https://bluewire.pages.dev/News and people from the progressive side, sourced to the line.enThu, 05 Nov 2026 01:30:29 +0000https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/abdul-el-sayed-things-to-know/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/abdul-el-sayed-things-to-know/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500Michigan's new senator is a doctor and epidemiologist who once got a yellow card in an Oxford varsity final.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/abortion-rights-ballot-measures-2026-results/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/abortion-rights-ballot-measures-2026-results/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500Nevada and Virginia wrote abortion rights into their constitutions; Missouri crushed a repeal. Idaho was the lone loss.Issueshttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/aoc-wins-fifth-term-what-to-know/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/aoc-wins-fifth-term-what-to-know/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500From Bronx bartender to Twitch streamer to party kingmaker, and maybe more.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/cost-of-living-exit-poll-voters-blamed-trump/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/cost-of-living-exit-poll-voters-blamed-trump/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -050075% rated the economy badly, more than 80% worried about prices for necessities, and Democrats took the lead on the economy.Issueshttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/democrats-flip-five-governorships-trifectas/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/democrats-flip-five-governorships-trifectas/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa and Nevada went blue, and Democrats picked up full control of five state governments.Raceshttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/democrats-win-full-control-of-congress/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/democrats-win-full-control-of-congress/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500A night of flips from Texas to Kansas hands Democrats full control of Congress, with a handful of races still being counted.Raceshttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/el-sayed-wins-michigan-first-muslim-senator/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/el-sayed-wins-michigan-first-muslim-senator/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500The progressive epidemiologist beat Mike Rogers by about 7 points after a campaign of attacks on his faith.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/gina-hinojosa-things-to-know-texas-governor/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/gina-hinojosa-things-to-know-texas-governor/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500A Brownsville-born labor lawyer and school-board veteran becomes Texas' first Latina governor.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/james-talarico-things-to-know/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/james-talarico-things-to-know/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500The 37-year-old who ended Texas Democrats' Senate drought talks about faith and schools more than most politicians.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/keisha-lance-bottoms-first-black-woman-governor-profile/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/keisha-lance-bottoms-first-black-woman-governor-profile/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500She beat a billionaire who spent more than $100 million of his own money and flipped Georgia's governorship.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/meet-the-new-class-andrews-acton-sand-flanagan/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/meet-the-new-class-andrews-acton-sand-flanagan/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500Annie Andrews, Amy Acton, Rob Sand and Peggy Flanagan won in very different places. Here's who they are.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/nithya-raman-leads-karen-bass-la-mayor-profile/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/nithya-raman-leads-karen-bass-la-mayor-profile/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500The race is not called. Here's where the count stands and who the challenger is.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/opinion-next-generation-didnt-wait-its-turn/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/opinion-next-generation-didnt-wait-its-turn/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500Talarico, El-Sayed, Bottoms and Hinojosa ran on prices and not being for sale. Party leaders should take notes.Raceshttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/talarico-beats-paxton-texas-senate/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/talarico-beats-paxton-texas-senate/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500The 37-year-old former teacher won by about 12 points in the most expensive Senate race on record.Peoplehttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/uncalled-senate-races-alaska-mississippi-explainer/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/uncalled-senate-races-alaska-mississippi-explainer/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500Peltola holds a narrow lead in Alaska ahead of a ranked-choice count; Colom leads Hyde-Smith by about a thousand votes in Mississippi. Neither race is called.Raceshttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/voters-defend-democracy-maps-voting-rights-ballot-measures/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/voters-defend-democracy-maps-voting-rights-ballot-measures/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500From Missouri to Virginia, voters rejected gerrymanders and power grabs and expanded the vote.Issueshttps://bluewire.pages.dev/news/zohran-mamdani-things-to-know/https://bluewire.pages.dev/news/zohran-mamdani-things-to-know/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:00:00 -0500New York's mayor became a national face of the Democratic wave. Here's the man behind it.People