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The successful Democratic contender for a Michigan Senate seat parried the many insinuations lobbed by Republicans Abdul El-Sayed said he did not expect to be “a main character of this midterms”, but the first Muslim elected to the US Senate in history will take his seat in January after a vitriolic campaign that cast him … Read more

Harmeet Dhillon, the outspoken and sometimes controversial head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation after the GOP midterms loss. NBC News’ Gary Grumbach details her time in office. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 inmates on the state’s death row. Those prisoners will now receive a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A decade of political misery does terrible things to the mind. Tuesday’s wins came with a sense of unreality Late on Tuesday night, the comedian Alex Edelman asked a poignant question on social media: “I know we’ve never had to ask this before tonight, but what’s the opposite of doomscrolling?” I don’t have a definitive … Read more

Even Donald Trump has acknowledged that support for Israel is increasingly a political liability in US politics. Will the Democratic leadership listen? Abdul El-Sayed’s victorious path to the US Senate must become a wake-up call to the Democratic party. It shows us, yet again, that Democratic voters care about Gaza, that Palestinian demands for freedom … Read more

Fred Wellman, host of the progressive podcast On Democracy, defeated longtime incumbent Republican Ann Wagner Fred Wellman’s victory in Missouri’s second congressional district on Tuesday was such a surprise that NBC News’s star data analyst Steve Kornacki didn’t even have a graphic prepared, he told supporters on election night. Longtime Republican incumbent Ann Wagner, who … Read more

Buffalo Thunderbolts would enter league in 2028 League could expand in time for 2031 World Cup Major League Rugby will play with just five teams in 2027 but has signed a letter of intent with the Buffalo Thunderbolts regarding a bid for entry in 2028 and is in discussions with 17 groups regarding future expansion. … Read more

Yes, the Republicans suffered humiliating defeat. But the fact that a Trump presidency was even possible means something like it could happen again He’s down, but not quite out. Barring divine or other intervention, Donald Trump will remain in the Oval Office for a further two years and 10 weeks. Or, as the White House … Read more

Democrats widen gap in House chamber by flipping more seats, including in Ohio, Arizona and North Carolina; Ted Cruz calls election a ‘Watergate-level repudiation’ Live results | Q&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win Sign up for Breaking News US email The post-midterms market rout has been particularly painful for Elon Musk. Musk (who put … Read more

Asian and European markets follow Wall Street with sharp fall as FTSE down 1.5% Business live – latest updates European stock markets have fallen sharply as a rout in US tech stocks spread across the Atlantic, after the Democrats’ midterms victory sparked fears of a slowdown in the AI industry. A sell-off on Wall Street … Read more