Election

James Comey, who served as FBI director from 2013 to 2017 before being fired by Donald Trump, characterized Trump's current second term as significantly worse than his first. According to Comey's interview with ABC News' Four Corners reporter Mark Willacy, conducted ahead of the U.S....

Secretary of State Marco Rubio participated in G7 discussions on the Ukraine conflict and next steps regarding Iran policy, according to The Wall Street Journal. The meeting marked Rubio's first international trip in his current role, following midterm elections that the WSJ reports will shift...

Glenn Greenwald, an independent journalist and commentator, released analysis of the 2026 midterm election results arguing that both major political parties require significant institutional reform.

The House of Representatives voted 211-204 to refer an impeachment resolution against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, which Tangle News reports is not expected to take any action on the measure. Republican leadership had expressed concern about maintaining party unity due...

Data show that least expensive vehicles moved off dealer lots faster in the third quarter of 2026 than earlier in the year and faster than expensive models, according to sales analysis. However, overall sales in affordable segments like compact cars and compact SUVs have fallen....

Democrat Scott Colom won a Mississippi Senate seat, defeating Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, according to CBS News' projection. Colom, a state legislator, secured the victory in the general election held in 2026.

Impeachment charges have been laid against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth following the midterm elections, according to ABC News reporting. The action reportedly occurs before Democrats take control of Congress.

South Sudan is six weeks away from its first national vote since gaining independence in 2011, with polling day scheduled for late December 2026. The United Nations has warned that the real test of the country's political transition will come after polling day, not during...

Mississippi, typically decisive in Senate races, is experiencing an unusually close election determined by high volumes of absentee and provisional ballots. PBS NewsHour reporter Liz Landers, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, reports on how election officials are managing the ongoing count and the historic...

The New York Times reports that Seward County, Kansas swung 52 points toward Democratic Senate candidate Adam Hamilton in last week's midterm elections. According to the Times, ICE agents raided areas near meatpacking plants and dairy farms in the region in late September, after which...

During a Tuesday press briefing, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) addressed criticism from within his own party calling for new GOP leadership following poor performance in the midterm elections. Forbes Breaking News covered the briefing.

A comedy news segment from Late Night with Seth Meyers covering highlights from the week of November 2, including Trump's response to midterm election losses and his remarks about a ballroom.

Election commissioners in Hinds County, Mississippi processed affidavit ballots on Monday, reviewing voter information to determine which ballots could be counted in a close Senate race. The video documents the certification process for these provisional ballots.

ABC's Planet America program analyzes the 2026 midterm elections, examining voting patterns and Republican losses described as historic. The segment features former Republican Senator Jeff Flake discussing the future of the GOP and whether the results mark a turning point for Trumpism. The program is...

NPR political analyst Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joined PBS NewsHour anchor Amna Nawaz to discuss President Trump's mixed messaging about governing priorities following Democrats' midterm election victories. The segment covered Trump's policy direction, the effort to...

India's government has reversed its Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which it introduced with significant fanfare but faced sustained opposition from soldiers and rural constituencies. In his analysis for ThePrint, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta characterizes the reversal as a poll-eve policy capitulation, arguing it reflects poor planning...

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters that "there's not much more that any of us could've done" following significant Republican losses to Democrats in last week's midterm elections.

Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, now Governor of Arkansas, appeared on ABC News to discuss her new book "Unapologetic: Clarity and Conviction in a World Gone Crazy" and topics including Trump and midterm election results. The interview was conducted by ABC News...

Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party, appeared on the Texas Tribune's TribCast to discuss how Democrats flipped Texas in a single election cycle and what the party is doing to hold onto those victories.

New Zealand held a national election on November 8, 2026, resulting in one of the lowest voter turnouts in the country's history, with neither major party securing a clear path to form a coalition government. Hundreds of thousands of special votes remain uncounted, potentially altering...