Thursday, November 5, 2026
Aerial view of the five-sided Pentagon building and its surroundings.

Last Night’s “Blue Wave” Means Nothing if We Don’t Stop the NDAA

As taxpayers, we are funding our own endgame, but we don't have to.
Glass-fronted Google office building behind trees and a street in Mountain View.

Google will cut off Search for schools that turn off its AI tools

Gemini, Gemini in Classroom and Search will be off by default for K-12 student accounts next year, and schools can enable each one separately.

EEOC reportedly plans to narrow pregnant workers rules after midterms

The New York Times, citing seven people familiar, says the changes could end explicit fertility treatment coverage and widen religious exemptions.
Exterior of the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center hospital building.

How Unions Police Contracts to Protect Workers

Without enforcement, collective bargaining agreements aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.
Voters at a polling place on Election Day.

Three lawsuits seek to bar armed federal agents from polling places

Plaintiffs include Denver, Common Cause and Democratic Party committees. DHS says no polling place policy exists.

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Official portrait of Rep. Adam Smith.

Top Armed Services Democrat backs impeaching Trump and Hegseth

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.
Carved stone entrance of the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington.

Justice Department’s interference before midterms was unsuccessful, unprofessional and unprecedented

The Trump administration fought one battle after another in the nation’s courts over its power – or lack thereof – before the 2026 midterm elections.
Interior of the domed ceiling of the Montana State Capitol with painted panels.

Montana passes Initiative 194, barring corporate election spending

The AP called the measure Tuesday with a margin of about 115,000 votes; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, unless a court blocks it.
Abdul El-Sayed, a man with short dark hair and a beard, in a houndstooth jacket.

Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Muslim Senator as Democrats Rout GOP Across the U.S. in...

Democrats won both chambers of Congress, and Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in Michigan with over 52% of the vote.
Patients standing in line at a clinic.

A Few Miles From the US Capitol, Dozens Slept in Their Cars, Waiting for...

If you’ve heard about how people are struggling with affording healthcare but haven’t been touched by it or seen it, then this pop-up clinic just outside Washington, D.C., put the problem on full display.

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Biden's approval plummets as key demographic support wavers: staffers voice concern over Gaza policy.
Interior of the domed ceiling of the Montana State Capitol with painted panels.
The AP called the measure Tuesday with a margin of about 115,000 votes; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, unless a court blocks it.
The U.S. Capitol building and its dome seen from the front lawn.
Democrats swept Congress and won in the states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters, and data centers.