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Executive Summary Following a Commonwealth Secretariat Pre-Election Assessment Mission, which took place from 19 to 26 July 2025, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Hon Shirley Botchwey, decided to deploy a Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to observe the Guyana General and Regional Elections held on 1 September 2025. The Group was chaired by Mrs Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoikamanu, former Foreign Minister of Tonga, along with nine other eminent members, supported by a seven-person Secretariat team. The COG was present in Guyana from 23 August to 7 September 2025 and engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including political leaders, electoral authorities, security forces, civil society, media, and international partners. Members observed campaign activities and election operations across seven regions. The Group notes that the Commonwealth has provided high-level Good Offices and technical support for elections over the years, including the deployment in 2020 and 2025 of two senior electoral experts, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Former Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, and Dr Nasim Zaidi, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, to support the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The 2025 general and regional elections occurred in a context of rapid economic transformation, deep political polarisation, and evolving party competition. ... The Group recommends the establishment of a binding code of conduct for political stakeholders, promoting issue-based campaigning and fair competition. While peaceful and vibrant, the overall campaign environment was characterised by uneven access to resources and media; persistent ethnic and partisan divides; weak regulation of campaign finance and online information and structural imbalance in state-media relations. Media pluralism in Guyana remains uneven, with the state-owned Chronicle and National Communications Network (NCN) seen to be favouring the governing party, while private media face financial pressures and sometimes self-censorship due to political intimidation and advertising dependence. The Group recommends the development of a media code of conduct for election coverage in collaboration with the Guyana Press Association (GPA) and GECOM. Social media played a transformative role in the 2025 elections, with an estimated 96% of Guyanese online. Smaller parties relied heavily on digital campaigning, which provided new avenues for participation but also spread misinformation and disinformation. To strengthen electoral integrity and fairness, Guyana should consider institutionalising issue-based campaigning; ensuring media independence and transparency, and build digital resilience through monitoring, regulation, and civic education. The Group commends GECOM for significant updates and for ensuring generally transparent and well managed procedures throughout the electoral process. On Election Day, polling staff demonstrated professionalism, courtesy, and preparedness. Information desks, signage, and voter materials were effectively used to guide voters, though inconsistencies in signage were noted. Security was also well coordinated. The 2025 voting, counting, and tabulation processes were peaceful, transparent, and generally well managed. GECOM’s updates to electoral manuals and decentralisation of counting represented major improvements since the previous elections. The Group noted significant improvements in transparency and accuracy, particularly with the introduction of simultaneous electronic posting of polling station results. The Group notes that some areas would require improvement for future elections, including accessibility for persons with disabilities; uniform application of procedures and signage; enhanced training for polling staff, and further streamlining of closing and tabulation processes. Overall, the COG found that the 2025 elections reflected a maturing electoral process in Guyana, underpinned by professionalism, good security arrangements, and increased procedural transparency. For future elections, the Group recommends improved implementation of recommendations proposed in previous elections by observer missions. We encourage all political stakeholders to give priority to the establishment of a robust post-electoral domestic mechanism that may, in short order, produce the legislative and constitutional reform needed for the conduct of credible, transparent and inclusive elections in the future. ... No . Recommendatio n Targeted Stakeholder(s ) Type of Recommendation • Legal/Regulatory • Policy • Administrative/Technical ... Chapter 3: Legal Framework and Electoral Administration 1 A review of the legislation around the composition of GECOM should be undertaken to • GECOM • Legal/Regulatory include other stakeholders to increase its impartiality and effectiveness in decision-making • Policy 2 The Group recommends the reform and regulation of campaign financing, including working • GECOM • Legal/Regulatory closely with CARICOM for a regional charter on campaign financing to promote fairness, • National Assembly • Policy transparency and accountability. 