Some hardcore progressives are laying the groundwork to recruit "Squad" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for a 2028 presidential run on the heels of the Democrats' blowout midterm victory.
With Democrats taking control of Congress next year, many are questioning how the party will address the war in Iran. Colorado Democratic Rep. Jason Crow, who won reelection Tuesday night, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
“This is as close to an extinction-level event for Republicans in many parts of the country as we’ve seen probably in the last 100 years," DeSantis said about GOP's midterm massacre.
The blue tsunami washed away more Republicans on Wednesday with Democrats sweeping race after race to seize control of both chambers of Congress in a rebuke of President Trump and his administration.
A world record of 43 players and eight members of staff were sent off during an under-20 championship match between Uberlandia and Mamore in Brazil.
The Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska are shaping up to be two of the closest contests from the 2026 midterm elections. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto takes a look at where the ballot tally stands.
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Trump's remarks come as Republicans grapple with the political fallout from the eight-month war with Iran.
Michigan Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten won reelection Tuesday night. She joins "The Takeout" to discuss her win, Abdul El-Sayed's Senate race victory and midterm wins by Democrats across the country.
Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.
Democrats won control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections, CBS News projects, with victories in battleground districts across the country.
In 1974, following President Nixon's resignation due to the Watergate scandal, Democrats gained 49 House seats, four Senate seats and won four races for governor. After Tuesday, Democrats are on pace to possess the largest House majority either party has held since 1992, they've flipped six Senate seats and might flip…
Democrats will control both chambers of Congress after flipping seats in Republican strongholds across the US in an election seen as a repudiation of President Donald Trump.
Dr. Whipple studied the female erogenous zone and, with collaborators, wrote a best seller about women’s sexuality. She was 85.
A Hollywood giant and singing superstars caused a stir after arriving in a Welsh seaside town.
The final piece in a £2bn rail project is late, with less than half of the trains tested.
As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed in the biggest Police Scotland operation since last year's visit by President Trump.
Hizzoner, during a hearing at City Hall, faced heat from angry Transit Workers Union members, who said they felt left in the wind by the recently passed bill banning their long-running industry.
Also, Democrats will have a huge majority in the House. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
A Massachusetts district attorney whose tenure was dogged by controversy over his prosecution of Karen Read and the botched probe of a cop accused of killing Sandra Birchmore is set to be replaced after Tuesday's election.
Daniel Sikkema, 56, didn't react much as Judge Edgardo Ramos revealed his fate for plotting a 2024 hit on his estranged hubby Brent Sikkema, 77, at the gallerist's Brazil vacation home amid a bitter divorce and custody fight over their young son.
The ruthless recidivist had just finished a prison stint on Sept. 30 for shooting at two women who were driving in Vineland on Jan. 18, 2022, the outlet reported.
Liverpool conceded "cheap" and "messy" goals in their defeat by Fenerbahce, says boss Andoni Iraola, as former Reds hero Dirk Kuyt celebrates a "miracle" in Istanbul.
Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock plunged 24 percent a day after Democrats made huge gains in the midterm elections.
The two companies settled billing disputes between doctors and insurers, keeping patients out of the middle. One let doctors win 96 percent of the time.
The Mississippi Senate race may take days to resolve, as Democrat Scott Colom leads GOP Sen.
Erling Haaland scores the winning goal as Manchester City overcome being pegged back twice to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 on match day four of the UEFA Champions League group phase.
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Democratic victories in several gubernatorial races are likely to slow data center development across the U.S., according to tech analysts.
Arsenal earn their third win from four in the Champions League as goals from Noni Madueke and Victor Gyokeres are too much for Slavia Prague, despite a valiant late fight from the hosts to get back into the game.
McDonald's CEO Christopher Kempczinski said the company is testing new value options at select U.S. locations.
Katie Suarez was a regular runner on a desolate stretch of the Brooklyn waterfront. On Friday, her parents went looking for her after she stopped returning phone calls.
NASA had previously said much of the observatory burned up upon reentry. The risk to people on Earth was low, the agency said.
Democrat Jason Crow won his reelection for Colorado's 6th District, beating Republican challenger Jason Clark.
ABC News contributors Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez, a Democratic strategist, and Sonny Joy Nelson, a former special assistant to President Trump, share their takeaways from last night's results.
ABC News Voter poll found 34% of voters say the war was "crucial" to their vote.
