Stock market today: Dow rallies 1,300 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq gain after Democrats win control of Congress
Markets priced in a divided government and assessed what a Democratic sweep of midterm elections means for key industries.
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Elon Musk's business empire braces for Democratic wave as Texas flips blue
As Republicans suffered a landslide defeat and Texas elected its first Democratic governor in more than three decades, one of the biggest losers of the U.S. midterms was not on the ballot: billionaire Elon Musk.
Congress drafted a historic climate bill. Environmental groups want to kill it.
Environmental organizations are opposing the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, which aims to accelerate the U.S. clean energy transition by streamlining permitting processes and limiting litigation.
Why the stock market is unexpectedly rallying in the wake of the Democratic blue wave
Here's why stocks are doing something very different post-election from what many thought they would.
Jim Jordan announces he will run for minority leader, teeing up fight with Scalise
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced Wednesday that he will run for minority leader, formally entering the race to lead House Republicans in the next Congress after they suffered a major blow in the midterms. He will likely face a contentious fight against current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). Speaker Mike Johnson…
Stephen A. Smith issues a warning to Democrats on midterm wins
Democrats now have control of both chambers of Congress. And that means the question of whether they’ll try to impeach President Donald Trump for a third tim...
North Carolina Democrat Ojeda defeats NRCC Chair Richard Hudson in House race
Democrat Richard Ojeda is projected to defeat Rep. Richard Hudson (R), the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), in the race for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ. Hudson’s role as the NRCC chair meant he was tasked with helping protect vulnerable House Republicans across the…
Ford ousts Lombardo in battleground Nevada governor’s race
Democrat Aaron Ford is projected to defeat Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) in the Nevada governor’s race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Ford, the Nevada attorney general, defeated first-term Lombardo to be Nevada’s top executive. Lombardo’s loss underscores the Democratic blue wave that’s splashed across the nation where even more reliably Republican areas like Texas and…
DeSantis calls midterm bloodbath an ‘extinction-level event for Republicans’
Florida Republicans fended off a blue wave yesterday, while Democrats across the country flipped long-held red seats and seized control of Congress.
Speaker Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader, setting up GOP battle
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on a staff call Wednesday that he will not run for minority leader, according to two GOP staffers, heading off what will likely be a bitter fight over the party’s future in the next Congress as Republicans reel from a seismic election defeat. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and…