The biggest races Democrats won in the midterms

What the coverage shows

NPR frames the story around what comes next for Democrats, including planned investigations and the remaining uncalled races, while CBS News centers the biggest Democratic wins themselves. CBS also has a separate piece on exit polls, saying economic issues helped Democrats in 2026, a detail not mentioned in NPR’s extract. Both outlets treat the midterms as a Democratic success, but they diverge on whether the lead is the victories or their political aftermath.

Written by Crossfiled from the 3 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.