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Week in Politics: Battle for Senate leader; young and independent midterm turnout

NPR | By Scott Simon,
Ron Elving
Published November 14, 2026 at 7:40 AM EST

The battle over the next majority leader in the U.S. Senate reflects the turnout by younger and independent voters in the midterm elections.

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Scott Simon
Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
Ron Elving
Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News, where he is frequently heard as a news analyst and writes regularly for NPR.org.