PoliticsDemocrats Gear Up Immigration Fight After Miller’s Promotion
Incoming majorities prepare to challenge mass deportations and sketch reform as Stephen Miller takes over as chief of staff.
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TechnologyDemocrats Plan Flood of AI Bills When They Take Congress
Incoming majorities target data-center power costs, mandatory AI testing, and liability rules after voters soured on rapid buildouts.
Priya Desai
PoliticsDemocrats Flip More Than 40 House Seats in Historic Midterm Wave
CBS estimates Democrats heading toward about 256 House seats after gains from suburbs to once deep-red districts.
Michael Brooks
PoliticsTrump Says ‘The Senate Has to Act’ Before Democrats Take Over
In post-midterm remarks, the president blames the upper chamber for blocking priorities and presses Republicans in the lame duck.
James Carter
PoliticsScott Wiener Wins California Seat to Succeed Nancy Pelosi
The state senator takes San Francisco’s House district as Pelosi retires after nearly four decades in Congress.
Sarah Mitchell
PoliticsHouse GOP Campaign Chair Richard Hudson Defeated in North Carolina
Democrat Richard Ojeda ousts the NRCC chair in a symbolic blow as Republicans lose the House.
Michael Brooks
NationalNithya Raman Ousts Karen Bass in Los Angeles Mayor’s Race
Bass concedes after a hard-fought contest as Raman claims City Hall in one of the week’s biggest municipal upsets.
Elena Vargas
BusinessMusk Signals Cybertruck Wind-Down to Make Room for Cybercab
Tesla’s CEO says Gigafactory Texas production of the Cybertruck will taper around mid-next year for robotaxi vehicles.
Priya Desai
PoliticsRon Johnson Seeks Delay of Senate GOP Leadership Elections
After the midterm bloodbath, the Wisconsin senator wants next week’s leadership votes postponed as unresolved races linger.
James Carter
PoliticsTrump Brands a ‘VETO’ Era as Democrats Prepare to Take Power
A red VETO hat on the Resolute Desk telegraphs the White House plan for two years of divided government.
Sarah Mitchell
PoliticsAlaska Senate Race Joins Mississippi Among Midterm Cliffhangers
Two Senate contests remain unresolved as Democrats already lock in a majority and watch whether their edge grows.
Michael Brooks
PoliticsHouse Oversight Democrat Tells Stephen Miller to ‘Lawyer Up’
Rep. Robert Garcia vows investigations into the incoming chief of staff as Democrats prepare to reclaim the Oversight gavel.
Elena Vargas
EconomyData-Center Power Bills Fuel Voter Backlash Across Midterm Map
From Texas to the Midwest, electricity costs tied to AI buildouts helped Democrats flip seats and now drive statehouse agendas.
Priya Desai
PoliticsTrump Names Stephen Miller White House Chief of Staff After Midterm Losses
Days after Republicans lost Congress, President Trump elevates longtime adviser Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles starting Monday.
James Carter
PoliticsRepublicans Call Midterms an ‘Extinction-Level’ Crisis as Infighting Begins
From DeSantis to Cruz, GOP leaders warn the midterm defeat threatens the party’s future while factions clash over Trumpism and fiscal conservatism.
Sarah Mitchell
PoliticsSusie Wiles Exits as Chief of Staff in Trump’s Post-Midterm Shake-Up
Wiles, Trump’s longest-serving second-term chief and the first woman in the post, moves to the president’s political operation as Miller takes over.
Elena Vargas
PoliticsDemocrats Plot Unified Oversight Case Against Trump After Seizing Congress
Incoming majority leaders are lining up investigations, subpoena power, and an affordability agenda as they prepare to check the White House.
Michael Brooks
PoliticsYoung Voters Power Democratic Wave Over Prices, Iran War, and AI Anxiety
About 7 in 10 voters under 30 backed Democrats in congressional races, AP VoteCast finds, reversing much of 2024’s pattern.
Priya Desai
PoliticsJudge Blocks Trump’s 250-Foot DC Triumphal Arch Hours After Approval
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a 14-day restraining order after the National Capital Planning Commission voted 8-4 for the Memorial Circle project.
