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House majority still in play as Republicans eye a red sweep

President-elect Donald Trump won the presidential race against Vice President Kamala Harris and Republicans flipped Senate control.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

House majority still up for grabs, race for Senate majority leader heating up among Republicans

Republicans are waiting to see if they'll take control of the House, but they've already secured a majority in the Senate where GOP lawmakers jockeying to replace outgoing Leader Mitch McConnell. ...

Will Democrats be able to claim the House majority?

With about 54 seats in the House yet to be called, Democrats are hopeful that they can claim the House majority by winning over swing districts in New York and California. In several battleground ...

Gillen ousts D'Esposito in major pickup for House Democrats

Laura Gillen has defeated Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) to score a key pickup for Democrats still hoping to retake the House, Decision Desk HQ projects. New York has been seen as key to ...

Politics - The Hill - 9 hours ago

GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo

The majority in the chamber is expected to be slim no matter who wins, meaning a call on House control could take days or weeks.

Politics - Politico - Yesterday

Democrats eye voting rights bill as first priority in House majority

FREEPORT, N.Y. — A top House Democrat said this week that if the party wins the majority, its first priority in the next Congress will be election integrity — an issue that’s been front-and-center ...

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Rep. Suzan DelBene on Democrats' path to regaining House majority

Only a handful of seats are standing between Democrats and the speaker's gavel. Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, joins "America Decides" ...

Speaker Mike Johnson fights to save the House Republican majority — and his job

House Speaker Mike Johnson could serve for another two years in the top job if Republicans hold onto the House majority in the November elections, GOP members say.

Japan's ruling coalition loses a majority in the lower house, creating political uncertainty

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ruling coalition has lost a majority in the 465-seat lower house in a key parliamentary election Sunday

World - ABC News - October 27

Japan’s ruling party is certain to lose a majority in the lower house, broadcaster says

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s conservative ruling party braced for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s elections.

New York rematch could hold key to Democratic quest for House majority

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Democrats are going all-in on efforts to flip New York’s 4th Congressional District blue, funneling big names and money into the Long Island locale with hopes that a victory could ...

Politics - The Hill - October 27

Republicans look to pad House majority: Seven seats they think they’ll flip

House Republicans are charging into Election Day with high hopes of padding their majority in the next Congress. The fight to control the lower chamber remains too close to call in the final sprint ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Morning Report — ‘All-encompassing’: Johnson’s fight for the House majority

In today’s issue: While Vice President Harris and former President Trump crisscross the country in the final stretch of the presidential campaign, a second race is taking place — for GOP leadership ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

Republicans Make Early Inroads in Their Fight to Keep the House Majority

Democrats picked up two seats in New York and defended others in Michigan and New Mexico, but Republican gains have narrowed their path, setting up a potential G.O.P. trifecta.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

How the House can still (at least temporarily) function without a Speaker

The House Rules Committee held a Member Day on Sept. 19, where members proposed changes to the legislative process, including allowing bills to have two original sponsors, expediting the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Inflation Still Plagues Restaurants, Services, and Housing, Even as National Rate Declines

The personal consumption expenditures index, which tracks spending on many everyday household needs, shows stubbornly high prices, even as the Fed’s overall rate edges back to its 2 percent target.

Business - Inc. - 7 hours ago

Hakeem Jeffries pitches calm governance over chaos as Democrats seek the House majority

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries vows calm, stable governance over Republican chaos if his party wins the majority in the 2024 elections.

These are the swing states where groceries and housing cost the most: ‘People are still stuck with sticker shock.’

MarketWatch looked at affordability challenges for swing-state voters. Here’s what we found.

Business - MarketWatch - October 29

Trump says he will give RFK Jr. a major health role. Here's what that means for patients, drugmakers

Some health experts say Kennedy, even in an informal role, could potentially lead to real consequences for patients, drugmakers and the nation's public health.

Business - CNBC - Yesterday

'This is major for me! This is massive!'

The problem with the term ‘global majority’

Endless searching for a label to describe ethnic minority groups is ultimately futile

World - Financial Times - October 29

Republicans capture Senate majority

Republicans on Tuesday captured the Senate, Decision Desk HQ projects, ending their painful four-year stretch in the minority. The victories come as a welcome relief to Republican senators after ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Why major retailers are closing stores

Over the weekend, the last full-sized Kmart in the continental U.S closed. Other retailers like Dollar Tree, Macy's, CVS and more have also closed stores over the years. Business editor at USA ...

Senate majority at risk of falling out of reach for Democrats

Former President Trump's strength in the upper Midwest is putting Senate Democrats on defense, giving the GOP hopes it can not only win the Senate majority but grow it beyond a seat or two. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

'Exhilarating and terrifying': Inside the summer of the high-major rebuild

Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, USC, Louisville and DePaul began the offseason with new coaches -- and virtually no rosters. Here's how they retooled.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

Debt rule to change to fund major projects

Government claims the move contrasts with former PM Liz Truss's controversial mini-Budget.

Major outage leaves all of Cuba without power

A major power outage has left Cuba without power. The Ministry of Energy and Mines posted on the social platform X at 12:35 p.m. EDT Friday informing the public the National Electricity System ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

A Major Push to Protect Nature Is Happening Now

Delegates from around the world are meeting in Colombia in what is expected to be the biggest U.N. biodiversity conference in history.

World - The New York Times - October 21

Moldovans back joining the EU by razor-thin majority

Final result sees ‘yes’ vote scrape ahead by 13,000 votes, narrowly avoiding shock setback for pro-western president. Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favour of joining the EU after ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

DOD, FBI investigating suspected major intelligence leak

The Defense Department and the FBI are investigating what could be a significant intelligence breach about Israel's plans to strike Iran.

HSBC divides into four businesses in major overhaul of operations

Chief executive Georges Elhedery also announces east-west split in effort to cut costs and navigate geopolitical tensions. Business live – latest news updates HSBC’s new chief executive, ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Body found in major police search for missing mother

Police searching for Victoria Taylor say they have found a body in the River Derwent.

'Sorry' water boss has plan to end sewage spillages

Water UK chief apologises for the industry's performance as the sector faces a "root and branch" review.

Terrorist Attack Hits Major Defense Facility in Turkey

Several people were killed in a suspected terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters near the country’s capital, according to Turkish authorities.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Majorities back early voting, voter verification: Gallup

Large majorities of Americans back photo ID laws for voting and rules that allow people to vote early, according to a new Gallup poll. The poll found 84 percent of Americans back having “all ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

These are the major newspapers that have and haven't endorsed Trump and Harris

For the past 30 years, The Washington Post has endorsed presidential candidates. But not this year.

Politics - The Hill - October 27

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