Too close to call: Mississippi Senate race split by 0.1%, Alaska candidates divided by 637 votes

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the piece around midterm races as the way to explain Democrats’ strong showing. The New York Times headline focuses on five races and says they “tell the story” of the blue wave, while CBS News shifts to a conversation between Jasmine Crockett and Elise Stefanik about Democrats’ blue wave in the midterms. CBS’s extract alone highlights that the segment is presented as a discussion, not a straight explainer.

Written by Crossfiled from the 1 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.