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Nov 04, 2026
US stocks jumped on Wednesday after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a seismic midterm election, paving the way for a divided government.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 3%, or around 1,500 points, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed 1.7%. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) traded up by 1.8% as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) stocks touched record highs.
Markets swiftly repriced a Democratic sweep of the House and Senate — and the potential for ballot measures and newly elected officials to restrict data center construction. Chip stocks, including Nvidia (NVDA) and Micron (MU), fell m
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Nov 04, 2026
California's proposed billionaire tax appeared headed for defeat on Wednesday in one of the final verdicts from voters in an election week that saw a wave of anti-billionaire sentiment elsewhere.
The latest results on Wednesday afternoon showed California's Proposition 40 down by over 11 percentage points, with 60% of votes counted but the race not yet formally called.
The referendum would amend California's constitution and impose a one-time 5% tax on California residents and trusts with assets over $1 billion on Jan. 1, 2026. The revenue would primarily go toward healthcare, as well as food assistance and education.
Some assets, such as real property and certain retirement accounts and pensions, were excluded.
The measure was estimated to impact about 200 billionaires in the state. It faced fierce opposition from many in Big Tech and lost steam with voters as Election Day neared.
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrats on Tuesday comprehensively routed their Republican rivals, regaining control of the U.S. House, U.S. Senate and statehouses across the country.
It was one of the most lopsided midterm performances in modern U.S. history.
Coming into the night, Republicans held 53 of the Senate's 100 seats; Democrats held 45. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats needed a net gain of at least four seats. As at 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the Democrats had won 54 Senate seats to the GOP's 44 — and they could wind up winning as many as 56 once all the votes are counted in Alaska and Mississippi, where key races have yet to be called.
In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed defeated Mike Rogers in one of the most closely watched races. James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, becoming the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the Lone Star State since 1988.
Annie Andrews beat GOP Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina to flip a Senate seat. In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins, putting an end to her three-decade tenure. Sen. Jon Ossoff comfortably won reelection in Georgia. Other Senate seats to flip to
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Nov 04, 2026
US stocks jumped on Wednesday after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a seismic midterm election, paving the way for a divided government.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 2.8%, or around 1,400 points, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed 1.7%. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) traded up by 1.8% as Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) stocks touched record highs.
Markets swiftly repriced a Democratic sweep of the House and Senate — and the potential for ballot measures and newly elected officials to restrict data center construction. Chip stocks, including Nvidia (NVDA) and Micron (MU), fell
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Nov 04, 2026
CVS Health Corporation (CVS) announced plans on Wednesday to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies, reshaping one of the largest healthcare companies in the US.
Shares of CVS dropped more than 10% on Wednesday. The company also reported quarterly results.
CVS Health intends to separate its insurance, pharmacy benefit management, and healthcare services operations from its retail pharmacy and community healthcare segments.
The planned split marks a major shift from CVS Health's long-term strategy to bring together insurance, pharmacy benefit management, and healthcare services under one single structure.
Under the proposed plan, one company will retain the CVS Health name and house Aetna, CVS Caremark, CVS Specialty, Oak Street Health, and Signify Health.
The second entity will operate under the name CVS Pharmacy. It will include approximately 9,000 retail pharmacy locations and MinuteClinic locations, among other services.
Management believes separating the businesses will allow each organization to operate with greater independence while maintaining the ability to pursue partnerships across the healthcare industry.
The planned separation is expected to be completed in the first half of 2028.
On Wednesday, CVS also reported third quarter results with total revenue increasing 5.4% year over year to $108.4 billion, compared with $102.9 billion in the prior-
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Nov 04, 2026
Washington — President Trump has been asking advisers around him and on the phone whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should stay in his job, following Republicans' catastrophic losses Tuesday night, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News.
Some White House aides have predicted some of the blame for GOP midterm losses will be trained on Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, who both played big roles in guidance on the Iran war.
Still, other sources said the president hasn't decided to replace Hegseth. Before the election, Democrats were already trying to impeach Hegseth, and the likelihood of an impeachment effort could increase with Democrats holding strong majorities in both chambers.
Vice President JD Vance is blaming the war for the GOP defeat. "The reason we lost is the war," he said in a lengthy post on X Wednesday morning.
One source told CBS News that GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is being floated as a possible replacement for Hegseth, arguing DeSantis could go through Senate confirmation in the lame-duck period and then take the post when his term as governor expires Jan. 5.
Asked for comment about reports that Hegseth's future as defense secretary, White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement that Mr. Trump "has full confidence in Secretary Hegseth." In the statement, Kelly also praised the military operations in Iran and Venezuela and Hegseth's efforts to reverse the Biden Pentagon's prioritizing of "DEI and woke ideology."
This article originally appeared on CBS News at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-hegseth-midterm-election-losses/
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Nov 04, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave extended comments Wednesday, not about the Republican Party's midterm election wipeout but instead justifying his building a sprawling White House ballroom.
Trump invited reporters into a cavernous construction site and talked about the building project for nearly 20 minutes without mention sweeping Republican defeats around the country the night before.
"This has been a structure the likes of which has never been seen anywhere," Trump said before watching crews erect what he said would be the project's last beam and even signing what was being built.
The president had no public events on his schedule originally, but called reporters together at the last minute. He also briefly took questions, insisting, "If I were on the ballot I would have won."
He said a series of rallies he held leading up the election featured a lot of love from his supporters that "we weren't able to transfer love to the candidates."
Trump's continued heavy focus on the building project comes as midterm voters said they thought he was concentrating on the wrong issues during this year's campaign.
About two-thirds of voters said Trump does not have the right priorities, according to The AP Voter Poll survey — and the overwhelming majority of these voters supported Democratic House candidates. Roughly one-third of voters said Trump has the right priorities.
Even as Trump evaded blame for the election fallout, he had used a flurry of late campaign rallies to implore supporters to pretend that
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Nov 04, 2026
The ScoopAs soon as Republican Sen. Darline Graham won the GOP nomination to replace her late brother in August, Democrat Annie Andrews made her move.
Andrews immediately began spending more than $5 million on advertising in South Carolina's Senate race at a moment when she largely had the airwaves to herself as her new opponent struggled to raise money. At the time, Republicans were racing to prioritize other competitive races across the country — and most people in both parties still saw South Carolina as a pipe dream for Democrats.
But by October, when the rest of the country began tuning into South Carolina — and spending money — Andrews quietly became the frontrunner, according to internal campaign details shared with Semafor following her victory on Tuesday.
On Oct. 5, the Andrews campaign received a poll showing her with a 3-point lead over Graham. But the Democrat's campaign decided against publicly releasing the poll — or any subsequent internal poll — showing Andrews with a lead over Graham, wary of drawing too much attention from national Republicans and jeopardizing a peak at the right time, according to Chas Goldman, a strategist for Andrews.
That Republican attention did come, but not in time to save Graham in a state where Democrats hadn't won a Senate race since 1998. On a Senate map filled with shocking GOP losses, South Carolina stands out: It's the home of the National Republican Senatorial Committee chair, Tim Scott, and territory on which Democrats tried to compete statewide in 2020 — and lost handily.
Former GOP Rep. and Gov. Mark Sanford, R-S.C., told Semafor on Wednesday that he could feel the anti-Graham sentiment building on the state's coast but that most Republicans still felt that Graham could "nose it out" elsewhere. Ultimately, though, he said President Donald Trump's backing of Graham in a crowded primary which included Sanford and Reps. Ralph Norman and Russell Fry "never sat well wi
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Nov 04, 2026
Vice President JD Vance blamed Republicans' sweeping midterm losses on the war with Iran on Wednesday, arguing that voters who backed President Donald Trump in 2024 turned against the Republican Party over the conflict.
"The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night," Vance wrote in a lengthy social media post.
The remarks represent a striking acknowledgment from the vice president that the administration's handling of the Iran conflict has become a political liability for Republicans, even as his boss has defended the approach to the war.
Vance also suggested that Republicans who supported the war should concede the political costs rather than look for alternative explanations for the Tuesday results.
"To the people who are pissed off and want to say, ‘I told you so': you're right, you did tell us so," he wrote in his lengthy post. "Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview."
Vance's assessment of the GOP wreckage quickly gained praise from some close to Trump. Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, reposted Vance's autopsy, adding: "Every word of this is ??????."
The vice president argued that Republican turnout was strong Tuesday but that many voters who supported his ticket two years ago instead cast ballots for Democrats.
"Our voters did show up," Vance wrote. "But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026."
Vance pointed to four answers an unnamed trusted pollster gave him about what voters said would win their votes back: ending the war, focusing on cost of living, putting "America First" and changing the U.S. relationship to Israel.
Vance — who was initially one of the least supportive members of the administration on the war in Iran but ultimately took on a public-facing r
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Nov 04, 2026
The results of the 2026 midterm elections have delivered a series of historic wins, with candidates across the country breaking barriers — and glass ceilings — at the ballot box. The results come amid a sweeping Democratic victory in a battle for control of Congress, with both chambers shifting from Republican to Democratic majorities starting in January.
Among the headline-making victories are the nation's first Black woman governor, the first Native American woman governor, the first Muslim U.S. senator and the first openly gay man elected to the Senate.
Here's a closer look at the historic wins of the 2026 midterms.
U.S. SenateAbdul El-Sayed
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Nov 04, 2026
US stocks glided higher on Wednesday after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in a seismic midterm election, paving the way for a divided government.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 2.1%, while those on the S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed 1.5%. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) traded up by 2%.
AMD (AMD) stock fell slightly following the company's Q3 earnings beat.
Markets swiftly repriced a Democratic sweep of the House and Senate — and the potential for ballot measures and newly elected officials to restrict data center construction. Chip stocks, including Nvidia (NVDA) and Micron
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Nov 04, 2026
Capitals from Kyiv to Tehran were closely watching the U.S. midterm elections for clues about the direction of Washington's foreign policy after two erratic years that have put many leaders in conflict with President Donald Trump.
Those eager to see the president put on his back foot woke up Wednesday to find Republican losses even greater than they expected. But with Democrats set to control both houses of Congress, U.S. allies and foes alike are now wondering whether Trump - weakened and stymied at home - will act more aggressively or unpredictably on the world stage, where the executive has far more unilateral muscle, as he strives to secure a legacy in his remaining two years in office.
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A Democratic Congress could attempt to rein Trump in on several fronts, from imposing war powers restraints on Iran and further cutting back weapons sales and other aid to Israel, to constraining his tariff policies and resuming direct aid to Ukraine.
Implications for war in the Middle East
Tehran, which was hoping for a blow to Trump, now faces the question of whether the president - after such a resounding rebuke of his war policy at the ballot box - will still feel emboldened to resume strikes, as he has threatened in the run-up to the midterms.
On Wednesday, Iranian officials portrayed the Republican defeat as a public verdict on an unpopular and costly war.
"Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message. If the US govt betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare," Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian parliamentary speaker, said on X.
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Nov 04, 2026
Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX (SPCX) stock fell on Wednesday after Democrats took control of both houses of Congress in a "Blue Wave" that flipped Texas, home to both companies, with potential implications for CEO Elon Musk.
Musk spent $224 million backing Texas Republicans, including $158 million in September alone, per The New York Times, part of at least $446 million he gave to Republican candidates and groups before the vote. Democrat Gina Hinojosa unseated Gov. Greg Abbott to become the first Democratic governor of Texas since 1990, and Democrat James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton for the Senate seat.
Tesla and SpaceX both dropped by over 2% despite the broad market rally, which includes Big Tech.
"Both of these stocks have major headline risk if we get a blue sweep," Vikram Rai of FirstNew York told Bloomberg ahead of the election.
Tesla's Austin gigafactory, its robotaxi service in multiple Texas cities, and SpaceX's Starbase launch site all sit under a Democratic governor. SpaceX moved its headquarters from California to Texas in
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Nov 04, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A reopened criminal investigation into gang rape allegations at Cornell University will be led by a former Manhattan federal prosecutor who oversaw high-profile sex crimes cases against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and fashion executive Peter Nygård, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday.
Jacqueline Kelly, a Cornell alumna and partner at the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, will serve as outside counsel for James' investigation, which was spurred by a former student's allegations in a September lawsuit that several men raped her at a fraternity party in October 2024.
Kelly and a team of lawyers and investigators from her firm and the attorney general's office will be responsible for gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses, reviewing investigative records and reports, and analyzing the facts and applicable law, James said.
They will report to James, who was appointed last month by Gov. Kathy Hochul as a special prosecutor overseeing the Cornell probe. James, a Democrat, made the announcement a day after winning election to a third term.
