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Democrats win back control of Congress while the president and Republicans suffer historic losses. NBC News’ Garrett Haake, Julie Tsirkin, Ryan Chandler and Liz Kreutz analyze the election night results and what happens next as President Trump enters a lame duck period.

In ballot measures across the country Tuesday, voters mostly expressed support for abortion rights, while affirming voter identification requirements and upholding that only U.S. citizens can vote in state elections.

Rep.-elect J.D. Ford (D) joins Meet the Press NOW after flipping a bellwether seat in Indiana. Ford discusses what he thinks the Democratic priorities should be in the new Congress.

State representative Rosenthal’s win comes after national backlash to French’s social media remarks targeting south Asian Americans Jon Rosenthal has won a seat on the Texas railroad commission, a powerful state regulatory agency, beating out two challengers including the controversial Republican nominee Bo French whose campaign ignited a firestorm over his bigoted remarks. Rosenthal, a … Read more

The helicopter was carrying three people and crashed in the waters of Biscayne Bay, east of Miami executive airport Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A helicopter crash in Miami on Wednesday morning has left one person dead and two others injured. Authorities including the US Coast Guard responded to the crash … Read more

President’s party stripped of control after he spent weeks pleading with Americans to pretend he was on ballot US midterm elections – live updates Track live results from all 50 states Tell us: what do you want to know about the midterm election results? The United States woke up to a radically altered political landscape … Read more

Even Trump seems to recognize that the relationship has become a political liability, and may never be the same On the eve of a midterm election that ended in an unequivocal rejection of his brand of politics, even Donald Trump seemed to recognize that the US-Israel relationship has become a political liability. Trump’s 11th-hour suggestion, … Read more

Trump’s rout could be part of a democratic spring that began in Hungary. But will it extend to the French elections next May? Hungary, Brazil, Serbia, and now the US. So far this year, when their hand has been held to the stove, voters have chosen what the Texas senator-elect James Talarico, the new face … Read more

President Trump took questions from reporters on the midterm results, the future of Republican leadership, the war with Iran and the possibility of impeachment in his first appearance since election night.

Democrats have won a historic sweep in the US midterm elections, winning back control of Congress in a major setback for Donald Trump. Senate seats went blue in traditional Republican strongholds such as Texas, South Carolina and Kansas, where the Democrats had their first win since 1932. Voters have sent a strong message of discontent … Read more