After becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate, Abdul El-Sayed says he plans to become the first senator sworn in on the Quran.
The Michigan Democrat discussed his plans in an interview with NPR&#8217;s Leila Fadel, published Thursday on the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/11/12/nx-s1-6034592/abdul-el-sayed-democratic-voters-mandate-trump-meeting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> Newsmakers, saying he hasn&#8217;t decided which copy to use.
“I will likely swear on a Quran — which Quran we&#8217;re not sure,” El-Sayed told Fadel.
The senator-elect also backed replacing Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and reiterated his calls to end the Iran war, pass Medicare for All, and abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
El-Sayed, 42, pointed to a copy of the Quran once owned by Thomas Jefferson, who bought it as a 22-year-old law student. Jefferson later sold the book as part of his personal library to the Library of Congress, where it remains.
“I mean, Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran. When Keith Ellison was sworn in to Congress, he swore in on that copy,” El-Sayed said.
Ellison was the first Muslim elected to Congress in 2006, and represented Minnesota in the House until 2019. He is now the state&#8217;s attorney general.
“There’s also the first — the University of Michigan holds the first Quran in the state of Michigan,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It&#8217;s very, very old. And that might be the choice. So I don’t know, but I’ll swear in on the Quran.”
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Abdul El-Sayed says he will take the oath of office on a Quran: &#8220;I will likely swear on a Quran.&#8221; https://t.co/PzElEQzsUb
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During the same interview, El-Sayed defended his name and described himself as “100% American.&#8221;
“Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is as American as Mike Rogers. It’s as American as Donald Trump. It’s as American as whatever JD stands for. It is an American name. I am 100% American.”
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Abdul El-Sayed: &#8220;Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an American name. I am 100% American.&#8221; https://t.co/a6pL5S63NN
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&#8220;Whatever my name is, however I pray, it&#8217;s not the book that you swear on. It&#8217;s the book you swear allegiance to,&#8221; El-Sayed <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/11/12/nx-s1-6034592/abdul-el-sayed-democratic-voters-mandate-trump-meeting">said</a>, referring to the Constitution. &#8220;This document is the reason that, no matter how I pray, that I could run for office and that the folks in my state could elect me. What an amazing thing.&#8221;
El-Sayed also said he would prefer Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) to replace Schumer as Senate Democrat leader.
&#8220;I deeply appreciate Senator Schumer,&#8221; El-Sayed told Fadel. &#8220;But this is about leadership from the American public, and if all we do is kind of go back to what we&#8217;ve been doing in a moment where we&#8217;ve been given a mandate, I worry that we may not earn our mandate.&#8221;
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Some Californians who viewed Texas as an escape from Democratic policies are reconsidering their plans after the state elected a Democrat governor and senator last week for the first time in decades.
Some are considering other destinations in red states — including Oklahoma, Florida, Tennessee, and the Carolinas — according to a <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/texas-blue-wave-leaves-california-transplants-looking-for-a-new-home/">report</a> by the New York Post.
Marie Bailey, a realtor from California who escaped to Texas, said she is now considering another move, potentially to Florida or Oklahoma, and others are weighing their options too. 
Bailey worries that the policies and costs she left behind in California could follow her to Texas.
“I just don’t trust the motives, and I understand all politicians have some corruption in them, but when I pay for it — like that bullet train and high gas prices and all of that in California — it directly hits my wallet,” she told the Post. “So that’s a big deal to me.”
Bailey said she was “shocked” by the election results, particularly the gubernatorial race, in which Democrat Gina Hinojosa <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/texas-governor-results">defeated</a> incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, 52.8% to 45.7%. Texas Republicans also lost the Senate race, where Ken Paxton was <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/texas-senate-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beaten</a> by James Talarico by more than 12 percentage points.
Bailey runs a large Facebook group for Californians moving to Texas and said interest in relocating to the state dropped substantially following the election. 
One native Californian told the Post she is &#8220;heartbroken.&#8221;
“I don’t know that I can justify moving from one blue state to another…And I fear that Texas will never flip back,” Breana Janel said. “Now that they have control, I don’t think they’ll let go.”
Janel said she “knew” Democrats were hoping to turn Texas blue, but she thought there’d be more time.
“That’s a lateral move. And for what? For it to look even more like California in four years?” she said. 
