At Least 3 Are Injured in Shooting at Des Moines Post Office
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:36:02 +0000 A suspect was taken into custody outside the building, the police said.: What to Know About Sexual Abuse Settlements Paid by Catholic Dioceses in the U.S.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:11:14 +0000 A new agreement in New York is only the latest that Catholic dioceses have reached since the early 2000s with people who say they were victims of clergy sexual abuse.: Katherine Clark Could Be the House Majority Leader. Who Is She?
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:39:39 +0000 A Massachusetts liberal who has never sought the No. 1 leadership spot, Ms. Clark is known as an adept member manager.: They Made History as ‘Firsts.’ That’s Not What They Ran On.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:57:45 +0000 Several midterm winners broke barriers, but with campaigns that focused on delivering material change to the lives of Americans.: The Big-Name Democrats Whose Bets Paid Off in the Midterms
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:01:06 +0000 Victory has a thousand fathers. And Democrats everywhere are clamoring for a piece of this midterm triumph.: How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:09:28 +0000 Scott Colom, a Democrat, ran a viral ad and courted Republicans at a Trump rally before winning virtually the same number of votes as Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican.: How Trump Is Reacting to the Midterm Results
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:06:13 +0000 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.: Here’s the latest.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:10:49 +0000: In Victory, Democrats See Economic Mandate to Cut Costs and Curtail Trump
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:04:56 +0000 Some Democrats quickly signaled they could try to roll back the president’s tax and trade policies, ignoring his early veto threats.: Trump’s Triumphal Arch Set for Final Approval Despite Legal Challenges
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:04:48 +0000 President Trump’s 250-foot arch project is expected to win approval on Thursday from a federal planning board. Court action and Democrats’ upcoming control of Congress could halt the plans.: Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:04:44 +0000 The midterm results laid bare the deep unpopularity of the war of choice that President Trump started and is now struggling to end.: ‘Florida Is the Last Main Anchor Standing’ for Republicans
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:35:58 +0000 The third most populous state withstood a national Democratic surge on Tuesday, even as Republicans amassed deep losses in Texas and across the electoral map.: The Machine, and the Messaging, That Won Texas for Democrats
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:18:16 +0000 Years of organizing met a moment of voter discontent, as James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa offered Texans a vision of economic relief and political change.: Latino Voters Reshape Electoral Map Once Again
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:34:46 +0000 In Texas, California and beyond, Hispanic voters shifted their support to Democratic candidates after siding with Republicans in 2024.: Why Trump’s Planned Arch Is Controversial
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:58:12 +0000 Our reporter Emily Badger visits the site of President Trump’s proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch.: Moderate Democrats Increase Their Numbers, and Their Clout
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:32:45 +0000 Victories by moderates in competitive or Republican-leaning states and districts paved the way for large new Democratic majorities likely to be shaped by their priorities.: Inside Team Trump’s Historic Collapse in the 2026 Midterm Elections
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:20:18 +0000 How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms.: Immigration Tactics Motivated Voters, Near and Far From Southern Border
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:08:42 +0000 Trump’s aggressive ICE raids brought border battles to city streets, sparking fierce backlash over overreach.: Golden State Valkyries Reign Supreme in San Francisco, a City of Start-Ups
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:09:24 +0000 San Francisco hosted a victory parade on Wednesday for the new W.N.B.A. champions, a team that’s not even two years old but has made the Bay Area swoon.: Hispanic Voter Trends
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:43:27 +0000 Our election data reporter, Caroline Soler, outlines how the Hispanic vote played out in three key states, according to Times Voter Trend estimates.: These Republicans Bet Big on Trump. It Didn’t Pay Off.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:44:53 +0000 The president’s approval was essential to winning Republican Senate primaries. It became lethal in competitive general-election races.: How Kansas Democrats Laid the Groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s Senate Upset