Newly released 911 audio captures Kaylub Giamanco's desperate call before he rushed into Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, with a gun.
All news is local now. I suppose that's one lesson from my encounter with Abdul El-Sayed.
In ballot measures across the country Tuesday, voters mostly expressed support for abortion rights, while affirming voter identification requirements and upholding that only U.S. citizens can vote in state elections.
Jennifer Balcarras and Selah Reed went missing on a hiking trail minutes from their Bella Coola home before a suspected grizzly bear attack.
Viral video captured a 70-year-old poet allegedly slapping a Turning Point member outside a Laconia, New Hampshire, elementary school polling site.
Body mechanics experts say muscle health is linked to our longevity and how well we fight off disease.
Aiwanger was Bavaria's Economy Minister and the chairman of the right-wing populist Free Voters party. The circumstances surrounding his death are still unclear.
Kylie Arellano was allegedly forced to remove her braces with pliers and confined to a basement for over 500 days before her rescue in Oregon.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, David Crowley and Byron Donalds are projected to become the first Black governors elected in Georgia, Wisconsin and Florida.
Democrats won historic electoral victories on a pledge to make life more affordable, an issue that united voters across political and demographic divides.
The Senate race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Scott Colom remains uncalled. Mississippi election law does not provide for automatic or requested recounts.
Bob Dylan has come knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’s door
Donald Trump's Republicans suffered a crushing defeat in Tuesday's midterm elections, with the Democrats wresting control of Congress. What does this mean for US politics and the world?
A sixth person in Pennsylvania has died with measles, state health officials said Wednesday.
The president loves combat and chaos. He’s about to get more of it.
When a new Congress is sworn in, it will have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas, prompting one representative to advise White House officials and others to “lawyer up.”
Decades after the end of Soviet rule, Hungary is releasing all its secret service files. The disclosure is sparking fresh debate about informants, guilt and responsibility.
Russian strikes on an aid hub killed at least 40 people - making it one of Russia's deadliest attacks on Ukrainian civilians since the full-scale invasion began, officials said.
President Trump usurped power from the legislative branch with Republican help for two years. Democrats are now positioned to try to claw back some of Congress’s prerogatives.
NBC News projects that Lawrence has unseated Barrett, who was running for a second term, in a district Trump carried in 2024.
Democrats gained total control of at least five state governments on Tuesday, giving the party a level of power it hasn’t held in some of those places in years.
A Pennsylvania dad and his two children fell to their deaths on Election Day near a Mt. Lebanon parking garage in what police suspect was a murder-suicide.
As Democrats celebrate major gains, false claims about election fraud have spread. Viral posts alleging illegal voting and election rigging are intended to fuel doubt about the integrity of the vote. DW checks the facts.
Three men have been arrested after the death of a "talented" and "inspirational" non-league footballer.
Video shows Salvadoran attack helicopters repelling gang fighters in Croix-des-Bouquets as Nayib Bukele escalates military operations in Haiti.
A cyberattack had attempted to destroy blood plasma by raising the temperatures in cold storage facilities past the boiling point.
At least one person was killed and two others were seriously injured after a helicopter crashed near Nixon Beach off Key Biscayne, Florida. Investigators are examining the crash.
Florida authorities on Wednesday confirmed a suspect and one victim are dead following a reported active shooter situation at a Tampa-area business park.
Dedicated health checks, including asthma and blood pressure assessments, are being offered to people living near one of England's worst illegal waste sites.
Many questions still surround the National Socialist Underground whose existence was revealed by neo-Nazi terrorist Beate Zschäpe on November 4, 2011. How has German society reacted to NSU crimes? Has justice been done?
A goalkeeper involved in an on-field collision with a Spanish footballer who died says he is "going through the most difficult days of his life".
Despite reporting her husband to the police and pleading for protection, Arlinda Zekaj was brutally murdered. Now, thousands in Kosovo are protesting what they say is a dramatic failure of state institutions.
Experts have warned that more needs to be done to boost the exercise levels of UK teenagers - with just 13% of teenage girls active every day.
Regulators will scrutinise Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's media and entertainment arm after the intervention of the culture secretary.
NTSB investigators found the Learjet 60's left tail elevator scattered up to 3.8 miles from the Florida crash site, pointing to an in-flight breakup.
Tributes have been paid to British celebrity hairstylist and beauty brand entrepreneur John Frieda who has died aged 75.