Elon Musk bet $445 million to support the Republicans in the midterms. It failed
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Elon Musk has spent at least $445 million helping Republicans maintain control of Congress, an amount roughly equivalent to someone with a $100,000 annual salary saving every penny for 4,400 years. For the world’s top…
Pete Hegseth says he will fight impeachment, defying calls to resign
Updated November 5, 2026, 6:38 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth vowed to fight any impeachment attempt and defended the decision to attack Iran, defying calls to resign after Republicans suffered devastating losses in an election widely…
Xavier Becerra clashes with reporters over taxes and affordability promises
California Governor-elect Xavier Becerra said “everything should be on the table” to make the state more affordable in his first public statement since election night — before bristling with questions about what he will actually do. “I’m no…
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Meta and social media companies sue California over new restrictions
The lawsuit is the latest legal challenge to California’s social media restrictions. Tech companies Google, Meta and Tik Tok sued the state of California on Wednesday to block a new law that prohibits companies from targeting children under 16 with…
Shooting at Des Moines post office leaves employees distressed
DES MOINES, IA — A shooting at a Des Moines post office on 2nd Avenue disrupted a morning meeting, leaving employees emotionally distraught as they fled and hid from the gunfire. Mike Bates, president of the American Postal Workers Union for Local Office…
Russell Brand under investigation following two new rape complaints, police say
Hundreds of people were questioned as part of the investigation and police said several witnesses came forward, some of whom had previously had a sexual relationship with Brand. Katy Perry, the American singer married to Brand from 2010 to 2012, was not…
Epstein files request for vote, investigations loom after midterms
Driving the news: Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is building on that momentum as lawmakers return, ahead of his departure from Congress in January. Massie said in an article published Thursday that when the House returns, efforts to force a vote on a second…
Republicans hoping to succeed Trump in 2028 dissect midterm rout | 2026 US midterm elections
Republican hopefuls in the race to succeed Donald Trump quickly blamed two key pillars of his agenda – the war in Iran and tariffs – for sparking the Democratic blue wave that swept the US midterm elections. The fallout from Democrats’ resounding…
Midterm results are ‘Watergate-level repudiation,’ Cruz says – The Washington Post
Midterm results are ‘Watergate-level repudiation,’ Cruz says The Washington Post Ted Cruz says ‘blue tsunami’ invades Texas after Democrats sweep statewide elections Fox News “A Watergate-level repudiation”: Ted Cruz speaks out on…