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Here’s What Democrats Plan to Do With Their Power if They Win Back Congress

23 October 2026 at 18:14
Democrats have campaigned on lowering living costs and holding the Trump administration accountable. This is a look at their to-do list if they win the majority.

© Nick Hagen for The New York Times

Should they win in November, top House Democrats are planning a shock-and-awe legislative sprint to demonstrate within hours of taking power that they are passing bills to deliver on their promises.

Above Iran’s Capital, a Trump Impersonator Dances in a Jail Cell

The Islamic republic has long used billboards in Tehran to mock its opponents and hammer home its messaging, but this piece of performance propaganda is perhaps the most eccentric yet.

© WANA, via Reuters

Stocks See Steepest Decline in Months Amid A.I. Worries

22 October 2026 at 21:11
The S&P 500 index fell over 1.4 percent, its largest daily decline since July, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq slumped nearly 2.5 percent, that index’s biggest one-day decline since June.

© Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

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