3 The Group recommends GECOM prioritise adoption of biometric technology early in the next • GECOM • Political election cycle to enhance integrity, efficiency and credibility in the electoral process. • Administrative/Technical 4 The registration card of Commonwealth citizens should clearly identify the name of the Com • GECOM • Administrative/Technical monwealth country of citizenship . 5 GECOM should publish disaggregated data on the number of registered electors from Com • GECOM • Administrative/Technical monwealth countries, stating the respective countries and number of elector s 6 More robust and consistent public education/awareness is needed by GECOM on the eligibil • GECO M • Administrative/Technical ity of voters, including Commonwealth citizens . 7 The Group recommends legislative amendments to clearly establish statutory time limits for • National Assembl y • Legal/Regulatory resolving election disputes expeditiously. • Policy 8 The Group recommends urgent permanent appointments of a chancellor and chief justice of • Judiciar y • Political the judiciary and subsequent review of the appointment mechanisms in line with global good practice to ensure timely and substantive independent appointments free from political influence. ... • Administrative/Technica l R e g i • Politica l o n a l 1 0 It is recommended the post of legal adviser in GECOM be filled through a politically independ - • GECO M • Politica l E l e cent process as a matter of priority. t i o n 1 1 An enumeration exercise should be conducted, following which geographical seats should be • GECOM • Administrative/Technical s more equitably distributed among electors to ensure the principle of equal suffrage. • National Assembly 1 2 An independent and impartial body should be established to draw the geographical and top • National Assembl y • Policy up constituencies so that voters are represented in the legislature on a more equal basis (2020). 1 3 Early in the new election cycle, consideration should again be given to the adoption of biom • GECO M • Administrative/Technical etric voter registration and verification technology . 1 4 The time of day at which political parties will present themselves to undertake the nomination • GECO M • Administrative/Technical process should be scheduled and the schedule disseminated to all political parties for greater clarity and fairness. 1 5 Consider extending the early voting facility to other essential services workers . • GECO M • Administrative/Technical • Policy 1 6 GECOM should enhance collaboration with party stakeholders through regular communica • GECO M • Administrative/Technical tions across the whole election cycle . 1 7 The Group recommends that, as part of its post-election review, GECOM consider planning • GECO M • Administrative/Technical for regular meetings with all stakeholder groups across the whole election cycle. 1 8 GECOM should consider adopting an evidence-based approach to continue strengthening • GECO M • Administrative/Technical the delivery of voter information throughout the next election cycle. Chapter 4: Participation and Inclusion 1 9 Political parties should take stronger action to promote genuine inclusion and political partici • Political partie s • Policy pation of women . ... • Legal/Regulatory • Policy • Administrative/Technical • Political 2 0 Revise the legislation to ensure at least 33 per cent of elected MPs are women, not just on • National Assembl y • Political paper but in actual representation • Legal/Regulatory 2 1 Include binding and enforceable quotas for women in parliament with associated compliance • National Assembl y • Political mechanisms. 2 2 Disaggregation of data should be mainstreamed in GECOM ’ s operations to include collecting • GECO M • Administrative/Technical disaggregated data on sex, age and disability across the spectrum of activities. 2 3 GECOM should engage and encourage civil society as an important mechanism for transpar • GECO M • Polic y ency, accountability and democracy . • Administrative/Technical 2 4 GECOM is encouraged to strengthen its voter information outreach to diverse communities, • GECO M • Administrative/Technical utilising all methods of communication to ensure maximum participation and inclusion. 