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Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeats Karen Bass in the L.A. mayor’s race

City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, NBC News projects, capping off a rapid political ascent for a progressive challenger who railed against the “broken status quo” in the country’s second-largest metropolis.

6 outlets · Axios, CBS News, The Guardian US, South China Morning Post, NBC News and 1 more · 1 hour ago

Vance says the Iran war cost Republicans the midterms

The Iran war was the reason for the Democrats' blue tsunami that stunned Washington, Vice President Vance said in an X post Wednesday morning. Why it matters: The VP offered a surprisingly blunt assessment of why the GOP got crushed Tuesday night — and started to put at least a little daylight betwe

6 outlets · The Hill, Al Jazeera, BBC News, Reason, Axios and 1 more · 1 hour ago

Blue tsunami breaks MAGA: 5 takeaways from a blowout midterm election

President Trump's Republican Party suffered an electoral humiliation Tuesday night that stretched across the battleground map and into some of the deepest-red territory in America. Why it matters: The 2026 midterms will go down as one of the most sweeping repudiations of a sitting president in moder

2 outlets · Reason, Axios · 1 day ago

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Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is considering a run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.

10 outlets · BBC News, South China Morning Post, CBS News, New York Times, Axios and 5 more · 41 minutes ago

Melania Trump calls for ‘enduring’ Russia-Ukraine peace as she hosts top officials at the White House

First lady Melania Trump expressed hope that a humanitarian ceasefire around a city in Ukraine would inspire progress toward a “more enduring” peace, as she hosted representatives from Russia and Ukraine at the White House on Thursday.

8 outlets · The Guardian US, Al Jazeera, The Hill, The Independent, BBC News and 3 more · 2 hours ago

Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns

Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division, resigned from the Justice Department on Thursday.

7 outlets · New York Times, CBS News, The Independent, The Guardian US, Los Angeles Times and 2 more · 2 hours ago

Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

British comedian and actor Russell Brand was found guilty/not guilty of several charges of rape and sexual assault by a London court.

6 outlets · New York Times, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, South China Morning Post, NBC News and 1 more · 3 hours ago

Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns after bank collapse

The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.

5 outlets · NPR, BBC News, France 24, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post · 4 hours ago

Mississippi Senate race is toss-up, with razor-thin margin

The Senate race in deep-red Mississippi remains unresolved Thursday morning, as Democrat Scott Colom has mounted a surprisingly competitive challenge to incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

4 outlets · CBS News, The Hill, Fox News, NBC News · 46 minutes ago

Europe: Dozens of flights diverted following bomb threats

Hoax bomb threats hit at least 27 affected flights around Europe this week.

4 outlets · The Guardian US, The Independent, France 24, CNBC · 4 hours ago

Google, Meta and TikTok Sue California Over Ban on Features for Kids

Separate lawsuits were filed by Google, Meta and TikTok, which have been battling a flood of claims that their services are addictive.

3 outlets · The Independent, New York Times, Engadget · 35 minutes ago

Blue Origin's New Glenn launch delay will continue into 2027

Blue Origin plans to do its next New Glenn rocket launch in January 2027, according to CNBC and the Financial Times, which cite a memo from CEO Dave Limp sent to staff. The new timeline follows a May launchpad explosion that damaged Blue Origin's New Glenn launchpad ahead of a flight that would have

3 outlets · Engadget, The Verge, CNBC · 1 hour ago

Bob Dylan comes knockin' on pope's door as Leo welcomes legend to Vatican

The American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy. The Vatican said the encounter was brief.

3 outlets · The Atlantic, NPR, BBC News · 1 hour ago

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