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  1. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Peltola leads Sullivan by 626 votes in Alaska; Colom up 65 in Mississippi as Democrats eye a 56-seat Senate
  2. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTHakeem Jeffries formally announces his bid for House speaker
  3. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTMassie tells Hegseth to resign or face impeachment as GOP blames Iran war for losses
  4. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTU.S. plan to pull nearly $4 billion a year in Israel aid was months in the making, official says
  5. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTRussia and Ukraine trade overnight strikes; Russian attacks kill 9 as Brussels talks resume
  6. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTU.S. Marine dies after fast-rope training incident at Camp Schwab in Okinawa
  7. Supreme Court · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTNext at the Court: Monday's Nielsen v. Watanabe could narrow, or end, lawsuits against federal officials
  8. White House · Wed, Nov 4 · 5 PM CTUpdate: NBC News now estimates Democrats will win at least 259 House seats; Mississippi Senate race separated by 65 votes
  9. White House · Wed, Nov 4 · 5 PM CTSpeaker Mike Johnson won't seek to lead House Republicans in the next Congress
  10. White House · Wed, Nov 4 · 5 PM CTTrump, at ballroom site, says Iran war 'largely' cost GOP but 'I'd have to do it again'
  11. White House · Wed, Nov 4 · 5 PM CTVance: 'The reason we lost is the war'; Trump reportedly asks advisers about Hegseth
  12. World · Wed, Nov 4 · 5 PM CTIran says Americans voted 'NO TO WAR'; IRGC claims four tankers hit mines; U.S. sanctions shadow-fleet fraud network
  13. World · Wed, Nov 4 · 5 PM CTBrent crude falls under $100 for the first time since September
  14. World · Wed, Nov 4 · 5 PM CTU.S. to host Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi Nov. 10-11
  15. Supreme Court · Wed, Nov 4 · 5 PM CTSupreme Court hears Texas death-penalty habeas case Guerrero v. Johnson
  16. White House · Wed, Nov 4 · 6 AM CTDemocrats win control of both the House and Senate; Alaska and Mississippi Senate races still too close to call
  17. White House · Wed, Nov 4 · 6 AM CTCollins, Marshall, Husted and Graham lose; Talarico beats Paxton in Texas
  18. White House · Wed, Nov 4 · 6 AM CTDemocrats flip governorships in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and Iowa; voter-ID and citizenship measures pass in several states
  19. White House · Wed, Nov 4 · 6 AM CTTrump says Democrats 'did a good job,' vows to veto 'insane' bills and blames gas prices
  20. World · Wed, Nov 4 · 6 AM CTIran says Hormuz reopens only after U.S. meets its seven conditions; drones hit Iranian Kurdish groups in Iraq