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Is Israel’s rock-solid bipartisan American support crumbling? Dan Williams explains what sweeping Democratic midterm wins mean for the alliance. (Source: Bloomberg)

Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher argued that President Donald Trump didn’t lose the midterm elections because of the war in Iran itself, but because he failed to bring it to an end, contributing to economic turmoil across the U.S. “The midterms were not lost because of Iran,” Doescher said on Newsmax’s The Right […]

Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Republicans must now grapple with who will lead their new minority after the party’s massive losses in midterm elections. “I think that there’s a lot of interest in Jim Jordan here,” Bedford said Wednesday on The Hugh Hewitt Show. “I mean, [Steve] Scalise was part of the House […]

Many donated money to President Trump’s favored causes and became his allies. Now that political alignment may be a liability.

Shares in technology companies dropped sharply Thursday, compounding recent declines that have sparked concerns about the durability of the artificial intelligence boom that has driven much of recent U.S. economic growth.

Several midterm winners broke barriers, but with campaigns that focused on delivering material change to the lives of Americans.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Wednesday that Democrats should pass legislation to raise the federal minimum wage on the heels of their midterm victories.  “Well, there’s an easy way to start. Let’s raise the minimum wage in the United States,” Pritzker told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, when she asked what Democrats in Congress should focus…

While the Iranian regime says the US midterms will not change Washington's policy toward Tehran, some officials and commentators see the resounding Democratic victory as blowback against the Iran war.

Victory has a thousand fathers. And Democrats everywhere are clamoring for a piece of this midterm triumph.

Tuesday night’s results should force a serious reckoning inside the Republican Party. Not just with candidates who underperformed, and not just about the political environment, but with the consulting class that spent this election cycle insisting to donors and candidates they could win by just drumming up their base — “Socialism!” — and turning out […]

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) this week hailed a new draft committee organized by supporters to help him run for president in 2028, as Democrats begin considering in earnest who the party will push to succeed President Donald Trump after a victorious midterm election. Khanna has not yet announced a presidential bid, but is likely to […]

Caroline Sunshine, a former staffer to President Trump, on Wednesday called for White House chief of staff Susie Wiles to resign over the massive losses Republicans saw in the midterm elections. Sunshine told Fox News’s Jesse Watters on “Jesse Watters Primetime” that she was going to say “what a lot of people are saying privately.”…

Democrats have been salivating at the possibility of taking back the majority in one or both parties to conduct aggressive oversight of the Pentagon, and Tuesday’s “bluenami” will give them that opportunity. The Democrats picked up a strong majority in both the House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, and within hours, they were already […]

Preliminary numbers released Wednesday revealing viewership during primetime news coverage of the 2026 midterm elections indicated that the country’s largest conservative-leaning network suffered a profound ratings slump as Republicans faced a nationwide blue wave down the ballot. Around 27 million people tuned in to gather updates on Tuesday across the six largest TV networks, marking […]

After an election like this one, the political consultant class searches for one tidy explanation for what went wrong. There never is, and anybody who tells you a single issue cost Republicans control of Congress is selling you something. Smart politicos can all point to inflation, turnout, candidate quality, and the old midterm curse on […]

Futures are mixed and oil settles after a sharp sell-off

European far-right leaders quick to distance themselves from Donald Trump and stress their own priorities Europe live – latest updates US midterms live – latest updates The historic Republican defeat in the US midterm elections has forcibly reminded Europe’s far-right leaders of their perennial Donald Trump dilemma: they may love his nativist agenda, but the man himself is a toxic electoral liability. Since his re-election in 2024, European populist leaders such as Marine Le Pen in France and Giorgia Meloni in Italy have carefully calibrated their public postures towards the US president, walking a delicate transatlantic tightrope. Continue reading...

Donald Trump's electoral setback might give New Delhi and Washington space to reset relations, but there is no guarantee that the US will actually change its approach to India.

Dollar bears may be misinterpreting the impact of US President Donald Trump’s setback in the midterm elections, according to a former head of strategy at Brevan Howard Asset Management.

In the days after Republicans suffered massive midterm election defeats, President Trump appeared unmoved. The New York Times’s White House correspondent Maggie Haberman explains how Trump’s public demeanor compares with what he has shared behind closed doors about voters’ frustration with some of his policies.

With the midterms in the rearview, the march toward 2028 is quickly coming into focus. Presidential speculation is already percolating about some Democrats who helped drive the midterm victories and some Republicans who are already positioning themselves as the one who can lead their party back to the White House. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.

US equity futures waver and chipmakers come under pressure as the midterm-fueled rotation trade enters a second day. Republicans trade blame after the GOP's defeat in key states, while Democrats warn of potential investigations into President Trump. Iain Stealey of JPMorgan Asset Management joins "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss the market risks ahead following a blue sweep. Romina Boccia of the CATO Institute looks at the challenges facing Democrats as they take control of Congress. (Source: Bloomberg)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) cast blame on Congress and President Trump after Republicans suffered significant losses in the midterm elections.  “This midterm, no question, was a rebuke of the president and the Congress by Democrats, independents and some Republicans that crossed over,” he told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham.  “But a lot of our voters…

With the US midterms over, Democrats are turning to what could become one of their most crowded and unpredictable presidential primaries in decades – a 2028 contest ​likely to expose the party's divide over how to win back the White House. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert has more.

Republican Attorneys General Association memo reveals GOP AG candidates ran 4.62 points ahead of Senate hopefuls across key midterm election states.

Voters in the midterm elections made their voices heard, delivering a major rejection to AI data centers and the candidates who support them. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.