2 5 Appointment to GECOM should be guided by the principles of inclusivity and should prioritise • GECO M • Political gender considerations in the nomination of election commissioners. ... • Legal/Regulatory 2 7 Engage young people in the development of material to provide relevant and targeted voter • GECO M • Administrative/Technical information for young electors. ... • Policy a l a • Administrative/Technical n d R • Political e g i o 5 1 GECOM should establish a social media monitoring unit in advance of the next elections . • GECO M • Administrative/Technical n a l E l5 2 GECOM should continue to enhance its online presence over the coming election cycle, • GECO M • Administrative/Technical e c t iincluding through verification of its Facebook page. o n s Chapter 6: Voting, Counting and Tabulation 5 3 Greater consistency should be achieved in the application of signage across all polling sta • GECO M • Administrative/Technical tions, for example signage related to the identification of polling staff . 5 4 Adhere to international good practice aligned with the Convention on the Rights of Persons • GECO M • Policy with Disabilities that emphasise the right to inclusive, accessible and non-discriminatory elec toral processes that uphold the dignity and independence of PWDs. 5 5 Adopt the positioning of the booth suggested in the Official Manual for Presiding Officers • GECO M • Administrative/Technical across all polling stations; the ballot booth should be positioned such that there is no risk of compromising the secrecy of the ballot. 5 6 Consideration should be given to extending the number of training sessions for poll workers • GECO M • Administrative/Technical with more simulation training. 5 7 More emphasis should be given to the close of poll procedures in the training of poll staff . • GECO M • Administrative/Technical 5 8 GECOM is encouraged to continue streamlining the counting process to eliminate duplication • GECO M • Administrative/Technical and improve the timely delivery of results 5 9 Continue to improve the tabulation process, to address delays in declaring results . • GECO M • Administrative/Technical 6 0 Strengthen the capacity of party scrutinisers and GECOM officials on the result resolution • GECO M • Administrative/Technical process as updated in the Official Manual for Presiding Officers & Other Polling Day Officials, revised 26 March 2025. ... Recommendation The Group recommends the reform and regulation of campaign financing, including working closely with CARICOM for a regional charter on campaign financing to pro mote fairness, transparency and accountability. ... We recommend the establishment of an independent fact checking mechanism to support democratic strengthening in Guyana. 18. GECOM. The Group notes with concern reports of a significant trust deficit with GECOM and its impact on the perceived credibility of the conduct of the electoral process. Several stakeholders expressed concerns about the need for greater transparency in the electoral administration and the level of preparedness of GECOM. 18.1. Composition. The Group recommends a review of the legislation around the composition of GECOM; the present composition compromises its ability to effectively operate and excludes important political stakeholders from deliberations and decision making. 18.2. The official list of electors (OLE). We note with concern the perceptions of mistrust by some in the OLE and the challenges in resolving its apparent inflated nature. We recommend that measures to address this, including for example, an enumeration exercise be undertaken. We note the absence of disaggregated data on the number of women, youth and persons with disabilities and recommend that this be collected and published. 18.3. Biometrics. We note that in response to complaints about the non-adoption of biometric verification technologies, which help verify voter identity, GECOM stated that it faced technical, legislative and administrative challenges and was unable to employ biometric verification for electors in these elections. We recommend that, early in the new election cycle, consideration be again given to the adoption of this technology. 18.3.1. ... 18.4. ... 18.4.1. ... 18.4.2. ... 18.4.3. ... Implementation of Observer Recommendations. The Group noted with concern the very limited implementation of the recommendations of observer groups over the years. The Group encourages all political stakeholders to give priority to the establishment of a robust postelectoral domestic mechanism that may in short order produce the legislative and constitutional reform needed for the conduct of credible, transparent and inclusive elections. ... Campaign Financing. ... campaigning. ... recommends, the reform and regulation of campaign financing to promote fairness, transparency, and accountability.

