Congress returns to a changed Washington after GOPs election wipeout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns Monday to a changed Washington, the Democrats having trounced Republicans in the midterm elections, but with President Donald Trump doubling down on his political threats despite the landmark GOP losses. Newly elected lawmakers arrived on Capitol Hill over the weekend, creating a jumble of split-screen moments reflective of the new political landscape. Dozens of jubilant Democrats, families and suitcases in tow for freshman orientation, appeared emboldened...
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- Gunman with far-right views who killed 6 in Polish city square dies in hospital, police say
- Russia and Ukraine batter each other with long-range strikes a day before US-brokered talks
- Nvidia shares drop after co. investigates whether CEO was target of a foreign intelligence effort
- Congress returns to a changed Washington after GOPs election wipeout
- Russell Brand faces sentencing and significant prison term for rape and sexual assaults
- China dismisses as a smear campaign claims of a spy plot involving Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
- UN climate summit kicks off in Turkey after a disastrous year of extreme weather
- Thick smog shrouds New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers add to seasonal pollution
- Nvidia investigates whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese spy with whom he had an affair
- Rubio says Trumps war against Iran not necessarily popular but needed to stop a nuclear threat
- Kyle Larson wins 2nd consecutive Cup Series title, becomes the 11th NASCAR driver with 3
Sun, 08 Nov 2026
- Pope arrives in Argentina and tells Milei that people, not the economy, should come first
- Collision between 2 trains in Egypt kills 7 and injures at least 125
- Trump and his Justice Department stand defiant as Democrats ready an investigative blitz
- Police make arrest in a deadly shooting at Winston-Salem State during homecoming weekend
- Georgia is back at No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Utah and Notre Dame; Ohio State drops to No. 21
- Saudi Arabia turns to Syria for help as fighting with Houthis escalates
- Godzilla Minus Zero stomps to a record-setting $31.6 debut, clobbering The Cat in the Hat
- Israels president gives Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government
- Democrats plan to push clean energy to lower bills and challenge Trumps fossil fuel agenda
- Voters demanded economic relief. Trump and Democrats face tough choices on how to deliver
- Saudi Arabia intercepts missiles as Aramco building in Riyadh is damaged, and other Mideast news
- A language of belonging: Advice for learning the mother tongue of your ancestors
- Californias fifth consecutive Catholic governor exemplifies the faiths deep roots
- Native American women made history in tribal, state and federal elections
- Russia targets emergency crews at the site of a deadly strike in southern Ukraine
- Poles mourn rare mass killing as authorities say attacker had far-right views
- UFCs Dana White says he will meet with Trump Monday over offer to be White House press secretary
- Strong earthquake shakes central Japan, shattering store windows and injuring at least 22
- New Zealanders wont know for weeks who won the election as neither side secures clear victory
- The Kremlin hopes the US election shake-up wont shift Trumps negotiations on Ukraine
- AP Exclusive: Departing UN chief calls this a moment of truth in fight to curb global warming
- Melania Trump and LSU announce $7.2 million to endow scholarships for former foster care students
Sat, 07 Nov 2026
- Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has ultranationalistic views, authorities say
- US military says it fired on commercial vessel in Gulf of Oman after it attempted to breach blockade
- With an ode to mate tea, pope urges faithful in Uruguay to build bridges of fraternity and faith
- Israels president taps opposition candidate Eisenkot to form a government, in setback for Netanyahu
- Judge wants former US attorney to investigate whether the government misled her in Trump golf case
- Drone and missile attacks wound 9 as Ukraine prepares for talks with Russia and the US
- Want to fly to the moon? NASA is looking for new astronauts to help grow its Artemis program
- Airstrikes kill more than 2 dozen people near Yemens capital, Houthis say
- Berkshire Hathaway buys back $9.6 billion of its own stock but its profits declined
- Nithya Raman to take charge in LA amid homeless crisis and political division
- From high-flying AI stocks to tariff-hit alcohol companies, the midterms shook up Wall Street
- House Democrats will start their majority focused on boosting healthcare and ending the Iran war
- Scott Colom and Black Mississippians stand on the cusp of Senate history as vote count stretches on
- Young voters overwhelmingly backed Democrats this year. The question is whether theyll stay
- Trumps grip on his party is in question as Republicans reel from the midterm wipeout
- Conservative bloc takes a slim lead in New Zealand election thats still too close to call
- Trumps midterm drubbing adds to the populist rights losses. Frances Le Pen could still win
- The US election showed growing frustration with Israel on both sides of the aisle
