PoliticsDemocrats are projected to hold at least 54 Senate seats and about 256 House seats after flipping more than 40 districts in a nationwide repudiation of Republican control.
BusinessThe Nasdaq sank about 5.5% and erased an estimated $2.5 trillion in value after investors priced in Democratic opposition to AI data centers, with Asia and Europe following lower.
PoliticsU.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a 14-day restraining order barring construction hours after the National Capital Planning Commission approved the Memorial Circle project 8-4.
EconomyPayroll growth smashed Wall Street’s forecast for about 59,000 jobs, wages rose 0.4%, and prior months were revised higher in a broad-based Labor Department report.
PoliticsThe California governor said state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with the state’s values, launching what would be one of the largest clemency actions in U.S. history.