Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t intend to lead House Republicans next year following the party’s election defeat, said people familiar with his plans, triggering a struggle over who will guide GOP lawmakers as they confront a diminished role as a legislative minority.
Democrats will occupy the majority of US governors’ mansions for the first time since 2010, after riding a wave of economic anxiety and anger at Donald Trump to a series of major election victories.
Marc Short, former chief of staff to former VP Mike Pence, reflects on the Republican party’s performance in the 2026 US midterm election, calling it “a repudiation of the last two years” under President Donald Trump. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Los demócratas ganaron el control de ambas cámaras del Congreso, poniendo fin al dominio republicano y abriendo una etapa de mayor escrutinio, bloqueos legislativos y negociación para Trump.
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls the election a repudiation of President Trump, not a full endorsement of Democrats. He says Democrats should move quickly on ethics reform, cost-of-living concerns, and other shared priorities to keep independents and non-MAGA Republicans i...
Shares of Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX fell ahead of Wednesday’s US stock-market opening as Democrats swept to control of Congress. The so-called blue wave in the midterm elections will fan concerns about tighter regulations around AI. Max Chafkin has more on "Bloomberg Open Inte...
US equity futures fluctuate as Democrats wins control of both the House and the Senate. The party wins at least 228 House seats and will hold at least 54 Senate seats. Seema Shah of Principal Asset Management joins "Bloomberg Brief" to discuss the market impact of the election re...
Democrats swept to power in Congress as voters delivered a thundering rebuke of President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. Tyler Kendall explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
President Donald Trump will face a Congress solidly under Democratic control in January and that could lead to two years of grinding policy gridlock peppered with acrimonious investigations and impeachment.
President Donald Trump’s campaign to reshape the Federal Reserve and bend interest-rate policy to his will has hit a formidable firewall after Democrats won control of the Senate on Tuesday.
Libby Cantrill, head of public policy at Pimco, offers historical perspective on the 2026 midterm election and looks ahead to what the results could mean for US policy and future control of the House and Senate. She speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Tom Perez, Former Chair of the Democratic National Committee, on the sweeping blue win. 'It's the economy, stupid!' he says. Perez speaks with Bloomberg's Guy Johnson, Anna Edwards and Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg's "The Opening Trade." (Source: Bloomberg)
Comcast Corp.-owned Sky Group Ltd.‘s £1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) plan to buy ITV Plc’s media and entertainment arm will be scrutinized by a UK minister over public interest concerns.
As Chinese netizens pored over the wreckage of the Republican losses in the midterm US elections, the hashtag “Trump Total Defeat” went viral on microblogging platform Weibo, garnering more than 70 million views by Wednesday evening.
Democrats’ sweep of Congress could give India breathing room on trade, immigration and energy, although uncertainty still remains over President Donald Trump’s policies. Dan Strumpf explains what it could mean for ties with Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)
Democrat Josh Turek flipped a Republican-held seat in Iowa’s US Senate race, delivering a major pickup for Democrats who now hold at least 54 seats in the Senate, with just Alaska and Mississippi still unresolved. Skylar Woodhouse reports on Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloombe...
Former Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez says corruption and affordability are the key issues driving the Democrat sweep of the US Midterm elections. The Partner at Mayer Brown has been speaking to Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker and Stephen Carroll about the blue tsunami...
The blue landslide upends the political map, with ripples for years to come.