- After the US midterm rout of Trumpism, the world struggles to trust America again
- Ousted Paraguayan president placed under house arrest after bank collapse
- Secret Service arrests man near White House after he said he heard voices telling him to kill Trump
Fri, 06 Nov 2026
- Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trumps White House chief of staff after GOPs midterm defeat
- Cornell faculty vote no confidence in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape
- Houston will limit ICE cooperation in response to Democrats taking power in Texas, mayor says
- Pope Leo XIV arrives in Uruguay at start of South American tour less than a month after lung surgery
- Meghans estranged father arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
- Trumps arch is blocked for now, but a glitzy new website highlights the plans
- Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89
- 2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw grand conspiracy probe
- European flights and broadcasters are targeted with another wave of bomb threats
- Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida Learjet crash says her final radio calls showed shes tough
- AI stocks halt their brutal, worldwide sell-off as Wall Street trims its loss for the week
- Republicans rammed through Supreme Court nominees. Now Democrats will have the votes to stop them
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy presses Western allies for clear postwar security guarantees
- US continues to generate jobs, yet inflation is eroding the spending power of millions of Americans
- As Congress returns to Democrats, one likely casualty emerges: Trumps District of Columbia projects
- Latino voters swing left in midterm elections, lifting Democrats to big wins in Texas and nationwide
- Uninsured and flooded out, a Colorado man worries if life will be normal again
- AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants
- Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
- Bus whose passengers included school kids crashes in France, leaving 2 dead and 16 injured
- Federal judge orders 14-day delay on any work beginning on Trumps monumental arch
- Paraguay President Pea under investigation, faces removal from office over bank collapse
- 3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
- Row house fire in Brooklyn kills 6 people and injures 9
- 3 executions are carried out on the same day in the US, including Florida tying a record
Thu, 05 Nov 2026
- Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a right-winger on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows
- Trump meets with top Putin envoy at the White House but not visiting Ukrainian officials
- California Gov. Newsom says he will commute all death sentences in state to life without parole
- Postal employee shot 2 co-workers at an Iowa post office before being captured, police say
- After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle
- Online magazine Salon, an early staple of internet discourse, announces it will shut down
- Trump signs proclamation he says will prevent future changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room
- Democratic socialist Nithya Raman ousts embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass
- More than a dozen flights in Europe receive bomb threats that an official calls malicious hoaxes
- A brutal sell-off for AI stocks sends Wall Street reeling, and the SP 500 tumbles 4.4%
- Democrats victory was clear. The partys future is not
- Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says
- Citibank office shooter targeted company over a $2,500 debt collection, Florida sheriff says
- AP Exclusive: Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war
- Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says hell get a prison term
- JD, habibi. Arabs celebrate El-Sayeds use of a term of affection in his victory speech
- Mass protests sweep France as huge crowds demand higher wages, back students demands
- The average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 7.18% this week, its third straight decline
- Heavy rains cause flash flooding, water rescues on Georgia-Tennessee border
- Republicans were punished in the midterms for Trumps economic policies, The AP Voter Poll shows
- Black voters help propel Democrats, including history makers, in sweeping midterm victories
- The Latest: Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate and governors races
- Cristiano Ronaldo announces his international retirement from Portugal
- Tanker struck by projectiles in the Persian Gulf off Qatar, and other Mideast news
- Trumps lawyers to appear before appeals court as he fights hush money conviction
- Arab parties extend a hand to try to topple Netanyahu but challenges remain
- Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 more years in prison
- Indiana carries out the first of 3 US executions taking place on a single day
- A still-recovering pope will head home to Latin America and his beloved Peru for a 12-day trip
- Turkeys solar boom shines ahead of a UN climate summit but coal and other fossil fuels loom large
- Kenyas mining ambitions raise fears for farms and ancestral graves
- Alaskans wait for more votes in US Senate, governors races. Both could go to ranked tabulations
Wed, 04 Nov 2026
- Florida authorities say 2 dead at Tampa office complex, including gunman shot by security guard
