Nevadans side with Buffett’s Berkshire in energy spat with Adelson
Nevada voters on Tuesday blocked efforts supported by casino magnate Sheldon Adelson to open up the state’s electricity market, delivering welcome news to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc .
With control of U.S. House, Democrats will seek to rein in Trump
Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency after Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republican accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White House.
Trump to hold news conference on Wednesday after election: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a news conference on Wednesday morning, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a post on Twitter, following results from Tuesday’s midterm congressional election.
Germany: ‘Europe United’ must be answer to Trump’s ‘America First’
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday that Europe must respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda of tighter borders, protectionist economic policies and unilateralist diplomacy, with “Europe United”.
Democrats aim to restrain Trump after seizing U.S. House
Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency after Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republican accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White House.
It would be wrong to expect policy change from Trump after mid-terms: German minister
It would be wrong to expect policy change from U.S. President Donald Trump after mid-term elections, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday.
EU officials hail Trump setback in midterm elections
The European Union’s deputy chief executive hailed Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections in comments that took a clear swipe at what he called “rudeness” and “racism” under President Donald Trump.
Factbox: Democrats to pick up net 27 seats in U.S. House – media/data provider DDHQ
U.S. voters on Tuesday went to the polls in congressional elections for all 435 seats of the House of Representatives. The Democratic Party needs to pick up 23 seats to wrest control of the chamber from the Republican Party.
Factbox: Seven takeaways from the U.S. congressional elections
Tuesday’s U.S. congressional elections ended with what might be called a split decision. Democrats gained more than enough seats to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, but lost ground to Republicans in the U.S. Senate and came up short i…
Eyeing conservative U.S. top court, two states pass abortion measures
Voters in Alabama and West Virginia on Tuesday passed ballot measures that could pave the way for new limits or a full ban on abortion in those states if the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court overturns the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion.
