The 2026 midterm elections delivered a wave of historic firsts, dramatically reshaped the balance of power in Congress, the nation’s political landscape, and offered new and impactful questions and possibilities about race, representation and power in America. The sweep delivered a sharp rebuke to the vicious fights at the federal executive level over the use and abuse of power and whose vision of America dictates democracy. Democrats retook control of the U.S. House, a victory aided, in part, by Black lawmakers who successfully defended their seats from Republican redistricting efforts. Democrats also wrested control of the U.S. Senate from Republicans,…