GECOM has not sat as a commission in fourteen months. Last Thursday its Chair and Chief Elections Officer received five Western envoys to discuss the conduct of elections in Guyana. Opposition-nominated Commissioner Vincent Alexander wants to know on whose authority. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, November 8, 2026 - Calvin G Brown The Guyana Elections Commission has not held a meeting since the small hours of September 7, 2025, when it declared the People's Progressive Party/Civic the winner of the general election and went home. Yet on Thursday its Chairperson, retired Justice Claudette Singh, and Chief Elections Officer Vishnu Persaud sat down with the ambassadors and high commissioners of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and the European Union to discuss, in the missions' words, Guyana's electoral process and the strengthening of its institutions. To Vincent Alexander, the photograph of that gathering — five envoys flanking a Chair who has refused for more than a year to convene her own Commission — is the most damning image to emerge from GECOM in a year of them. "This meeting places a comatose GECOM in the spotlight," the veteran opposition-nominated commissioner wrote in a letter to the editor dated November 7. It raises, he says, three fundamental questions: what is the authenticity of such a meeting, what was its purpose, and what action — and from whom — is required to "de-comatose" the Commission. ... On October 10, 2025, Justice Singh answered a request to summon a meeting with a single sentence: "I am guided by Article 161(3)(b) of the Constitution as to the composition of the Commission, which will be decided on the convening of Parliament." ... The heart of Alexander's complaint is not that the Chair met diplomats. It is that she did so on behalf of a body she has, in his words, "decommissioned, albeit unilaterally and unlawfully, but de facto by virtue of her freezing its operations." "What authority does she have to hold discussions with the Diplomatic Corps on behalf of a commission" that has not met, he asks — "more so, to discuss matters that clearly fall within the purview of a constituted and sitting commission?" ... He reserves a pointed word for the envoys themselves. Diplomats are accredited to deal with legitimate state agencies, he notes; it was "injudicious" for them to meet a Chair whose standing is itself in question. The missions are not bystanders: in September the diplomatic corps said it was taking WIN's concerns over the deadlock "very seriously." Thursday's meeting was their answer — delivered to the one official Alexander holds responsible for it. "What authority does she have to hold discussions with the Diplomatic Corps on behalf of a commission which has been decommissioned?" ... The post-mortem on the 2025 elections has not been held. Commitments to extend biometrics, including digital fingerprint identification, and to act on observer-mission recommendations the Commission itself accepted, sit idle. Local government elections, constitutionally due and originally pencilled in for this month, have no date.

Guyana needs a clean, credible voters’ list and biometric verification at polling stations. Both are essential. A credible list establishes who is entitled to vote; biometric identification helps verify that the person presenting at the polling station is the registered voter. Together, these safeguards can help deter impersonation and multiple voting and strengthen confidence in the electoral process. The necessary amendment to the electoral provisions of the Constitution to modify the voters’ list is achievable. Yet neither side, opposition nor government, appears willing to do the work required to get this done. More than six years have passed since the court addressed this matter, and there should have been a positive outcome by now. We cannot continue tolerating election after election accompanied by controversy over the voters’ list, voter identification and the conduct of the process. These issues strike at the legitimacy of electoral outcomes. A declaration is not enough; the process producing it must command public confidence- from start to finish- and reflect the genuine choice of the people. The political inconsistency surrounding biometrics must also be exposed. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) supported biometrics when it was in opposition. Now that it is in government, it is finding all sorts of excuses not to proceed, even as the nation, including the opposition, has clamoured for its implementation. And we must ask ourselves: why? Democratic safeguards cannot be embraced when politically convenient and resisted when they may constrain political advantage. The Government must immediately allocate the necessary funding to GECOM. There must be a clear implementation plan, firm timelines, public accountability and adequate preparation to ensure that no eligible voter is disenfranchised and no ineligible person is allowed to cast a ballot.

