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Melat Kiros becomes the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress

Melat Kiros becomes the first Gen Z woman elected to Congress

Keisha Lance Bottoms wins the Georgia governor’s race, flipping the office for Democrats NBC News projects that Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, defeated billionaire Republican Rick Jackson in the contest to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms has won Georgia’s race for governor, NBC News projects, defeating Republican Rick Jackson and flipping control of the battleground state office for the first time in 24 years. Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta and a former Biden administration official, overcame an enormous spending disadvantage against Jackson, a wealthy healthcare executive who pumped more than $100 million of his own money into his campaign. Bottoms is the first woman and the first Black person to be elected governor of Georgia. She is also the first Black female governor in the country’s history.

Jon Ossoff wins reelection in battleground Georgia

James Talarico turns Texas blue in historic win for Democrats Democrat James Talarico is projected to win a Senate seat in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton and delivering his party their first big Lone Star state win in decades, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).

Trump Claims 99% Approval in Israel, Says He'd Move There and Become PM If US Gets Tired of Him

2026 General Elections Megathread! There’s a separate thread for the Senate elections, because that’s far, far easier to track than the House races and the Gubernatorial races. Consider this thread open to everything else! House, Governor, state and local measures, everything else! Polls start closing at 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific. My plan is to be obsessively posting results as they come in. Current standings: US House of Representatives: Republicans: 218 Democrats: 214 Vacant: 2 Independent: 1 Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX23) resigned 04/14/2026. Seat Flipped D. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL20) resigned 04/21/26. Seat Held. Rep. Kevin Kiley (CA6) flipped from R to I in March, 2026. Seat Flipped D. Every seat is up for re-election with 218 necessary for a majority. Update Current called races put the House at 255 D (+41), 166 R (-52), 0 I (-1) with 19 still undecided. As near as I can tell, Republicans only managed to flip a TWO Democratic seats, Tennessee 9 and Texas 32. Alaska - 1 uncalled California - 1 uncalled Colorado - 1 uncalled Florida - 1 uncalled Louisiana - 2 uncalled Maine - 1 uncalled Minnesota - 1 uncalled North Carolina - 4 uncalled South Carolina - 1 uncalled Tennessee - 1 uncalled Flipped Seats as of 11/7: Source: cbsnews.com/…/house-districts-flipped-2026-midter… Arizona 1 Arizona 6 California 1 California 6 - Former R turned I, lost to D. California 22 California 41 California 48 (Colorado 4 is not called yet, but that’s Boebert’s seat and it looks like she’s out) Colorado 5 Colorado 8 Indiana 5 Iowa 1 Iowa 2 Iowa 3 Kentucky 6 Michigan 4 Michigan 7 Michigan 10 Missouri 2 Montana 1 Nebraska 2 Nevada 2 New Jersey 2 New Jersey 7 New York 17 North Carolina 6 North Carolina 9 North Carolina 11 North Carolina 13 North Carolina 14 Ohio 7 Ohio 10 Ohio 15 Pennsylvania 1 Pennsylvania 7 Pennsylvania 8 Pennsylvania 10 South Carolina 1 Tennessee 9 - Redistricted, Flipped D->R. Texas 15 Texas 23 Texas 32 - Redistricted, Flipped D->R. Utah 1 Virginia 1 Virginia 2 Wisconsin 1 Wisconsin 3 Governors: 26 Republicans 24 Democrats There are 36 seats to be decided this election, 19 of which are open races, meaning no incumbent is defending. Update In the Governor Races, Democrats gained 5 seats, Republicans lost 5. No Republican flipped a Democratic seat. Oregon was the closest with Kotek+6 followed by Wisconsin, Crowley+9. All the other Democratic seats were decided by double digits. Undecided Alaska - Kreiss-Tomkins (D) +20 - 74% Reporting, on hold pending ranked choice counting. Kansas - Holscher (D) +0.7 (7,638 votes!) - 99% Reporting Democratic Flip Georgia - Bottoms+9 Iowa - Sand+11 Nevada - Ford+7 Ohio - Acton+8 Texas - Hinojosa+7 Democratic Hold Arizona - Hobbs +13 California - Beccera+27 Colorado - Weiser+27 Connecticut - Lamont+17 Hawaii - Green+50 Illinois - Pritzker+23 Maine - Pingree+19 Maryland - Moore+29 Massachusetts - Healey+28 Michigan - Benson+11 Minnesota - Klobuchar+13 New Mexico - Haaland+15 New York - Hochul+21 Oregon - Kotek+6 Pennsylvania - Shapiro+22 Rhode Island - Foulkes+30 Wisconsin - Crowley+9 Republican Hold Alabama - Tuberville+5 Arkansas - Huckabee Sanders+15 Florida - Donalds+2 Idaho - Little+25 Nebraska - Pillen+8 New Hampshire - Ayotte+4 Oklahoma - Mazzei+7 South Carolina - Wilson+4 South Dakota - Rhoden+27 Tennessee - Blackburn+3 Vermont - Scott+7 Wyoming - Barlow+52

