Overview
- Election night is unfolding Tuesday with Republicans defending narrow majorities in both chambers and the final results set to determine how much of Mr. Trump’s agenda can be passed through Congress.
- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the administration’s emergency request over allegedly improper ballots in California, showing a judicial limit on last-minute election interventions.
- In the days before voting Mr. Trump repeatedly signaled plans to escalate against Iran but then told reporters he was not considering a renewed attack, and reporting says several senior White House advisers opposed new strikes.
- Analysts and polls report trust in the federal government at historically low levels and rising public anxiety over AI and economic change, factors voters say are driving decisions at the polls.
- In Germany, recent youth-riot coverage has split the cabinet after Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt described attackers as coming from a “migrant milieu” and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned against premature labeling, exposing tensions over migration and security rhetoric.