Breaking News

How Democrats expanded the map and won rural America

A Democratic Party fundraiser in Warren County, Iowa in October 2025 was so crowded that local party chair Jim Culbert found himself ordering pizza after the food ran out."If we don’t have enough food, that’s a good problem," he recalled telling volunteers. The big turnout offered an early glimpse of the mounting Democratic enthusiasm in rural America -- traditionally a stronghold of US President Donald Trump's Republican party. A year later, it would help propel Democrats to sweeping victories in Tuesday's midterm elections.Democrats flipped House, Senate and gubernatorial seats in rur

Politics of fear failed to stop El-Sayed's historic US Senate win

Conservative US Supreme Court justices Thomas and Alito in spotlight after Democratic landslide

Crime|Europe|Political

Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters

Serbian authorities detained nine active police officers and one former officer on Wednesday for allegedly using excessive force against detainees during anti-corruption protests last year in Belgrade, the country's Interior Ministry said. Anti-corruption protests swept across Serbia, a candidate for European Union membership, in 2025 and 2026 after 16 people died when a concrete canopy on a renovated railway station in the city of Novi Sad collapsed on November 1, 2024.The protests ultimately resulted in the ouster of the populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which is loyal to ex-Presi

Saudi, Syrian defence ministries sign cooperation agreement, SPA reports

Apple cuts employee AI budgets in cost-control push, Bloomberg News reports

Election

Blue wave crashes through US state government races

Democrats' takeover of the US Congress on Tuesday was replicated at the state level, with the party flipping Republican-held governors' offices in at least five states and poised to seize full control of state government in at least six more.Democratic victories mean the party, for the first time in years, will control a majority of the governorships, including traditional conservative strongholds such as Texas, where Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated well-financed Republican Governor Greg Abbott to become the first Latina governor in the state's history.The wins extended beyond governors' mans

Brazil's Lula to reaffirm fiscal commitment in TV address, sources say

Democrat permitting bill authors 'not going to wait' for new US Congress

US News

See all »

Election|Political|US

Trump acknowledges role of Iran war in Democratic sweep in midterm elections

President Donald Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that the US-Israeli war on Iran played a role in his party's sweeping defeat in the midterm elections, as Democrats won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate."I think a part of it was Iran," Trump told Fox News in an interview; "Iran was a piece of it," he separately told The Wall Street Journal.But despite the Republican losses on Tuesday -- and his campaign promise of "no new wars" -- Trump stood by his decision to attack Iran. "I did the right thing," he said in his interview with the Wall Street Journal. "I would have don

Election|Political|US

Trump brags about his White House ballroom and seeks to deflect blame for GOP midterm drubbing

President Donald Trump reacted Wednesday to Republicans' midterm election losses by showing off the White House ballroom he's building as he demonstrated the kind of detached behavior that voters around the country said was a key reason they opted to punish his party. In an extraordinary scene, Trump summoned reporters to the hulking construction site that he demolished the East Wing to make room for and the Republican president spoke for nearly 20 minutes about minute building details. He did not mention his party losing control of Congress after defeats in some of the country'

Republicans confront a game-changing possibility: They can no longer count on Texas

Democrats win governor, senate race in Iowa

Election|Political|US

As Democrats savor big wins in Congress, Trump shows off his ballroom project

Democrats vowed on Wednesday to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in President Donald Trump, setting up two years of possible deadlock in Washington, as Trump spent his first post-election appearance showing off his under-construction White House ballroom.A wave of anger over Trump's policies, particularly the US-Iran war's role in pushing the cost of living higher, helped Democrats take the Senate, where they flipped seats in deeply Republican states for a majority of at least 54-44, and the House of Representatives, where they gained at least 28 seats.It will be the first time th

Economy|Election|Political|US

‘Epic’ blue wave helps Democrats take Congress in overwhelming rebuke to President Trump

