From state capitals to the halls of Congress, the elections resulted in a sea of fresh faces and a wave of firsts in political leadership across the country. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports on the history making changes.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:10:15 GMT
City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, NBC News projects, capping off a rapid political ascent for a progressive challenger who railed against the “broken status quo” in the country’s second-largest metropolis.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:44:42 GMT
WASHINGTON — Harmeet Dhillon, the Republican attorney who oversaw a massive overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, submitted her resignation on Thursday.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:36:30 GMT
Watch a live look at the New York Stock Exchange big board as the market reacts to concerns about the current artificial intelligence boom.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:47:35 GMT
Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted all California death sentences on Thursday, declaring that “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with” values in America’s most populous state.
Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:42:25 GMT