What the Midterms Mean for AI Policy in Washington
Voters never ruled on AI directly, but data center backlash, a divided Congress and a crowded agenda point to where AI policy goes next.
MarketsAI stocks sell-off after the midterms: what to watch
A 5.5% Nasdaq drop, 6% falls in Tokyo and Seoul, and a jobs report that cut against the gloom. What the AI stocks sell-off says about the economy.
PoliticsData Center Ballot Losses Won't Halt AI Build-Out
Voters backed limits on data centers in at least 46 of 50 ballot measures. White House adviser Kevin Hassett says the build-out goes on anyway.
AnalysisBlue tsunami: Texas results and a market that exhaled
Democrats broke a 32-year statewide drought in Texas and held four redrawn seats. Why investors read the blue tsunami as certainty, and what it may cost.
AnalysisA Constrained Trump and the World Economy
Democrats now hold both chambers after a midterm driven by $4.15 gas and inflation. Why a constrained Trump may be a relief for the global economy.
AnalysisWho Can Stop the AI Buildout? Democrats Now Try
After the midterms, Democrats hold Congress and promise datacenter pauses and subpoenas. Can any of it slow the AI buildout?
MarketsOil Prices Fall as Democratic Sweep Rattles Markets
Crude dropped sharply after Democrats took Congress and Vance blamed the Iran war. Analysts disagree on whether the oil selloff has gone too far.
AnalysisAmerican Democracy and the Midterms: A Billionaire Test
As the midterms close, California's billionaire tax vote shows how wealth concentration is testing American democracy, and what it could cost to ignore it.
PoliticsTrump Foreign Policy After Democrats Win Congress
Democrats now hold both chambers. Analysts say Trump keeps wide latitude on Iran and Ukraine, but oversight, spending and war-powers fights are coming.
WorldUS Strikes on Qeshm Island Land Before Midterms
The US hit Iran's Qeshm Island on the eve of the midterms, officials call it limited. What it means for the stalled talks and the Strait of Hormuz.
PoliticsTrump's Economy Problem Ahead of the Midterms
Polling for the Guardian shows even Republicans, rural voters and white Americans souring on the economy, with the midterms days away.
PoliticsAI data center backlash splits Trump's own voters
A CNBC survey finds 63% of voters oppose a data center within 10 miles, and Republicans are split between AI enthusiasm and local resistance.