Separately, two men named as defendants in the former student's lawsuit are want the attorney general removed from the investigation. They argue James is biased because of a social media post she made before her appointment that expressed support for the accuse
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Nov 04, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are riding their sweep of Congress into a new era, eager to meet voter demands for change with plans to tackle high costs of living and confront President Donald Trump's final years in the White House.
In a nationwide romp, Democrats ousted Republicans from coast to coast, with many surprising places in between, as voters rejected the president's party for the promise of something different for the country. Their majorities will be padded by wide margins in both the House and the Senate.
The results set up a divided government, with Congress poised to reassert itself as a coequal branch ready to challenge Trump and reverse course after two years of unified GOP control.
"We hear you," said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who would make history as the first Black speaker of the House if his colleagues elect him to the job when the new Congress begins on Jan. 3, 2027.
"We're going to work hard to deliver on the dramatic change that you deserve," he said.
The tally was decisive, at times bewildering, for the staggering scope of Democratic gains and the depth of Republican losses. The swelling margins underlined a deep sense of voter anger and concern over
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrats have regained control of Congress, winning back the U.S. House and Senate as Republican midterm losses mount.
Coming into the night, Republicans held 53 of the Senate's 100 seats, compared with 45 held by Democrats. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats needed a net gain of at least four seats. As at 6 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the Democrats had won 54 Senate seats to the GOP's 44.
Democrats won a series of key Senate seats. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed defeated Mike Rogers in one of the most closely watched races. James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, becoming the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the Lone Star State since 1988.
Annie Andrews beat GOP Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina to flip a Senate seat. In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins, putting an end to her three-decade tenure. Sen. Jon Ossoff comfortably won reelection in Georgia. Other Senate seats to flip to the Democratic Party included Roy Cooper in North Carolina and Sherrod Brown in Ohio.
In the 435-seat House, the GOP held 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. To retake control of the House, Democrats needed a net gain of three seats — and the AP said early Wednesday that the party had exceeded that figure.
There were also
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Nov 04, 2026
What to know about the Iran war today:Iran's chief negotiator said Wednesday that the U.S. midterm election results reflected Americans' rejection of the war President Trump launched against his country. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf added a warning that if Mr. Trump does not heed the message from American voters, it will bring "a Nightmare."President Trump acknowledged Tuesday night that the war with Iran was partially to blame for the GOP's resounding midterm elections losses. But Mr. Trump told The Wall Street Journal he didn't regret the conflict and added he "would have done it again."Despite signs of a diplomatic push to reach a peace deal, ships continue to come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz. Four oil tankers caught fire after hitting mines while transiting the waterway, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Wednesday.
Iranians take to streets of Tehran for pro-regime rally
People marched through central Tehran Wednesday in a major pro-regime rally to mark the 47th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in the Iranian capital, chanting anti-U.S. and Israel slogans.
Some held signs calling for revenge for the killing of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the outset of the ongoing war, while others mocked President Trump.
"We are not happy about the surge in oil prices," said one woman, who gave AFP only her last name, Mahmoudkhani.
"But there is some satisfaction in knowing we are no longer living this torment alone. We, alone, have been suffering under sanctions for so many years," she added.
Some echoed Iranian officials doubts' that the election results would change much
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Nov 04, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the urging of President Donald Trump, Republicans in eight states redrew the boundaries of dozens of congressional districts over the past year while angling for an edge that could help them hold onto a slim House majority in a tough midterm election.
Ultimately, it didn't work.
Republicans lost most of the Democratic-held seats they had targeted to flip, lost others they had banked on retaining and got swept out of power by a Democratic surge fueled by voter dissatisfaction with Trump, the economy and the war with Iran.
The Republican redistricting plan fell flat in Alabama, Florida and Texas. It got scuttled by courts in Missouri and then firmly defeated by its voters Tuesday. And it got offset in California, where a retaliatory
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrats retook power in Washington on Tuesday after flipping key House and Senate seats to command majorities in both chambers of Congress.
The party secured control of the Senate after winning a series of races in historically red states including Texas, South Carolina, and Kansas to take control of at least 54 seats in the 100-seat chamber.
The party was also took control US House with that win becoming official early Wednesday morning after the party won key races from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to Colorado.
The power shift creates a new platform for Democrats to launch investigations of President Trump's economic allies — Elon Musk to name one — and pass bills that may be unlikely to become law but will mark a sharp change in the political climate for business leaders and economic issues after two years of unified Republican control.
The change also appears set to elevate figures like Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and others to prominent positions with oversight over economic policy.
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Nov 04, 2026
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A U.S. cruise ship that forced all its passengers to disembark in Cambodia after suspending its operations last week has departed the Southeast Asian nation with only crew aboard, Cambodian officials said Wednesday.
The MV Odyssey, owned by Florida-based Villa Vie Residences, had been on an around-the-world cruise when it suspended its planned three-year voyage due to the sharp rise in fuel costs.
It had been docked for a scheduled stop at the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville on the Gulf of Thailand, when on Oct. 28 its 203 passengers were suddenly told they had to disembark within a few hours.
The ship left Sihanoukville late Tuesday with only crew and other personnel on board, said Tang Sochetkresna, director of the Tourism Department of Preah Sihanouk province. He said he didn't know the ship's next destination.
He said that nearly 100 passengers remained in Sihanoukville, while others were visiting other parts of Cambodia or had traveled on to other countries. Most of the ship's passengers were Americans.
The ship, with its 650-passenger capacity, had 156 crew members on board, but it was not clear how many departed with the ship.
There has been no official announcement of future plans for the cruise ship. Media reports suggested that a creditor had taken over its management and was having it sailed to Singapore, Southeast Asia's main maritime hub.
The abrupt end to the ship's voyage has drawn widespread attention because it had touted itself as a floating home, combining long-te
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Nov 04, 2026
President Donald Trump's allies on Wednesday tiptoed their way toward once unthinkable territory: blaming the president.
The unusual candor followed sweeping GOP defeats across the country, a repudiation of the president that matched some of the party's worst fears. Some pointed to the Iran war and its effect on gas and grocery prices. Others pointed to the president's demeanor.
"There's a little bit of a reckoning in the Republican Party about where they go," said Matt Dole, chair of the GOP in deep red Licking County, Ohio. "I think you're going to see a part of the Republican Party advocate for a return to normalcy, which is not repudiating Trump's ideology and policies, but will repudiate Trump's style."
"It sounds a little ironic," failed Maine Republican Gov. candidate Bobby Charles told POLITICO. "but I am nevertheless optimistic for the future because Trump's going to be gone in two years."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump and his advisors, meanwhile, blamed a myriad of factors, including Fox News, RINOs and "lazy" candidates — even as the party resoundingly lost both chambers of government and the blue wave rolled through deep red Texas, South Carolina, Iowa and Kansas.
Trump singled out Texas GOP governor Greg Abbott, who he called a "RINO," and absolved himself of blame, claiming Republicans would have won "in a landslide" had he been on the ballot.
Abbott did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump's adviser Alex Bruesewitz blamed the GOP's poor performance on candidates he described as "uninspiring, lazy and thoroughly ineffective communicators" — explicitly calling out Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who struggled throughout the
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Nov 04, 2026
President Donald Trump spent two months urging Americans to pretend he was on the ballot. On Tuesday, they did just that.
Voters delivered a stunning rebuke to Trump's party that rivaled anything Republicans had suffered in 50 years, defeats on ruby-red turf that Trump won handily just two years ago, where he has dominated politics for nearly a decade and against candidates he had in some cases handpicked.
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Not only did Democrats flip Senate and governor seats in red states, but at times by eye-popping margins.
"The message is very clear and very simple here. It was a complete repudiation of the party as defined by Donald Trump," said Mike Murphy, a Los Angeles-based Republican consultant who worked for candidates in the pre-Trump GOP, including Jeb Bush and John McCain.
"We have a little saying in show business, 'box office poison,' and that's what Donald Trump has become."
More than 41 times in recent weeks, The Washington Post found, Trump told voters to act this November as if the midterms were a referendum on him - a bold dare for a president whose approval ratings had reached historic lows as a growing number of Americans reported opposing his policies and his behavior in office.
In just two years since Trump's remarkable presidential victory campaign, in which he vowed to lower consumer prices, he has generated deep resentment of his policies. Voters blamed his decision to go to war against Iran and his tariff policies for raisi
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Nov 04, 2026
Elon Musk contributed nearly half a billion dollars to Republican political efforts this cycle (Kent NISHIMURA)Tech billionaire Elon Musk joked on Wednesday about Republicans' defeat in US midterm elections after spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help the party.
Democrats seized control of the US Congress on Tuesday, capturing both the Senate and House of Representatives in a stunning rejection of President Donald Trump's political agenda.
"Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time," Musk said on X, including the shrug emoji.
Musk contributed nearly half a billion dollars to Republican political efforts, making him the largest individual contributor in a federal election cycle since unlimited election spending was allowed in 2010, according to campaign finance tracker OpenSecrets.
His donations have mostly gone to his Republican-leaning America PAC, as well as to the Republican Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) super PAC.
The SLF used Musk's $158 million in donations in September to support Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate candidate in Texas.
The Texas Senate election topped the list in terms of expenditure, with Paxton's Democrat challenger James Talarico facing more than $200 million in opposition from outside spending groups.
Talarico defeated Paxton, a close ally of Trump, to become the first Democrat to win statewide office in Texas since 1994.
He took aim at Musk at a victory rally in Austin.
"In this race, we went up against our own Goliaths. The richest man in the world, the most powerful man in the world and the entire Washington, DC establishment," Talarico said.
He also targeted billionaires "who own the social media algorithms, who own the cable news networks, who own the politicians fighti
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Nov 04, 2026
The 2026 midterm elections made history for several candidates, as voters are projected to have elected the country's first Black, Native American and Latina female governors and more major firsts.
All eyes were on the results Tuesday night in the high-stakes election, in which House and Senate races will determine the balance of power in Congress.
But the midterms have also seen an expansion of representation among America's lawmakers, with several candidates celebrating groundbreaking wins.
This story will be updated as more wins are projected.
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected by ABC News to become the next governor of Georgia -- beating billionaire Rick Jackson in the closely watched race.
The projected win for Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, flips the Georgia governor's mansion blue in a state that President Donald Trump won in 2024.
In the closing stretch of the race, Bottoms often repeated on the campaign trail that Jackson "may have the money, but the people still have the power." Before the end of the cycle, Jackson had spent more than $200 million of his personal fortune on his campaign.
Megan Varner/Getty Images - PHOTO: Georgians Cast Their Votes In State's Primary Midterm ElectionsGeorgia hasn't elected a Democrat for governor since 1998. The seat is currently held by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, who was term-limited this year.
This is a major win for Georgia Democrats, who have targeted this seat for years, falling short in 2018 and 2022 with Democrat Stacey Abrams. In 2018, Abrams lost to Kemp by a 1.4-point margin.
Deb Haalan
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Nov 04, 2026
It was a blue wave big enough to become a blue tsunami.
On Tuesday, the Democratic Party shattered a series of decades-long Republican winning streaks, notched several historic firsts and flipped both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives as Americans in states and districts that voted to reelect President Trump just two years ago delivered a harsh judgment on the steep tariffs, rising gas prices, aggressive immigration raids and unresolved war in Iran that have so far dominated his second term.
"We didn't win this race by alienating our neighbors or shaming our neighbors or ridiculing our neighbors," Democrat James Talarico said after winning the Senate election in Texas. "We embodied a new kind of politics. A politics rooted in a deep love for our state, for our country and, most importantly, for all of our neighbors."
U.S. Sen.-elect James Talarico speaks during a midterm election night event at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesVotes were still being tallied and key races remained uncalled as Election Day came to an end. But as of 1 a.m. ET on Wednesday, when the last polls closed in Alaska, Democrats were
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Nov 04, 2026
It was a blue wave big enough to become a blue tsunami.
On Tuesday, the Democratic Party shattered a series of decades-long Republican winning streaks, notched several historic firsts and flipped both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives as Americans in states and districts that voted to reelect President Trump just two years ago delivered a harsh judgment on the steep tariffs, rising gas prices, aggressive immigration raids and unresolved war in Iran that have so far dominated his second term.
"We didn't win this race by alienating our neighbors or shaming our neighbors or ridiculing our neighbors," Democrat James Talarico said after winning the Senate election in Texas. "We embodied a new kind of politics. A politics rooted in a deep love for our state, for our country and, most importantly, for all of our neighbors."
