Democrats took a victory lap on Wednesday after sweeping the first major elections since Donald Trump returned to the White House, a much-needed balm for a wounded party that had spent much of the last year desperately trying to find its footing. A new generation of Democrats, including the 34-year-old New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, won closely watched contests in New Jersey, New York and Virginia, while California voters resoundingly approved a new congressional

U.S. services sector activity increased to an eight-month high in October as new orders grew solidly, but subdued employment pointed to lackluster labor market conditions against the backdrop of economic uncertainty stemming from tariffs . Comments from businesses in the Institute for Supply Management survey released on Wednesday were mixed. Some viewed activity as flat while the import duties and the ongoing shutdown of the federal government were headaches for others. Bu

When Neal Katyal walks up to the nine US Supreme Court justices on Wednesday morning, he will be arguing a case that even US President Donald Trump has said is “one of the most important in the History of the Country.” So critical that Trump himself had said he would personally be in the court before deciding not to because “I do not want to distract from the importance of the decision.” The 54-year old Indian-American attorney is the lead counsel for plaintiffs in the landm