How Elon Musk and Big Tech Poured Millions Into the Midterms, and Lost
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the historic blue wave that swept the midterms and delivered a rebuke to the Trump administration, Big Tech, and data centers.
Deep-red Kansas votes for change as patience wears thin with Trump: ‘The economy is really taking a beating’
Bills have soared in rural state buffeted by tariffs and war in Iran – and Democrat Adam Hamilton’s stunning upset shows how deep economic frustrations runLinda Olson always does her homework before voting – a trait she inherited from a family invested,…
Trump is soothing the midterms loss with what he loves best: interior design | Arwa Mahdawi
The president seems to accept this is his last White House stint and is focused on renovating whatever he can get his little hands onAs you’d expect, the right is in a shambles right now. Elon Musk is making jokes about his “election-interfering space…
I know the dangers a wounded Trump presents – this is how the UK should deal with him now | Kim Darroch
Power is draining away at home, but the US president will see a chance to make his mark through foreign policyKim Darroch was Britain’s ambassador to the US between January 2016 and December 2019Election nights are party time in Washington. The bars and…
The Guardian view on the midterms and foreign policy: American voters spoke, and now the world waits anxiously | Editorial
The Democrats have gained new powers to constrain Donald Trump. But the drubbing that Republicans received could yet prompt him to new excessesDonald Trump is a president without parallel, but history can still be instructive. Lame duck presidents often…
Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, reportedly steps down
Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midtermsUS midterms 2026 live – latest updatesHarmeet Dhillon, a Donald Trump ally who led the justice department’s civil rights division, is…
Republicans hoping to succeed Trump in 2028 dissect midterm rout
JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz all pointed to Iran war and affordability as key factors in Democratic victoryUS midterms 2026 live – latest updatesRepublican hopefuls in the race to succeed Donald Trump swiftly blamed two key pillars of his agenda –…
Statehouse wins give Democrats new power to push clean energy
Democrats erased the GOP’s trifecta edge and gained new power over energy policy.
Abdul El-Sayed’s victory has laid bare a truth about America’s view on Israel | Peter Beinart
In Michigan, support for Israel was a kind of political hologram. But the media often made it seem realAmong the things that Abdul El-Sayed’s victory last night in the Michigan Senate race revealed is this: the debate over US policy toward Israel does…
Trump accepts election results as Republicans face midterm reckoning | First Thing
Criticism of US-Israel war on Iran seen as huge factor in Democrats’ sweeping victory. Plus, a spiky customer steps into a North Carolina bagel storeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has accepted the…