Democrats seize House control from Republicans Democrats on Tuesday seized control of the U.S. House, flipping the chamber after four years in the minority wilderness to usher in a new era of divided government, Decision Desk HQ projects. The change will have immediate repercussions for the workings of Washington next year, slamming the brakes on President Trump’s legislative agenda and setting the stage for countless clashes between the House and White House over everything from immigration enforcement and government spending to Trump’s global tariffs and the Iran war. Democrats have vowed to launch an exhaustive list of investigations into Trump and his inner circle, featuring deep dives into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal; the violence that’s accompanied Trump’s deportation surge; and the president’s personal and family finances, which have ballooned since his return to office last year.

2026 Senate Elections Megathread! Today is Tuesday, 10/20 and the general US Elections are in TWO WEEKS. As it stands right now, the current Senate composition is: 47 - Democrats 51 - Republicans 2 - Independents Looking at the numbers, we COULD see a huge shift in the Senate this year, best case scenario would be: 52 - Democrats 45 - Republicans 3 - Independents 1ST DEMOCRATIC FLIP - NC 2ND DEMOCRATIC FLIP - SC 3RD DEMOCRATIC FLIP - TX 4TH DEMOCRATIC FLIP - OH 5TH DEMOCRATIC FLIP - KS 6TH DEMOCRATIC FLIP - IA 7TH DEMOCRATIC FLIP - ME El-Sayed wins MI, hold, not a flip! Alaska - 74% Reporting - D+0.29 (637 votes!) (Dan Sullivan^1 47.88% Dan Sullivan^2 1.68%) Alaska margin has not changed now in several days, and they can’t activate the ranked choice voting until ALL the initial ballots are counted. Expect this all to change dramatically when the lower tier candidates are elimimated and 2nd, 3rd, 4th place votes are counted. Mississippi - 97% Reporting - D+0.27 (2,574 votes!) The lead for the Democrat has been slowly increasing since election day. Mississippi has no function for recounting. Election results must be reported to the state by Friday, 11/13. Chart Follows: State Current Occupant Status D Cand R Cand Polling 10/18 Outcome Polling Direction Colorado Democratic Hickenlooper Safe D John Hickelooper Mark Baisley Called D Delaware Democratic Coons Safe D Chris Coons Michael Katz Called D Georgia Democratic Ossoff Safe D Jon Ossoff Mike Collins Called D Illnois Democratic Durbin Safe D Juliana Stratton Don Tracy Called D Massachusetts Democratic Markey Safe D Ed Markey John Deaton Called D New Hampshire Democratic Shaheen Safe D Chris Pappas John E. Sununu Called D New Jersey Democratic Booker Safe D Cory Booker Justin Murphy Called D New Mexico Democratic Luja Safe D Ben Ray Luján Larry Marker Called D Oregon Democratic Merkley Safe D Jeff Merkley David Brock Smith Called D Rhode Island Democratic Reed Safe D Jack Reed Raymond McKay Called D Virginia Democratic Warner Safe D Mark Warner Bert Mizusawa Called D Minnesota Democratic Smith D Peggy Flanagan Michele Tafoya Called D North Carolina Republican Tillis D Roy Cooper Michael Whatley D FLIP Possible D Flip D Momentum since 6/1 Alabama Republican Tuberville Safe R Everett Wess Barry Moore Called R Arkansas Republican Cotton Safe R Hallie Shoffner Tom Cotton Called R Florida Republican Moody Safe R Angie Nixon Ashley Moody Called R Idaho Republican Risch Safe R Withdrawn Jim Risch Called R Kentucky Republican McConnell Safe R Charles Booker Andy Barr Called R Louisiana Republican Cassidy Safe R Jamie Davis Julia Letlow Called R Mississippi Republican Hyde-Smith Safe R Cindy Hyde-Smith Scott Colom R+9 Montana Republican Daines Safe R Alani