The Washington Post's live blog of the 2026 midterm elections tracks Democratic wins — Abdul El-Sayed's Senate seat in Michigan, James Talarico's defeat of Ken Paxton in Texas, and Teresa Benitez-Thompson's upset in Nevada's 2nd District — as Ted Cruz calls the losses "a Watergate-level repudiation." It also reports Russell Brand's London conviction for rape and sexual assault, oil prices and markets moving on the results, Rosie O'Donnell weighing a return from Ireland, and D.C. declaring "PoPville Day."