U.S. Sen.-elect James Talarico speaks during a midterm election night event at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesVotes were still being tallied and key races remained uncalled as Election Day came to an end. But as of 1 a.m. ET on Wednesday, when the last polls closed in Alaska, Democrats were
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Nov 04, 2026
It was a blue wave big enough to become a blue tsunami.
On Tuesday, the Democratic Party shattered a series of decades-long Republican winning streaks, notched several historic firsts and flipped both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives as Americans in states and districts that voted to reelect President Trump just two years ago delivered a harsh judgment on the steep tariffs, rising gas prices, aggressive immigration raids and unresolved war in Iran that have so far dominated his second term.
"We didn't win this race by alienating our neighbors or shaming our neighbors or ridiculing our neighbors," Democrat James Talarico said after winning the Senate election in Texas. "We embodied a new kind of politics. A politics rooted in a deep love for our state, for our country and, most importantly, for all of our neighbors."
U.S. Sen.-elect James Talarico speaks during a midterm election night event at the Long Center for the Performing Arts on Nov. 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesVotes were still being tallied and key races remained uncalled as Election Day came to an end. But as of 1 a.m. ET on Wednesday, when the last polls closed in Alaska, Democrats were
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrats have regained control of Congress, winning back the U.S. House and Senate as Republican midterm losses mount.
Coming into the night, Republicans held 53 of the Senate's 100 seats, compared with 45 held by Democrats. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats needed a net gain of at least four seats. Before the clock struck midnight on the East Coast, the Associated Press said the party would gain at least that amount.
Democrats won a series of key Senate seats. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed defeated Mike Rogers in one of the most closely watched races. James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, becoming the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the Lone Star State since 1988.
Annie Andrews beat GOP Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina to flip a Senate seat. In Maine, Democrat Troy Jackson defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins, putting an end to her three-decade tenure. Sen. Jon Ossoff comfortably won reelection in Georgia. Other Senate seats to flip to the Democratic Party included Roy Cooper in North Carolina and Sherrod Brown in Ohio.
In the 435-seat House, the GOP held 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. To retake control of the House, Democrats needed a net gain of three seats — and the AP said early Wednesday that the party had exceeded that figure.
There were also 36 gubernatorial races
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Nov 04, 2026
Former Wayne County and Detroit health director Abdul El-Sayed, a child of Egyptian immigrants who ran on a progressive platform and has withstood an unprecedented level of attack ads against him and a campaign where he was unfairly described as a "jihadist" and sympathizer to terrorism, made history Nov. 4 by winning Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat.
Decision Desk HQ and Fox News called the race for El-Sayed by 2 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4.
He will become the nation's first Muslim U.S. senator when the next Congress takes office in January, having defeated Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers in a hard-fought race that saw incredible levels of outside spending and in-state intrigue right up to Election Day.
El-Sayed, 42, of Ann Arbor, replaces Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters who is stepping down after two six-year terms.
With 70% of the vote tallied, El-Sayed led Rogers 52%-46% and hadn't trailed in the count all night.
Rogers, a former FBI agent and staunch conservative making his second attempt in two years to win an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, was trying to overcome historical trends, political headwinds and the polls to become the first Republican to win a Senate seat in the state in 32 years.
El-Sayed will join a new Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate, that party having already been projected to flip Republican-held seats in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. Michigan had been widely looked at as Republicans' best chance of flipping a Democratic-held seat. Democrats, riding a wave nationwide, also took control of the U.S. House headed into President Donald Trump's final two years in office.
"You took a chance on the unlikeliest of candidates. This is all yours. Michigan, I cannot wait to serve you," El Sayed said in a speech to supporters in which
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrats have regained control of the U.S. Senate, winning races in several key states, and appear poised to win back the House as Republican midterm losses mount.
In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection, easily defeating his Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Collins. In North Carolina, Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley to flip a Senate seat there. In South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews beat GOP Sen. Darline Graham to flip another. In Ohio, former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown defeated incumbent GOP Sen. Jon Husted, another flip. And in Texas, James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat to win a U.S. Senate seat in the Lone Star State since 1988.
Coming into the night, Republicans held 53 of the Senate's 100 seats, compared with 45 held by Democrats. There are two independents — Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who caucus with the Democrats. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats needed a net gain of at least four seats. Before the clock struck midnight on the East Coast, the Associated Press said the party would gain at least that amount — with several other key races still to be decided.
In the 435-seat House, the GOP held 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. To retake control of the House, Democrats needed a net gain of three seats — and early returns suggest they are on their way to exceeding that figure.
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrat James Talarico defeated the state's attorney general Ken Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump who survived impeachment and years of scandal (ALEX WONG)Democrat James Talarico, a former schoolteacher and Presbyterian seminarian who campaigned on a "politics of love," on Tuesday won the US Senate race in Texas, dealing a historic blow to Republicans that could reshape American politics.
Talarico defeated the state's attorney general Ken Paxton, a close ally of President Donald Trump who survived impeachment and years of scandal, US media projected.
The result was a major setback for Trump, who threw his weight behind Paxton and made the state a campaign priority.
In another political earthquake for the deeply conservative southern border state, Democrat Gina Hinojosa unseated incumbent Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Talarico and Hinojosa are the first Democrats to win statewide office in Texas since 1994.
Hinojosa, a 52-year-old attorney and state lawmaker, is part of a new generation of Democrats who are seeking to attract independents and voters disillusioned by Trump's unpopular war in the Middle East and skyrocketing prices for gas and everyday goods.
Thousands of supporters gathered at a watch party in Austin erupted in joy as the results came in, many of them crying and hugging.
Some chanted "Si se puede" ("Yes we can" in Spanish), while drivers passing by honked their horns in celebration.
"It's a huge win for Texas, but it's a giant win for the United States, having James Talarico in the Senate to try to wrest control of this government that's out of control," said Kathy Jackoway, an Austin resident in her 60s, who shouted and cried when the results were announced.
"Everybody is suffering. Everybody is hurting, and
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Nov 04, 2026
Democrat Troy Jackson has defeated Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, flipping a long Republican-held seat and giving his party a crucial win as they seek to flip the U.S. Senate, according to projections by CNN and Fox News.
Collins called her opponent to concede, Jackson campaign spokesperson Maggie Amjad confirmed to USA TODAY.
Jackson had just a few months to run his Senate campaign after oyster farmer Graham Platner dropped out of the race following accusations of sexual assault, which he denies. Platner's charisma and anti-establishment messaging had inspired a grassroots movement that helped him overtake Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in the Democratic primary.
Platner's exit from the race prompted worries about the Democrats' chances of defeating Collins, who has been in office for 30 years and is the only Republican to represent a state won by Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election. The race remained in a dead heat through much of
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Nov 03, 2026
By Yasmeen Abutaleb
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Democrat Annie Andrews won a US Senate seat in conservative South Carolina on Tuesday, according to media projections, ousting Republican Darline Graham in a state President Donald Trump carried by 18 percentage points just two ?years ago.
Andrews, a pediatrician, is the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in South Carolina in 28 years, a striking ?gain for a party that needed a net four seats to overturn Republicans' 53-47 majority.
Andrews' win in a state that neither Democrats nor Republicans considered competitive until recent weeks embodies ?the broader rejection of Trump and his handling of the economy during the first two years of his term.
The South Carolina Senate race attracted national attention after Darline Graham's brother, US Senator Lindsey Graham, died suddenly in July. Trump lobbied Governor Henry McMaster to appoint his sister — a little-known state employee who had never held elected office — to fill the late senator's seat and publicly encouraged her to run for the full term.
She defeated US Representative ?Ralph Norman for the Republican nomination in an August ?runoff, but divisions lingered. Norman told local media that he would vote for her but his family would not, and he declined to campaign with her.
Graham's inexperience was on display during a Republican runoff debate in August, when ?she said she was not "that informed on national security" and that national security was "not my thing." Senate Majority Leader John Thune did not endorse Graham but said she was a strong candidate. Former Republican Governor David Beasley and former Democratic Governor Jim Hodges jointly endorsed Andrews.
Republicans had privately worried that Graham was a ?weak ?candidate, according to a party strategist who spoke on condition of anonymity, and grew ?increasingly frustrated when the national party had to divert ?resources to prop her
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Nov 03, 2026
President Donald Trump sought to distance himself from Republicans' mounting midterm losses Tuesday, declaring in his first remarks on the election results that his party would have been victorious had he been on the ballot.
"I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!" Trump wrote on social media.
Trump's efforts to sidestep blame for the growing blue wave came as Republicans were dealt stunning losses in deep red states and districts, with Democrats flipping Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, Kansas and Ohio. Republicans also lost Senate races in North Carolina and Georgia, and are trailing in other key contests.
Trump told the New York Times that he is "absolutely willing to accept" the election results.
"We'll work with the Democrats, and we'll, you know, look forward to working with them. We'll pro
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Nov 03, 2026
Dr. Amy Acton speaks at a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, on Oct. 29, 2026. —Michael M. Santiago—Getty ImagesDr. Amy Acton will be Ohio's next governor, defeating her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy in a heated race that has gained national attention in recent weeks over a controversial attack-ad against the Democrat.
On Tuesday evening, AP called the race for Acton, who previously served as the director of the state's health department during the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting that she won 50.8% of the vote with 86% of votes counted. Ramaswamy, who was backed by President Donald Trump, earned 45.9% of the vote, according to AP.
Acton's victory marks the first time in two decades that Ohioans have elected a Democrat to the governorship. It represents a significant blow to Republicans, who initially liked their chances in a state that the President won by double digits in the 2024 election.
Ramaswamy attack ad sparks widespread controversyThe race, which was an open battle since current Republican Gov. Mike DeWine was restricted from running again because of term limits, took a striking turn in the lead-up to Election Day. The Cook Political Report had previously rated the race as "Lean Republican," but later adjusted its analysis and marked it a "Toss Up." On Oct. 23, though, the Cook Political Report shifted the race slightly in Democrats' favor to "Lean De
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Nov 03, 2026
Election night is here. And with polls continuing to close across the country, Democrats have picked up several early victories, but it's still too early to tell if they'll regain control of Congress from Republicans, who are seeking to retain it.
In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection, easily defeating his Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Collins. In New Hampshire, Democrat Chris Pappas defeated Republican John Sununu to become the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. In North Carolina, Democrat Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley to flip a Senate seat there. In South Carolina, Democrat Annie Andrews beat GOP Sen. Darline Graham to flip another.
In the 100-seat Senate, Republicans currently hold 53 seats compared with 45 held by Democrats. There are two independents — Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who caucus with the Democrats. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats would need a net gain of four seats.
In the 435-seat House, the GOP currently holds 218, compared with 214 held by Democrats. To retake control of the House, Democrats would need a net gain of three seats — and they were well on their way to doing so.
There are also
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Nov 03, 2026
Democratic candidate for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, speaks at a rally with former President Barack Obama and Sen. Jon Ossoff in south Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2026. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, will be the first Democrat to occupy Georgia's top office in more than two decades and the first Black woman governor anywhere in the country.
Bottoms defeated her Republican opponent, healthcare executive Rick Jackson, who was endorsed by both outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp and President Donald Trump and who spent $200 million of his own money on the race.
The Associated Press called the race just before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Bottoms will be the state's first Democratic governor since former Gov. Roy Barnes lost his bid for reelection in 2002. Republicans have had a grip on state government since Sonny Perdue won that election. Kemp has strong approval ratings but is term-limited and can't run again.
Bottoms, who served in the Biden administration after leaving city hall, ran a centrist campaign focused on pocketbook issues. In response to concerns over the massive growth of data centers and their impact on Georgians' power bills, Bottoms proposed a pause on their
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Nov 03, 2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Jana Choukeir
DUBAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are still far from a deal to end their war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump declined to rule out a resumption of US combat operations after the elections in the United States.
Trump made his comments in separate interviews as Americans voted in ?pivotal midterm elections in which the unpopular Iran war has been a key factor and as mediator Qatar stepped up efforts to avert a renewed escalation.
Overnight, the United States carried out "defensive" strikes on Iran's ?Qeshm island, targeting surface-to-air missiles used against US assets, a US official said. Another official said the strikes appeared limited and did not signal a return to major combat operations.
Trump on Tuesday renewed warnings of military action in an interview with the Fox News Channel. "I'm not looking ?to ... kill lots of people," he said. "If we have to, we'll have to."
In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump suggested he was content with the state of the stand-off with Iran.
