The historic firsts of the 2026 election

Winners up and down the 2026 ballot will make history this year, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, including the first Black woman governor and the first out gay male US senator.
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper floored by Trump’s post-election ballroom promotion: ‘Wow, I don’t think we need to watch the beam go up’

Anderson Cooper was gobsmacked by Donald Trump's fixation on his ballroom the day after Republicans suffered a stunning midterm defeat. The post CNN’s Anderson Cooper Floored By Trump’s Post-Election Ballroom Promotion: ‘Wow,

CNN nails election night with gas prices highlighted on ‘magic wall’

CNN nails election night with gas prices highlighted on ‘magic wall’ during midterms returns - The interactive map showed gas prices up 63 to 73 percent in multiple counties in Kansas — and the state’

'Let Me Help You, Sir': CNN Host Brutally Trolls Trump With Scathing Midterm Reminder

Here’s the real reason so many of the president’s hand-picked candidates lost on Tuesday.

CNN Voter Poll: Democrats’ Senate sweep shows a fracturing MAGA movement

The coalition that helped return Donald Trump to the presidency two years ago is beginning to fracture, CNN Voter Poll data shows, with Democratic Senate candidates peeling away voters to win seats

Anderson Cooper Baffled by Trump’s Ballroom Bragging

He couldn't believe Trump was talking about his White House ballroom after the blue wave in the midterm elections.
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Abby Phillips confirms why she’s missing CNN’s midterms show with sweet pic of baby boy born a week before election day

CNN anchor Abby Phillip has revealed the reason she was missing from the network’s election night coverage – she was welcoming her second baby. The NewsNight host, 37, took to X on Tuesday
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Brian Winter on CNN about How Lula Won Brazil's Election

While Lula is a man of the left, "it's also fair to say that he tacked to the right on many issues in order to win," said the AS/COA vice president.
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CNN host roasts Trump over bonkers final election pitch

A stunned Kasie Hunt has ripped into Donald Trump’s baffling last-ditch plea to voters. On Monday’s The Arena, the 41-year-old anchor aired footage of the 80-year-old president’s election-eve speech at the newly reopened Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.