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House Speaker Mike Johnson told staff Wednesday he will not seek the top Republican leadership post in the next Congress, opening a race between Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan ahead of a November 10 vote.
Democrats will hold at least 250 House seats and at least 54 Senate seats, according to CNBC, flipping seven Senate seats and winning even in districts Republicans had redrawn in their favor.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told staff Wednesday he will not seek the top Republican leadership post in the next Congress, opening a race between Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan ahead of a November 10 vote.
Out West Restaurant Group, one of Outback's largest franchisees, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware and moved to reject the leases on 10 restaurants it closed in October across four states.
Voters in 10 states sided against data center construction in nearly every local measure on the November 3 ballot, with Ohio accounting for 21 of the 41 votes.
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Jen Affleck filed for divorce in Utah on Tuesday after seven years of marriage, submitting a proposed parenting plan for the couple's three children.
One ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing to win the $847 million jackpot — the ninth-largest in Powerball history.
President Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will stay in his post after the midterms, even as the incoming Democratic majority prepares new oversight of the Pentagon.
House Speaker Mike Johnson told staff Wednesday he will not seek the top Republican leadership post in the next Congress, opening a race between Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan ahead of a November 10 vote.
Out West Restaurant Group, one of Outback's largest franchisees, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware and moved to reject the leases on 10 restaurants it closed in October across four states.
Voters in 10 states sided against data center construction in nearly every local measure on the November 3 ballot, with Ohio accounting for 21 of the 41 votes.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard reported two tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, in reports not independently confirmed. The U.S. carried out limited strikes on Qeshm Island, while Qatar stepped up mediation and oil prices kept falling on hopes of a deal.
One ticket sold in New Jersey matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing to win the $847 million jackpot — the ninth-largest in Powerball history.
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Jen Affleck filed for divorce in Utah on Tuesday after seven years of marriage, submitting a proposed parenting plan for the couple's three children.
Democrats swept both chambers on November 3, but a midterm wave is a very different animal from a presidential election — and both parties would be foolish to read Tuesday as a coronation.
