These Midterms Show That Trump Blew It
There was nothing inevitable about this comeuppance.
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CVS to Split off Pharmacy Business, Ending the Healthcare Conglomerate Era
In a breakup planned for 2028, CVS Health intends to split off its pharmacies into a new company, while keeping together its businesses in insurance and pharmacy benefits.
A Blue Wave
In a rebuke to President Trump, the Democrats flipped both the Senate and the House.
Musk Faces Setback as SpaceX and Tesla Stocks Tumble on Midterm Election Results
The world’s richest person has antagonized Democrats, some of whom have signaled their intent to investigate him when they take control of Congress.
Democrats Take Congress in a Landslide, and Trump Says He’s ‘Willing to Accept Those Results’
Plus, how to vote from space.
‘Decency Won’: 9 Writers on the Best and Worst Moments From Trump’s Midterm Rout
What mattered most in these midterms?
‘The Beginning of the End of Trumpism’
“People hate the way that Trump is running this country,” the columnist Michelle Goldberg argues. Her fellow columnists and the American electorate agree. Democrats had a great night, but what now? Eight Opinion columnists offer their…
For ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Friends Weigh in on the Trilogy
As Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster series concludes, the cast recalls dealing with desert shoots and wrestling with the story’s moral implications.
Jimmy Kimmel Rides Election Day’s ‘Blue Tsunami’
“Man, oh man, would I hate to be the DoorDash driver who delivers Trump his Papa Johns tonight,” Kimmel said.
How the Stock Market Is Reacting to the Midterm Elections
U.S. stock futures and Asian semiconductor shares dropped as investors weighed the future of the artificial intelligence boom.
Finally. FINALLY. Texas Is Blue.
For Republicans, Texas has long been a dependable political anchor. Its loss was a profound psychological blow.
The American People Have Repudiated Trump
Americans showed that the power to choose their leaders belongs to them. Now they must remain vigilant until officials certify every race and the winners take office.
Paul Pelosi Prohibited From Driving After Crash in Napa Valley
Nancy Pelosi’s husband was charged with a misdemeanor after he hit a parked car and drove away. He will not be allowed to drive for six months.
Prosecutors Seek to Drop Charges Against Russian Scientist Accused of Smuggling Frog Embryos
Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard, has argued that she was vindictively prosecuted after her arrest in 2025.
Democrats Win South Carolina Senate Seat
Our election data reporter Christine Zhang explains how double-digit swings in several counties helped Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, defeat Senator Darline Graham, a Republican, flipping South Carolina in the U.S. Senate race.
Democrats Flip South Carolina Senate Seat
In the first big surprise of election night, Senator Darline Graham, a Republican, lost her seat to a Democratic challenger in South Carolina. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains how the senator’s missteps…
Jon Ossoff Looks Pretty Presidential
Fighting corruption, the theme in his race, could work for Democrats in 2028.
‘Trump Has Left Republicans in a Highly Perilous Position’: Opinion Writers Assess the Midterms
Times Opinion writers break down the results from across the country and what they will mean for American politics in the years ahead.
Key Part of Jet in Deadly Florida Crash Found Far From Impact Site
The mechanism that controls the vertical angle of the plane was found in three pieces, including one nearly four miles away. All nine people aboard were killed.
America Votes
Your guide to election night, and more big stories at the end of Tuesday.
Chris Murphy, Recovering From a Stroke, Remains Hospitalized on Election Day
The Democratic senator from Connecticut, who is 53, began experiencing symptoms while attending his son’s hockey game on Saturday, his office said.
U.S. Assisted Venezuela in Deadly Drone Strike, Officials Say
The attack on a drug-trafficking group killed about two dozen people, a rights group said. It comes as the United States is militarizing the fight against “narcoterrorism” in Latin America.
Why Floodwaters Won’t Solve the Southwestern Water Crisis
A series of storms has added to reservoirs in the Colorado River basin, but the long-term water outlook remains bleak.
Is Sysco Making Every Restaurant the Same, or Saving Small Business Owners?
Depending on whom you ask, the giant food distributor is flattening the way we eat, or helping small business owners survive. Maybe both are true?
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