title: Midterm Elections 2026: Live Results, Key Races, and More description: Democrats won the House and Senate in a historic blue wave. canonical: https://time.com/article/2026/11/03/midterm-elections-2026-key-races-live-results-polls-latest-news-updates/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content tier: free article:published time: 2026-11-04T08:45:00.000Z article:modified time: 2026-11-05T00:45:00.000Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Mississippi and Alaska Senate Races Remain Too Close to Call og:description: It could be days before winners are determined in the contests for the two Republican-held seats amid a historic blue-wave election. og:url: https://time.com/article/2026/11/03/midterm-elections-2026-key-races-live-results-polls-latest-news-updates/ og:site name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80a8414e001776ac/6aebcff44eb3c7675e178f11/alaska-senate-2026-midterm-elections.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: alaska-senate-2026-midterm-elections.jpg og:type: article twitter:card: summary large image twitter:title: Mississippi and Alaska Senate Races Remain Too Close to Call twitter:description: It could be days before winners are determined in the contests for the two Republican-held seats amid a historic blue-wave election. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt80a8414e001776ac/6aebcff44eb3c7675e178f11/alaska-senate-2026-midterm-elections.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 01:10 video:published: 2026-11-04 section: politics topics: Hakeem Jeffries, House Democrats, election results, Congress, great American comeback, change election, extremism, corruption, transformational change, January transition genre: political statement, speech tones: triumphant, optimistic, assertive, unifying emotions: optimism (high), pride (medium), empathy (medium), determination (high) sentiment: positive audience: news viewers, political followers, voters, Democratic supporters people: Hakeem Jeffries organizations: House Democrats, Congress content suitability: politics [00:00-01:10] transcript source: publisher captions transcript reviewed: not applicable Mississippi and Alaska Senate Races Remain Too Close to Call Amid Historic Blue Wave ... Video: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries hails ‘great American comeback’ Watch (HLS stream): House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries hails ‘great American comeback’ (1:10) Published 2026-11-04. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said his party had retaken control of Congress as election results favored them across the US. Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ... House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries delivers a short statement declaring the start of a 'great American comeback.' He says voters across all regions of the country have spoken and rejected extremism and corruption. He describes the election as a dramatic change election and says Americans want transformational change. He commits that House Democrats will deliver for the American people once they take office in January. ... Here’s what to know - Democrats won the House and Senate, flipping key Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. A day after the polls closed, the Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi remain too close to call. - Vice President J.D. Vance blamed the Republican Party's heavy midterm losses on the Iran war. - Speaker Mike Johnson won’t seek re-election as House Republican leader, his team confirmed to TIME. - Democratic lawmakers have hinted at the political and legal challenges they plan to launch against Trump and his Administration. - TIME’s Election Day live updates, below, have concluded. Read our latest coverage at time.com. ... Mississippi and Alaska Senate races still too close to call Nov 4, 7:35 PM A day after polls around the country began closing on Election Day, two hard-fought Senate races remain too close to call. Democrats have already secured control of the upper chamber in the next Congress, so far flipping seven Senate seats as part of a sweeping blue wave. The size of the party's new majority, however, is not yet clear, with the outcomes of the contests for the Republican-held seats in Mississippi and Alaska still up in the air. It may be days before the winners are determined in the races, both of which are extremely closely divided in the current vote counts. With 96% of votes counted in the Mississippi contest as of Wednesday evening, Democrat Scott Colom is leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1138 votes, according to the Associated Press. The margin is smaller still in Alaska, with 74% of votes counted, per the AP: Democrat Mary Peltola there leads incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan by 626 votes. Elsewhere, Democrats have added to their string of victories on Wednesday, securing a growing number of House seats and flipping key state-level positions, including attorney general offices in multiple red states. The party has also newly gained control of several state legislative chambers—among them, Texas’s state House. — Annika Neklason The Democratic rising stars who could shape 2028 Nov 4, 7:02 PM With momentum now behind the party following what is widely being referred to as a “blue tsunami,” Democrats are already setting their sights on a return to the White House. “Over the next two years, Democrats will show up where Republicans have failed and work every single day to bring down