Led by NBC, broadcasters had 57 percent of primetime viewing on Tuesday.

When we feel powerless, conspiracy theories can offer a comforting explanation. That’s why the urge to believe them may be strongest after an election, Benjamin J. Dow writes.

In the last decade, $60 billion was spent on federal elections. NBC followed the money and how spending has surged since the Citizens United ruling.

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Pope Leo, a Chicago native, cast his mail-in ballot for the U.S. midterms, the Vatican confirmed this week

Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte has won a second two-year term in New Hampshire, a state that has trended blue at the national level, NBC News projects.

Following the massive repudiation of US President Donald Trump in the 2026 midterm elections, the Democratic Party has launched a campaign to rescue the Trump administration.

Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election. The Vatican confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, citing his long-standing belief in civic participation.

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The election for North Little Rock's open Ward 2 city council seat, which featured four candidates, could go to a runoff.