Sarah Mitchell
NationalSecret Service Arrests Man With Guns Near White House in Alleged Threat Case
Officers found multiple firearms in a vehicle and said the suspect claimed voices told him to kill President Trump, according to Homeland Security.
James Carter
PoliticsMississippi Senate Cliffhanger Puts State’s Voter Rolls Under Microscope
Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith by roughly 1,800 votes as affidavit and absentee ballots continued to be processed.
Elena Vargas
PoliticsHispanic Voters Help Drive Historic Texas Shift Toward Democrats
From South Texas to the suburbs, Hispanic turnout patterns remade the map and boosted Democrats in statewide and congressional contests.
Michael Brooks
TechnologyTexas Gov.-Elect Gina Hinojosa Pledges Limits on AI Data Centers
The incoming governor said she will push restrictions to protect communities as tech stocks reel from anti–data-center politics nationwide.
Priya Desai
BusinessTech Sell-Off Lingers as Investors Price In AI Slowdown Politics
After the Nasdaq’s brutal midterm-week plunge, traders remain on edge over Democratic data-center limits and softer AI spending assumptions.
Elena Vargas
TechnologyTrump Doubles Down on ‘Super Intelligence,’ Urging States to Embrace AI
After blaming Democrats for the market slide, the president restated support for advanced AI and warned against what he called foolish leadership.
James Carter
WorldUS, Russia, and Ukraine Set for New Peace Talks Tuesday in Abu Dhabi
Putin confirmed the next round of negotiations as missiles wounded civilians in Ukraine and Western governments hunted for a breakthrough formula.
Sarah Mitchell
PoliticsJustice Department Sees Fresh Resignations After Republican Midterm Defeat
A top national-security official and South Florida’s US attorney are among departures as the department navigates a transformed political map.
Michael Brooks
NationalFormer Sen. Jay Rockefeller Dies at 89, Remembered for Health-Care Advocacy
The West Virginia Democrat served five Senate terms and two as governor, becoming a leading voice on health access and social welfare.
Priya Desai
NationalNation’s Largest Indigenous Tribe Elects Its First Woman President
Voters made history by choosing a woman to lead the country’s largest Indigenous nation amid debates over resources, sovereignty, and federal relations.
Elena Vargas
WorldVance Leads Quiet Push for a New Iran Deal After Midterm Shock
Axios reports the vice president is driving behind-the-scenes diplomacy even as young voters punished the administration over the Iran war.
James Carter
NationalTennessee–Georgia Communities Dig Out After 1-in-1,000-Year Flooding
Residents face a long recovery after catastrophic rains that forecasters described as a once-in-a-millennium event along the border region.
Sarah Mitchell
NationalHouston Moves to Limit ICE Cooperation After Democrats Flip Texas Power
The mayor said the city will curb cooperation with immigration authorities in response to Democrats taking power statewide.
Michael Brooks
PoliticsNew Senate Majority Poised to Reshape Control of the Federal Judiciary
Democratic gains put judicial confirmations, vacancies, and oversight of the courts at the center of the next Congress.
Priya Desai
PoliticsDemocrats Capture Congressional Majorities in 2026 Midterm Wave
Democrats are projected to hold at least 54 Senate seats and about 256 House seats after flipping more than 40 districts in a nationwide repudiation of Republican control.
James Carter
BusinessGlobal Tech Stocks Plunge as Midterms Raise AI Slowdown Fears
The Nasdaq sank about 5.5% and erased an estimated $2.5 trillion in value after investors priced in Democratic opposition to AI data centers, with Asia and Europe following lower.
Elena Vargas
PoliticsJudge Blocks Trump’s 250-Foot Triumphal Arch After Commission Approval
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a 14-day restraining order barring construction hours after the National Capital Planning Commission approved the Memorial Circle project 8-4.
Sarah Mitchell
EconomyU.S. Adds 165,000 Jobs in October as Unemployment Falls to 4.1%
Payroll growth smashed Wall Street’s forecast for about 59,000 jobs, wages rose 0.4%, and prior months were revised higher in a broad-based Labor Department report.
Priya Desai
PoliticsNewsom Moves to Commute All 548 California Death Sentences to Life Without Parole
The California governor said state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the state’s values, launching what would be one of the largest clemency actions in U.S. history.
Michael Brooks