There is no clearer sign of the changing shape of the Democratic coalition than the fact that going into the 2018 midterm elections, six of the 20 richest congressional districts were represented by Republicans but that when the new Congress is sworn in, all 20 will be represented by Democrats. The Democratic Party is continuing […]

Robert Mueller, the special counsel, always knew he was running the Russia investigation on borrowed time. That time may have just run out on Wednesday afternoon, when President Trump ousted his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, less than 24 hours after Republicans lost their eight-year lock on the House of Representatives. So who’s going to protect […]

A Florida man broke into an alligator farm and spent hours splashing around in a pond full of crocodiles before being attacked by one. Brandon Hatfield allegedly jumped a fence at St. Augustine Alligator Farm on Tuesday night and spent about four hours inside a crocodile pen before being attacked by a 12-foot reptile, CBS […]

In the end it was only a blue ripple, and that should prompt soul-searching among Democrats — particularly as everyone looks ahead to 2020. Don’t listen to Democrats who portray these midterms as an important triumph. In 2016 and again this year, liberals were unrealistic in their expectations and listened too much to one another […]

To the Editor: Re “Democrats Secure Control of the House; Republicans Build on Majority in Senate” (front page, Nov. 7): When I fell asleep the night before the 2016 election, I was certain that I would be watching Hillary Clinton win the next evening. However, like millions of other Americans, I had this strange two-year […]

This is how election night unfolded, according to our Editorial cartoonist, who drew each moment soon after observing it for @nytopinion on Twitter. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram, and sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter. Patrick Chappatte is an editorial cartoonist for The New York Times. […]

(Reuters) – High-speed trading firm Virtu Financial Inc (VIRT.O) is buying independent brokerage Investment Technology Group Inc (ITG) (ITG.N) for about $1 billion, ITG said on Wednesday as Virtu looks to add more big institutional investors. ITG shareholders will receive $30.30 in cash for each share, representing a premium of 9 percent to the stock’s […]

Now that New York Democrats have regained control of the State Senate, while retaining control of the Assembly, they might want to take a look at how the election went down in New York City. Across the five boroughs, voters endured lines of up to four hours. At some polling sites, all the ballot scanners […]

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. Our first order of business: election results. We’re bringing you updates all evening here. Stay ahead of the curve with our Election Night Cheat Sheet. There were winding lines at many polling places across the country, and unpleasant weather […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Buyout firm Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) and privately held LLOG Exploration Company are working with an investment bank to sell their Gulf of Mexico oil exploration joint venture for more than $2 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The attempted divestment is the latest to emerge from the […]