- Authorities are trying to piece together how an escaped Tennessee inmate evaded capture for 10 days
- El-Sayed tells AP Michigan rejected hateful, spiteful campaign after months of Republican attacks
- Report: LIVs financial backer dropping plan for new league in 2027
- Vance tries to distance himself from Iran war after GOPs deep losses in midterm elections
- The Latest: Republican blowout begins a new era in Washington
- Stocks surge, and the Dow soars 1,500 points as oil prices tumble following the US midterm elections
- Trump brags about his White House ballroom and seeks to deflect blame for GOP midterm drubbing
- Cornell rape investigation will be led by a former prosecutor in the Sean Diddy Combs case
- Speaker Johnson wont seek reelection as House Republican leader after partys midterm losses
- Democratic sweep of Congress ushers in a new era as Trump acknowledges impact of the Iran war
- Israels president takes first steps on building new government after accepting election results
- Lions linebacker Jack Campbell says he has full movement in lower body after suffering neck injury
- Russian attacks disrupt power in Kyiv, while the death toll in a stricken village rises to 40
- Democrats make sweeping gains at the state level, taking control of legislatures and shifting power
- Young voters led a sharp shift toward Democrats in the 2026 midterms, The AP Voter Poll finds
- Irans leaders say midterm results show US voters have rejected Trumps war
- Trump-backed Republican redistricting sought a midterm edge. It didnt work
- The Latest: Voters give Democrats control of Congress in rebuke to Trump
- Voters back abortion rights and reject Trumps redistricting in state ballot measures
- Democrats win the US House and Senate as voters deliver a strong rebuke to Trump and Republicans
- Election Day unfolded with relatively few problems, despite worries over Trump election interference
- After midterm losses, Trump stares down the specter of Democratic probes and the race to succeed him
- Takeaways: Voters punish Trump, and the GOP suffers historic losses
- Whats next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?
- Very important evidence found miles from Learjet crash site in Florida, investigator says
- Miami gets top spot in first CFP rankings, but Tide at 5 and Irish at 11 bring a collective Huh?
Tue, 03 Nov 2026
- Escaped Tennessee inmate caught after 10 days on the run when his truck gets stuck in the mud
- Justice Department has sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Heres what that means
- Authorities release 911 call from the man who killed a shooter inside an Oregon elementary school
- Receding floodwaters leave a sea of mud and shattered homes in the US Southwest
- US will halt $4B in aid to Israel as the Mideast ally weans itself from American dependence
- Supreme Court hears challenge to Catholic preschools exclusion from Colorado-funded program
- US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz create more questions about whats ahead
- Ukraines rescuers deal with grim aftermath of aid shelter bombings as Moscow pounds energy targets
- Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials ahead of the election
- Spanish police investigating after soccer player dies following on-field collision
- Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks lift Wall Street and make up for a drop by Apple
- Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers duel for key Michigan Senate seat
- Detentions, resignations, probes shake Serbia after students toppled strongman Vucic in election
- Promising new HIV-prevention drug is hard to find where its most needed, in places like Uganda
- After months lost at sea on a small boat, 5 people are rescued in the island nation of Kiribati
- Rain clears but flood risk remains high after destructive storms swamp normally arid US Southwest
- Reflecting Pool vs. the state of the economy: Trump and Dems clash in closing messages
- US strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast news
- Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots
Mon, 02 Nov 2026
- Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Harvard over federal demand for admissions data
- Victims of Florida plane crash include a 20-year-old copilot and tech entrepreneur and his family
- Parts of a Learjet may have broken off midair before Florida crash that killed 9, investigators say
- Far from the campaign trail, Trump promotes his Reflecting Pool makeover before Election Day
- More drops for AI and tech stocks overshadow gains for most of Wall Street
- Russia bombs aid center and shelter in southern Ukraine, killing 26, officials say
- Is El Nio making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse?
- The Latest: Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 California mail ballots
- Approval of a cheap version of HIV-prevention shot lenacapavir raises hopes in low-income countries
- Judge cites weaponization in tossing charges for ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter Biden
- Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud charges
- Kennedy Center names the 2026 honorees as Trump renovation battle moves the show offsite
- Lindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young children
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