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Democrats have regained control of Congress, winning back the U.S. House and Senate as Republican midterm losses mount.Coming into the night, Republicans held 53 of the Senate’s 100 seats, compared with 45 held by Democrats. To wrest back control of the Senate, Democrats needed a net gain of at least four seats…

What to know about the Iran war today:Iran’s chief negotiator said Wednesday that the U.S. midterm election results reflected Americans’ rejection of the war President Trump launched against his country. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf added a warning that if Mr. Trump does not heed the message from American voters…

Election Day is here. Today, voters across the United States are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2026 midterms. And with control of Congress up for grabs, the stakes are high for both parties as President Trump heads into his final two years in office.Democrats are seeking to regain control of…

By Erin Banco and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – US intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats with Congress and across the federal government has slowed and, in some cases, temporarily stopped during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to eight current and former officials and people briefed on the matter…

Investors gaming out Congress control for spending, AI outlook

By Jacob Bogage and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Facing elections that could cost his party control of Congress, President Donald Trump spent his last major speech before the midterms talking about pipes and paint on Monday. Trump ruminated on his Washington renovations, new ‌sod…

US voters in a sour economic mood heading into midterm elections

Analysis-Investors gaming out Congress control for spending, AI outlook

Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Michigan, and Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens speak to reporters outside Perfecting Church in Detroit on Nov. 1, 2026. —Emily Elconin—Bloomberg/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump invited outgoing congresswoman Haley Stevens, a longtime Michigan Democrat, to join the Republican Party after she surprisingly endorsed her state’s GOP nominee for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making his closing pitch of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, pushing his slow, expensive and problem-plagued efforts to repair it back into the spotlight on the eve of Election Day. In comments to reporters as he deplaned from Air Force One for a Sunday…