"We seem to be getting everything we want," the paper quoted him as saying in a six-minute telephone interview.
The FT said it asked Trump about what it called "strong hints" by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that there would be an attack later this week.
"I'm ready, we're ready. We're locked and loaded if we need to go, but there may be no reason for it," he replied.
Trump told the FT indirect negotiations with Iran about its stockpile of enriched uranium were ongoing. "We're having discussions, and we'll see how that all works out," ?he said.
Also on Tuesday, Trump made a surprise announcement of a deal with ?Netanyahu under which Washington would stop $4 billion in annual funding to Israel after this year, but would sell weapons to its close Middle East ally. The remar
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Nov 03, 2026
Election night is here, with polls beginning to close across the United States as voters cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms. And with control of Congress up for grabs, the stakes are high for both parties as President Trump heads into his final two years in office.
Democrats are seeking to regain control of both the House and Senate, while Republicans, who have held narrow majorities in both chambers since January 2025, are seeking to retain control.
In the House, there are 435 seats. And while all of them are technically up for grabs, roughly 80% (or about 350 seats) are not considered competitive. The GOP currently holds 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. To retake control of the House, Democrats would need a net gain of three seats.
In the Senate, there are 100 seats, with 35 up for grabs and 12 or so considered competitive. Republicans currently hold 53 seats compared with 45 held by Democrats. There are two independents — Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who caucus with the Democrats. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats would need a net gain of four seats. To maintain Senate control, Republicans could still lose a net of three seats, since a 50-50 split would give Vice President
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Nov 03, 2026
Just two miles short of the finish line of the 2026 New York City Marathon on Nov. 1, 24-year-old runner Rachel Apa collapsed. She died of a rare and potentially life-threatening illness that can be brought on by excessive exertion, the New York Times reported.
It's called rhabdomyolysis, and while there are relatively few cases nationwide each year, it can strike during endurance or intensive exercise, including marathons.
What happened to Rachel Apa? Apa was running her first marathon to raise money for Parkinson's disease in honor of her late grandfather, according to the New York Times. But Apa was no stranger to athletics, having played Division I field hockey in college. Her family said Apa had been in "perfect health." Plus, she'd been training for the race for months.
But at mile 18, Apa texted her father, Steve, who'd been checking in at each mile: "Ow." At the end of the next mile, she wrote, "Ow ow." She stopped responding after that. Apa's mother, Michelle, was at the race and had watched her daughter run by earlier on. Her parents noticed on the marathon tracking app that Apa stopped moving after mile 24.
Apa collapsed just after running past hospital social worker Michaela Nichols, who was cheering on participants. Nichols ran over and checked Apa's pulse, but couldn't find one. Three other people — two of whom said they were physicians — ran over to give Apa CPR. Marathon medical staff tried to revive her with a
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Nov 03, 2026
ASHEVILLE - A decade of control over North Carolina's coveted U.S. Senate seat ended after a campaign plagued by gaffes, scandals and self-inflicted wounds.
Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper defeated Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina's closely watched U.S. Senate race Nov. 3, flipping a seat held by Republicans since 2015 and delivering one of the nation's most consequential Democratic victories as Democrats battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
Cooper's win means North Carolina will send a Democrat to the Senate for the first time since Kay Hagan, who lost her reelection bid to Republican Thom Tillis in 2014. Tillis announced his retirement in 2025 after breaking with President Donald Trump over major budget legislation.
The victory also gives Democrats a critical pickup in their effort to overturn the Republicans' 53-47 Senate majority, a task requiring a net gain of four seats.
Cooper, who served two terms as governor after 16 years as attorney general, entered the contest with formidable name recognition and a history of statewide victories. His ca
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Nov 03, 2026
Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas meets with volunteers during a visit to a campaign field office on October 24, 2026 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
(John Tully/Getty Images)
In New Hampshire, Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas defeated former Sen. John Sununu, a Republican backed by President Donald Trump, according to projections by Decision Desk HQ. Pappas will be the first out gay man to serve in the upper chamber.
This race, which had no incumbent, is one of a handful of competitive elections that will determine which party ultimately takes control of the Senate. Pappas' win protects a vulnerable seat for Democrats, who need to gain four seats to clinch a majority.
Pappas' win marks only the third time in history that an out LGBTQ person has been elected to the Senate. The first was Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, who took office in 2013. The second was former senator Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat-turned independent from Arizona. Laphonza Butler, the country's first Black lesbian senator, was not elected: California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed her to the position in 2023 for a 14-month term.
Pappas' identity as a gay man was not central to his campaign, but he didn't shy away from sharing his life with voters, either. In his campaign announcement video, while promising voters that he can help get the country "back on track," Pappas and his husband hold hands and share a loving look.
Pappas previously represented New Hampshire's 1st Congressional Dist
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Nov 03, 2026
Election night is here, with the first polls beginning to close as voters across the United States cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms. And with control of Congress up for grabs, the stakes are high for both parties as President Trump heads into his final two years in office.
Democrats are seeking to regain control of both the House and Senate, while Republicans, who have held narrow majorities in both chambers since January 2025, are seeking to retain control.
In the House, there are 435 seats. And while all of them are technically up for grabs, roughly 80% (or about 350 seats) are not considered competitive. The GOP currently holds 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. To retake control of the House, Democrats would need a net gain of three seats.
In the Senate, there are 100 seats, with 35 up for grabs and 12 or so considered competitive. Republicans currently hold 53 seats compared with 45 held by Democrats. There are two independents — Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who caucus with the Democrats. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats would need a net gain of four seats. To maintain Senate control, Republicans could still lose a net of three seats, since a 50-50 split would give Vice
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Nov 03, 2026
"I have the ultimate power — it's called 'veto,'" President Trump told CBS News in an exclusive phone interview before polls closed across the country in this year's midterm elections, when asked about the prospect of a Democratic-controlled Congress next year.
Mr. Trump says he is prepared to veto Democratic legislation if necessary, and he welcomes the moniker "Mr. Veto," in terms of describing his approach to Democrats, should they win a majority in the House or Senate.
Pollsters have been predicting some GOP losses and in late October, CBS News' polling suggested Republicans could be on track to lose control of the House.
Still, Mr. Trump remained optimistic on Tuesday when asked about the Republican Party's chances during the phone interview. And he said that regardless of the results and the makeup of Congress next year, he feels confident about his ability to pursue his agenda in the coming two years. He remarked that recent Supreme Court decisions have empowered him and his administration to wield expansive executive powers inside the federal government even if Congress tries to block him.
In the interview, Mr. Trump cited Trump v. Slaughter, a Supreme Court decision from earlier this year that allowed him to fire Rebecca Slaughter, a member of the Federal Trade Commission, and said that 6-to-3 decision enables him to exert sweeping control over many federal agencies, boards and commissions, regardless of who holds majorities in the House and Senate.
"We won the Slaughter case and the Slaughter case gives the president tremendous powers that it never had before," Mr. Trump said.
The president
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Nov 03, 2026
Three states are planning to carry out a rare triple execution this week on Nov. 5.
Indiana is set to execute Jeffrey Weisheit, 50, by lethal injection for the 2010 murders of his girlfriend's two children, 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch and her 5-year-old brother, Caleb. The children were burned alive in their home.
Weisheit's attorneys are asking Gov. Mike Braun to pause his and all other executions in the state because of Christa Pike's botched lethal injection in Tennessee. Indiana uses the same single drug, pentobarbital, as Tennessee does for its executions.
Also Thursday, Alabama is set to execute Michael Shannon Taylor, 55, by lethal injection for the 1991 beating deaths of an elderly couple. Taylor repeatedly used an iron bar to hit 83-year-old Ivan Moore and 79-year-old Lucille Moore before stealing their wallets and car and going on a shopping spree.
The other state putting an inmate to death on Thursday is Florida, which is set to execute Jesse Guardado, 64, by lethal injection for the 2004 stabbing and beating death of a 75-year-old community activist named Jackie Malone
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Nov 03, 2026
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As federal investigators continue their probe of Sunday's Learjet 60 crash in Palm Beach County amid rainy weather challenges, key pieces of evidence have been found, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday.
The jet's left tail elevator was found in three pieces Monday within a range of 1.3 miles to 3.8 miles away from the site of impact on South Military Trail between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North, NTSB member Tom Chapman said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
The elevator controls the up and down pitch of the plane. Chapman did not have further details on exactly where the pieces were found but said they are being kept for analysis.
Shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday, the private business jet encountered bad weather and turbulence above Palm Beach County and nose-dived, violently crashing into a major road and gouging a large crater in some of the lanes. All nine people aboard were killed, among them co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, who attended West Boca High School when she earned her private pilot license at age 17.
The recovery of the elevator pieces is significant because it shows "some pieces of the aircraft, important pieces of the aircraft, separated before the impact," Chapman said.
"What that means exactly, in terms of what caused the aircraft to lose control or whether the loss of this piece was a result of the forces on the aircraft — we don't know yet … But finding that piece is a very, very significant bit of evidence," he said at the news conference.
On Tuesday, public works teams were working with NTSB to drain water from the crater, and an unstable utility pole was removed from the site, which Cha
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Nov 03, 2026
Investigators continue to work to "gather critical evidence" of what caused a Bahamas-bound Learjet to crash in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Nov. 1.
At a Nov. 3 National Transportation Safety Board press conference, spokesperson Tom Chapman called the investigation a "big puzzle to try to put together," with work at the impact site hampered by severe storms. The NTSB will be working with local public works teams this week to remove water from the crater caused by the plane's impact, where investigators expect to find airplane components that will help determine what went wrong.
Chapman had one notable development to share: The aircraft's left elevator — a control surface on the tail that controls the up-and-down pitch of the plane — was found in three pieces between about 1.3 and 3.8 miles from the crash site. Investigators believe it separated from the plane before impact. Chapman urged members of the public who find wreckage not to touch it and to call authorities.
Weather remains a key focus of the investigation, Chapman said. He also appeared to rule out a connection between the crash and the plane's proximity to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club.
Earlier in the day, Jeff Gregory, 55, of Gilbertsville, Penn., was identified as the plane's pilot. The crash killed all nine people aboard, including his copilot, Nathalia Filgueiras, and seven passengers,
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Nov 03, 2026
The Justice Department in recent days has continued moving at an aggressive clip in ramping up its criminal investigation into the Alaska U.S. Senate race, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News, with prosecutors in the process of issuing more than 100 subpoenas and at least twenty target letters and preservation notices alerting individuals they are targets of the probe.
The investigation began accelerating last week after The New York Times detailed alleged efforts by Democrats and some in Democratic candidate Mary Peltola's campaign to recruit Daniel J. Sullivan, a retired teacher, to be on the ballot with incumbent Republican Dan S. Sullivan.
Peltola denies knowledge of 'any other candidate' on Alaska Senate ballot besides herself and incumbent Dan SullivanThe target letters, which are being issued to Democrats whom investigators believe were involved in the recruitment effort, are an unusual step in such an early juncture in the investigation.
Among the recipients are Marc Elias, sources said, an attorney frequently attacked by Republicans over his extensive involvement in election-related litigation on behalf of Democrats.
"No one should be surprised that President Trump's Department of Justice is targeting me and my law firm on Election Day," Elias said in a statement. "This administration has repeatedly weaponized the DOJ against the President's political enemies despite zero evidence of wrongdoing, and we are the latest targets. We will not be intimidated by a sham investigation."
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Nov 03, 2026
Two people were killed -- one of whom died in a vehicle -- and hundreds of others were rescued since Sunday as a storm brought severe flooding in Palm Bay, Florida, according to Palm Bay Mayor Rob Medina.
The deceased victims have been identified by Florida officials as Joshua Bennett, 34, and Archie Richards, 78
Emergency crews rescued hundreds of people from flooded areas using boats and special high-water vehicles, Medina said in a press conference Tuesday.
Port St. Lucie Police Department - PHOTO: In this screen grab from a video posted to social media, a truck travels through flood waters in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Nov. 3, 2026.Greg Lovett/USA Today Network via Reuters - PHOTO: Workers from A1 Moving move a voting machine out of Magnolia Park Town Hall polling precinct after flooding in the parking lot forced them to move to another location during the US midterm election in Magnolia Park, Fla., on Nov. 3, 2026. Some homes suffered major damage. One family reported that 38 inches of water had filled their living room, Medina told reporters.
"That is devastation within our city," Medina said.
Officials warned that flooding could continue even after the rain stops because water may take several days to drain. They urged residents to stay away from flooded roads, fast-moving water and downed power lines.
Election 2026 live updates: Americans cast their votes
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Nov 03, 2026
Featuring one of the most diverse slates of both Democratic and Republican candidates in recent years, this midterm election has set up a possible wave of historic leadership firsts across the country.
Voters on Tuesday could propel into office the first Native American female governor and Native women senators, the first Black female governor,the first openly gay U.S. senator and the first Muslim U.S. senator, among other milestones. Most are Democrats, but the GOP could also break ground.
While some of these candidates have avoided focusing on the inherent historic value of their race, gender, religion or sexual orientation, some voters' rights advocates are celebrating how the electorate has expanded.
"These firsts show how our country is changing," Alexis Anderson-Reed, president and CEO of State Voices, a network of advocates for civic engagement and equity in democracy, said via e-mail.
"For years, people of color and LGBTQ communities have organized, knocked on doors, talked to voters, held conversations, and done the hard work of saving our democracy," Anderson-Reed said. "These wins are because of them."
Here are some
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Nov 03, 2026
Authorities have captured a convicted murderer who evaded law enforcement for more than a week after escaping from a Tennessee prison. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday that Jacob Morley was back in custody. He was arrested near Kansas City, Missouri, investigators said.
"Thank you to the public for your assistance, vigilance, and the tips provided during this investigation," the bureau said in a statement. "We also thank all of our law enforcement partners for their continued efforts to safely bring this search to a successful conclusion."
Missouri State Highway Patrol said it handled Morley's arrest alongside multiple partner agencies, after Tennessee authorities reported that Morley may be traveling through Missouri, based on footage obtained through Flock cameras. The arrest at around 11:30 a.m. local time near Norbone, a small city about an hour's drive from Kansas City, the state agency said.
Little information about the inmate's escape, and the multi-state search for him, have been made available since Morley broke out of prison. But investigators said more will be released as it becomes available.
Morley, 28, was serving a life sentence at the Northwest Correctional Complex in an isolated part of Tiptonville, a town roughly 90 miles from Memphis in northwestern Tennessee. He had been convicted of killing a coworker four years ago, according to the Tennessee
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Nov 03, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Mysterious cyberattacks on European supermarket fridges have sent officials around the continent scrambling to figure out the cold, hard facts.
Supermarkets in a number of European countries reported this week that their fridges and freezers warmed up after they were remotely taken over, resulting in tons of spoiled food at a total cost of millions of dollars (euros).
One Swedish supermarket said its fridges and freezers had been hacked and set to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).
It's a repeat of an earlier incident that struck refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets and independent stores across France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Here's a closer look:
What happened and who was affected
Supermarkets in at least half a dozen European countries, including Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Italy and Estonia, reported problems on Monday.
It wasn't just big chains.
The owner of a butcher shop in Athens told private Greek Skai TV Tuesday that someone hacked into the temperature control of a refrigeration unit, raising the temperature to 150 degrees Celsius (302 degrees Fahrenheit).
George Boubas said his employees who start their shift at 4 a.m. at the shop in the Kifisia suburb first noticed the problem. It took a technician two hours to wrest back control of the unit's temperature settings, although the meat products weren't affected, he said.
Boubas said the technician told him that an area supermarket and a fast-food restaurant experienced the same issue.
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Nov 03, 2026
Violence at parties and other festivities marred the Halloween weekend, as police in multiple cities across the country investigated shootings and other mayhem that left at least 124 people shot, 17 fatally, authorities said.
"This is not normal," Delaware Gov. Matt Meyers said after shootings erupted at Halloween events in two cities in his state over the weekend. "We must never accept gun violence as part of life in Delaware."
KXTV - PHOTO: In this screen grab from a video, first responders are shown at the scene of a shooting at a Spirit Halloween store inside the Solano Town Center in Fairfield, Calif., on Oct. 30, 2026.Shootings occurred over the weekend at Halloween house parties and street parties in at least 15 cities, from California to Delaware, and the victims included a 5-year-old girl still in her Halloween costume, a pregnant woman and a college student, according to law enforcement officials. One shooting even occurred at a Halloween supply store.
15 shot, three fatally, in Chicago over Halloween weekendThe Chicago Police Department said officers responded to multiple shootings that left 15 people shot, three fatally.
Police said the victims who were killed included a 35-year-old man who was shot during an argument in the Mayfair neighborhood. One person of interest was taken into custody, police told ABC Chicago station WLS.
A 29-year-old man was killed and three others were shot in the North Lawndale neighborhood, when a two gunman exited a car and opened fire as the victims stood on a sidewalk.
A 41-year-old man died early Sunday after being shot and transporting himself to Holy Cross Hospital. No further information was released on the shooting.
2 shootings in Delaware leave girl dead and 8 other
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Nov 03, 2026
Election Day is here. Today, voters across the United States are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms. And with control of Congress up for grabs, the stakes are high for both parties as President Trump heads into his final two years in office.
Democrats are seeking to regain control of both the House and Senate, while Republicans, who have held narrow majorities in both chambers since January 2025, are seeking to retain control.
In the House, there are 435 seats. And while all of them are technically up for grabs, roughly 80% (or about 350 seats) are not considered competitive. The GOP currently holds 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. One seat is occupied by an independent (Rep. Kevin Kiley of California), and there are two vacancies (seats formerly held by GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas and Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who each resigned). To retake control of the House, Democrats would need a net gain of four seats.
In the Senate, there are 100 seats, with 35 up for grabs and 12-or-so considered competitive. Republicans currently hold 53 seats compared with 45 held by Democrats. There are two independents — Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who
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Nov 03, 2026
Prediction markets and pollsters both say Democrats are favored to take both the US House and Senate in the midterms. Prediction markets have been a little less certain about it, though traders' odds jumped on Tuesday on the chances of Democrats taking control of the Senate.
That's setting up what could be another chapter in the burgeoning rivalry between prediction markets and polls following 2024's closely watched results.
The differences have been most evident in the upper chamber. A small but consistent gap has been evident for months in the odds of Democrats winning control of the Senate. The gap has averaged about 7.3 percentage points since Sept. 1, according to a Yahoo Finance analysis.
But the gap has narrowed approaching Election Day, closing to 2.9 percentage points on Tuesday morning. Three prediction markets place a 77.3% chance of Democrats taking control, while two polling-based models put the chances a bit higher at 80.2%.
The odds have been a bit more evenly matched around the House of Representatives, with an average gap of less than a percentage point in recent months.
The latest read on Tuesday showed a 2.2-percentage-point gap, with prediction markets suggesting a 94% chance of Democrats flipping the chamber, versus 96.2% odds from polls.
This analysis was conducted by averaging the daily odds from three leading prediction markets, Kalshi, P
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Nov 03, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
The Republican president told Fox News Channel during a phone call on Election Day for the midterms that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approached him about the idea and that they have been talking about it for a couple of years.
Trump said Israel doesn't need the aid and it's a lot of money for the U.S. to spend. But Trump also said that U.S. aid to Israel has become a Democratic talking point for candidates such as Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, a vocal critic of Israel.
"You can consider it barter. You can consider military aid or cash," Trump said. "Look, we give them $4 billion of things and money, and they don't need it. And I was approached by Bibi Netanyahu, and we've been talking about it for a couple of years because it's a lot of money."
There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu's office.
Tens of billions of dollars have gone to Israel
The United States has sent tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Israel over the last few years.
In 2016, President Barack Obama, a Democrat, signed an unprecedented security agreement with Israel to give its military $38 billion over 10 years, amounting to $3.8 billion a year. Under the agreement, I
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Nov 03, 2026
The private jet, bound from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, plummeted into the ground Nov. 1 near Greenacres and exploded into a fireball. All nine people onboard were killed.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known, but heavy rainfall and thunderstorms were occurring in the area at the time the jet went down, forecaster AccuWeather said in a statement.
Moments before the crash, a person in the cockpit said the crew was "managing the ice," encountering "moderate" turbulence and seeking "better rides," according to audio posted by LiveATC, a website that broadcasts air traffic control communications. That dramatic audio led to significant online criticism of the 20-year-old co-pilot, Nathalia Filgueiras, from Boca Raton. The pilot has not been identified.
"Let people investigate, learn, and share the facts," Isaacman wrote on X. "Be respectful to those who perished and the families who carry their memories. God bless them and their loved ones."
— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) November 2, 2026
NASA Administrator defends Learjet copilot
"Writing this in my personal capacity, but I have been flying these types of ai
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Nov 03, 2026
Election Day is here. Today, voters across the United States are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms. And with control of Congress up for grabs, the stakes are high for both parties as President Trump heads into his final two years in office.
Democrats are seeking to regain control of both the House and Senate, while Republicans, who have held narrow majorities in both chambers since January 2025, are seeking to retain control.
In the House, there are 435 seats. And while all of them are technically up for grabs, roughly 80% (or about 350 seats) are not considered competitive. The GOP currently holds 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. One seat is occupied by an independent (Rep. Kevin Kiley of California), and there are two vacancies (seats formerly held by GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas and Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who each resigned). To retake control of the House, Democrats would need a net gain of four seats.
In the Senate, there are 100 seats, with 35 up for grabs and 12-or-so considered competitive. Republicans currently hold 53 seats compared with 45 held by Democrats. There are two independents — Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who
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Nov 03, 2026
Months before the high-stakes Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, Jason Turkish took such a hands-on role in Rep. Haley Stevens's campaign that her senior staff called a meeting without her to devise how to restrict his role, according to multiple people familiar with the meeting.
Turkish was seen as relatively new to Stevens's orbit. Most of the congresswoman's senior staff knew him as a top donor some had met earlier in the campaign, which launched in 2025.
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By early June, Stevens and Turkish were said to be secretly engaged, according to multiple former campaign staffers who said the one-time donor had become Stevens's most important adviser. Stevens soon added him to private campaign text chains, one of the reasons staff called a meeting to figure out how to curtail his interactions with the team, according to one of the people familiar with the meeting.
Tensions between staffers and a candidate's spouse or significant other are not uncommon in a campaign's intense atmosphere. They tend to erupt in crisis moments, and Stevens was facing tough polling in her race with Abdul El-Sayed.
Now questions about Turkish's role in Stevens's primary campaign have been revived in the general election's closing hours, after the Democratic congresswoman's 11th-hour reversal of support for El-Sayed, the progressive Democrat who won the primary. This account is based on interviews with more than a dozen former Stevens campaign aides and other people familiar with the campaign.
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Nov 03, 2026
It has been a busy few days for Changpeng Zhao in the wake of the hack on the enormous crypto platform he co-founded, Binance.
"It's been a pretty hectic process," Zhao, better known in crypto circles as CZ, told Yahoo Finance. "But the good thing is right now the withdrawals have been restored, the systems back to normal. People are free to use the platform without any issues now. And then all user funds are covered. The users did not suffer any loss."
Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency trading platform and holds approximately $171 billion in total assets on its platform. The company is led by co-CEOs Richard Teng and Yi Le.
Hackers recently drained roughly $6.3 billion worth of digital assets from Binance on Oct. 29.
Blockchain intelligence firms and the FBI attributed the 20-minute raid with high confidence to TraderTraitor, an elite state-sponsored cyber unit tied to North Korea.
North Korea reportedly denied involvement.
Rather than cracking private cryptographic keys, the attackers reportedly breached internal automated transaction workflows via a Binance employee's laptop.
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Nov 03, 2026
By Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - US intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats with Congress and across the federal government has slowed and, in some cases, temporarily stopped during President Donald Trump's second term, according to eight current and former officials and people briefed on the matter.
Former officials and outside experts said the disruptions risk leaving policymakers with an incomplete picture of threats facing ?the country, echoing intelligence failures exposed after the Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks. The slowdown comes as the administration weighs whether to resume strikes on Iran after the midterm elections on Tuesday.
The problems emerged during ?Tulsi Gabbard's tenure as director of national intelligence, amid deep tensions between her office and the CIA. While those tensions have subsided since her resignation in June, problems stemming from the clash persist, according to two US officials familiar with the matter.
The CIA has stopped co-authoring assessments with the National Intelligence Council (NIC), ?an analytical group within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the officials said, reducing the number of reports that pull together the intelligence community's views for decision-makers on subjects including Iran.
Lawmakers and their staffs also briefly stopped receiving intelligence reports from Gabbard's office in the days after the US military intervention in Iran in June 2025 and again after the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, according to two people familiar with the matter. Gabbard's team had accused lawmakers of leaking to the press.
The disruption in intelligence sharing has not been previously reported.
CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons said the CIA "participates fully" in the process of providing intelligence assessments through the Presidential Daily Brief,
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Nov 03, 2026
Election Day is here. Today, voters across the United States are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms. And with control of Congress up for grabs, the stakes are high for both parties as President Trump heads into his final two years in office.
Democrats are seeking to regain control of both the House and Senate, while Republicans, who have held narrow majorities in both chambers since January 2025, are seeking to retain control.
In the House, there are 435 seats. And while all of them are technically up for grabs, roughly 80% (or about 350 seats) are not considered competitive. The GOP currently holds 218 seats, compared with 214 held by Democrats. One seat is occupied by an independent (Rep. Kevin Kiley of California), and there are two vacancies (seats formerly held by GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas and Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who each resigned). To retake control of the House, Democrats would need a net gain of four seats.
In the Senate, there are 100 seats, with 35 up for grabs and 12-or-so considered competitive. Republicans currently hold 53 seats compared with 45 held by Democrats. There are two independents — Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine — who
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Nov 03, 2026
Bob Page, the Orange County registrar of voters, speaks to journalists last week at the ballot facility in Santa Ana. (Apu Gomes / Getty Images)Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday in a historic set of midterm elections that will determine which party controls the chambers of Congress for the remainder of President Trump's time in office.
Democrats appear poised to make significant gains, with polling showing the party up between 7 and 11 points on the generic ballot. Republicans are braced for losses but hoping to hang on to Senate control.
The night's big question is whether a true wave will materialize for Democrats and how sizable it might be — how many U.S. House seats the party can flip, whether it can secure a Senate majority and whether Democrats take control of a majority of governorships.
The first polls close at 3 p.m. PST in parts of Kentucky and Indiana, and more Eastern states follow at 4 p.m. Here's a rundown of the possible outcomes and what to watch as Tuesday unfolds.
Who could control Congress? Democrats could win a House majority — either substantial or modest — while Republicans retain the Senate.
Split control of Congress would give House Democrats the ability to launch investigations into the Trump administration and block Republican legislative priorities. Senate Republicans would be able to scuttle legislation coming out of the House and continue approvi
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Nov 03, 2026
It's Election Day in America, with voters heading to the polls to determine control of the U.S. House and Senate for the next two years.
Republicans are defending their slim congressional majorities, but President Donald Trump predicts the GOP will hold the House and Senate for the final two years of his presidency.
"We're going to win and let's make the next two years bigger and better and stronger than ever before," Trump told supporters Sunday night at a rally in Kansas.
But Republicans are fighting political history, as the party in power in Washington has traditionally lost seats during midterm election years. The GOP also faces a challenging political climate fueled by persistent inflation tied in part to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and Trump's increasingly negative approval ratings.
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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Salina Regional Airport, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Salina, Kansas.The GOP is also facing a potential turnout deficit, with public opinion polls indicating Democrats are more energized than Republicans to cast ballots in the midterms.
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Early voting in the midterms has shattered previous records, with more than 54 million people already casting ballots, according to The Associated Press. That's nearl
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Nov 03, 2026
By Jack Kim, Kyu-seok Shim and Rae Wee
SEOUL/SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Asset outflows from Binance have normalised and the company was in "very strong financial health", its co-CEO said, as North Korea dismissed as "absurd rhetoric" US allegations that it was behind a $6.3 billion cryptocurrency heist on its platform.
The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, whose customers had withdrawn a net $4.72 billion as of Monday after it was hit ?with what could be the largest-ever financial heist last week, has also launched a campaign to stem outflows and woo new users.
"In the first 24 hours, there was a spike in terms of withdrawals, ?as can be expected. But after that ... it's pretty much normalised," Richard Teng told a Hong Kong Fintech Week event on Tuesday.
"The company is in very strong financial health," he said, adding 95% of the affected tokens had been replenished. "This is something that we can cover. We are able ?to do so."
The crypto exchange was seeing "hourly deposits exceed withdrawals", Binance said in an X post earlier on Tuesday, adding that it reflected improving user activity and stabilising flows.
The FBI said at the weekend that North Korea was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion in crypto assets, a crime that sent shockwaves through the industry.
Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the US allegations proved Washington remained hostile towards Pyongyang, according to a report on Tuesday by state news agency KCNA.
Pyongyang has not responded to US President Donald Trump's overtures, made earlier this year, to resume summit diplomacy. In the wake of the US allegations, Kim Yo Jong said North Korea had "issues to reconsider" over what ?she called US hostility.
"The FBI is trying to brand the DPRK as a 'cyber ?criminal state,' claiming that it obtained information that a hacking organization 'support
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Nov 03, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The stakes in Tuesday's election — which party will control Congress — are crystal clear. But when that will be known is impossible to say.
The Associated Press will be calling races in all 435 House districts and the 35 Senate contests that are up for election this year.
Control of the House depends on which party reaches 218 seats. Currently, 219 members caucus with Republicans, just one more than the minimum needed for a majority when all seats are filled. There are two vacancies now.
The bar for the Senate is 51 seats for Democrats or 50 for Republicans, since Vice President JD Vance can cast a tiebreaking vote for his party. Republicans have a 53-47 edge in the Senate right now.
During the last midterm elections in 2022, the AP called control of the Senate four days after Election Day, while the House call was eight days after.
During the presidential cycle of 2024, there was a bigger gap between the two. Senate control was called the day after Election Day, with the House call coming eight days later.
Some states consistently take days to count all their ballots.
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Nov 02, 2026
A child died of measles in upstate New York, marking the state's first measles-related death in 30 years, Governor Hochul announced Monday.
"I'm heartbroken to learn that a child in Lewis County has died from measles," Hochul said in a statement. "My heart goes out to their family and everyone who knew and loved them."
Hochul blamed the Trump administration for policies that undermine the public's faith in the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
"This is New York's first measles-related death in 30 years, a devastating reminder of what's at stake when Washington deliberately erodes decades of progress in protecting Americans from preventable diseases," Hochul said.
Earlier this month, Hochul declared a measles disaster amid a sharp rise of reported cases in rural areas of the state and the largest outbreak in more than three decades in neighboring Pennsylvania.
The executive order extends the pool of people who can administer measles vaccines to include paramedics, midwives and others, and allows nurses to join doctors in ordering testing. The state has more than 100 cases this year.
This year, the U.S. is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1991, with nearly 3,900 reported cases, according to the CDC. The number of cases this year in Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000, state health officials said Monday.
Health officials say Pennsylvania's current outbreak started in April, west of Philadelphia. There have been 1,004 cases, including 198 hospitalizations and five deaths, state officials said.
The nation has seen eight reported measles-associated deaths in the past two years — more than the combined total of reported deaths over the previous three decades.
Health experts attribute such outbreaks to low vaccin
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Nov 02, 2026
The families of the seven passengers who were aboard a Bahamas-bound Learjet that crashed in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Sunday identified their loved ones on social media Monday.
"With broken hearts, our families share that Adam Robinson and Helen Sharp, their children Emma and Charlie, Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr, and Anita Maria Cetina were among those lost aboard the flight that went down near Greenacres, Florida, on November 1," the statement said.
Authorities had still not publicly confirmed the identities of those on board the plane at a news conference Monday afternoon, during which they said weather conditions were a major factor in the federal investigation into the fatal crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board told reporters on Monday that ice was forming on the jet as it experienced moderate turbulence. Miami air traffic control granted the pilot permission to climb from 35,000 feet to 37,000 feet to avoid precipitation, but shortly afterward, an emergency was declared with a mayday call.
Air traffic control audio posted on LiveATC captured the crew's comments leading up to the crash. Someone in the cockpit can be heard saying "Mayday, mayday," reporting the plane was descending at 10,000 feet per minute, Reuters reported. "We're going to crash into the ground," the person said.
The Learjet 60, which had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, went down at about 12:50 p.m. ET near Crestha
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Nov 02, 2026
President Trump's political capital is on the line ahead of the midterm elections as a potential blue wave threatens his final two years in office.
Trump has crisscrossed the country, holding 28 in-person campaign rallies in addition to a series of tele-rallies. The president has made stops in Republican strongholds like Ohio, Texas, Iowa, Kansas and even Alaska in an effort to keep the states firmly in the red column. He's also visited a number of deep-red states like Mississippi and South Carolina, where polls show closer than expected races.
While Trump has argued his rallies have boosted Republican incumbents and candidates in the states, recent polling suggests otherwise.
A New York Times/Siena poll released the day before Election Day showed Democrats with leads in Senate races in Ohio, Texas, Iowa, Kansas and Alaska.
Trump's heavy political investment in the states means he could end up shouldering the blame for a potential blue wave, which could impact the GOP beyond Election Day.
Republicans warn that a blue wave would be detrimental to the last two years of the Trump administration, and by extension, his legacy.
"It impacts his ability to drive policy over the next two years, or if a Supreme Court nomination comes up, or fill in the blank in terms of ev
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Nov 02, 2026
By Jacob Bogage and Nandita Bose
WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Facing elections that could cost his party control of Congress, President Donald Trump spent his last major speech before the midterms talking about pipes and paint on Monday.
Trump ruminated on his Washington renovations, new ?sod, the White House's helipad, a grand new arch and the recently reopened Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during a 54-minute speech that the ?White House billed as part of the president's closing argument before voters cast their ballots.
Facing a towering marble statue of Abraham Lincoln, Trump joked he would soon rename the pool ?in his own honor rather than after the 16th president, credited with helping end slavery and preserving the Union amid the Civil War.
Trump ran through a series of pool renovations, spoke without providing evidence about vandals' attempts to damage the pool and offered updates on other projects he said would beautify the nation's capital.
"I decided to get involved in this, especially over the last few months, and we've done, I think, a really great job," Trump said.
DEMOCRATS FAVORED TO ?WIN HOUSE
Tuesday's elections will determine whether Trump's Republicans retain ?control of Congress. Nonpartisan analysts generally favor Democrats' chances of winning a majority in the House of Representatives and see the Senate as competitive.
Trump's public approval rating is now 32%, near a career low, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll. ?Voters say their main concern is the cost of living. Energy prices have risen sharply since the US and Israeli war with Iran began, leaping 20% over the year prior, according to the US Consumer Price Index.
"For some reason, the sitting president doesn't win the midterms," Trump said. "But we gave this a very strong shot."
Many ?Republican ?strategists privately said they wanted Trump to focus his pitch to voters squarely on
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Nov 02, 2026
On the eve of Election Day a record number of Americans have already passed judgement on President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.
Roughly 54 million voters cast their early ballots over this past weekend ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
The deluge offers a glimpse into a forecasted wave election that many experts believe could sweep Democrats in power for the president's final two years in the White House.
Every state has different rules on compiling voters' age, race or party affiliation with some providing no demographic statistics at all. But it does reveal important voter behavior and some demographics that paint a clearer picture about who is more motivated in the 2026 midterms.
Michael McDonald, a political science professor who runs the Election Lab, said the initial outlook indicates a younger, more diverse and politically independent electorate is showing up.
"I can confidently say that the 2026 election will be the most diverse midterm electorate in U.S. history," in an Oct. 28 post on X.
But the data alone, much like the various polls, cannot predict the outcome of who will be in charge of the House and Senate next yea
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Nov 02, 2026
On the eve of Election Day a record number of Americans have already passed judgement on President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.
Roughly 54 million voters cast their early ballots over this past weekend ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
The deluge offers a glimpse into a forecasted wave election that many experts believe could sweep Democrats in power for the president's final two years in the White House.
Every state has different rules on compiling voters' age, race or party affiliation with some providing no demographic statistics at all. But it does reveal important voter behavior and some demographics that paint a clearer picture about who is more motivated in the 2026 midterms.
Michael McDonald, a political science professor who runs the Election Lab, said the initial outlook indicates a younger, more diverse and politically independent electorate is showing up.
"I can confidently say that t
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Nov 02, 2026
A man who was leaving the area where the private jet crashed in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Sunday sustained a leg injury, the National Transportation Safety Board said during a Monday afternoon news conference.
The federal agency said that Sunday's weather conditions are a major factor in its investigation into the crash.
"We have a lot of work to do on scene — this will be a several-day process," said Timothy Monville, an NTSB senior investigator. "The biggest obstacle we're going to have is recovering the major wreckage from the impacted crater on the roadway."
The NTSB said it will interview witnesses to the accident as part of its investigation and encouraged anyone with relevant information, videos or audio to contact the NTSB by email at witness@ntsb.gov.
