The architect of the administration’s immigration crackdown takes over the White House staff days before Democrats begin preparing to run Congress.
The Dow fell 1,800 points and the Nasdaq 5.5% in the worst US rout since 2020, and the damage reached Asian stocks, tycoons’ fortunes and currencies.
Chipmakers, data-center names and Elon Musk’s companies led a sharp reversal on Thursday as investors weighed tougher scrutiny of AI infrastructure after the Democratic midterm sweep.
Johnson told staff he will not run for minority leader after the party lost its majority, setting up a contested Republican race while Hakeem Jeffries formally launched his speaker bid.
Democrats flipped Senate seats in Texas, North Carolina and Iowa and will hold at least 54 seats, while President Trump said Republicans would have won had he been on the ballot.
The president tied the move to a deal with Netanyahu, but the current aid arrangement runs to September 2028 and Congress controls the money.
Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt report incidents in Belgium and Luxembourg after a suspected overnight attack on connected refrigeration, as the Pentagon investigates similar cases at US military commissaries.
The beauty group beat first-quarter expectations, with sales up 7% while costs barely moved, as its chief executive says the Beauty Reimagined turnaround is becoming evident.
The last-minute crossover, two days before a vote that could decide Senate control, drew an invitation from Trump to join the Republican Party.
Protests in Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt saw shops looted, while Paris saw a third weekend of unrest and French authorities deployed 70,000 police.
Judge Darrin Gayles found Trump’s lawyers failed to credibly allege actual malice, ending a refiled claim for at least $10 billion in damages.
The two governments asked a federal court for a temporary restraining order before construction begins, possibly as soon as this coming week.
Four days before the 3 November midterms, the administration’s election challenges are meeting a run of courtroom losses.
With 99% of votes counted, the right-wing bloc leads but cannot form a government alone, and the opposition fears an attempt to block certification.
A Friday selloff extended the rout that began when Alphabet lost more than $500 billion in market value, as investors questioned whether heavy AI capital spending will pay off.
The chancellor kept to a cautious fiscal path with a £15bn buffer, while gilt markets reacted calmly and traders kept their bets on a Bank of England hike next week.
Exit polls gave Eisenkot’s bloc 52 to 53 seats and Netanyahu’s 50 after the highest turnout since 1973, pointing to a possible minority government backed by Arab parties.
The defeat removes a Balkan strongman who courted Trump’s family and allies and balanced Serbia between Russia and the West.
The Budget will stop the full state pension becoming taxable when it rises in April, while an above-inflation minimum wage increase is seen as a factor for the Bank of England.
The former Bank of England chief economist called bank tax plans ‘penny wise, pound foolish’ days before the Budget, which will lift funding for affordable homes to more than £40bn.
The chancellor is expected to defer hard choices on defence while funding a short-term spending package, and a former Bank of England chief economist warns of a ‘mañana budget’.
The administration argues that a second candidate named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters in a ranked-choice race, and the president says he ordered the suit.
The British bank said greater use of artificial intelligence will remove about 5% of its workforce, as its chief executive discussed third-quarter results, the UK budget and private credit.
Details of the AI developer’s finances point to computing commitments that could reach $750 billion, as investors argue it has outgrown private funding.
Wall Street executives raised safety concerns with the head of the Public Investment Fund before the in-person gathering was called off.
Democrats lead on the generic ballot by eight to 10 points, and Republican winning streaks dating to the 1930s are suddenly competitive.
Marches drew hundreds of thousands and turned destructive, days before a budget moment that commentators are calling make or break.
Senior banking executives told the BBC they expect to be on the menu this month, while the chancellor’s fiscal pledge lifted the FTSE 100.
The ambassador to Greece resigned following reports that she used political connections to seek financial favours, and a Republican donor says he will now pursue the vice president.
A bipartisan group of six senators has told the administration to reverse course immediately on buying Russian diesel, questioning its legality under Congress’s 2022 ban on Russian energy imports, while the Treasury secretary says the plan will go ahead.
Two surveys put the Democratic candidate for governor ahead as Trump and Vance campaign in the state, and Republicans argue the polling may be repeating the errors of three presidential cycles.
The combined company owns three studios, two global streamers and both CNN and CBS News.
The euro hit its weakest level against the dollar in 17 months as French deficits and a snap Spanish election unsettled investors.
The White House puts the figure at $90 a head for Part B premiums; the president said the checks would be nearly $100.
The coordinated release follows a US threat to ban diesel exports and record pump prices in Britain.
The coordinated drawdown begins with diesel and is meant to head off further price spikes and a US export ban.
Pump prices in Britain reached an all-time high while European officials worked to head off a US ban on diesel exports.
The rocket deployed Starlink satellites on its first orbital flight, then exploded moments after splashdown in the Pacific.
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order returning press credentials to CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Oil prices fell after American and Iranian officials met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
The board seat passes to Howard Buffett, less than a year after Greg Abel took the chief executive role.
The company said Buffett is leaving the board’s top job less than a year after handing the chief executive role to Greg Abel, with his son Howard becoming chairman.
The president announced the carve-out at the close of the Irish Open, and Brussels responded by asking for more.
The Speaker says the checks need legislation; the administration says they will not cost taxpayers anything.
The White House is weighing the Defense Production Act to expand refining capacity as crude holds above $100 a barrel.
The president told the Republican midterm convention that every adult US citizen would receive $5,000 if his party keeps control, a payout costed above $1 trillion.
A state election result has become a national and European question, with Germany’s chancellor weakened and the next central bank presidency in play.
The far-right Alternative for Germany took 44% in a state election, leaving it within reach of leading a German state government for the first time since the Second World War.