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Explore trending searches by time range. Heads-up stories include at least three news sources.

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Not enough stories in the past 24 hours, so showing the past 48 hours.

What do these labels mean?

We compare Google’s trend start, or our first search observation when that’s unavailable, with the earliest qualifying linked article. Older background coverage stays in Sources.

News-first
The news came first. The first linked article appeared more than an hour before the search trend began.
Search-first
Searches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Same time
Searches and linked news coverage began within an hour of each other.
Search-first

James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton to win the Texas Senate seat.

9 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Search-first

Mike Rogers loses Michigan Senate race to Abdul El-Sayed

8 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Search-first

Jon Ossoff retains Georgia Senate seat after beating Mike Collins

6 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
Search-first

Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Senate race.

5 news outlets
Search-firstSearches came first. The search trend began more than an hour before the first news story we track.
About the search figures and timing labels

Search figures use Google’s 48-hour measurement window. Timing labels compare qualifying linked article dates with the search timestamps; older background coverage is excluded; they do not establish cause or the first report anywhere.

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