Today: November 07, 2026
Today: November 07, 2026

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Election|Political

Houston mayor curtails police cooperation with ICE, saying 'elections matter'

Days after elections that swept Democrats to statewide leadership in Texas, Houston's mayor ordered his city's police department on Friday to curtail its cooperation

Business|Economy|Technology|World

The Latest: Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff

President Donald Trump says Stephen Miller is replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections

Election

Democratic candidates with a Christian message help flip Congress

Clergy members and other Democratic candidates with a Christian message helped their party flip control of Congress

Economy|Education|Election|Political

Young people turned out in near-record numbers for the 2026 midterms, with the economy top of their minds

Whether they went to college or not, young voters heavily favored Democrats.

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

Opposition to artificial intelligence data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths

Economy|Environment|Political|Science|Technology

Democrats planning flood of AI bills when they take control of Congress

Democrats are planning to unleash a flood of new legislation targeting artificial intelligence systems and data-center development when they take

Arts|Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Out of the blue

Markets had long been pricing in a "blue wave" in the United States midterm elections, but what they got was a deluge as Democrats regained control of the House and

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Democrats' election win spooks AI investors, hammering stocks

Democrats' sweeping midterm election victory unleashed a rout of tech

Election|Political

Gina Hinojosa begins work to take office as Texas' first Democratic governor in decades

Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa says she is building a bipartisan administration after her stunning upset in the midterm elections

Arts

Iowa Democrat wins state House race despite suspending campaign in September

A Democrat has won a western Iowa legislative district despite suspending his campaign two months ago due to health issues

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Harmeet Dhillon, who ran the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, resigns

Harmeet Dhillon, who ran the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, resigns

Election|Interview|Political|US

Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right-winger” on the Supreme Court once they take power, raising the possibility that his party could block a presidential nominee if there were a vacancy in the next two years

Arts|Interview

After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle

President Donald Trump faces a tough decision on his unpopular war against Iran after the Republican Party's midterm losses

Election|Political

After taking control of Congress, Democrats vow major probes into Trump's 'tentacles of corruption'

Corruption topped the list of concerns for voters who ousted Republicans and handed Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections

Arts

Latinos, motivated by immigration and economic woes, drive Democratic gains in Republican strongholds

When Geronimo Perez pulled up to vote at the Worth Heights Community Center in South Fort Worth, Texas, one thing was on his mind: a friend who had been deported

Arts|Opinion

Democrats to investigate Trump deals, with eye on 2028 race

After sweeping both chambers of the US Congress, Democrats will turn their new investigative powers on the Trump family's business deals as they make what they

Arts|Election

Democratic wave sweeps aside Trump-backed effort to redraw US House districts

The unprecedented national Republican effort to reshape US House districts across the country failed on Tuesday, as the party's intended seawall was swept

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Banks brace for tighter oversight from US Congress after Democrats sweep

Wall Street banks were bracing on Wednesday for heightened scrutiny after Democrats took control of the US Congress, with

Business|Economy

Democrats gain influence over trade agenda, but tariff repeals to hit Trump veto wall

Democrats' resounding sweep to a majority in Congress gives them a big microphone and spotlight to scrutinize President Donald Trump's trade policies, but

Election

Democratic victories bring historic breakthroughs for women and minorities

Voters across the US elected a historic slate of women, candidates of color and other underrepresented politicians on Tuesday, reshaping the face of

Election|Political

The Latest: Trump defends Iran war after voters give Democrats control of Congress

The midterm election blowout has set up a new era in Washington

Political|US|World

Vance repudiates Iran war after US electoral defeat

US Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from President Donald Trump's war on Iran on Wednesday,

Interview|Political|World

Zelenskiy hopes US election outcome will generate more help for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in an interview on Wednesday, said he hoped gains by Democrats in the US midterm elections would generate more help for Ukraine in its 4-1/2-

Election|Political

Midterm elections crack open political map, putting conservative states back in play

Voters have dramatically shifted the political landscape by electing Democrats in traditionally Republican states