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Midterm Election 2026: A Cornered Trump Is a More Volatile Trump
“Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it.” — Donald Trump, at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
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Not just Congress: Democrats’ blue wave washes over state legislatures across US
Democrats gain hundreds of seats in historic victories – and party set to embark on aggressive legislative spree The blue wave that swept Republicans out of power across the United States didn’t just strike Congress. In Tuesday’s midterm…
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Reproductive rights protected in several states by midterm election ballot measures
Voters in Nevada, Virginia, Missouri and Idaho passed or strengthened protections for women’s reproductive freedom Reproductive rights were on the ballot on Tuesday night as voters weighed in on several abortion-related measures…
OpenAI pledges to pay for data center power after election highlights AI concerns
OpenAI pledged to solicit community input around AI data centers, publish construction plans and protect ratepayers.
The Midterms Are Over, and We Won. Now It’s Time to Till the Democratic Soil
Zephyr Teachout To renew the promise of self-government, we must create a politics beyond opposing Trump. The post The Midterms Are Over, and We Won. Now It’s Time to Till the Democratic Soil appeared first on The Nation.
Kamala Harris on Expanding Democratic Power in the South
John Nichols A conversation with the former vice president about the fight for Democrats in the too-long-neglected South. The post Kamala Harris on Expanding Democratic Power in the South appeared first on The Nation.
After the Celebration, Some Key Lessons From Election 2026
Robert L. Borosage Populist messages and populist candidates won. The post After the Celebration, Some Key Lessons From Election 2026 appeared first on The Nation.
How These Midterms Can Guide Us Into a Post-Trump Political Future
David Faris The historic repudiation of the MAGA right at the ballot box opens up new avenues to democratic revival. The post How These Midterms Can Guide Us Into a Post-Trump Political Future appeared first on The Nation.
Women Are the Real Story of the Midterm Elections
Michele Goodwin In a rebuke of the Trump administration and its cataclysmic decisions and policies, voters elected record numbers of women into office. The post Women Are the Real Story of the Midterm Elections appeared first on The Nation.
The South flexes political power in midterms, sets regional influence in 2028 election
Tuesday's dramatic midterm results have transformed the electoral map, ensuring the path to future power for Democrats and Republicans must run through the South and its diverse voting population.
Does the blue wave mean lower gasoline and diesel prices soon? Don't hold your breath
A new Democratic majority in Congress could pressure the president to end the war in Iran. But it will be harder for them to directly affect fuel prices, which are tied to a complex international oil market.
As budgets tighten, people are breaking out their library cards
Some Americans squeezed by high prices are relying more on their local libraries for things like books, streaming services and high-priced items like musical instruments and sewing machines.
Trump makes desperate push to erase his 34 felony convictions after midterm blowout
The charges centered on a $130,000 payment to adult film performer Stormy Daniels
Indiana carries out first of 3 U.S. executions set for Thursday
An Indiana man was executed in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for Thursday in the U.S., which would mark the second time this year that three people in the U.S. were put to death on the same day.
It’s Gaza, stupid
The midterms sent a warning to both parties: Voters enraged by Gaza are rejecting politicians who back Israel’s wars.
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What Trump’s Midterm Defeat Means for China
Donald Trump's defeat in the midterms has created new problems for Xi Jinping. Rebecca Choong Wilkins explains how a Democratic-controlled US Congress could mean more pressure for China. (Source: Bloomberg)
Alligator sneaks into North Carolina bagel shop, sends owner scrambling in encounter caught on camera
Surveillance video captures Jesse Driscoll's stunned reaction as a 3-foot alligator slips into Bagel Dock Express in Southport, North Carolina.
Bomb threat diverts Rome-bound passenger plane
A passenger plane flying from Dublin to Rome was on Thursday diverted to a French air force base after a bomb threat.
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Assessing the 2026 US Midterm Results: The Energy Angle
High gasoline and diesel prices, low consumer confidence, prediction markets and history all pointed to major gains for Democrats heading into the November 3 US elections. In this snap webinar held the morning post-vote, BloombergNEF…
HUGH HEWITT: The GOP is wounded, not dead — but recovery has to start now
Trump faces pressure to quickly win the battle with Iran before new Democratic majorities can interfere with his authority as commander-in-chief.
Fox, USVETS renew 'Make Camo Your Cause' campaign dedicated to ending veteran homelessness
FOX Corporation is partnering with U.S.VETS for the "Make Camo Your Cause" campaign for the sixth straight year to help end veteran homelessness.
Republicans turn on Trump after devastating midterm losses hand Democrats control of Congress
GOP insiders blame Trump after Election Night's blue tsunami flipped both chambers, with Democrats scoring seven Senate and 27 House pickups.
MEHEK COOKE: Republicans failed the affordability test. This is how to win voters back
Republicans lost Tuesday's elections because voters graded the GOP on groceries, gasoline, housing and health care affordability, not ideology.