People stand near a crater formed after a Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, US, November 1, 2026, in this still image obtained from a social media video.Vanessa Lara/via REUTERSSome evidence indicates that parts of the plane broke off before the private jet crashed, according to NTSB member Tom Chapman. "I want to note that if any members of the community find debris, please do not move it," he said. "Contact us or local authorities, and we will respond appropriately."
He also told reporters
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Nov 02, 2026
Prosecutors announced in court on Nov. 2 that they intend to retry Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children.
Clancy, 36, was charged with murder for killing her children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months, on Jan. 24, 2023, by strangling them with exercise bands in the basement of their Duxbury home. Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington argued she can't be held criminally responsible, Massachusetts' version of the insanity defense, because she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings. Clancy's triple murder trial ended with a hung jury in early September, leaving her fate in limbo.
Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague said prosecutors want to retry Clancy but are waiting to decide what charges she will face until Judge William Sullivan makes a decision on three motions, including a defense motion to dismiss the murder charges.
"Your honor, this would be a retrial. As to what that looks like will depend," Sprague said. "We're not at that point yet."
Reddington argued prosecutors don't need to know the outcome of the motions to determine what charges they will retry Clancy on. "Why do we not know if the next trial will be murder in the first degree, or a lesser
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Nov 02, 2026
Elon Musk said on Sunday that Grok (SPCX) users would run up against usage limits more quickly than normal because servicing Grok Bot has become too expensive.
"The cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue," Musk wrote on his social media platform, X.
The sudden throttling highlights one of the biggest questions swirling around the AI revolution: whether demand from users will be enough to sustain a business. It turns out, at least in Musk's case, that demand isn't the problem. The cost is.
Musk was responding to an X user complaining that their Grok Bot usage jumped to 100% before their reset date, when typically they never reached their cap while using the AI agent.
User demand is just one side of the AI market equation, a
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Nov 02, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections.
The emergency appeal came after an appeals court rejected the request to set aside some 20,000 ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.
The federal government says those ballots should not be counted until the voters' status can be verified. California officials say the list is highly unreliable and likely includes many people who are U.S. citizens.
The Republican Trump administration has prioritized identifying noncitizen voters this year, despite them being rare.
A district court judge forcefully denied the Justice Department's request and warned that the demand could disenfranchise citizens in Tuesday's midterm elections to determine control of Congress.
The Justice Department asked the high court for a limited injunction that would direct California to set aside the ballots while the case plays out.
"Once California commingles the challenged ballots with lawful ones, there is no way to get the challenged ballots back," Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote.
Voting has been underway in California, a largely Democratic state, since early October. All of the state's roughly 23 million registered voters are mailed a ballot. Hundreds of thousands of ballots have already been processed.
Lower courts have sided with the state, with
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Nov 02, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's push to force California to set aside thousands of ballots from people the federal government claims are noncitizens, a decision that came hours before the final day of voting in the pivotal midterm elections.
The high court refused to immediately intervene in a case involving 20,000 people the Republican administration flagged as likely noncitizens on the largely Democratic state's voter rolls.
The swift rejection capped a string of losses for the president's effort to intervene in the election before the counting of ballots to decide who controls Congress in the last two years of his second term. No justices publicly dissented.
Several lower courts also rejected the Justice Department's push to set aside the challenged California ballots until the voters' citizenship status could be verified. In Alaska, a judge did not even hold a hearing before dismissing a Trump-ordered suit to prevent a possible Democratic Senate win.
The high court did not detail its reasoning, as is common in emergency decisions. The justices previously rejected Trump's push to restrict mail ballots around the country in September, even though the justices have sided with his administration in a series of other emergency docket appeals.
The Republican administration has prioritized identifying noncitizen voters this year, despite them being rare. California
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Nov 02, 2026
On Election Day, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers will face off in what may be the marquee battle of the 2026 midterms: the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan.
It's a contest that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Democrats currently hold 47 Senate seats, including two independents who caucus with them. They need 51 to win back the chamber. (A 50-50 split would give Vice President JD Vance the tiebreaking vote.) Polls suggest that flipping four Republican seats is very possible, but Democrats are also playing defense in Georgia, New Hampshire and Michigan. The Great Lakes State looks like the closest of the three.
Democrats are pinning their hopes on El-Sayed, an unapologetic 42-year-old progressive who's pushing policies such as Medicare for All and ending U.S. military aid to Israel; who's willing to confront his critics and his own party's establishment; and who's vying to become America's first Muslim senator.
Republicans have
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Nov 02, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a criminal complaint against two former FBI officials accused of falsely downplaying their knowledge of a laptop the Justice Department says belonged to Hunter Biden.
The decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui followed a dramatic hearing in which he scolded prosecutors for their unorthodox maneuvers and an FBI agent who worked the case testified that he had been concerned the investigation would be seen as "political."
The Justice Department may still have an opportunity to pursue a grand jury indictment against the two former officials, Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, whose lawyers had pressed for dismissal of the charges. But the judge's ruling nonetheless represents an unmistakable setback for the Justice Department, particularly given the difficulty it has had in persuading grand juries in the nation's capital to return indictments in politically charged prosecutions like this one.
The judge's concerns about the case were apparent almost immediately, when he raised questions about why the Justice Department had charged the case through a criminal complaint — which is more typically done when investigators have a pressing need to take a defendant into custody — as opposed to an indictment that requires a grand jury's approval.
Then, at a preliminary hearing last week, he criticized the Justice Department for filing overnight an amended complaint with an addit
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Nov 02, 2026
What to know about the Iran war today:Mediators continue pushing for a deal between the U.S. and Iran to end the eight-month war sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic. Three consecutive days of indirect, closed-door negotiations led by Qatar have yielded no apparent breakthrough, with Iran saying Monday that "the ball is in the U.S. court."President Trump has kept his intentions on Iran ambiguous, saying Saturday that the U.S. still has targets to "take care of," and then telling a radio network on Sunday that the war will soon be over "one way or the other … either they'll make a deal, or we'll just end it."Mr. Trump told reporters he had a "very good talk" Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, discussing the Iran war. Sources quoted by Axios said the president wants to let negotiations play out, while Netanyahu is pushing to resume strikes on Iran.
Iran's top diplomat says negotiations "proceeding very intensively," but "everything depends on" U.S. side
Iran's top diplomat said Monday that negotiations with the U.S., via mediators, aimed at reaching an agreement to end the war have been "proceeding very intensively," but he added that "everything depends on Washington's political rationality," according to Iran's state news agency IRNA.
IRNA quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as reiterating that Tehran will not back down from its conditions for a deal to end the war and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Closed-door negotiations
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Nov 02, 2026
The 2026 midterm elections are tomorrow. So where do things stand — nationwide — in the race to control Congress? Which party has a better chance of, you know, winning? To get a sense of that, it helps to geek out over some cold, hard data.
The usual caveats apply, of course. Polls aren't predictions; they're momentary snapshots of public opinion. And they have been wrong before.
Yet time is almost up — and the stakes on Nov. 3 couldn't be higher, especially for President Trump, who has enjoyed complete Republican control of Congress for the first half of his second term. Flipping the House would give Democrats the power to block the president's agenda, investigate his administration and even impeach him (again); flipping the Senate would allow them to stymie his Supreme Court nominees too.
The state-by-state midterm landscape has reached its final form — and the polling trends are clear. Here are the numbers on the eve of Election Day.
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Nov 02, 2026
Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, speaks alongside Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers after a church service at Perfecting Church, in Detroit on Sunday, November 1, 2026. - Jose Juarez/AP
As recently as Saturday night, the prospect of Democrat Haley Stevens endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's Senate race had seemed implausible.
Stevens issued a statement praising Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed for saying he disagreed with a controversial advertisement that blamed the high cost of living in Michigan on the United States' aid to Israel. Despite a week of speculation about her withdrawing an endorsement for El-Sayed, her primary rival, she repeatedly said that she would do no such thing.
When staffers reached out last week to urge her not to endorse Rogers, Stevens replied in a text message, according to a person who saw the message: "Omg why would you think I would do that??!!"
At midnight Saturday, she told a key ally that she was sticking with El-Sayed. Then on Sunday morning, things changed.
She appeared at a Black church in Detroit with Rogers and then announced her change of heart to reporters gathered outside and on social media.
Her move stunned the political world — including Stevens' friends, colleagues and even her own congressional staffers, most of whom found out about her decision on social media and promptly quit, according to a statement from her chief of staff and people familiar with the matter.
The question that could decide Michigan's Senate race — and potentially, with
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Nov 02, 2026
HULL, England (AP) — Karl Bushby completed his 28-year odyssey to walk around the world Monday by returning to his mother's home in northern England. Bushby embraced his emotional mother, Angela, outside her row house in Hull, England, which he left in 1998.
They were surrounded by journalists, a documentary film crew and a large crowd outside the home that had a banner saying "Welcome Home Son."
Bushby was a 29-year-old ex-paratrooper when he walked away from the home to a Royal Air Force base near Oxford and caught a flight to South America. He returned as a 57-year-old — softer, grayer and weathered, but far more worldly.
"They say it takes a village but literally it took a world to get me here," Bushby said. "The kindness of strangers, so many, from individuals to nation states to get me back here today. I didn't do this alone. There was a big team. The biggest team. Earth."
Bushby set out from Punta Arenas, Chile, on Nov. 1, 1998, and has walked 31,000 miles (50,000 kilometers) across four continents and 30 countries to get home. He navigated shifting ice over the Bering Strait and swam across the Caspian Sea and English Channel to avoid taking a boat or plane — or any transport — to propel him forward.
On the final leg of the journey, helicopter footage showed Bushby ringed by supporters as he pushed his cart toward home after getting a hero's welcome earlier at City Hall.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," he joked to the crowd in the city center. "Is that it, is it done?"
The idea started with a birthday card from his dad
He had a thirst for adventure, but his missio
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Nov 02, 2026
Talks between the U.S. and Iran remain stalled despite the two countries signing a memorandum of understanding in June, aimed at ending the war that began with joint American-Israeli strikes on the country in February. The opening strikes killed a host of top Iranian officials and commanders, among them Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The two sides have continued to exchange strikes, though have not returned to the intense fighting seen in the early stages of the conflict. The U.S. says it is enforcing a naval blockade of the country's Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman ports, while Iran claims control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and continues to claim attacks on shipping transiting the waterway.
Meanwhile, intensified fighting between Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen has seen the latter repeatedly attack Saudi military, oil infrastructure and transport facilities.
See the most recent developments below.
During his press conference on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said that Tehran is prepared "for any eventuality" amid the ongoing conflict with the U.S. and Israel, adding that any potential resumption of attacks by the combatants would draw in other regional nations.
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Nov 02, 2026
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Nov 02, 2026
A private jet bound for the Bahamas crashed in Palm Beach County, Fla., Sunday afternoon, killing all nine people on board.
The Learjet 60, which had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, went down at about 12:50 p.m. ET near Cresthaven, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
Dashcam footage posted to social media by an eyewitness showed the aircraft falling toward the ground beside a road and exploding into a fireball, narrowly missing cars and homes.
Duffy called the crash a "horrific tragedy" in a post on X, adding: "Please join me in praying for the families and loved ones of those we lost."
Air traffic control audio posted on LiveATC captured the crew's comments leading up to the crash. Someone in the cockpit can be heard saying "Mayday, mayday," reporting the plane was descending at 10,000 feet per minute, Reuters reported. "We're going to crash into the ground," the person said.
The impact left a "massive crater" near the entrance to a mobile home park, Palm Beach County Commissioner Joel Flores said at a news conference. About 600 residents were evacuated to two shelters, he said.
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation, and the cause is not yet known.
What we knowThe Learjet 60 took off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bound for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas,
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Nov 02, 2026
Democrats are expecting to win big on Election Day, but disagreements are already erupting among them over how aggressively to target President Trump for what they say are abuses of power and corruption.
Democratic lawmakers and strategists are divided over whether to push another impeachment against Trump.
Senators and leaders in the House are generally opposed to advancing a third impeachment of Trump that has virtually no chance of picking up 67 votes in the Senate — the number of votes needed to convict.
A senior Senate Democratic aide warned there is little "appetite" for holding a third Trump impeachment trial in the Senate, after previous impeachment efforts in 2020 and 2021 failed to impact Trump politically.
Democrats agree there need to be investigations of Trump and his allies next year to hold them to account, but there is little consensus over what to prioritize, according to Democratic strategists and aides.
But some senior lawmakers are warning that the party can't get so wrapped up in tracking down the misdeeds of the president and the administration that they get pulled into too many directions or lose sight of addressing high prices and ending the war in Iran — two of the top issues of this year's election.
