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Blue wave crashes into data centers

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Data centers lose big during midterm races Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they

Mullin says deportations will continue

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said, “Deportations will continue,” in a social media post Wednesday, following the Democratic Party’s sweeping victories in the 2026 midterm elections, claiming both the House and Senate. Democrats campaigned against President

Democrats get their health agenda ready ahead of takeover

Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Democrats get their health agenda ready ahead of takeover Reinstating the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, reversing the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts and even making progress

Exit polling shows electorate still frustrated with prices

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Exit polling shows electorate still frustrated with prices A wave of exit polls from the midterms had a common theme: Americans remain frustrated with inflation,

The Souls of Animals

“They do not sweat and whine about their condition,” Walt Whitman wrote of the other animals, “they do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, they do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning

All the GOP House incumbents swept away in the blue wave

Democrats had a historic night Tuesday, sweeping both chambers of Congress and making gains deep into Republican territory. The party won nearly everywhere it was expected to and in places people never thought it had a chance. As of Wednesday afternoon, 27 House incumbents had