Democrats seize majority of governors’ offices in election-night shift
Democrats flipped enough governorships to seize a majority, reversing a 26-24 Republican edge and shifting state government power opposite the White House.
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Vance's scathing Iran war postmortem puts potential 2028 GOP showdown in focus: 'Everyone knows why'
JD Vance blamed the war for Republicans' sweeping midterm elections losses, saying voters who backed Trump in 2024 turned against the party in 2026.
‘We are still red,’ Florida’s first Black governor upon win
US Republican Byron Donalds reiterated his support for President Donald Trump.
Senate race unresolved in Alaska with weekslong process possible
The Senate race in Alaska, which has garnered widespread attention with two candidates named Dan Sullivan, remains in limbo.
White House doubles down with reminders that Trump ‘is still your president’ message after midterm bloodbath
It echoed a message shared by White House communications director Steven Cheung in the early hours as Republicans were pounded with losses across the board
What the 2026 midterm results mean for Capitol Hill
Democrats flipped deep-red districts in Ohio, Iowa and South Carolina, but a brewing moderate-vs.-progressive schism could define the new majority.
Top Democrat tells Trump administration to 'lawyer up' after US midterm defeats
Top Democrat tells Trump administration to 'lawyer up' after US midterm defeats Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 11/04/2026 - 14:35 Robert Garcia has vowed to investigate the Trump family's business dealings. Among the issues under scrutiny…
US election results fuel Israeli opposition's push to remove Netanyahu
US election results fuel Israeli opposition's push to remove Netanyahu Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Wed, 11/04/2026 - 13:32 Israeli opposition leaders warn that the Democrats' sweep of US Congress could threaten Israel’s national…
Live: Three Opinion Writers on the Democrats’ Landslide
And what the party should do with its new majority in the House and Senate.
Where the toss-up Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska stand
The Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska remain unresolved as of Wednesday morning. CBS News elections and surveys executive director Anthony Salvanto has more.
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Byron Donalds: Florida Will Be a State for Everyone
In one of the few bright spots for Republicans on election night, Byron Donalds won the governor's race to replace Ron DeSantis. The congressman was handpicked by President Donald Trump to run. He squeaked by Democrat David Jolly to become…
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Cocaine overtakes heroin as leading cause of drug deaths in England and Wales
Charities say government ‘must act now’ with cocaine-specific deaths eight times higher than in 2010 Cocaine has overtaken heroin as the biggest cause of drug deaths in England and Wales, figures from the Office for National Statistics…
New York Times gleeful over Democrats huge midterm victories, says it's time to ‘feel pride’
The New York Times Editorial Board declared Americans should "feel pride" after Democrats swept the House, Senate, and key gubernatorial races.
Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never Happened.
The post Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never Happened. appeared first on ProPublica.
Is Trump really a ‘lame duck’ after losing both houses of US Congress?
Despite losing legislative control, the US president still has strong executive powers to push his agenda forward.
UK government announces public interest investigation into Sky deal to takeover ITV's media arm
U.K. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says she will intervene in the planned 1.6 billion-pound or $2.2 billion deal between Sky and ITV’s media and entertainment arm
Mississippi Senate race unresolved in surprisingly competitive contest
The Senate race in deep-red Mississippi remains unresolved Wednesday morning, as Democrat Scott Colom has mounted a surprisingly competitive challenge to incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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Democrats warn Trump officials to keep records or risk criminal penalties after midterm victories
Exclusive: letter sent to department and agency heads signals Democrats will look to investigate Trump officials A group of Democratic lawmakers are asking leaders in the Trump administration to preserve records in accordance with federal…
How Democrats won Senate races in Texas, Michigan and Maine
Democrats won Senate seats in Texas, Michigan and Maine. Adriana Diaz, Nikole Killion and Jericka Duncan has more.
Turkey's parliament set to ratify defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan as Houthi attacks mount
ANKARA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament is set on Wednesday to ratifya defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that includes a collective defence clause, committing NATO's second-largest army to Riyadh's defence as it faces…
Ilhan Omar lashes out at 'bigot' Trump after winning re-election despite investigation
Ilhan Omar told supporters Democrats' midterm victories sent a message to Trump, as she addressed federal probes and Operation Metro Surge protests.
Trump loses control of Congress
Democrats have made historic gains in the US midterms, dealing a major setback to President Donald Trump.
“They Hate the Groypers Because They Were Right”
In the lead-up to Election Day, white nationalist troll Nick Fuentes had simple instructions for his followers, known as “groypers”: “Stay home or vote Democrat.” And as the election results began to roll in last night, he tweeted, simply…
A blue tsunami carries Democrats to House, Senate control in 2026 midterm elections
Voters helped Democrats take control of the House and the Senate in a stunning rebuke of President Trump's policies. Nancy Cordes, Ed O'Keefe, Weijia Jiang and Major Garrett have team coverage.