costs. Up next: the White House,” vowed Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin. Yet despite their strong showing at the polls, Democrats still lack a clear leader heading into 2028, setting the stage for what could be a hard-fought primary. There are Democratic heavyweights who often appear on presidential contender lists, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, and former presidential candidate Kamala Harris. However, the Democrats’ midterm victories are a reminder that the party’s rising stars should not be ignored, as they will undoubtedly play an important role in shaping what the 2028 race will look like. ... What will the blue wave in the midterms mean for climate action? Nov 4, 6:22 PM Following two years of anti-climate legislation from Washington, Tuesday’s blue tidal wave—giving Democrats control of both the Senate and the House—could provide an opportunity to change course. Following his 2024 reelection, President Trump withdrew from the Paris Agreement, rolled back the landmark endangerment finding, and leased public lands for oil and gas drilling—with Democrats unable to do much about it. The next two years likely won’t bring aggressive climate policy, nonetheless a shift is expected as a result of the midterms. “Are we going to see ambitious climate action? The answer is no,” says Ken Gillingham, professor of environmental and energy economics at the Yale School of the Environment. “We still have an executive branch with a veto power controlled by President Trump, and so anything that is done would have to make it through the veto.” ... Key strategists see voters of color as ‘driving force’ behind Democrats' midterm rout Nov 4, 5:16 PM Tuesday’s Blue Wave was powered by voters of color. That’s a key takeaway strategists in both parties are clocking as they pore through the results. In a memo obtained exclusively by TIME on Wednesday and soon to circulate among the Democratic National Committee’s bigwigs, two of the Democratic Party’s veteran strategists argue that the blowout would not have been possible without that crucial realignment, one that has enormous consequences for 2028’s presidential field. “Hispanic and Black voters not only turned out at a massive rate, but also swung back towards Democrats in terms of support levels, relative to the 2024 presidential election,” Tom Bonier and Simon Rosenberg wrote in Wednesday’s memo. ... Democrats made massive gains with key demographic groups in the 2026 midterms—most notably with young voters, Hispanic voters, and rural voters. Young people overwhelmingly supported Democratic candidates this election cycle. According to the AP Voter Poll, about 7 in 10 voters ages 18 to 29 said they supported the Democratic candidate in their local House races, while about 3 in 10 said they voted Republican. This follows Trump’s historic gains with young voters in 2024. “Young people trusted Donald Trump to bring prices down and work on affordability,” Santiago Meyer, the executive director of Voters of Tomorrow, tells TIME. “He betrayed everything that he told us: He made prices higher with tariffs, he did not work on housing, and he started an illegal war.” Hispanic voters were also instrumental in flipping seats—particularly in Texas, where roughly 6 in 10 Hispanic voters supported Democrat James Talarico for the Senate, compared to just 3 in 10 who supported Trump-endorsed Republican Ken Paxton. “Key takeaway from last night is that Latinos are the key swing voter,” Stephanie Valencia, a co-founder of Equis Research, tells TIME. “People love to call the Latino vote the ‘sleeping giant,’ but we are the swinging giant.” Rural voters still favored Republican candidates in 2026, according to the AP Voter Poll, but the demographic shifted significantly to the left: 57% of rural voters opted for the Republican candidate in the House, versus 41% opting for the Democratic candidate. In 2024, nearly 70% of validated voters who described their communities as rural voted for Trump, and 29% voted for Harris. The rural shift influenced several key battleground states. In Kansas, for example, it helped elect Adam Hamilton to the Senate—the first Democrat sent to the upper chamber from the state in almost 100 years. Read the full piece here. ... Schumer is in the running to become the next Senate Majority Leader, after Democrats won 54 Senate seats in the midterms, with two seats still up for grabs as of early Wednesday afternoon. ... After the expected blue wave turned into more of a tsunami, Republican leaders are reflecting on the results, and making vows for the future, as they prepare for the reality of losing control over both chambers of Congress. ... Nov 4, 1:25 AM The AP has called the House majority for Democrats, having already called the Senate majority for the same party. Moments earlier, President Trump congratulated Democrats on their Election Day success in a phone interview with Fox News, but he went on to say that he didn't think the blue wave was a rebuke of his presidency. "They did a good job. They’ve been looking for this one for 11 years, and they finally got it," Trump said about Democrats. "But I don’t view it as a hit on me. I think we’ve done ... We’ve had the greatest two years in the history of the presidency.” ... GOP Sen. Susan Collins concedes to Democratic challenger Nov 4, 1:10 AM Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who has represented Maine in the U.S. Senate for nearly three decades, lost her re-election bid to her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, the AP has