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bloomberg.com • 7 hours ago • bsky.app

American Bitcoin, one of the Trump family-backed companies in the spotlight after Democrats won a decisive victory in the midterm elections, said Wednesday that it registered a profit after three consecutive quarterly losses

washingtonpost.com • 7 hours ago • bsky.app

A day after voters dealt his presidency a historic blow, President Trump spent over 20 minutes extolling the finer points of his latest Washington renovation projects before addressing the election results in his first public appearance since the GOP losses.

washingtonpost.com • 8 hours ago • bsky.app

The dramatic turnaround of Latino voters — fueled by frustration over high prices and anger at President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown — helped Democratic candidates on Tuesday achieve historic national gains in states long out of reach.

9 hours ago • theguardian.com

Trump has been humbled. Now what? - podcast

Journalist Molly Ball reports from Washington DC after the Republicans’ resounding midterms defeat. Will the party finally distance itself from Donald Trump? And what will the Democrats do with the power they’ve just gained? Send your comments and questions to tif.questions@theguardian.com

How will Donald Trump react to the Republicans’ midterm drubbing? And do the Democrats have a plan beyond being the anti-Trump party?

The veteran political journalist Molly Ball talks through the ramifications of a historic set of midterm results as Trump oversaw a string of losses in red states from Kansas to Texas to South Carolina.

Trump has been humbled. Now what? - podcast

9 hours ago • cbsnews.com

Stock markets surge as Democrats win control of House, Senate

Markets surged Wednesday following Democrats' sweeping victories in Tuesday's midterm elections. CBS News business contributor Javier David reports.

9 hours ago • bloom.bg

Republican Party’s generational collapse in this week’s midterm elections ushered in a wave of finge...

Republican Party’s generational collapse in this week’s midterm elections ushered in a wave of finger-pointing largely aimed at the Oval Office, exposing deep fissures within the party and opening the door for 2028 hopefuls to hone their message. bloom.bg/4sJOhHY 📷: Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Bloomberg

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Republican Party’s generational collapse in this week’s midterm elections ushered in a wave of finge...

bloomberg.com • 10 hours ago • bsky.app

A sweeping Democratic midterm wave is scrambling the 2028 presidential race. Here is a look at the potential candidates eyeing the White House as the race to succeed Donald Trump begins

nytimes.com • 10 hours ago • bsky.app

“This was an electoral tsunami: a complete collapse of the Republican coalition and the largest victory by either party in half a century.” Read more from Nate Cohn, The New York Times’s chief political analyst, in the latest edition of The Tilt newsletter.

bloomberg.com • 10 hours ago • bsky.app

The US political landscape has changed significantly in the wake of the latest mid-term elections, with the Democrats taking charge of both the Senate and the House. Today’s Money Distilled looks at what it all means for your portfolio.

11 hours ago • theguardian.com

Pete Hegseth may take fall for Republicans’ midterm losses, despite Trump support

JD Vance calls Iran war into question as Thomas Massie files eight articles of impeachment

Send us your questions about the US midterms results and Democrats’ ‘blue wave’

Pete Hegseth is increasingly looking like he may take the fall for Republicans’ midterm losses, despite Donald Trump’s vocal support for his defense secretary, even calling him a champion of war.

The war in Iran, which voters and Trump have named as a key reason for Republicans’ midterm losses, “has been primarily a Department of War-led effort because you chose to take military action to resolve a foreign policy matter”, a former senior Pentagon official told CNN.