Thursday, November 5, 2026
World Brief Now

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Thursday, November 5, 2026

All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.

  1. 6 AM CTMorning Brief: Alaska and Mississippi Senate races still on a knife's edge; Jeffries bids for speaker; Massie targets Hegseth
    • Update: Peltola leads Sullivan by 626 votes in Alaska; Colom up 65 in Mississippi as Democrats eye a 56-seat Senate
    • Hakeem Jeffries formally announces his bid for House speaker
    • Massie tells Hegseth to resign or face impeachment as GOP blames Iran war for losses
    • U.S. plan to pull nearly $4 billion a year in Israel aid was months in the making, official says
  2. 5 PM CTComing at 5 PM CT