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Democrats' sweeping midterm victory leaves Donald Trump's foreign policy largely intact while shifting the broader fight over America's global role to the next U.S. presidential election.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2026
Midterms shake U.S. foreign policy, but no tectonic shifts
The real fight, which began the day after the ballot, is over U.S. foreign policy in the next administration.
Demonstrators participate in a nationwide protest against data centers, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on July 18.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 9, 2026
Voters in U.S. reset the debate on data centers and billionaires
Building data centers in the U.S. just became more difficult, but perhaps as important, voters issued a challenge to the AI billionaires behind them.
Stephen Miller
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2026
Trump makes hard-liner Stephen Miller his chief of staff after midterm defeat
Miller, who will replace Susie Wiles, assumes the role as the president prepares to confront a Democratic-led House of Representatives and Senate.
Technology stocks plunged on Thursday as traders assessed the implication of a Democratic sweep in the U.S. midterm elections on artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 6, 2026
Blue tsunami wipes out $2.5 trillion from Nasdaq as investors fret about AI trade
It was the second straight day of selling in AI stocks and the fifth decline of more than 500 points in the Nasdaq Composite since mid-October.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting on Oct. 28 in Cebu, the Philippines. Democrats are planning to target Hegseth in Congress while Republicans are blaming the Iran war he championed for their recent election losses.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Pressure mounts on U.S. defense chief after Republican election rout
U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have blamed election losses on the Iran war, for which Hegseth is a key advocate.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a midterm campaign rally at Salina Regional Airport in Salina, Kansas, on Nov. 1.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Marco Rubio denies plans to leave post for White House bid
Rubio, who also serves as national security adviser, is widely considered a potential successor to U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2028 presidential race.
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico celebrates with supporters in Austin after defeating his Republican opponent, State Attorney General Ken Paxton, in the midterm election on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2026
America’s midterms: History rhymes half a century later
Why 2026 feels like the 1976 election of Jimmy Carter and why it doesn’t.
The 2026 midterms weakened U.S. President Donald Trump's authority, boosting Democratic congressional leverage and altering how foreign governments, allies and corporations will have to navigate his administration.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2026
The Democratic ‘blue wave’ just reset American power
Trump no longer commands the political support he once claimed. U.S. voters have roundly rebuked the U.S. president in a referendum on his leadership.
A sign against the construction of a data center, in Leavenworth County, Kansas, on Nov. 3
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 5, 2026
Trump’s midterm drubbing demonstrates the power of data center opponents
Investors say the artificial intelligence boom that has propelled U.S. economic growth and stock markets could slow down.
Supporters of James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, react after his victory was announced during an election night watch party in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2026
Texas turns blue in stunning rebuke of Donald Trump, Elon Musk and GOP
The party swept the governor’s office, a U.S. Senate seat and every other statewide race in the U.S. midterm election.
An election night event for former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, a Democrat from Alaska and U.S. Senate candidate, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Tuesday
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 5, 2026
What the Democratic U.S. midterm sweep means for climate and clean energy
After a historic election win Tuesday, Democrats are expected to step up scrutiny of the Trump administration’s record on the environment.
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Darline Graham and U.S. President Donald Trump hold hands during a midterm election campaign rally at an event center in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Oct. 29.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2026
Trump hand-picked Senate candidates. Republicans paid the price.
Tuesday’s results revealed the U.S. president was unable to persuade the broader electorate to back his choices.
James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate for Texas, speaks at an election night watch party after his victory was announced, in Austin, Texas, early on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2026
Democrats clinch huge wins on inflation anger and Trump fatigue
The party flipped Senate seats in Republican bastions and racked up wins in competitive House races.
The U.S. Supreme Court's justices acted with remarkable speed to shut down President Donald Trump's attempt to intervene in California's ballot count on the eve of Tuesday's midterm elections.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2026
Trump’s Supreme Court winning streak in election cases screeches to a halt
Justices acted with remarkable speed to shut down his attempt to intervene in California’s ballot count on the eve of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Voters cast their ballots on the final day of early voting in the midterm election in Greensboro, North Carolina.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2026
A guide to the U.S. midterm elections’ biggest questions
Polls show that Democrats could take control of the House of Representatives, posing a threat to the Trump administration.
First Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli after a court hearing to hear arguments in a Justice Department's lawsuit seeking to block California from counting any mail ballots for the Nov. 3 midterm elections from more than ?20,000 registered voters, in Los Angeles on Oct. 27
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Nov 2, 2026
How Trump’s noncitizen voter lists could affect the midterms
Lists the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has compiled of possible noncitizen voters could be used to contest the results.
A campaign sign for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan in Seward, Alaska, on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2026
U.S. midterm campaign enters final weekend as Alaska and California fights heat up
More than 51 million Americans have already cast ballots in person or by mail, up from nearly 46 million in 2022.
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a midterm campaign rally at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2026
Republicans are about to find out if their gerrymanders backfired
As analysts forecast a “Blue Wave” of support for Democrats, election watchers are weighing whether Republicans’ efforts could backfire.
A Kalshi billboard displaying U.S. Senate midterm election odds in New York earlier this month.
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 27, 2026
Prediction markets open new front for U.S. election misinformation
With hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, experts are warning that live odds could sow confusion and provide fodder for misinformation.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a midterm elections campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2026
Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant
The Audi announcement marks a political win for Trump, who has been on the defensive about the domestic effects of his tariffs.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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