The U.S. House of Representatives voted Friday to adjourn until 10 p.m. Eastern, as the chamber’s Republican leaders sought a break during their push to get California Rep. Kevin McCarthy Read more
Tag: Election
Democratic incumbent Warnock wins Georgia’s Senate runoff election — here’s why it matters
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia has defeated his Republican challenger Herschel Walker in their closely watched runoff election, according to an Associated Press projection. While Democrats already had maintained their Read more
Biden, Xi shake hands as they meet for first since U.S. president’s election
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their first in-person meeting Monday since the U.S. president took office nearly two years ago, amid Read more
Georgia Senate contest expected to soon overtake Pennsylvania’s as most expensive midterm election
The congressional race that saw the highest spending by its general election candidates, combined with spending by outside groups, was the Pennsylvania Senate contest, where Democratic nominee John Fetterman emerged Read more
Huge election spending and violence? Crowd-sourced app, streamer aim for change.
Given the record amount of money spent this midterm election season, mostly by political heavyweights, and with very real fears that any outcome of Tuesday’s tally would be protested, even Read more
Live Q&A: Ask us about the midterm election results, and what comes next
MarketWatch readers: Ask our Washington bureau chief Robert Schroeder about the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections — and what comes next — during a live, dynamic session beginning at 11 Read more
6 U.S. mega banks behind a third of global funding expanding coal, oil and gas
The six major U.S. banks are behind more than one-third of the financing going to expanding fossil-fuel extraction, according to an update to a closely followed annual report by a Read more
Midterm election results: Control of House and Senate too close to call
The battle to control the U.S. House and Senate was too close to call early Wednesday, as Republican hopes for a strong red wave in the midterm elections appeared to Read more
Dow ends more than 300 points higher as investors await midterm election results
U.S. stock indexes ended with gains Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of midterm congressional elections and looked ahead to a consumer price index reading later this week. Equities shrugged Read more
Bond market sees gridlock in Washington even before midterm election results roll in, traders say
It will take many more hours and maybe even days before the final results of Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections are in, but the bond market has already come up with Read more