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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Democratic leaders are expected to hold a press conference Tuesday night as Democrats are projected to win a comfortable majority. Jeffries will likely become the first Black House speaker in congressional history, provided he earns support from a majority of the Democratic caucus after the new Congress is…
Susan Collins’ Maine campaign office vandalized on Election Day Photo of graffiti outside of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Biddeford, Maine, offices. Sen. Susan Collins’ Official Office Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign office in Biddeford, Maine, was vandalized overnight, with red paint splashed across the entrance and “BLOOD on her HANDS” scrawled on the steps. The…
U.S. President Donald Trump will get “trounced” in Tuesday’s midterm elections, former White House communications director and SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci told CNBC. Speaking to CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Tuesday, Scaramucci said America is in the throes of a cultural and economic struggle, with the two main parties fighting to deliver “two different…
Harvard University graduates attend the university’s 374th commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images A federal judge dismissed on Monday a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to force Harvard University to turn over records for an investigation into whether it continues to consider…
Ukraine’s air force said Sunday its Air Alert app had been compromised after it reportedly sent false warnings of nuclear and chemical threats in Kyiv and other areas. The app briefly displayed alerts for nuclear and chemical incidents as well as warnings of street fighting, according to Reuters. The air force said unauthorized persons had…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Freedom 250 reception at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on October 20, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump would like to resolve the Iranian war “diplomatically,” and prefers not to use military…
Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola participate in a debate in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2026. Kerry Tasker | Reuters A federal judge on Sunday dismissed the Department of Justice’s extraordinary lawsuit seeking to delay certification of the Alaska Senate election if incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan loses, citing possible…
The outcome of Tuesday’s election is expected to have broad implications across the market, including municipal bonds. The spotlight has been on the battle for congressional control and whether Democrats will wrest the House of Representatives, the Senate or both from Republicans. But for the muni market, what happens at the state level could have…
A federal judge in Miami on Saturday dismissed with prejudice President Donald Trump’s amended defamation lawsuit against media baron Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal over the newspaper’s reporting on a purported 50th birthday letter from the president to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. District Court Judge Darrin Gayles ruled that Trump had again…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (back, center) speaks with Johann Wadephul (front, center left, CDU), Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the start of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Top diplomats from the Group of 20 largest world economies wrapped up two days of talks Saturday without…