A night of historic firsts: 2026 midterm election winners set new milestones for diversity and generational change

Midterm elections often fail to bring the enthusiasm that surrounds a general election, but this was no ordinary year. Americans across the country went to the polls and delivered a significant rebuke of President Trump and candidates who support him. Democrats took back the House and the Senate, flipping long-standing red states like Texas along the way. Election results are still rolling in, but an incredible number of historic milestones have already occurred, from the first Muslim Am...