| How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
- 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.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:20:35 +0000
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| Harmeet Dhillon, Leader of Justice Department’s Civil Rights Unit, Resigns
- The move came after conflicts with Justice Department leaders, including disagreements over legal strategy in the midterm elections, people familiar with the matter said.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:20:34 +0000
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| How Melania Trump Became a Dark Horse Diplomat on Ukraine
- Both Moscow and Kyiv say Mrs. Trump’s team was the driving force behind an evacuation of a besieged city. It was also in their interest to deliver her a humanitarian win.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:14:40 +0000
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| Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates
- Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:57:39 +0000
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| How Did Flávio Bolsonaro Flee Brazil? ‘I’ll Take That to the Grave,’ He Says
- From Miami, Flávio Bolsonaro is making unfounded claims of a stolen election and plotting to sway his nation’s politics from afar, even though his party is not challenging the results.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:56:52 +0000
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| 6 Killed in Sunset Park Blaze: NYC’s Deadliest Fire This Year
- The cause of the fire, at a house in Brooklyn, is not yet clear, but Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised concerns about electric bikes. Fatal fires have soared in New York City this year.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:47:23 +0000
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| RFK Jr.’s Appointees to Health Task Force Included Four Allowed to Keep Drug Stocks
- New members of the influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were given waivers to serve with financial conflicts.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:47:17 +0000
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| DOJ Steps Up Leak Investigation on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
- Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workings of the court.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:32:54 +0000
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| Bolsonaro’s Escape From Brazil Was Aided by Milei Adviser at Argentine Airport
- A top adviser to President Javier Milei of Argentina met Flávio Bolsonaro, the defeated Brazilian presidential candidate, at an Argentine airport, three people involved in the operation said.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:32:35 +0000
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| Stocks Erase Post-Midterm Elections Rally, Dragged Down by Tech
- The S&P 500 slumped to its worst daily decline in more than a year, dragged down by the technology sector as investors fretted about the durability of the A.I. build-out.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:57:11 +0000
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| Iran is Reviewing ‘Concrete Proposals’ on Nuclear Program, Officials Say
- Iran’s willingness to re-engage on the issue suggests that Qatar-led diplomatic efforts to avert full-blown war between the U.S. and Iran have had some success.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:27:59 +0000
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| How Democrats Won Across the South
- They won Senate races in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, with a Mississippi race still too close to call. Their wins lifted down-ballot candidates too.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:18:12 +0000
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| MAGA Finally Gets What It Deserves
- The Ozymandias election.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:54:36 +0000
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| Lana Nusseibeh’s U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.’s Role in Sudan
- Lana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nation’s top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her country’s role in Sudan. Now it’s complicating her bid to become secretary general of the United Nations.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:53:39 +0000
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| Infant Bleeding Surged as Parents Rejected Vitamin K Shots, Studies Find
- One study found a 347 percent increase in cases as fewer babies received the shot, which helps blood clot.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:39:47 +0000
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| Up in the Clouds With the Pope, It’s Still Commercial
- Unlike American presidents, Pope Leo XIV has no private jet, so he travels on commercial airlines, like the rest of us. Well, almost.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:19:41 +0000
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| Tech Billionaires Face Tricky Political Waters After Democratic Midterm Sweep
- Many donated money to President Trump’s favored causes and became his allies. Now that political alignment may be a liability.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:02:32 +0000
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| Justice Alito Will Not Retire From Supreme Court Immediately, Despite Election Outcome
- 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.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:39:58 +0000
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| The Machine, and the Messaging, That Won Texas for Democrats
- 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.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:18:16 +0000
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| He Felt Stuck in New York. So He Started Walking to California.
- A Bronx native who’d spent his whole life in the city left on foot in May.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:55:58 +0000
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