Democrats’ decisive sweep of the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday’s elections will reshape the direction of federal health policy — setting the stage for oversight investigations, a legislative push to reverse cuts to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid, and a focus on lowering costs such as insurance premiums and drug prices. The conclusive…
Americans elected their first Black woman into a gubernatorial role during the 2026 midterms, alongside three other Black candidates who won races for governor around the United States on Tuesday. And in Nevada, Democrat Aaron Ford, who is also Black, is leading in the governor’s race by more than 70,000 votes. The races culminated, respectively,…
The Iranian regime was quick to label the resounding losses for President Trump’s Republican Party in the midterm elections as evidence of American voters rejecting the costly war he launched with Israel more than eight months ago. Spain’s leader called it a sign of a global, right-wing populist “wave” crumbling, and Russia acknowledged that it…
Washington — Democrat Peggy Flanagan defeated Michele Tafoya in the Minnesota Senate race, CBS News projects, defending the seat for Democrats after Sen. Tina Smith opted not to seek reelection. Flanagan, 47, is the lieutenant governor and a former state representative who ran on progressive policies like Medicare for All. She defeated a more moderate…
Washington — Melat Kiros, who defeated Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s primary in July, was born in 1997, the same year DeGette began her decadeslong congressional career. On Tuesday night, the 29-year-old democratic socialist made history as the first Generation Z woman to be elected to Congress. Kiros joins Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of…
Democrat Jon Rosenthal won the Texas Railroad Commissioner race, CBS News projects, defeating Republican Bo French after the GOP candidate refused to reconsider his racist, anti-Muslim and antisemitic comments. With about 93% of votes counted, Rosenthal led French 52.5% to 45.6%. The powerful Texas railroad commissioner does not deal with railroads, but instead regulates the…
Washington — Democrats will capture enough House seats to retake control of the chamber early next year, CBS News projects, effectively halting President Trump’s legislative agenda and teeing up a wave of investigations into his administration and business ventures during his final two years in the White House. Economic discontent over the cost of living…
JetBlue on Tuesday said it is raising its checked bag fees for the second time in less than a year as the carrier moves to offset rising jet fuel and operating costs. As of Tuesday, checking one piece of luggage for domestic, Caribbean and Latin American flights for most economy passengers will cost $50, up…
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is warning local port officials and terminal operators against accepting imported Russian diesel, saying that the shipments would break federal law. In a Nov. 2 letter, Sherrill said that Congress in April 2022 banned energy imports from Russia in response to the country’s attack on Ukraine two months earlier. Importing…
Five people, including two children, were rescued this week in the South Pacific island nation of Kiribati after three months drifting at sea in a 20-foot skiff, authorities said. Another four remained missing. Villagers rescued the group Sunday off Fanning Island in Kiribati, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported, after they had drifted an estimated 3,355 miles…
