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WATCH LIVE: Takeaways from the 2026 midterms and answers to your election questions https://t.co/ReWwDaOXYC

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With Congress back this week, Republicans and Democrats alike are wasting no time preparing for the new session that begins in January.

House Republicans elected Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan to be their next leader. Although Democrats haven’t voted yet on their leadership team, Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become the speaker.

“What I do believe is that the American people gave Democrats in the House and the Senate a decisive majority and want us to get things done on their behalf,” Jeffries told @RealAmnaNawaz. “They want us to fight for an affordable America.”

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The historic ocean liner SS United States will be intentionally sunk Wednesday off the coast of the Florida panhandle to create the world's largest artificial reef. https://t.co/VsryxeNTUu

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WATCH LIVE: SS United States, once world’s fastest ocean liner, sinks to become reef off Florida https://t.co/PV9ItmvUm6

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The White House has issued a warning to Democrats over their planned probes into the Trump administration, going as far as claiming that such investigations — a standard oversight function of Congress -- may amount to "blatant criminality." https://t.co/L84BCCAl6X

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WATCH LIVE: Senate considers bill on permitting after Thune survives vote to remain GOP leader https://t.co/IYLThmlPKN

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Under the National Popular Vote plan, the candidate who wins the popular vote nationwide would receive the Electoral College votes from the states that have joined the compact. https://t.co/vlD1CD7JJd

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An Alaska state judge said Tuesday that he expects to issue a swift decision in a lawsuit filed by the campaign of Mary Peltola, which is seeking a list of absentee voters whose ballots have been rejected in one of the most closely watched races of the midterms. https://t.co/nDXuI8Yzys

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Mississippi now sits in the center of the national spotlight as an unusually high number of absentee and provisional ballots will determine the size of the Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate.

In partnership with the Pulitzer Center (@pulitzercenter), Liz Landers (@ElizLanders) reports on how election officials are handling the ongoing vote count and the historic nature of this Senate race.

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WATCH LIVE: House meets for legislative business after Republicans block Hegseth impeachment effort https://t.co/qgLdS5cw8B

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President Donald Trump is expected to lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday before making remarks for Veterans Day. https://t.co/knRgk1yoNI

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California voters have rejected a proposed tax on the state’s wealthiest residents, raising questions about the political future of similar measures across the country.

Proposition 40 would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on residents with a net worth exceeding $1 billion. The revenue would have helped fund healthcare, education and food assistance programs.

The measure’s defeat is a victory for Democratic leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who warned that the tax could drive billionaires out of California.

Supporters say they are not giving up and plan to bring the proposal back to voters in 2028.

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WATCH LIVE: Trump marks Veterans Day with wreath laying, remarks at Arlington National Cemetery https://t.co/pYiP0BPpT6

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This year, the 26th president's legacy received a remarkable new tribute: the opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in the Badlands of North Dakota, a landscape that helped shape his lifelong commitment to conservation. https://t.co/LzqX9WHPGU

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The shipwreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, which killed all 29 men aboard, became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great Lakes. (from 2025) https://t.co/nikQGXOuFo

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In his new book, "A Matter of Hope," Jim Bildner shares stories of visionaries tackling big issues, from health care access to clean water initiatives and more. https://t.co/c9MjPHgw0W

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High inflation persisted last month, providing little relief for Americans struggling with affordability. https://t.co/vpBDFgoP2g

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Mississippi, a state not known for close elections, now sits in the center of the national spotlight. https://t.co/NoCKubDEY5

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Although Democrats haven’t voted yet on their leadership team, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is poised to become the Speaker. https://t.co/XDE6EO2nxy

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"As an architect of these boat strikes and the approver of the boat strikes, he has some exposure there," said military law expert Eugene Fidell. "Whether that exposure will ever take him into a courtroom is another matter, because, among other things, President Trump could give him a pardon." https://t.co/rCbeH1FiEt

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House Republicans voted to quash an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. https://t.co/HfLQiF2STx