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This combination of pictures created on Oct. 28, 2026, shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speaking to the media after voting in Jerusalem on Oct. 27, 2026, and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot addressing his supporters at the election night rally in Tel Aviv early on Oct. 28, 2026. Jewel Samad,maya Levin | Afp |…
Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat helping write his party’s artificial intelligence agenda, has disclosed new purchases of AI-linked stocks β just months after voting to ban lawmakers and their families from buying individual shares. The New Jersey Democrat disclosed an Oct. 12 purchase of between $1,001 and $15,000 of Benchmark Electronics stock, according to a…
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol during votes on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said Friday he had been released from a hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend. Murphy, 53, said he will be in a…
President Donald Trump on Friday announced White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller will be promoted to chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles. Trump revealed the stunning shake-up just three days after Democrats won a landslide victory in the midterm elections, gaining majority control in the House and Senate and scrambling the trajectory of…
Flights across Europe were repeatedly targeted by “hoax” bomb threats this week, disrupting air travel across London, Copenhagen, Dublin, and Helsinki. Danish police were investigating threats to air traffic at Copenhagen airport on Friday but did not find any immediate danger to passengers, according to reports from Reuters. “We are once again at Copenhagen Airport…
Mississippi’s uncalled Senate election could provide one of the biggest shocks in a midterm election cycle already chock full of stunning defeats of Republican candidates. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the GOP incumbent, is trailing Democratic nominee Scott Colom in an extraordinarily tight race in normally solidly red Mississippi. Colom had 49.04% of the counted ballots, compared…
Senate Democrats are gearing up to investigate JPMorgan Chase‘s banking relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once they take control of Congress early next year. Democratic staffers on the Senate Finance Committee intend to home in on how high-ranking executives at JPMorgan handled Epstein, a source familiar with the panel’s thinking told CNBC…
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) during the signing ceremony on May 20, 2026 in Beijing, China. Contributor | Getty Images Russia and China could become more aggressive over the next two years if they conclude that President Donald Trump is politically weakened and on “his way out”…
The artificial intelligence data center boom hit a roadblock on election night, further complicating the tech industry’s historic expansion plans. There were 41 local ballot measures in 10 states up for a vote on Tuesday that would place restrictions on the construction of data centers in different ways, according to Ballotpedia. Voters sided against data…
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: Voters want leaders ‘ready to disrupt the status quo’ Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks to attendees during a get out to vote rally outside the polling center at the Silver Spring Civic Building on October 22, 2026 in Silver Spring, Maryland. Finn Gomez | Getty Images Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who…