On Tuesday night, the blue wave that polls predicted landed with extraordinary force across the United States as Democrats flipped control of both the House and the Senate. Nate Cohn, Lisa Lerer and Shane Goldmacher of The New York Times discuss an extraordinary shift in power and a new era of American politics. Guest:  • Nate Cohn (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nate-cohn) , the chief political analyst for The New York Times. • Lisa Lerer (https://www.nytimes.com/by/lisa-lerer) , a national political correspondent for The New York Times. • Shane Goldmacher (https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher) , a national political correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading:  • Democrats seized control of Congress (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/03/us/midterms-2026-election-day-trump) as voters rebuked President Trump. • A Democratic rout stunned Texas (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/us/texas-talarico-hinojosa-abbott-paxton.html) in a seismic shift that was once unthinkable. Photo: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.