Thursday, November 5, 2026

Democrats’ To-Do List, GOP Reacts & Year of the Heist

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Democrats’ Midterm Victories Widen: NY Times, ABC News, CBS News, Reuters, Axios

GOP Reacts to Election Losses: Axios, Politico, WSJ, WaPo, NBC News, AP

Dems’ Plans for New Power: ABC News, NPR, USA Today, WSJ, The Guardian, Politico

Speaker Johnson Won’t Seek Leadership Role: Fox News, The Hill, Politico, ABC News

Voters Decide Ballot Measures: NBC News, NY Times, Yahoo! News, NPR

Stock Market Rallies: CNBC, Reuters, AP, NY Times

Certain Stocks Drop: Reuters, Bloomberg, Insider, USA Today

Oil Prices Drop: WSJ, NBC News, MarketWatch

Prediction Markets Accurately Predict Election: NewsNation, Fox News, WSJ, The Conversation

World Leaders React to U.S. Election Results: NPR, AP, Reuters, Axios

Cruise Ship Leaves Cambodia Without Passengers: CBS News, Reuters, AP, Forbes

Caitlin Clark’s Dick’s and Foot Locker Deal: Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business, Bleacher Report

Dunkin, Starbucks Debut Holiday Menus: People, ABC News, USA Today, NewsNation

Thing to Know Thursday: Year of the Heist: WSJ, Reuters, BBC, TIME

Rachael Cholak