Disney's Marvel movie star Mark Ruffalo is crashing the Democrats' midterm party, pushing a petition meant to put pressure on U.S. House Democrats to not vote House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as House Speaker. The post Mark Ruffalo Pushes Petition Urging House Democrats to Reject Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker: ‘Simply Not the Right Choice’ appeared first on Breitbart .

Federal law enforcement officials announced the results of Operation Southern Surge during a Monday press conference in Laredo, Texas. The operation was described by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as a coordinated Homeland Security Task Force effort that has netted more than 1,600 pounds of narcotics, 15 firearms, and over $360,000 in cash since mid-October. The post Drugs, Guns, Ammo, Cash Seized, 89 Arrested at Texas Border During Two-Week Operation Southern Surge appeared first on Breitbart .

Criticism of US-Israel war on Iran seen as huge factor in Democrats’ sweeping victory. Plus, a spiky customer steps into a North Carolina bagel store Good morning. Donald Trump has accepted the results of the US midterm elections as the system held up against attempts at election interference. His administration had waged an aggressive effort to sow doubt about the results in advance, but the worst fears have not been realized. “It was essentially too big to rig,” an unnamed Trump adviser told CNN, after Democrats swept into power across the nation on a “blue wave”. Trump made a public appearance the day after the seismic results – chiefly to talk about his new White House ballroom plans . Follow our continued live coverage of the election results and find our full midterms coverage here . Continue reading...

Vice President JD Vance and other prominent Republicans quickly distanced themselves from President Donald Trump and the Iran war. The GOP’s collapse in the midterm elections prompted a wave of finger-pointing largely aimed at the Oval Office. Tyler Kendall reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)

NBC’s chief data analyst Steve Kornacki stops by Studio 1A with his trusty big board to break down the latest numbers of the midterm election and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins with analysis on the results.

President Donald Trump is deflecting blame for his party’s sweeping midterm losses even as Vice President JD Vance says it was the Iran war that cost his party. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.

Plus, Democrats’ disciplined messaging on the economy paid off on Election Day, and how midterm results threaten America’s AI boom.

After Democrats' sweeping House and Senate victories, the party is laying out how it plans to wield power, while President Trump and Republicans react to their midterm losses.

Iran is the biggest winner of Tuesday’s election — or at least, that is what Tehran will likely conclude. Recall that last month, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Gen. Hossein Mohebbi, in a 25-page letter to the “Honorable People of the United States of America,” encouraged “Americans to vote against President Trump ahead of the midterm elections to change U.S. policy toward Tehran…

Manish Kabra, head of US equity strategy at Societe Generale, says investors can lean into history as he offers perspective on market performance following midterm elections. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)

At the president's urging, Republicans gerrymandered new maps based on Trump’s 2024 performance, wrongly assuming the midterm electorate would match his presidential coalition. Despite their failure, this may be just the beginning of the redistricting wars, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Mary Ellen Klas says. (Source: Bloomberg)

Despite wins, Democrats lack the two-thirds majority needed to overturn a presidential veto and push through a law.

What comes next for the GOP?

The 2026 midterm elections were the most expensive on record, with nearly 12 billion dollars spent during the campaign. Tech tycoon Elon Musk was by far the largest individual donor ever, injecting over 440 million dollars of his money to support the GOP. Tuesday's resounding Democratic victory showed the limits of his money, power and influence.

"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Jari Stehn, Goldman Sachs Chief European Economist; Estelle Brachlianoff, Veolia CEO; Caroline Behringer, CB Strategies Founder; Amanda Sloat, IE University Professor. (Source: Bloomberg)

Who voted, which seats flipped and who made history? A look at the numbers behind the 2026 US midterm elections.

Senior leaders say party will be ‘united’ in focus, but progressives call on party to take radical action Progressive Democrats have declared that significant US midterm election wins across the country are as much a repudiation of their own party’s political establishment as of Donald Trump’s presidency. After a string of left-wing candidates scored stunning victories from Texas to Michigan, senior Democratic leaders have stressed the party’s new representatives in Washington will be “united” in their focus on reducing costs for Americans and ending corruption under Trump. Continue reading...

One day after a dismal midterm election result for President Donald Trump‘s Republican Party, Judiciary Committee Democrats are already recruiting lawyers and investigative staff for the next Congress as outside legal organizations prepare for investigations into the president, his administration, and his family’s business dealings. The preparations add weight to the subpoena threats Democrats issued […]

Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they lost overwhelmingly.  Midterm voters both rejected industry-backed candidates and overwhelmingly backed resolutions to halt data center construction, dealing a major blow to the sector.  Election Day marked…

Republicans woke up Wednesday morning licking their wounds after a shellacking in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Many are now determining what the path forward for their party ought to be and how far to push back on President Trump from the minority.   After enjoying a governing trifecta for the first two years of the second Trump…

Democrats made clear after Tuesday’s stunning midterm victories that they will use their historic gains in Congress to flex their investigative muscles, swiftly issuing warnings to Trump administration officials they say have thus far dodged their oversight.  “Lawyer up,” was the two-word statement issued by incoming House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Robert Garcia…

Voters sent a strong rebuke of the GOP health agenda on Tuesday night as Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress, rejecting Republicans who pushed sweeping healthcare cuts.   Here are four takeaways from the results:  Health affordability was a winning message Democratic candidates made healthcare affordability a key part of their messages. They…

In one of the most expensive ballot fights in California history, opponents heavily outspent supporters of a billionaire tax to mostly fund healthcare. On Wednesday, the wealth tax appeared headed for defeat though results on Proposition 40 were too close to call.