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Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider said posts and likes doubled during to the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday.

A day after the US midterm elections gave Democrats control of Congress, Onion CEO Ben Collins and comedian Patti Harrison spoke to WIRED about the salve of satire during politically fraught times.

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.

Shares of semiconductor stocks plunged on Thursday, extending a recent selloff as investors turn skeptical on the artificial intelligence trade after the Democrats dominated the midterm elections.

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.”…

Americans are unhappy about the economy, they’re worried about artificial intelligence and they took their frustration out on Republicans in the U.S. midterm elections.

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 […]

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Jimmy Kimmel predictably roasted U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republican party in his late-night monologue on Wednesday following the Democrats’ big win in the midterm elections. In what’s been coined a blue wave, the Democratic party took control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in Tuesday’s elections, and also flipped governorships […]

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.

Americans are frustrated too, and those same affordability concerns are the top issue in this year’s midterm election.

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.

Canada Goose Holdings posted a wider second-quarter loss as marketing and retail expansion costs ramped up ahead of the holiday season.

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.

US equity futures diverged Thursday as a rotation out of semiconductor stocks extended into a second day. Investors looked past the initial relief rally following the US midterm elections to assess the implications of a Democratic-controlled government.

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.

Papa John’s once again cut its full-year outlook and logged lower quarterly sales, as its turnaround drags on longer than expected and a challenging consumer environment continues to pressure results.

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)

JPMorgan’s Michael Cembalest is worried about data center build-outs following midterm elections, and he’s looking two years ahead.

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.

Wall Street takes a harder look at AI costs after historic midterm results. Plus, the upside to Apple’s lack of artificial-intelligence spending.

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, November 5: "Loser" and "Reborn in the USA" are just some of the headlines dominating the international press after the Democrats stomped to victory in the US midterm elections. What impact will their success have on the rest of Donald Trump's presidency? How will he govern with a Democratic-controlled Congress? These are just some of the burning questions after that vote. Also, do the midterm results signal the end of the MAGA woman and the "Mar-a-Lago face"?

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.

It’s safe to say that the 2026/27 football season has a lot more surprises than some people expected. Things like unexpected league positions, dramatic European results and a mixture of emerging con...

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…

The New York Post used a Hokusai work to depict Donald Trump being swept away by Democrats’ midterm election win. Some in Japan were bothered by the imagery.

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)

The theme-park operator posted a third-quarter loss of $366.1 million, or $3.59 a share, for the quarter ended Sept. 27, narrower than $1.19 billion, or $11.77 a share, a year earlier.