Democrats win Senate and House in 2026 midterms, El-Sayed makes Senate history
Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in the 2026 midterms, flipping seven Republican-held Senate seats and capturing the House despite GOP-favored redistricting. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. The Federal Reserve held rates steady for a third meeting with inflation above 3 percent. New U.S. strikes on Iran expanded to a suspected nuclear site and mainland targets. Plus, AI-related off-balance-sheet debt at major tech firms nearly do…
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