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:54:08 +0000 A two-term Democratic governor and a suburban revolt against President Trump laid the groundwork for Adam Hamilton’s victory.: Justice Alito Will Not Retire From Supreme Court Immediately, Despite Election Outcome
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:39:58 +0000 The conservative justice has told friends he does not plan to step down before the end of the court’s term, even as Democrats are set to seize the Senate in January.: Alaska and Mississippi Senate Races: What We Know About Vote Counts and Result Timing
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:51:25 +0000 Democrats are clinging to small leads in both states, and it may take quite a while until the winners are known.: Trump Wrestles With New Reality: A Lame Duck With Two Years Left to Fight
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:08:24 +0000 After a decade at the center of American politics, President Trump is politically wounded, with diminished power. Those who know him say the next two years will be unpredictable.: G.O.P. Group Says Party Faces a ‘Crisis-Level’ Loss of Elected Women
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:37:41 +0000 Democrats’ sweep of Congress further whittled the already small ranks of Republican women.: Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate Win Is Big to Muslim Americans, but Not Because of Faith
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:15:35 +0000 Abdul El-Sayed’s election to the Senate is significant not because he shares their religion, Muslim Americans said, but because he prioritizes issues that many voters care about.: Democrats eye inquiries into Trump actions on energy, public land.
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:06:04 +0000: ‘It Is Never Enough’: Susan Collins Couldn’t Outrun Trump
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:30:53 +0000 The Maine Republican survived tough cycles in the past even as the political ground shifted beneath her. But the anti-Trump fever in her state doomed her this time.: Trump Emerges After the Midterms: ‘Did You Guys See the Helipad?’
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:00:49 +0000 His party just suffered a drubbing unseen in decades. But the president, leading a tour of his ballroom project, was placid and eager to wax on about construction instead.: Medical Professionals Are Among the Winners of the Midterms
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:14:59 +0000 About a half-dozen Democratic doctors and nurses ran for Congress. Some made opposition to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. central to their campaigns.: Texas Democrats Prepare to Relearn a Skill: How to Govern
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:18:33 +0000 Democrats will have a real chance to govern in Texas for the first time in about 25 years, and they’re facing pressure to deliver.: A day after a stinging midterm defeat, Trump focuses on his ballroom.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:33:16 +0000: The Democratic Wave Swept State Houses Across the Country
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:17:33 +0000 Democrats won control of state governments in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and won chambers in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.: Helicopter Crash Off Miami Kills One Person and Injures Two
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:10:01 +0000 The helicopter was filming boats in the water when it went down in Biscayne Bay near a state park roughly seven miles from Miami, the authorities said.: Mississippi’s Senate Race Is Close. The State Has No Vote Recount Law.
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:54:31 +0000 The race for U.S. Senate is close in Mississippi, which does not allow for vote recounts in statewide elections.: On the Democrats’ Agenda: Investigations of Trump and His Family
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:46:44 +0000 When a new Congress is sworn in, it will have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas, prompting one representative to advise White House officials and others to “lawyer up.”: How the Audacious Trump Redistricting Push Backfired for Republicans in the Midterms
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 20:13:17 +0000 Republicans tried to redraw congressional maps to tilt more seats in their favor. Democrats captured many of the new districts instead.: With Democrats’ Sweep, Congress Is Set to Reassert Power to Check Trump
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:51:04 +0000 President Trump usurped power from the legislative branch with Republican help for two years. Democrats are now positioned to try to claw back some of Congress’s prerogatives.: Kemp Nixes Georgia Redistricting Ahead of Keisha Lance Bottoms Term
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:27:58 +0000 Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, declined to call a special session to draw new congressional maps or weaken the power of the governor’s office before a Democrat takes office.: Randy Villegas, a progressive Democrat, ousts a G.O.P. incumbent in California.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:30:13 +0000 Mr. Villegas flipped a district held by Representative David Valadao, a moderate Republican, in the state’s traditionally conservative Central Valley region.