no matter what the outcome. “I think either way we’re in trouble,” DuVernay told me at the Airbnb.org Gala last week. “If the Democrats pull it out, I think you’re going to see an outsized reaction from the […]
