Peltola leads in U.S. Senate race, nearing 50% mark with almost all ballots counted  —  Former Democratic Congresswoman Mary Peltola widened her lead again Friday, though she still has less than 50% of first-choice votes.  If that remains so, the race will likely be decided by ranked choice tabulation.

FAA back at “full operations” after Friday outage, Transportation Sec. says  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday that all FAA systems are back to “full operations” after an hours-long outage Friday evening that grounded all air traffic across the U.S.

Schumer allies voice confidence, argue Van Hollen challenge about ending ‘filibuster’  —  Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer's (N.Y.) allies are predicting he will get more than 40 votes in his leadership contest against Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) while slamming the challenge as a “distraction.”

U.S. Loses Measles-Elimination Status as Historic Resurgence Sickens Thousands  —  The Pan American Health Organization, an international health body, has revoked the coveted status, sources say  —  The Pan American Health Organization, an international health body, has revoked …

The other big flip Democrats pulled off in Texas  —  This special Saturday edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  📣 Subscribe to PN 📣  —  The midterms were an almost incomprehensible success for Democrats, who ran up numbers everywhere.

US floats NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says  —  President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 13 that Ukrainians would have the final say on any potential deal involving Donbas, provided the U.S. and other NATO allies agree to a security package that includes guarantees from NATO and the EU.

Duffy points finger at FAA contractor for nationwide ground stop  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Saturday pointed fingers at a government contractor for the nationwide ground stop that affected millions of travelers Friday.  —  Duffy, at a press conference plagued by audio problems …

Alaska elects Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins governor  —  Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a former state representative from the small island community of Sitka, won the race for Alaska governor, according to a race call by the Associated Press.  —  At 37, he'll be the youngest governor in state history.

Did the Redistricting Wars Backfire on Republicans?  In a Word, No.  —  The G.O.P. was able to avoid more House midterm losses — on top of the advantage it already had from gerrymandering.  —  When Republicans started redrawing congressional maps in the summer of 2025 …

As Congress Plans Investigations, White House Prepares Ferocious Response  —  The Trump administration has quietly been laying the groundwork for an aggressive all-out effort to thwart newly empowered Democrats' attempts at oversight.  —  In his first term, President Trump approached …

Jensen Huang's spy scandal isn't a one-off … Jensen Huang's resignation from Nvidia after reports of an affair with an alleged Chinese spy is being treated as a one-off scandal.  But it's not.  In the past year, my private security firm, which is staffed largely by former intelligence …

Stephen Miller dresses like a reasonable man.  But listen to what he says.  —  The new White House chief of staff understands how ordinary menswear can lend familiarity — and legitimacy — to an uncompromising worldview.  —  Like so many of the men and women who populate President Donald …

Kirsten Gillibrand is dreaming of a Democratic supermajority  —  Democrats have improbably won at least 55 Senate seats in the upcoming Congress.  Kirsten Gillibrand is already looking for a path to a filibuster-proof 60.  —  The Senate Democratic campaign chair, in an interview with POLITICO …

The Numbers Don't Lie  —  On November 3rd, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) voters showed up early, by mail, and in person.  We helped decide who holds power in this country.  We didn't do it alone, and we didn't do it only for ourselves.

'There's No Juice Left to Squeeze From MAGA'  —  More than a week after the blue wave, what comes next for both parties?  —  The midterms last week upended assumptions about where — and how — both political parties can win.  So what comes next?  The Opinion contributor Robert Siegel joins …

Democrats say Trump family businesses top upcoming investigations  —  A look at some of the business deals lawmakers are questioning.  —  WASHINGTON — The incoming Democratic majority in Congress is already plotting its first investigations.  Top of the list are President Donald Trump …

The Science One University Sacrificed to Avoid Trump's Wrath  —  The University of North Carolina's chancellor tried to protect the school from the Trump administration.  Work on cancer, suicide, AIDS and coronaviruses was hit anyway.  —  Visuals by Mike Belleme  —  The professor was crying.

Russia Revives Demand That NATO Retrench to Secure Ukraine Deal  —  The hard-line position of Russian officials in closed-door negotiations about ending the war thrusts European security into the heart of the talks.  —  Two months before Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022 …

NASA's Voyager 1 closes in on a light-day in interstellar space for a new distance record  —  NASA's Voyager 1 is about to become humanity's first object to reach one light-day from Earth as it pushes ever deeper into interstellar space.  That's a mind-blowing distance of more than 16 billion miles …