Bankhead Kurt Alme Called R Nebraska Republican Ricketts Safe R Dan Osborn (I) Pete Ricketts Called R R Momentum since 10/1 Oklahoma Republican Armstrong Safe R N’Kiyla Thomas Kevin Hern Called R South Dakota Republican Rounds Safe R Brian Bengs Mike Rounds Called R Tennessee Republican Hagerty Safe R Marquita Bradshaw Bill Hagerty Called R West Virginia Republican Capito Safe R Rachel Fetty Anderson Shelley Moore Capito Called R Wyoming Republican Lummis Safe R James Byrd Harriet Hageman Called R South Carolina Republican Graham R Annie Andrews Darline Graham D FLIP R Momentum since 8/29 Alaska Republican Sullivan Tossup Mary Peltola Dan Sullivan D+3 Possible D Flip D Momentum since 8/4 Iowa Republican Ernst Tossup Josh Turek Ashley Hinson D FLIP Possible D Flip D Momentum since 9/10 Kansas Republican Marshall Tossup Adam Hamilton Roger Marshall D FLIP Possible D Flip D Momentum since 10/1 Maine Republican Collins Tossup Troy Jackson Susan Collins COLLINS CONCEDES Possible D Flip D Momentum since 7/6 Michigan Democratic Peters Tossup Abdul El-Sayed Mike Rogers Called D Possible R Flip D Momentum since 8/17 Ohio Republican Husted Tossup Sherrod Brown Jon Husted D FLIP Possible D Flip D Momentum since 6/2 Texas Republican Cornyn Tossup James Talarico Ken Paxton D FLIP Possible D Flip D Momentum since 6/1

Democrat Annie Andrews defeats GOP Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina, a major upset Democrats notched an upset victory in South Carolina’s Senate race, NBC News projects, with Annie Andrews toppling Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed this year to succeed her late brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham. Andrews, a pediatrician, will be the state’s first Democratic senator in more than 20 years. Donald Trump carried South Carolina by more than 17 percentage points two years ago.

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Israeli settlers torch machinery in attack on Palestinian industrial zone | Middle East Eye The assault destroys machinery worth more than $1m and threatens the livelihoods of hundreds of Palestinian workers and their families https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-settlers-torch-machinery-attack-palestinian-industrial-zone Nov. 10, 2026 [f--cking animals] #FreePalestine #JailSettlerTerrorists #Palestine #WestBank #news #Politics @palestine@fedibird.com

NEW: A Natural Gas Project Off Alaska’s Coast May Be a Russian Ploy for Intel on the Arctic --- American contractors have been gathering data in the frigid Beaufort Sea for a natural gas project off Alaska’s coast. But the CEO of the firm resigned, claiming it’s all a Russian ploy. https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-prudhoe-lng-polar-novatek?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post #News #Alaska #Russia #Politics #Gas #Data #Security

Marco Rubio Posts Job Offer for CIA Agents in Cuba. It’s Not What It Seems. cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/54847277 [weekly newsletter about Cuba from the Belly Of The Beast news collective. Their videos can be found at: peertube.world/c/cuba_botb_videos/videos] November 2, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently urged Cubans in a post on X to form a “discrete [sic] partnership with the CIA." That same day, the CIA posted a video in Spanish providing step-by-step instructions on how Cubans could contact the agency. This week, Belly of the Beast journalist Blake Burdge speaks with a former CIA analyst and Cuba experts about Rubio’s not-so-discreet recruitment pitch to prospective coup plotters and the decades-old U.S. strategy behind it.