Voters turned out in massive numbers on Election Day to hand Democrats control of Congress, in a sweeping snub of President Donald Trump and Republicans. Democrats won several statewide races in places long considered GOP bastions, including races that were considered insurmountable even weeks ago. Democrats took control of the House and Senate, flipping Senate seats in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kansas and Ohio. The results reflected broad dissatisfaction across the country with Trump, his agenda and the candidates he had endorsed. The Conversation’s senior politics editor,

Democrat Annie Andrews wins US Senate seat in South Carolina upset

Republican Byron Donalds will win Florida’s governor race, CNN projects

World News

See all »

US Supreme Court rejects Trump, lets California count all ballots

Acting on the eve of the US midterm elections, the Supreme Court quickly rejected on Monday a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to temporarily block California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters who federal officials allege are likely non-US citizens. The justices denied the Justice Department's emergency request just hours after it filed it, shutting down the administration's claims over disputed ballots that could have affected thousands of voters and injected uncertainty into election outcomes. The decision represented another defeat for Tr

Economy|Political|World

International politicians react to Democrats winning US midterms

Governments and politicians around the world reacted to the Democrats winning the US midterm elections, a result that could have major implications for global trade, security and energy prices. Here is a selection of the reactions:SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ ON X"Yesterday, the American people voted against policies that only serve to impoverish people. Against hatred. Against sexism. Against climate denial and against the privileges of the elites."It happened in Brazil. It has just happened in the US. And it will happen soon in Spain."NORWEGIAN PRIME MINISTER JONAS GAHR STOERE TO R

Here’s where Trump’s housing agenda stands before midterms

How Trump’s noncitizen voter lists could affect the midterms

Middle East on edge as fears mount that Iran war could restart after the midterms

With little transparency from Washington and warmongering from Tehran, people across the Middle East have been left anxious and confused, scanning for signals on whether the conflict between Iran and the United States will reignite.“The mood has definitely shifted,” a 36-year-old American living in Saudi Arabia told CNN. She plans to leave before Tuesday’s US midterm elections, after which US President Donald Trump has hinted renewed fighting is possible.“People are more cautious in general, and it feels like a waiting game to see what happens,” she added.At homes and workplaces acro

Trump says US is cutting off aid to Israel at year’s end because ‘they don’t need it’

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is cutting off $4 billion in aid to Israel at the end of the year because “they don’t need it.”Trump, speaking to Fox News on the morning of Election Day, suggested that US aid to Israel has become a powerful political talking point for Democrats and questioned why Republicans should “suffer the slings” from candidates like Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed when Israel isn’t in need of assistance.“It’s a bad talking point because when you say, ‘Why don’t we give everybody $4 billion?’ Israel’s ou

G20 photo scrapped amid tensions over Russian foreign minister’s presence

Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid center is one of the war’s ‘deadliest attacks,’ Zelensky says

Latest

Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Dow has best post-midterm elections day in 44 years as Democrats take control of Congress

Arts|Environment|Finance

Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOP's deep losses in midterm elections

Vice President JD Vance publicly broke from President Donald Trump’s defense of the Iran war in the wake of the Republican Party’s deep losses in the midterm elections

Election

Which Senate, governors races are still uncalled by The Associated Press

Just a handful of races for Senate and governor have not yet been called by The Associated Press as of 4 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday

Business|Economy|Technology

From Iran to trade: how the US midterms impact the rest of the world

Election|Interview|Political

Trump reacts to Republican losses and declines to take blame

Election|Political

US House Speaker Johnson will not seek minority leadership post

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson will not run for election as House minority leader, following the loss of his Republican majority in this

Election|Political

The Latest: Republican blowout begins a new era in Washington

Election

Israel's president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results

Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted the certified results of last week’s election and began consultations with party representatives on forming a new government

Economy|Stock Markets|Technology

European shares jump over 1% after Democrats sweep US Congress, Novo Nordisk surges

The European equity benchmark closed at a more than two-month high on Wednesday in broad-based gains after Democrats won control of both chambers of

Finance|Technology

Crypto tracks stocks higher after Democrat midterm wins

Cryptocurrencies recovered on Wednesday from overnight losses triggered by the Democrats winning control of both houses of the US

California & Local

See all »

Local

From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls