Hegseth not even under consideration for Senate role as his possible administration escape hatch closes: report
Tennessee governor-elect Marsha Blackburn is unlikely to appoint Pete Hegseth when she gives up her Senate seat
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Travelers warned of costly new scam targeting Americans planning vacations to popular spot
Over 150 scam websites are reportedly charging travelers for ETIAS travel authorizations that don't yet exist, mimicking government websites. A travel advisor shared warnings and advice.
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Lula Puts Allies Over Markets as He Mulls Finance Minister Pick
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will likely chose Brazil’s next finance minister from within his inner circle as he seeks to mend ties with skeptical investors while keeping his government’s leftist ethos intact.
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John D. Rockefeller IV, West Virginia Governor and Senator, Dies at 89
The rare Democrat in a fabled family of wealthy Republicans, he served 30 years as senator and helped bring health insurance to millions of low-income children.
Progressive group's 182-page blueprint maps out potential Dem investigations into Trump, corporate allies
Former President Joe Biden aides mapped Tesla, Apple, Amazon and OpenAI as targets for sweeping Democratic congressional investigations into Trump allies.
National Politics Will Never Be the Same: Juan González on How Latino Voters Remade the Political Map
The midterms saw a landslide of Latinos vote for Democrats. In Texas, California, Kansas and Colorado, Latinos who had voted for Republicans just two years ago voted for Democrats in large numbers, helping secure Democratic control of both…
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Melania Trump Repositions the White Suit
The first lady wore a white suit to preside over the White House meeting of delegations from Russia and Ukraine.
Is Israel opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot going to replace Benjamin Netanyahu?
In Israel, Gadi Eisenkot emerged on Thursday, November 5, as the frontrunner to be tasked with forming a government. This comes after one of the two main parties representing ultra-Orthodox Jewish voters – a longtime ally of Prime Minister…
Former US senator and West Virginia governor Jay Rockefeller dies at 89
Former Democratic U.S. senator and West Virginia Gov. Jay Rockefeller has died at the age of 89 years old
Purple Mississippi? Overcoming GOP Voter Suppression, Black Voters Power Dem Wins Across the South
Mississippi’s race for the U.S. Senate remains too close to call: Democrat Scott Colom is narrowly leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by nearly 2,000 votes with 96% of votes counted as of Friday morning. Donald Trump carried…
Will Democratic Party introduce a new 'New Deal'? Key narrative must be 'focused on economic issues'
With Democrats poised to control both chambers of Congress, the party faces a defining challenge: how to constrain Donald Trump's presidency while carving out a path to the White House in 2028. For Ian Reifowitz, Distinguished Professor of…
Yemen's government says its forces recaptured villages and districts in Taiz
Yemen's government says its forces recaptured villages and districts in Taiz Yemeni government forces, backed by Saudi Arabia, say they have recaptured several areas in Taiz province, including the villages of al-Nidani and al-Sarari…
'We didn't expect this': Texas Democrats stunned as blue wave topples GOP stronghold
Texas Democrat James Talarico toppled Ken Paxton by over 12 points as a blue wave shattered the GOP's grip on the deep -red Lone Star State.
Bitter Fetterman-El-Sayed feud threatens to complicate Schumer's Senate unity push
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's Party unity push faces an early test as John Fetterman and Abdul El-Sayed trade insults over U.S. aid to Israel.
Headlines for November 6, 2026
Democrats Lead in Alaska and Mississippi Senate Races as House Majority Approaches 260 Seats, Incoming Freshman Senators Call for New Leadership to Replace Top Democrat Chuck Schumer, Pete Hegseth Defends Iran War, Demands $350B in…
LEE CARTER: Socialism means two wildly different things to Republicans and Democrats
Gallup polling shows 65% of Democrats view socialism positively, but they're describing affordable healthcare and fairness, not the Soviet Union.
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ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted
Former liberation movement’s share of national vote almost 14 percentage points below 2021 result The African National Congress is on course to suffer a bruising defeat in South Africa’s local elections, with the once dominant party of…
How Silicon Valley lobbied to put delivery robots on UK pavements, and won
Revealed: Ministers allowed our streets to become ‘test ground’ for robots amid lobbying from Starship Technologies
Democratic Sweep in Texas Could Usher in Environmental Reforms
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Democrats’ historic sweep of Texas on Tuesday raises new possibilities of environmental reform after more than 30…
Hasta Luego, Trump
“I am a daughter of the Rio Grande Valley,” said Gina Hinojosa in her victory speech on Tuesday night after making history to become the first Latina governor of Texas, ending a 30-year drought for Democrats in statewide elections. “No one…
Lula Won. The Markets Want a Third Round
Brazil’s voters rejected austerity, and its candidate fled to Florida. The markets that backed him stayed, and Lula’s finance minister has begun to give them what the ballot box refused. In Britain, the script is familiar.
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Who Might Leave the Trump Administration Next?
Some of the president’s top aides could leave as the political walls close in.
Closer ties with EU would boost UK economic growth, Bank of England governor says
In a rare intervention and his first since Andy Burnham reignited the Brexit debate, Andrew Bailey said being able to trade more easily with Britain’s nearest neighbours would help the economy
‘Significant impacts and risks’ from data centres, government official cautions
A Scottish Government official raised ‘various concerns about the way forward’, papers released under freedom of information laws showed.