Politics
Stevens Used GOP Cloakroom During Post-Midterm Votes, Report Says
Rep. Haley Stevens spent Monday night's House voting session in the Republican cloakroom, the Washington Sun reported, a week after the Michigan Democrat endorsed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers and faced a backlash from her party.
Chicago Begins Ballot Challenge Hearings Involving Mayor Johnson and 11 Rivals
Hearings opening Monday, Nov. 9, could determine which Chicago mayoral candidates reach the February ballot, including incumbent Brandon Johnson. Twelve of the 16 candidates face challenges, with Johnson confronting the first petition objection against...
Wike Backs Tinubu for 2027 as Fubara Pledges Three Million Rivers Votes
Nyesom Wike, Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory minister, told President Bola Tinubu at a November 7 rally in Port Harcourt that Rivers residents had decided to support his re-election. Governor Siminalayi Fubara pledged at least three million votes f...
Democrats Win Congress as Midterm Poll Shows Broad Voter Shifts
Democrats secured control of both chambers in the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterms, with 54 Senate seats and 251 House seats as of November 5, according to WGAL's Get the Facts data team. NPR's voter-poll analysis showed shifts toward the party across se...
India extends service for current Agniveers by two years, drawing rollback criticism
India's Union Cabinet approved a two-year extension for serving Agniveers on November 4, 2026, revising the military recruitment scheme ahead of several state elections. The changes cover nine batches already in uniform, while recruits inducted after D...
Nithya Raman Wins Los Angeles Mayoral Race as Karen Bass Concedes
Nithya Raman will become Los Angeles' first Indian-American and first South Asian mayor after defeating incumbent Karen Bass, who conceded and promised a smooth transition. The Kerala-born urban planner and city council member will take office in Decem...
Midterm Results and Media Bias Claims: PIMCO's Analysis and Graham's Coverage Critique
An Audacy episode titled "Tim Graham Analyzes Media Bias in Midterm Coverage, Political Hypocrisy, and Historic Shifts" addresses the election and its coverage. The listing provides no detailed account of the discussion; separate reports from PIMCO and...
Democrats Projected to Take Congress as High Prices Fuel Backlash Against Trump
Democrats were projected to win both chambers of Congress in the November 3, 2026, midterms, taking battleground states and longtime Republican strongholds. Analysts identified anger over living costs as the leading factor in the Republican defeat, alo...
Simina Signs FSM Budget and Law Ending Salary-Step Freeze
President Wesley W. Simina has signed the Federated States of Micronesia's fiscal year 2027 national budget and a law removing the freeze on annual salary-step increases for Public Service System employees. A November 4, 2026, announcement from Palikir...
Local 4 panel examines Michigan races as El-Sayed leads early Senate count
Local 4 brought together Republican, Democratic and newspaper voices on Nov. 3, 2026, to examine early leads in Michigan's governor, U.S. Senate and House races. In the Senate contest, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was ahead of Republican Mike Rogers in an i...
Ramaswamy Urges Ohio Voters to Hold Him to Tax, Housing and Safety Promises
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy asked Ohio voters to judge him by whether he delivers lower property taxes, smaller electricity bills, more affordable housing and safer streets if elected governor. His appeal came as he faced Democrat Amy Acton in the Novem...
Hunter Biden Criticizes Trump's Claim He Could Have Won Vietnam War in a Week
Hunter Biden challenged Donald Trump's claim that he could have won the Vietnam War in a week, arguing that the president's proposed target was the capital of a U.S. ally. Writing on X, Biden also questioned Trump's judgment as his administration consi...
Dissenting National Conference MLAs May Meet Farooq Abdullah Over Cabinet Reshuffle
Disgruntled National Conference lawmakers may take their concerns over Jammu and Kashmir's cabinet reshuffle to party president Farooq Abdullah, ABP News reported, amid reports of demands for ministerial removals and a deadline for the leadership to act.
California Commentary Roundup: Elections, Robotaxis and Energy Rules
California's Nov. 3, 2026, election figures prominently on the Press-Telegram's commentary page, alongside arguments about autonomous vehicles and renewable energy requirements. Polling ahead of the vote showed a wide gap in the governor's race but a t...
Two Punjab AAP lawmakers resign as party prepares for 2027 election
Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra quit the Aam Aadmi Party's primary membership on Sunday, November 1, leaving the party ahead of Punjab's 2027 Assembly election. They represent Samana and Sanour, respectively, in Patiala district.