Adaptation isn't keeping up with global warming, UN warns https://phys.org/news/2026-11-isnt-global.html #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #politics

"The so-called ‘living wage’ needed to comfortably cover living expenses in the Greater Toronto Area has reached nearly $28 an hour, according to a new report." They mention minimum wage, but they don't mention #Disability gives about $800 for expenses, and $500 for rent. We need #UBI #Politics #CdnPoli

Far from the campaign trail, Trump promotes his Reflecting Pool makeover before Election Day Trump’s decision to spend the day before the pivotal midterms showing off his renovations in the nation’s capital instead of barnstorming around the country was a puzzling way to pitch America on keeping his party in power. “It starts just with the setting being bizarre and being very self-focused,” said Doug Heye, a Republican strategist. “And then you had the pictures and the posters on the easels and all of that — none of which help a single undecided voter in the last day of the elections move to the Republican Party.” Heye, a former communications director at the Republican National Committee, said Trump’s Reflecting Pool speech was the “last thing” Republican candidates needed and added, “Maybe it doesn’t register, but it sure doesn’t help.”

Call your reps every day - here's our list of suggestions. (thanks to https://www.5calls.org/ )

• Oppose harmful provisions in the Bipartisan Affordability and Jobs Act
• Impeach Hegseth.
• End the War in Iran
• Impeach or demand the resignation of Hegseth and Miller.
• Stop the corrupt Russian Deisel Deal
• (Federal and State) Publicly investigate the figures in the Epstein files

Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Senators: Schiff: 202-224-3841 Padilla: 202-224-3553 (Fresno 559-497-5109 and Sacramento 916-448-2787)

Governor Newsom: 916-445-2841

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Abdul El-Sayed stands up for trans people & their rights in "hostile" 60 Minutes interview - LGBTQ Nation Trans journalist Erin Reed called Douthat’s interview “hostile” and noted that El-Sayed previously stood up for trans rights when asked in August by Fox News’ Jesse Watters whether he supports “sex changes for minors.” El- Sayed replied, “The government shouldn’t tell you what kind of health care you should have, and if you’re a minor, that’s between you and your doctor and your parents.” In September, a state university student asked about his position on gender-affirming care. El-Sayed answered, “I don’t think the government gets to have a say about what health care is provided in what circumstances and why.” Reed also praised El-Sayed for remaining steadfastly committed to trans rights at a time when other Democratic politicians have adopted right-wing framing, saying they oppose government-funded surgeries for trans kids (something that almost never occurs) and “biological men in women’s sports” (an inaccurate and insulting reference to trans girls and women athletes who want to play on sports teams matching their gender identity). “El-Sayed’s race will be one of the most important to watch on election night,” Reed wrote. “If he can win a highly contested seat despite the anti-transgender Republican money spent against him and the attacks from the right-leaning wing of his own party, it will be a clear case that embracing anti-trans views is not required to win swing states and swing districts across the United States.” On his campaign website, under the heading “Healthcare Freedom for Women and LGBTQ+ Americans,” El-Sayed wrote, “Healthcare decisions should be made by a patient (and their parents if they are a minor) and their doctor–no one else. That includes reproductive and gender-affirming care…. I oppose any effort to criminalize certain medications and the use of lawfare or funding cuts to stop healthcare providers from providing full-spectrum healthcare that meet all the needs of their diverse communities.”

Five dimensional chess: inside James Talarico’s extraordinary bid to break Texas Democrats’ losing streak | US midterm elections 2026 | The Guardian