November 1-7, 2026
NEWS DIGEST
Yahoo! Your efforts and votes pulled it off! Democrats won a historic mandate in the midterms, projected to win 259 seats in the House and 56 seats in the Senate. Thank you!
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THE 2026 MIDTERMS!!
• U.S. Congress: Democrats captured majorities in both chambers, reclaiming the House with a popular vote margin of over 10 points and winning several key Republican-held Senate seats.
• Texas: Democrat James Talarico won a U.S. Senate seat—ending a 32-year statewide dry spell—while Gina Hinojosa won the gubernatorial race.
• Kansas & South Carolina: Kansas elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate for the first time since the 1930s, and South Carolina flipped a long-held Republican Senate seat.
• Georgia: Keisha Lance Bottoms won the gubernatorial election, marking a historic pickup for the party in the state.
• Statehouse Flips: Democrats flipped a dozen legislative chambers nationwide and won new governing trifectas in states including Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Arizona.
Groundbreaking Historic Firsts
The election ushered in a series of landmark representation milestones:
• Abdul El-Sayed became the first Muslim American ever elected to the U.S. Senate (representing Michigan).
• Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor of Georgia.
• Deb Haaland made history as the first Native American woman elected governor (of New Mexico).
• Gina Hinojosa became the first Hispanic governor of Texas.
DESI MIDTERM NEWS
Republicans Were Warned About Indian American Voters Before The Midterms. They Didn’t Listen.: Democrats won out in Texas thanks in part to South Asian voters, who data suggests abandoned Republicans in large numbers amid a spike in anti-Indian rhetoric on the right. HUFFPO
Meet the Indian Americans who won in the 2026 US midterm elections: Indian American candidates scored key victories in the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections, securing seats in Congress and state legislatures. From established lawmakers winning re-election to newcomers making their way into elected office, the results highlighted the community’s continued presence in American politics. Find the complete list at the link. AMERICAN BAZAAR
Nithya Raman prevails over her former ally to lead Los Angeles as Mayor: Nithya Raman is projected to become Los Angeles’ first Asian-American mayor and the second woman elected to the highest citywide office. After entering the race last minute to challenge incumbent Karen Bass, Raman ran a campaign following the playbook of other democratic socialist-aligned candidates. THE 19TH AP
Jyot Singh makes history as first Sikh American elected to Georgia legislature: Indian American Democrat Jyot Singh has made political history by winning a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, becoming the first Sikh American and first person of Indian origin elected to the state legislature. AMERICAN BAZAAR
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
Nasdaq rebounds 1% following worst session in 18 months: Worries of a potential slowdown in data center construction following big Democratic wins in the House and Senate and key state governorships hit U.S. markets hard on Thursday. The heavy selling on Thursday sent the three major stock averages to their worst one-day losses since April 2025. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 5.5%, closing more than 10% below its most recent high and putting it in what Wall Street regards as a correction. CNBC
Stephen Miller New Chief of Staff: Democratic lawmakers decried Stephen Miller as a “hatemonger”, a “xenophobe” and “vile” after Donald Trump appointed his most trusted adviser as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles - yet another of the women leadership to have been fired.. THE GUARDIAN
US labor market regains ground as job growth surges, unemployment rate falls to 4.1%: US job growth accelerated in October and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, suggesting that the labor market could be strengthening after stumbling in mid-summer and keeping the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates in December. REUTERS
CORRUPTION ALERT ( GOOD NEWS!)
After taking control of Congress, Democrats vow major probes into Trump’s ‘tentacles of corruption’: Corruption topped the list of concerns for voters who ousted Republicans and handed Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections. Now, the newly empowered Democratic Party is putting the issue front and center as its leaders chart their course for investigations and policymaking.
Senior Democrats in both chambers of Congress have vowed to marshal the subpoena powers and larger investigative staffs that come with their soon-to-be majorities to probe what they say is the self-enrichment that President Donald Trump and people in his orbit have done at the public’s expense. House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda to look at how Trump and his family have become wealthier since he returned to office — and Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who’s in line to become House speaker, has not ruled out trying to impeach Trump for a third time. AP
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