Republicans win the House, setting up two years of conservative control on Capitol Hill. Donald Trump visits President Joe Biden at the White House. And a rare November hurricane could be brewing in the tropics. |
👋 Hello! Laura Davis here. It's time for Wednesday's news! |
But first: Got your back. ⚽️ A soccer fan has a unique way of helping a friend who is blind follow along with the game. Watch the video here. |
GOP now holds all the levers of power |
It's Donald Trump's dream scenario: Republicans have won both the House and the Senate, giving the GOP total control over Congress for at least the next two years and creating a friendly path for the president-elect's priorities. |
What it means: Their victory sets up a Republican trifecta in Washington for the next two years, laying the groundwork for Trump and the party to implement their priorities without major resistance. 👉 We break it down. |
A new leader in the Senate: Sen. John Thune of South Dakota was elected to be the next Senate majority leader in a secret-ballot vote of 29-24, beating out John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida. Thune will succeed Mitch McConnell, who has led his chamber's Republicans since 2007 and is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history. 👉 More about the pick. |
👉 Presidential transition updates: Trump picks Marco Rubio for secretary of state, Matt Gaetz as attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence. See Wednesday's coverage. | Republican Sen. John Thune will be the new Senate majority leader. Erin Woodiel, Argus Leader / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images |
He's not moving in just yet, but President-elect Donald Trump returned briefly to the White House on Wednesday, meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office. Sort of awkward: Biden has spent months calling Trump a threat to democracy. Trump has repeatedly called Biden the worst president ever. But despite the personal animosity, the meeting was a post-election ritual signifying a peaceful transfer of power. 🤝 Everything we know from the meeting. | President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday. Alex Wong, Getty Images |
It's late in hurricane season – but not too late for another storm. A stormy area moving westward in the Caribbean is likely to become a tropical storm over the next couple of days and could become a major hurricane threatening the Florida coast next week. But whether it heads into the Gulf of Mexico remains to be seen, with several factors in play. It would be the season's 18th named storm and is in line for the name Sara. 🌀 See the full forecast. | The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday morning gave a broad area of disturbed weather in the western Caribbean a 90% chance of becoming a named tropical storm within 48 hours. Provided by NOAA/NESDIS/STAR GOES East |
Feds: School district failed to protect |
A federal investigation found the Oklahoma school district that came under national scrutiny this year after the fatal overdose of an LGBTQ+ teen repeatedly failed to protect its students from discrimination and harassment. |
What happened? In February, Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old student at Owasso High School who identified as gender expansive, died after an overdose that the medical examiner later ruled a suicide. |
Protecting students: The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights said it settled a complaint with Owasso Public Schools on Wednesday and will require the district to review and potentially revise its antidiscrimination policies to become compliant with the law and signed an agreement to ensure students would be better protected under the law in the future. 👉 What we know about the ruling. | | | | On Wednesday, a new slate of witnesses provided fresh testimony to Congress on UFO sightings and what the government may (or may not) know about them. | | | | "Full House" star Dave Coulier has been diagnosed with stage 3 Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. | | | | Martha Stewart playfully pushed Drew Barrymore away in a funny moment on the actress' daytime talk show. | | | | Trump has promised to pardon Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Experts said that would send a strong signal of support to America's far-right movement. | | | | Trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón is a revelation starring opposite Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña in Netflix's ambitious new movie "Emilia Pérez." | | | | Justine Bateman feels like she can breathe again after the presidential election. She's not alone – though many disagree. | | | | Kathy Bates, the star of "Matlock," said she likes "not having breasts" after undergoing a double mastectomy. | | | | Forecasters had expected lingering inflation in October. How will the new numbers affect the next Federal Reserve decision on interest rates? | | | | The singer-songwriter made a promise seven years ago on an Instagram livestream and followed through during the Eras Tour in Indianapolis. | | | | Tensions between Israeli soccer fans and Amsterdam's Arab population exploded into violent clashes and hit-and-run attacks targeting Israelis. What to know. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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