Thursday, November 5, 2026

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Last Night’s “Blue Wave” Means Nothing if We Don’t Stop the NDAA

As taxpayers, we are funding our own endgame, but we don't have to.
Glass-fronted Google office building behind trees and a street in Mountain View.

Google will cut off Search for schools that turn off its AI tools

Gemini, Gemini in Classroom and Search will be off by default for K-12 student accounts next year, and schools can enable each one separately.

EEOC reportedly plans to narrow pregnant workers rules after midterms

The New York Times, citing seven people familiar, says the changes could end explicit fertility treatment coverage and widen religious exemptions.
Exterior of the Long Beach Memorial Medical Center hospital building.

How Unions Police Contracts to Protect Workers

Without enforcement, collective bargaining agreements aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on.
The U.S. Capitol building and its dome seen from the front lawn.

What a historic ‘blue wave’ midterm means for climate action

Democrats swept Congress and won in the states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters, and data centers.
Aerial view of the domed Missouri State Capitol beside the Missouri River.

Missouri voters reject effort to ban abortion in the state

The ballot measure's failure offers a rebuke to efforts by Missouri’s Republican leaders, who largely oppose abortion.
Carved stone entrance of the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington.

Justice Department’s interference before midterms was unsuccessful, unprofessional and unprecedented

The Trump administration fought one battle after another in the nation’s courts over its power – or lack thereof – before the 2026 midterm elections.
Calm blue water of Lake Champlain under a clear sky with distant hills.

Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never...

Halfway through a 20-year push to get Vermont’s waterways in line with tougher EPA standards, some lawmakers worry the project’s strategies aren’t as cost-effective as they could be — especially as a state-mandated audit was never done.
Abdul El-Sayed, a man with short dark hair and a beard, in a houndstooth jacket.

Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Muslim Senator as Democrats Rout GOP Across the U.S. in...

Democrats won both chambers of Congress, and Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers in Michigan with over 52% of the vote.

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