called—the latest stunning result in a midterm election that has become a blue wave. AP reported that Collins conceded the race to Jackson before the news outlet had officially called it. Jackson, a logger and former president of the Maine Senate, posted a victory statement on social media early Wednesday morning, before the race was officially called by AP. ... "I’m ready to get to work for Mainers in the U.S. Senate, and I promise you this: I’ll never forget where I came from or who I’m fighting for. ... The President railed against Democrats' victories in the midterms on Tuesday evening in a series of Truth Social posts. Shortly before midnight, Trump posted a photo of a red hat reminiscent of the ones often worn by MAGA supporters and by the President himself—but this one had the word "Veto" printed on it. The image appears to be a threat that the President will use his veto power against the House and the Senate, the latter of which AP called for Democrats on Tuesday evening. AP has not yet called control of the House, but other news outlets have projected that Democrats will win the majority in the lower chamber as well. ... Democrats have won the Senate, AP calls Nov 4, 12:00 AM AP called the Senate for Democrats shortly before midnight, in a stunning rebuke of the Trump Administration and the Republican Party. As of Tuesday evening, AP has called 51 seats in the upper chamber for Democrats and 39 for Republicans. AP has yet to call 10 races for the upper chamber. The news outlet hasn’t yet called the House majority for Democrats, but others, including CNN, have projected that Democrats will win control of the lower chamber. Democrats capturing both chambers of Congress would mark only the fifth time since World War II that a political party was able to flip both the Senate and the House in a midterm election. — Chantelle Lee Read the full story here. ... Nov 3, 11:45 PM Democratic state representative Josh Turek has been elected as U.S. Senator for Iowa, the AP called, beating Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson to take the seat to be vacated by GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, who is retiring after two terms. Turek, a paralympian gold medalist, is the first Democrat Iowa has sent to the Senate since Tom Harkin was re-elected in 2008. ... Adam Hamilton becomes first Kansas Democrat elected to Senate in nearly a century Nov 3, 11:35 PM For the first time since 1932, voters in Kansas have elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate. Democrat Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist pastor, has won the Senate race, AP called on Tuesday evening, defeating the Republican incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall. Marshall, who had been seeking a second term, had been backed by the President. He is among several GOP Senate candidates, including Sen. Darline Graham, who received Trump's endorsement in this midterm cycle—but were still toppled by their Democratic opponents on Tuesday evening. ... Nov 3, 8:37 PM Democrat Roy Cooper has flipped a key Senate seat in North Carolina, defeating Republican Michael Whatley to claim the open seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. Cooper's win marks a key pick up for his party in its fight to wrest back control of the upper chamber from Republicans. Cooper, a former governor and state attorney general, will succeed Tillis, who decided not to seek reelection. ... Four-term Rep. Chris Pappas has become the first openly gay man to be elected in to the U.S. Senate after defeating former Sen. John Sununu in New Hampshire. ... Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has won reelection in Georgia against Republican Rep. Mike Collins, in another victory for Democrats in their effort to win back control the upper chamber. ... Democrats notch the night's first Senate win Nov 3, 7:42 PM Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner has been reelected to a fourth term, defeating Republican challenger Bert Mizusawa. The AP called the race for Warner, whose seat was considered among the safest in the country this midterm cycle, just minutes after polls closed in Virginia at 7 p.m. EST. It marked the first call of the night in the closely watched battle for control of the Senate. Votes are now being counted in multiple states with more tightly contested Senate races where polls have closed, including Georgia, North ... Democrats “nauseously optimistic” about retaking Senate, says Schumer Nov 3, 10:50 AM After casting his vote in Brooklyn, New York, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters he was "optimistic that when the polls close tonight, there will be a new Democratic majority in the United States Senate." Emphasizing a need for caution, Schumer said he would characterize the party's mood as “nauseously optimistic” and noted that a year ago, “no one thought we’d be even close to taking the Senate back." Democrats are in a strong position to secure a majority in the House and the Senate is also up for grabs. Although polls point to a blue wave, Republicans say they’re wrong. Here's why. — Olivia-Anne Clearly ... On Tuesday, the President is set to remain at the White House into the evening as states from coast to coast tabulate the election results, according to a White House official. Election night is expected to to stretch into the early hours, with the first polls closing at 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday and the last in Alaska at 1 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday.