Americans share what voting in the midterms meant to them
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
1 outlet (CBS News) is covering this story.
- CBS News reports: “Many Americans fought through bad weather, long lines and more to vote in the midterms. Tony Dokoupil has the story.”
Read the full coverage
Top political stories right now
Updated Nov 6, 2026, 4:32 PM ET
- Trump installs Stephen Miller as chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles 11 outlets
- Judge blocks construction on Trump’s D.C.-area arch after approval 7 outlets
- John D. Rockefeller IV, the former governor and senator from West Virginia and heir to an oil fortune, has died 6 outlets
- Connecticut Sen. Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke, goes to rehab facility 5 outlets
- Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeats Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in upset 6 outlets
Related coverage
- ICE, inflation and Trump: gen Z readers share their concerns heading into the voting booth 1 outlet
- ‘Wellness is on the ballot’: Why did so many pilates studios tell me to vote in the midterms? 1 outlet
- Some Voters are Facing a Rainy Election Day 1 outlet
- Voters Head to Polls With Affordability and the Iran War Top of Mind 1 outlet
- Navajo voters hop tractors, make extraordinary efforts to vote after widespread flooding 1 outlet
More top stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Vance ‘privately’ blasts Netanyahu as Iran war divides Trump administration and 2028 ambitions loom 14 outlets
- Prediction markets foresaw Democratic dominance in midterm elections 13 outlets
- What the blue wave looked like in North Carolina 13 outlets
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was jubilant after the Democrats flipped control of both houses of Congress in the midterms—but faces possible fights with party progressives 13 outlets
- Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War 12 outlets
All political stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Today’s top stories