See the full list of the Democrats who defeated Republican incumbents and challengers for Congress and state offices previously held by Republicans. More

The effort by the Trump administration to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots had been rejected by the Supreme Court before Election Day. More

The president has bulldozed through obstacles as he has sought to remake the face of Washington. But newly empowered Democrats and angry judges are setting up a high-stakes showdown. More

Insult politics are out. Ken Paxton’s attacks on James Talarico were “digging his political grave,” the columnist David French argues. In a recent live episode of “The Opinions,” French describes how some conservative evangelicals in Texas privately told him they planned to vote for Talarico — and why Republican attacks weren’t resonating with voters. More

Live from Brooklyn, Michelle Cottle, Jamelle Bouie and David French weigh in on the “blue tsunami.” More