All the Tea on the Very Great Midterms
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What even is a midterm, and why are Americans everywhere celebrating? Jenn and Jamila explain the 2026 US midterm elections for everyone outside the US (and plenty of people inside it). They cover how the House and Senate work, why this vote mattered so much, and how a blue wave turned into a tsunami as Democrats took control of Congress.
Then it’s on to the stories. Texas elected its first Democratic senator since 1988, James Talarico, and its first Latina governor, Gina Hinojosa. An Iowa candidate quit his race and won anyway. Alaska ended up with two Dan Sullivans on the ballot, and Mississippi’s Senate race is still too close to call. The night was full of history-making firsts: Keisha Lance Bottoms is the first Black woman elected governor in US history, Deb Haaland the first Native American woman governor, Abdul El-Sayed the first Muslim senator and Chris Pappas the first openly gay man in the Senate. We also talk about Amy Acton’s win in Ohio after her opponent ran an attack ad featuring her estranged mother. Content note: that story touches on childhood sexual abuse.
And yes, Jenn found a way to make it about sustainability, because everything is. God bless America (it feels good to say it again).
Shout out to Jake Amazing for our incredible End Credits this week "Delicious Irony"
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