Elections

It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know

Told by 3 newspapers in one country, between 20:00 and 16:00 on 2 November 2026.

The headline in each newspaper

In short

The US votes today and control of Congress is at stake, according to NPR.1 PBS NewsHour warns it could take a while to know who will control Congress.2 ABC News announces an exit poll on Election Day.3

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Common ground

The U.S. midterm elections decide control of Congress, and the headlines indicate the result may take a while to be known.1 2 33 newspapers from 1 countries

Background

2006Earlier midterm elections, such as those of 2006 and 2014, also had a strong impact on control of Congress.W W

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The headlines, side by side

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Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

ABC News · United States · 20:40What you need to know about the Election Day Voter PollRead at the newspaper ↗
NPR · United States · 10:05It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to knowRead at the newspaper ↗
PBS NewsHour · United States · 16:45Why it could take a while to know who will control CongressRead at the newspaper ↗

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