"I don't think we can ignore it," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) of the need to investigate alleged corruption in the Trump administration.
"More than 90 percent of voters think that government has been corrupted. We just have to be thoughtful and strategic about where investigative work goes and not allow that to distract us from solving fairly immediate cost
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Nov 02, 2026
President Trump's economic approval ratings are hovering at second-term lows, with inflation worries the central headwind for the president and his party as the midterm elections loom.
A raft of recent polls underscores this reality: Trump's low overall approval ratings are being dragged down by economic sentiment that is even lower.
A new national poll released on Sunday by NBC News found that a majority of Republicans — 53% — say they are dissatisfied with the state of the economy.
And inflation remains the top-of-mind issue, with only about 25.3% of voters approving of Trump's handling of inflation versus 69.5% who disapprove, according to an average of recent polls calculated on Sunday by forecaster Nate Silver.
Another tabulation from RealClearPolitics this past weekend showed a 70.4% disapproval rating of the president's handling of prices, which voters often say is their top issue.
Deep voter dissatisfaction is evide
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Nov 02, 2026
Republicans are already privately blaming President Donald Trump as they brace for losses on Tuesday.
Even as they race to distance themselves from his actions on tariffs, the unpopular Iran war and his mass deportation agenda, few have been willing to criticize him publicly — a clear sign of just how powerful Trump's grip remains on the GOP. But interviews with roughly a dozen candidates, campaign officials and lawmakers reveal they're acutely aware of who, exactly, put them on the back foot this entire cycle.
"There was a point earlier this year where we really felt like we could defy history," said one House Republican, who, like others in this article, was granted anonymity to candidly discuss midterms dynamics. "And then Trump bombed Iran. And it was just one thing after another."
Republicans are tied or trailing in polls in numerous critical battlegrounds and expecting to lose some once-secure red seats. And Trump's unfocused closing message — including repeated comments about male candidates' physical appearances — has further frustrated an already on-edge party.
"I think Jon Husted's ass and Nicki Minaj's is a great closing message," T.W. Arrighi, a Republican strategist working on the South Carolina Senate race and others, said sarcastically in an interview on The Conversation with Dasha Burns. "You've got to take the good with the bad with Trump, unless you want to drive yourself crazy every day."
"People are gonna go after the president. The buck stops with him. His approval ratings aren't great," he added.
Privately, some Republicans are even harsher. "At least whe
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Nov 02, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has conducted defensive strikes on some Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said Monday, on the eve of crucial midterm elections.
Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island. The official, who wasn't authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said that "Iranians using surface to air missiles against U.S. assets" had been targeted.
The strikes appeared to be limited as opposed to a return to full hostilities but followed President Donald Trump previously saying the U.S. would not launch new strikes on Iran before Tuesday's midterms. The unpopular war and the resulting impact on U.S. gasoline prices and other parts of the economy have been a vulnerability for Republicans as they try to keep control of Congress.
The region is on edge about the prospects of the U.S. resuming full-scale operations against Iran, and the new strikes, which were reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal, are certain to raise fresh concerns. Backchannel negotiations also are playing out as Israel and some Middle East allies lobby Trump on the way ahead in the more than 8-month-old war that's rattled global ma
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Nov 02, 2026
On Election Day, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers will face off in what may be the marquee battle of the 2026 midterms: the race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan.
It's a contest that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
Democrats currently hold 47 Senate seats, including two independents who caucus with them. They need 51 to win back the chamber. (A 50-50 split would give Vice President JD Vance the tiebreaking vote.) Polls suggest that flipping four Republican seats is very possible, but Democrats are also playing defense in Georgia, New Hampshire and Michigan. The Great Lakes State looks like the closest of the three.
Democrats are pinning their hopes on El-Sayed, an unapologetic 42-year-old progressive who's pushing policies such as Medicare for All and ending U.S. military aid to Israel; who's willing to confront his critics and his own party's establishment; and who's vying to become America's first Muslim senator.
Republicans have
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Nov 02, 2026
Police and fire units respond near Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama, after a shooting following the 85th Magic City Classic on Saturday. - WVTM
More than a dozen people were killed and over 90 others injured over a Halloween weekend marred by gun violence, with multiple shootings across the country upending celebrations.
One mass shooting in California occurred as people went to get last-minute costumes at Spirit Halloween, leaving a pregnant woman dead and sending people scrambling for cover. Another happened after the annual Magic City Classic football game in Birmingham, Alabama, between rivals Alabama State University and Alabama A&M University. Delaware, a state with just over 1 million people, had two mass shootings on Halloween night, including near its largest university.
"This is not normal," Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer said in a statement. "We must never accept gun violence as a part of life in Delaware."
The latest violence occurred around typically American fall events - Halloween, football, college parties - and comes just over two weeks after a mass shooting in an Oregon elementary
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Nov 02, 2026
Ukrainians, such as those sheltering here in August, rely on air raid alert apps to warn of incoming drone and missile attacks.Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty ImagesUkrainians and Russians both received nuclear attack scares on their official alert apps.The false alerts warned of nuclear attacks via Russia's Oreshnik missile and small Ukrainian drones.Both sides said their systems were breached by cyberattacks.Official alert apps in Ukraine and Russia sent out false nuclear-threat warnings to millions of users on Sunday, as both sides said their systems were compromised.
Ukraine's air raid alert app is used by 6.7 million people, according to its digital transformation ministry and the app's developer, Ajax Systems.
Ukraine was hit first by the fake alerts, with its air raid warning app sending out messages in Ukrainian just before midnight of a "radiation threat in Kyiv."
A follow-up message, written in Russian, said: "There will be a nuclear alert across Ukraine. Don't worry, it's Oreshnik flying."
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Nov 02, 2026
Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Michigan, and Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens speak to reporters outside Perfecting Church in Detroit on Nov. 1, 2026. —Emily Elconin—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump invited outgoing congresswoman Haley Stevens, a longtime Michigan Democrat, to join the Republican Party after she surprisingly endorsed her state's GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, Mike Rogers, in a last-minute move her partymates have called a "betrayal."
"I don't know Haley, I've never met Haley," Trump said at a rally in Iowa on Sunday, the final weekend before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. "But Haley said what few people are willing to say. I think I'd probably—I'd love her to join the Republican Party actually."
Stevens ran for the U.S. Senate seat herself but lost the Democratic primary to progressive Abdul El-Sayed in August. While she initially congratulated and offered her support to El-Sayed for the general election, the two have been at odds, primarily over concerns about antisemitism, which Stevens has accused El-Sayed, who is
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Nov 01, 2026
Four United States citizens were among the at least 69 people who were killed when a high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train in central Spain last week, officials said Sunday.
The Center for Integrated Data, the legal body in Spain in charge of identifying victims of events with a high death toll, said on Sunday night that the casualties in the country's second deadly rail collision this year also included one citizen each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia and the Czech Republic. Two citizens of Australia and a citizen of Japan remain missing, the Agence France-Presse and local media reported.
The center, which had already announced the deaths of a French and Portuguese citizen as well as 54 Spaniards, said that all but three of the victims had been identified.
"As the contacted families have expressed their wish to travel to Spain to carry out in-person identification, we are awaiting their arrival in the country," the statement said, AFP reported.
The crash occurred on the morning of Oct. 28 in Urda, in the province of Toledo, when the high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars. Officials said 58 people were injured.
The two trains, with more than 540 people on board, were heading in the same direction from Madrid to Seville.
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Nov 01, 2026
"TODAY" co-host Savannah Guthrie issued a new plea for information about her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, on Sunday, nine months after the 84-year-old was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home.
Guthrie shared an old drawing made by her daughter, Vale, showing a blue umbrella in the rain and the words, "I know it might not seem like it, but I really need my mommy."
"Found this old drawing from my daughter today," Guthrie wrote on Instagram. "It says so much about how I feel."
"The world goes on, things appear ‘normal' — as we try to keep going and be strong, especially for our young kids — but it's not and it never will be," she continued.
Savannah Guthrie Urges Public To Help Find Missing Mother Nancy In Emotional Mother's Day Post
"For Annie and Tommy, for Cam and Kristine, for Mike and me and for all of Mom's beloved grandchildren: We ache for her, we cry out for answers, we cannot move forward," Guthrie wrote.
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"We need someone to help us, tell us what you know. Our mom was a light in this world. We want to celebrate her and give her the dignity she deserves. The reward is still available. Please. We are begging you. Please help us."
Guthrie also thanked those who have supported her family and urged people to "join us in praying without ceasing."
Three Months After Nancy Guthrie's Abduction, Sheriff's Office Renews Plea As Key Questions Remain Unan
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Nov 01, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making his closing pitch of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, pushing his slow, expensive and problem-plagued efforts to repair it back into the spotlight on the eve of Election Day.
In comments to reporters as he deplaned from Air Force One for a Sunday rally in Iowa, Trump said his speaking at the site would "show how beautiful it is."
"We might hold it tomorrow or something," the president added, without giving specifics. Hours later, the White House formally announced he'd be giving a speech there Monday afternoon.
Rather than using Monday to travel to key states and try to energize his "Make America Great Again" supporters as his Republican Party tries to maintain control of Congress, Trump opted for an event at a Washington renovation project that has been embarrassing and contentious.
The unusual move marks a departure from Trump's month-long race to stage more than 25 rallies in largely conservative areas, hoping the GOP can overcome his own low approval ratings and polls predicting that the Iran war, high energy prices and cost of living increases could
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Nov 01, 2026
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station at Midtown Mall on October 31 in Anchorage, Alaska. - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
A federal judge on Sunday threw out the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots and delay certification of Alaska's Senate race, the latest legal rebuke to a rash of Trump administration attempts to meddle in the 2026 midterms.
US District Judge Sharon Gleason said the federal government doesn't have the standing to force Alaska to segregate ballots and that such a move would violate the right of voters to cast a secret ballot. Regardless, she added, it's too late for the courts to force such a major change on the eve of an election.
The Trump administration in its suit argued the presence of a spoiler candidate with the same name as the GOP incumbent warranted a court-ordered investigation into the results if Sen. Dan S. Sullivan lost.
Gleason, a nominee of former President Barack Obama, wrote, "The United States provides no workable plan as to how it proposes to segregate ballots cast for Daniel J. Sullivan on Election Day and then conduct a court-ordered unspecified ‘investigation' of those ballots in a manner that would preserve voter secrecy,"
The ruling is the l
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Nov 01, 2026
By Andrew Goudsward, David Morgan and Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON/ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Two days before Tuesday's midterm elections, President Donald Trump's Republicans got an unexpected boost in Michigan with an endorsement from a prominent Democrat, while suffering a setback in Alaska when a federal judge dismissed a legal challenge.
US Representative Haley Stevens, who lost Michigan Democrats' Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in ?a bitterly contested race, on Sunday publicly backed Republican candidate Mike Rogers, threatening to exacerbate divisions in a state viewed as crucial to Democratic hopes of retaking the US Senate.
"I don't belong in Abdul's ?campaign," Stevens said in a video posted to social media.
Thirty-five Senate seats and all 435 House of Representatives seats are on the ballot on Tuesday. Republicans hold narrow majorities in both chambers. Polls show Democrats are favored to win a majority of the House and ?locked in a tight battle for control of the Senate with a handful of races likely to determine the outcome.
The Trump administration's attempt to intervene in Alaska's Senate race faltered on Sunday when a federal judge dismissed the US Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to block certification of the results if Republican incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan narrowly loses.
The Justice Department argued voters may be confused by the presence of a challenger named Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the same ballot.
If Democrats take control of the House or Senate, they could block Trump's legislative agenda for his final two years in office and launch investigations of an administration that has so far faced largely compliant Republican majorities. The White House has ?been preparing to implement portions of Trump's agenda without the aid of Congress.
More ?than 52 million Americans have already voted in person or by mail, according to the University of Flori
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Nov 01, 2026
The plane crashed into a mobile home neighborhood around 12:50 p.m. ET in the area of Military Trail and 10th Avenue North, causing major destruction, including fires and scattered debris.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the Learjet 60 departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said all nine people on board the plane were killed. As of 4 p.m. ET Nov. 1, there has been no confirmation of fatalities from people on the ground.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide all updates.
The incident closed all lanes of Military Trail in the area of Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.
— EmergencyStream (@EmergencyStream) November 1, 2026
Authorities said motorists should are avoid the area and seek alternate routes.
Posts on social media show a fairly wide swath of area spotted with fires, debris and what looks like a crater in the ground.
Weather conditions in the West Palm Beach a
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