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Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of DoJ’s civil rights division, steps down
Dhillon is first high-level justice department official to leave after historic Republican defeat in 2026 midterms
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Boebert, billionaires' tax and other midterms races still to watch
Democrats have taken control of the House and Senate, and are eyeing some more with several key races still too close to call.
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Six people dead and nine injured after fire at Brooklyn home
Firefighters and police among injured as officials investigate lithium-ion battery found at scene in Sunset Park
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Republicans hoping to succeed Trump in 2028 dissect midterm rout
JD Vance, Ron DeSantis and Ted Cruz all pointed to Iran war and affordability as key factors in Democratic victory
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Washington state passes ballot measure banning trans girls from school sports
Measure in blue state requires female athletes prove their sex, which critics warn could lead to ‘invasive’ genital exams
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How Democrats used the midterms to turn affordability concerns into ‘green populism’
From energy prices to datacenters, climate became a cost-of-living issue – and a winning one
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Leon Black sues US congressman Robert Garcia for $7.5m over Epstein comments
Black in defamation lawsuit alleges California lawmaker made false statements about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
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Six dead and others injured in fire at New York City building
The cause of the blaze is not yet clear, after 230 fire and emergency medical personnel went to the scene.
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Democrat leads by just over 1,000 votes in surprisingly tight Mississippi Senate race
If Democrat Scott Colom wins the race, he could become the first black US senator elected in Mississippi since 1875.
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Europe’s far right has a Trump problem after Republican US midterms wipeout
European far-right leaders quick to distance themselves from US president and stress their own priorities
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‘Revenge of the nerds’: US midterms deliver a win for science – and a rebuke of Maha
The wins for Democrats come after years of cuts and upheaval to US health and science infrastructure
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First Thing: Trump accepts election results as Republicans face midterm reckoning
Criticism of US-Israel war on Iran seen as huge factor in Democrats’ sweeping victory
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