US gas prices hit Election Day record - Semafor
Average US gas prices topped $4 a gallon for the first time on an election day, a stark indicator of the economic woes weighing on President Donald Trump’s party Tuesday.
Average US gas prices topped $4 a gallon for the first time on an election day, a stark indicator of the economic woes weighing on President Donald Trump’s party Tuesday.
US voters were set to deliver their verdict on Donald Trump’s second presidency in Tuesday’s midterm elections, with control of Congress hanging in the balance.
OpenAI’s attempt to rebrand data centers and set a new tone for AI policy discourse after the midterms is landing with a thud in some circles, including with members of Congress.
The midterms are raising fresh questions about the federal government’s role in election security, and where to draw the line between protecting the vote and intervening in the electoral process.
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Abu Dhabi is betting big on GLP-1 drugs and wearables as it seeks to retool its healthcare system for preventive care. Mubadala Bio signed a deal with US drugmaker Eli Lilly during the Future Health Summit in the UAE capital this week to package and distribute GLP-1 drugs locally...
Prick up your ears, and you can hear it — the sound of many different kinds of Democrats grabbing credit for midterm victories that aren’t official yet.
The witness-prep business is about to take off for Washington law firms. As Democrats appear poised to take the gavel, at least in the hearing-happy House of Representatives, the task of helping corporate executives prepare for their turn in the chair — a DC practice known as “mu...
How to win an election Semafor
Venezuela’s next big test will be whether it can turn the Trump administration’s plan for elections into a genuine transition to democratic rule. And with the US midterms over soon, the issue will soon face renewed interest from Washington.
Republicans keep Senate hopes alive, mindful of the majority’s power Semafor
BP isn’t likely to reverse its pivot away from renewable power generation anytime soon, CEO Meg O’Neill told Semafor. Since she took the helm in April, O’Neill has been focused on salvaging the company’s finances. She got a big helping hand in the third quarter as its profits nea...
Tech companies are turning over the couch cushions in their hunt for money to fund the AI buildout. Meta is prepping a big bond offering that includes its first-ever euro borrowing for up to $15 billion, people familiar with the matter tell Semafor, while Alphabet closed its seco...
In recent weeks, we’ve chronicled a rush of companies staffing up with Democrats in anticipation of a blue wave on Tuesday. But on Monday, OpenAI bucked the trend, hiring former US Army secretary Dan Driscoll for a new national security role just two months after he resigned afte...
The US said it will suspend South Africa and Rwanda from its free trade pact with sub-Saharan Africa, after months of fraying ties with both nations. Washington and Pretoria have repeatedly clashed since US President Donald Trump falsely accused South Africa of carrying out a gen...
The US attacked Iran’s Qeshm Island, the latest in a series of targeted strikes that came even as President Donald Trump pushed for an off-ramp in his war with Tehran. Officials in Washington reportedly kept the strikes — intended to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open — und...
Fox’s $22 billion acquisition of Roku is poised to clear Justice Department scrutiny and move forward under a consent decree, according to people familiar with the deliberations, despite efforts from a right-wing ally of President Donald Trump to hold up the deal.
House Democrats are hoping they’ll get good news on election night, but they’re still tamping down some of the rosiest projections about their performance.