A historic blue wave, a stunning rejection of Trump and other takeaways from the midterms

Live battleground tracker: Which seats the Democrats flipped and held in 11 key races

Multiple outlets • 2h ago

Several key races – particularly in the Senate – were at the heart of this emphatic win. We track which seats were flipped and retained – and which are still in play.

Brooklyn’s Hakeem Jeffries poised to become first Black House speaker as Democrats projected to win control - amNewYork

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As speaker, Jeffries, representing a New York City congressional district, would preside over a majority that will be sworn in the first week of January, taking the reins from Republicans.

Democrat from Kansas elected to US Senate for first time since 1932

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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s open US Senate seat on Tuesday, according to media projections, becoming the first Muslim elected to the chamber while preserving a crucial Democratic seat in th…

Singapore to toughen haze law with arrest powers, bigger fines

Multiple outlets • 47m ago

Singapore will introduce amendments to its transboundary haze legislation to empower the government in its investigations into business practices that cause air pollution, Environment Minister Grace F…

Elon Musk jokes about GOP election defeat after spending record sums on party

Multiple outlets • 1h ago

Tech billionaire Elon Musk joked on Wednesday about Republicans' defeat in US midterm elections after spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help the party.

UK judge elected to the International Court of Justice for first time in a decade

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