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Stocks Rally Higher After Democrats Flip Congress

Wall Street cheered the Blue Wave that put Democrats in control of both the Senate and House, with major market indexes and media stocks posting gains Wednesday morning after the midterm elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared over 1,100 points in early trading, up 2.2%, to nearly 53,000, while the Nasdaq Composite index was […]

Variety · 6h ago
Midterm Elections: Amid The Blue Tsunami, A Night Of Many Firsts

Democrats won up and down the ballot in the midterms, and votes are still being counted on what could ultimately be a 75-seat House majority and 54 or more seats in the Senate. There also were many firsts, reflecting the party’s diverse coalition that helped them score victories even in deeply red states. Among them: […]

Deadline · 6h ago
Hannah Einbinder Breaks Out Haley Stevens Impression After Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Victory

Hannah Einbinder made good on her promise to debut an impression of Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens if Abdul El-Sayed won the state’s Senate race on Tuesday night. Watching the midterm results roll in from a bar, the “Hacks” star promptly posted a video of her Stevens impression following El-Sayed’s victory. “We’re gonna give ’em a […]

Variety · 10h ago
Democrats Win House, Poised to Take Senate

In an outcome seen as a backlash to President Donald Trump, Democrats were projected as easily capturing a majority of seats in the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. Control of the Senate was still too close to call heading into the evening hours Tuesday. MS NOW called the Democratic flip of the […]

Variety · 18h ago
Creators Pounce on Midterm Elections, Hoping to Win New Viewers and More Dollars

Scott MacFarlane has traded in the desk once sat behind at CBS News on Election Night for something more direct — livestreamed midterms coverage for the progressive outlet MeidasTouch. He won’t have someone manipulating a Magic Wall or Big Board. He won’t be introduced by swelling orchestral music. And he won’t be competing with colleagues […]

Variety · Nov 3
‘We’re all on constantly shifting sands’: the play capturing life during the US midterm elections

Playwright Richard Nelson’s acclaimed Rhinebeck Panorama series returns for another timely look at the fictional Apple family living in a divided America Richard Nelson learned a great lesson, cliched as it is, late in his writing career: the thing you toss off without overthinking can end up being some of your life’s greatest work. In the program notes for We’ll See, the latest in what has become a 12-play series, he admits he used to view the plays as “disposable, because of their being tied to a given time and place”. Every November from 2010–2013, Nelson checked in on the fictional Apple family in upstate New York during elections and important national anniversaries, with each play set on the day of its premiere and mostly starring the same cast. (We’ll See, which opens this week at the Public Theater, sees them awaiting the results of the midterm elections.) Continue reading...

The Guardian · Nov 3
The Key 2026 Midterm Races Hollywood Is Watching

As encouraging as polls are for Democrats, left-leaning Hollywood activists are viewing Tuesday’s midterm elections with a lot of anxiety — and just a bit of cautious optimism. In fact, throughout the cycle, as candidates courted the industry’s deep pockets at tony backyard venues and one-on-one phone calls, the fatigue of donors was well apparent, […]

Deadline · Nov 3
Fox News Sets Midterm Elections Coverage: Here’s How to Stream ‘Democracy 26’ Online Free

Fox News Channel has set its lineup for election night, with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum set to co-anchor the network’s midterm election coverage on Tuesday. Baier, Fox News’ chief political anchor and executive editor of “Special Report,” and MacCallum, the anchor and executive editor of “The Story,” will front Fox News’ “Democracy 26” special, […]

Variety · Nov 2
Gavin Newsom Proposes Expanding California’s Movie and TV Tax Credit to at Least $1 Billion

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, on the eve of the 2026 midterm elections, is calling for another major expansion of the state’s Film and TV Tax Credit Program. Newsom is proposing an increase to California’s entertainment production incentive program from $750 million in annual tax credits to at least $1 billion, expanding what the governor’s office […]

Variety · Nov 2
Tom Hanks Returns As David S. Pumpkins For ‘Saturday Night Live’ Halloween-Themed Opener Interrupted By Donald Trump’s Midterm Malaise

Tom Hanks returned to Saturday Night Live as David S. Pumpkins for a Halloween-themed opener, suddenly interrupted by Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) as he implored supporters to try to prevent a potential midterm drubbing. “The midterms are on Tuesday, and the polls say we’re doing very badly,” Johnson’s Trump said. “Ahhh. They are saying […]

Deadline · Nov 1