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Investors braced for the results of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

Follow 2026 midterm elections live updates, including House and Senate races in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and Minnesota, and key results as polls close.

Wall Street weighs how the 2026 midterms could affect stocks, Treasury yields, artificial intelligence, energy prices, banks, defense and healthcare.

Treasury yields fell on Tuesday night, as investors sought shelter from a sell-off in equity futures sparked by big victories from Democrats in the U.S. midterm elections.

After elected officials voiced outrage over Google turning off search at schools that ban AI, the company said search can be turned back on with AI Overviews.

Democrat Amy Acton beat biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican backed by President Trump, in a race marked in the final weeks by a Ramaswamy attack ad that drew national criticism.

The candidates tapped into voter frustration with the political status quo and will now look to translate their success into policy wins that push Democrats further to the left.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Rahm Emanuel, who served as Chicago mayor and chief of staff to President Obama.

Andrews, a pediatrician, defeated GOP Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed to the seat after the death of her brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Across the country, tens of millions of voters made their voices heard at the ballot box with no major disruptions from interference by the Trump administration.

The 29-year-old Ethiopian immigrant was one of several candidates to win with backing from the Democratic Socialists of America or its local chapters.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the legacy of the Democratic Party.

Keisha Lance Bottoms' win marks the first time Georgia has elected a Democratic governor in more than 20 years.

Donalds, who was backed early by President Trump, will become the state's first Black governor.

Michelle Goldberg and Matthew Yglesias talk about James Talarico, populism and taxes.

Our election data reporter Christine Zhang explains how double-digit swings in several counties helped Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, defeat Senator Darline Graham, a Republican, flipping South Carolina in the U.S. Senate race.

Fighting corruption, the theme in his race, could work for Democrats in 2028.

Arab lawmakers give opponents of Benjamin Netanyahu a clear majority in the Parliament. But many Jewish lawmakers are trying to avoid relying on them.

Annie Andrews adds to Democrats’ strong evening by defeating Darline Graham, who was tapped to replace her late brother Lindsey GrahamTrack live results from all 50 statesSenate full report: Democrats aim to retake chamberHouse full report: Democrats poised to flip chamberAs we bring you the latest from around the country, Donald Trump is certainly paying attention. From the White House, the president said that he was tuning into coverage on Fox News.“I can’t stand Jessica Tarlov’s voice,” Trump said of the Democratic strategist and Fox News contributor in a post on Truth Social. The president called Tarlov “DUMB AS A ROCK”. Continue reading...

Police also allege Torquay man was attacked with a ‘blunt weapon’ rather than a baseball bat as originally reportedAn alleged attack on a One Nation supporter is not believed to have been politically motivated, Victoria police say, clarifying that a “blunt weapon” was allegedly used rather than a baseball bat as originally reported.On Tuesday, police confirmed they arrested a 37-year-old Hampton Park man and a 14-year-old boy over the alleged attack on a 60-year-old man outside his Torquay home on Sunday night. Continue reading...

Victory for party comes despite unusual and aggressive efforts by Republicans to redraw congressional districtsUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesDemocrats are winning competitive House races and are expected to flip the US House of Representatives after two tumultuous years of Donald Trump’s second presidency. A change in House control would give Democrats a perch to conduct robust oversight of the administration for its final two years.Republicans currently hold 218 seats in the House and Democrats have 214. (There is one vacancy in a Republican seat and one vacancy in a Democratic seat, and one Republican member switched his party affiliation to independent.) Democrats need to flip just three seats to gain control of the House. Continue reading...

Andrews ran a campaign on healthcare affordability and beat Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey Graham to winUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesDemocrat Annie Andrews, a pediatrician who campaigned on healthcare affordability, has won the race for US Senate in South Carolina, making her the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate for over a quarter century.Andrews had faced an uphill battle in what has been seen as a reliably Republican state against Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican powerbroker Lindsey Graham. Continue reading...

Rising Democratic star made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeedsUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesJon Ossoff, a rising star in the Democratic party who has been cited as a potential presidential contender in 2028, has been re-elected to the Senate in Georgia, defeating Mike Collins, his Republican challenger.The senator made his re-election campaign a referendum on the Trump administration’s misdeeds, highlighting self-serving stock trades and business deals by the president and others in his orbit, as well as the consequences of the war in Iran and Trump’s trade policies on the pocketbooks of Georgia’s voters. Continue reading...

The US has been voting for senators, members of the House of Representatives and state governors in the midterm elections. Here are the results in fullUS midterm elections – live updatesThe US legislature, Congress, has two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Community and Public Sector Union denounces ‘privatisation by stealth’, joining growing number of unions turning on Carroll governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s public servants union says it will not support Labor at this month’s state election, condemning the government for cutting public service jobs while spending $1.2bn on consultants.The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) will announce the decision on Wednesday, joining several other unions that have refused to back Labor or are actively campaigning against the government ahead of the 28 November poll. Continue reading...

Rideshare company unsuccessfully argued it didn’t employ workers and claimed money paid was not wages under NSW lawThe rideshare behemoth Uber has suffered a bruising loss in Australia’s high court that will cost it more than $80m in unpaid taxes.The court on Wednesday dismissed Uber’s claim it was not liable to pay payroll tax in New South Wales after it argued that it does not employ drivers and claimed that money paid to its drivers were not wages under state law. Continue reading...

Growing number of countries are resisting Russia’s reintegration into international hockey after a sports court lifted a ban on competitionCanada has joined a coalition of countries refusing to play ⁠ice ​hockey teams from Russia, with prime minister Mark Carney saying Russian skaters will not be able to compete in ⁠a world junior championship next month due to the war in Ukraine.“While Russia and Belarus are supporting this illegal, unjustified, horrific ‌war in Ukraine, as long as that’s going on, there will be none of ​those athletes competing for their countries in Canada,” Carney told reporters on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Andrews beats Republican incumbent Darline Graham, sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, in a major upset.

Jon Ossoff has been reelected to the Senate in Georgia holding on to a key seat for the Democrats.

Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper celebrated his Senate victory in Raleigh

EU says supermarket hacks in at least 11 countries are 'not isolated', but a Romanian official suspects no state actor.

Seven flights across Europe were targeted by suspected bomb threats.

Bottoms, a former adviser to ex-President Joe Biden, beat Republican Rick Jackson.

Reports of ballot shortages at several Dearborn polling stations have raised concerns over voter access

Kazakhstan has released a second Siberian tiger, this time a male named Amur, into a nature reserve.

Roy Cooper beat out Republican Michael Whatley.

US President Donald Trump says he plans to stop the annual $3.8bn military aid package to Israel by the end of the year.

The election, held at UN headquarters, required several rounds of voting to fill the fifth and final seat.

The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around.

Arab lawmakers give opponents of Benjamin Netanyahu a clear majority in the Parliament. But many Jewish lawmakers are trying to avoid relying on them.

Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats.

President Trump handpicked Darline Graham to take over the seat held by her brother, influential Senator Lindsey Graham, after his death.

Ossoff is seen as a potential leading contender for the Democratic nomination for president in 2028 if he throws his hat in the ring.

Speaking to BBC's Newscast, the foreign secretary says Britain cannot sweep its past "under the carpet".

Jacob Allen Morley was serving a life sentence for murder before he escaped over a prison fence.

The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a 'contains wheat gluten' warning.

What is the forecast for Bonfire Night 2026?

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