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Amid the scourging of the Republican Party, America is marking something equally seismic.

The 2026 US midterms delivered a wave of historic firsts for women, Black, Muslim, gay and Native American politicians.

Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott on a big night of firsts in the 2026 midterm elections.

Democrats won up and down the ballot in the midterms, and votes are still being counted on what could ultimately be a 75-seat House majority and 54 or more seats in the Senate. There also were many firsts, reflecting the party’s diverse coalition that helped them score victories even in deeply red states. Among them: […]

The US midterm vote has ushered in a wave of historic leadership firsts across the country.

The elections, which saw Democrats make big gains, also marked firsts for women and minorities in major offices.

<p>The US <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042019/us-midterms-democrats-projected-to-win-congress-in-major-setback-for-trump">midterm vote</a> ushered in a wave of historic leadership firsts across the country on Tuesday, electoral milestones on a night that saw voters issue a sharp rejection of <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2041807">President Donald

Yes, the 2026 midterms will be remembered for the astonishing number of losses that Democrats handed to President Donald Trump. But in the background, something perhaps equally seismic unfolded: a wave of firsts that elevated into high office members of groups that had, until now, been kept largely at the margins.