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November 4, 2026

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  • What a Democratic sweep will trigger in Congress
  • Florida Learjet crash victims remembered
  • Idaho murders survivor pushes for privacy
 

Voters sweep Democrats into power on Capitol Hill

Dem rout: Democrats will take control of Congress, Decision Desk HQ projects. Texas Democrat James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton, Adam Hamilton secured the first Democratic Senate win in Kansas in nearly a century and Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed will be the first Muslim senator. Results > 


Lame duck Trump? President Donald Trump said high gas prices were to blame for the GOP’s defeat in the midterm elections. The shift in control paves the way for blue-led changes that will affect the remainder of Trump’s term. What a Dem sweep will trigger in Congress >


Making history: The midterms produced a series of history-making victories, with candidates breaking long-standing barriers. Georgia's Keisha Lance Bottoms is the first Black woman elected governor in the U.S., and Chris Pappas is the first out gay man elected to the Senate. Updates >

 

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Epstein files hide a Democrat problem too, insider says >

'Libbing out' is everywhere online — what does it actually mean? >

Why was the House called so early? >

 

Florida Learjet crash co-pilot was ‘living her dream,’ mother says

Jet crash: The mother of co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, who died alongside eight others in a Florida private jet crash, said her daughter was "living her dream" of flying, but she always feared that dream would one day take her life. The latest >


Mayday: In the plane’s final moments, the crew reported the aircraft was rapidly descending, declared a Mayday and warned of an overspeed condition, per reports. Filgueiras’ family said she texted, "I've got turbulence, I've got ice" minutes before the plane went down. Updates >

 

‘I’ll find you’: Idaho murders survivor moved 9 times

Idaho murders: One of the surviving roommates in the 2022 University of Idaho murders is asking a judge to keep her face blurred in previously released police interviews and body-camera footage, citing years of harassment and threats following the killings. Updates >

 
 
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The 911 call made by a bystander who later shot the gunman who killed three children and a teacher at an Oregon elementary school has been released. Updates >

 

Internal logs have revealed a 30-minute standoff between Tennessee prison officials and emergency first responders while Christa Pike's life hung in the balance following her botched execution. Chaos at the prison gates >

 

A 24-year-old college athlete reportedly died during the final miles of her first-ever marathon in New York City. 'Unfathomable' loss >

 

Posters of the Ten Commandments are now on display in Texas schools, after a new state law requires every classroom to display one if it is donated, according to reports. Ten Commandments law >

 

Two California residents face charges in connection to the death and disappearance of a "Saturday Night Live" writer's sister. The investigation >

 

Trump can expect third impeachment with Democrat-run Congress: Stirewalt

NewsNation political editor Chris Stirewalt said, “I think the president knows for sure that with a Democratically controlled Senate, his impeachment is going to make a colonoscopy look like a day at the beach.”

 

‘Thunderstruck’: Pittsburgh high’s school band member’s ‘AC/DC’ performance goes viral

A video of West Jefferson Hills High School’s Marching Band senior mallet percussionist Layla Clark and the band has amassed millions of views on social media.

This NewsNation email is written by Caitlyn Shelton and NewsNation staff.

 

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LATEST CRIME NEWS

2 deputies critically injured, 3 others dead in Washington shooting  >
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Idaho murders survivor Dylan Mortensen moved 9 times, used fake names for safety  >
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