Janel is now considering Tennessee, Georgia, or the Carolinas instead. 
Another member of Bailey&#8217;s Facebook group suggested that if Democrat leadership was unavoidable, better weather might help soften the blow: “If I have to tolerate blue I might as well have good weather so maybe back to CA? Or give FL a try?”
“I am literally closing on a house in Texas next week! I am so pissed,” another person wrote, according to the Post.
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A Colorado Democrat state senator is looking for an intern for the upcoming legislative session, but the job comes with a catch — and it&#8217;s raising questions about whether the qualifications are legal.
Iman Jodeh, who in 2020 became the first Muslim elected to the state legislature, posted a flyer Monday for an internship program for the MENASA (Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian) &amp; Muslim Caucus. Founded in 2024 by Jodeh and Democrat state Rep. Yara Zokaie — whose family is from Iran — the caucus&#8217;s mission, in its own words, is to protect civil rights and to <a href="https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/11/19/colorado-democrats-caucus-muslim-middle-eastern/">fight</a> against xenophobia and Islamophobia.
According to the flyer, the duo is only seeking an intern who identifies as “Muslim and/or as Middle Eastern, North African, or South Asian.”
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After Libs of TikTok posted a screenshot of the flyer on X, critics wondered how the reaction would differ if a lawmaker sought only Christian or caucasian interns.
&#8220;Imagine a Republican posting an internship for Christians or Northern Europeans only. It would be wall to wall coverage by lunch,&#8221; one person <a href="https://x.com/jm_collision/status/2120511363466338627">wrote</a>.
&#8220;So a state senator can hire interns by religion now? Colorado Republicans would be in court by lunch if they tried that,&#8221; another <a href="https://x.com/RustBeltRooster/status/2120503599063085538">said</a>.
One commenter <a href="https://x.com/HedleyLamarr10/status/2120523285083594864">claimed</a> this was not the first time the Democrat had done this.
&#8220;This is not a new game by Jodeh. I tried to apply [in] 2023. I was &#8216;Muslim-ish.&#8217; All right. So I’m Jewish. I never even received the courtesy of a turn down for my application.&#8221;
In an X post from November 2023, Jodeh posted a flyer for an intern for her office at the Capitol, but with the qualification that they identify as &#8220;Muslim or Arab.&#8221;
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Looking for an internship for this upcoming year? The second annual Arab or Muslim Legislative Internship for the 2024 legislative session is now accepting applications! Please email your resume &amp;amp; cover letter to aidehd41@gmail.com by December 4th to be considered. https://t.co/65MwCj8rtC
— Rep. Iman Jodeh (@ImanforColorado) <a href="https://x.com/ImanforColorado/status/1727213880005570861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The Daily Wire reached out to Jodeh for comment.
When the Joint MENASA and Muslim Caucus was created after the 2024 elections, Jodeh said in a statement that the caucus was needed to &#8220;ensure&#8221; representation, including for those who are Sikh, Baháʼí, Hindu, Buddhist, or Christian from MENASA heritage.
“This past year and an impending Trump administration has underscored the need to create a united caucus that ensures our community’s representation and presence is elevated and has an uncompromising agency at the Capitol,” Jodeh <a href="https://coloradonewsline.com/2024/11/19/colorado-democrats-caucus-muslim-middle-eastern/">said</a>.
“These communities also face anti-Arab and anti-Brown hate crimes, xenophobia, and discrimination,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Our region and population are unique because we are forced to identify primarily through religious narratives rather than our unified identities. It is time to challenge this monolithic framing.”
Jodeh, whose parents were born in Palestinian villages just outside of Jerusalem, is also the founder of <a href="https://meetthemiddleeast.org/">Meet the Middle East</a> (MTME) a group &#8220;dedicated to fostering relationships&#8221; between America and the Middle East.
&#8220;For over a decade, I led Coloradans through one of the world’s most misunderstood regions, using education and immersive travel to replace fear with connection and to humanize stories too often ignored,&#8221; her <a href="https://www.imanforcolorado.com/meet-iman">site</a> reads. &#8220;MTME taught me that education, especially when grounded in lived experience, has the power to shift narratives, open hearts, and ignite lasting change.&#8221;

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Florida Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a subpoena to the Democratic Socialists of America on Tuesday, demanding records as his office investigates whether the group accepted money or other support from foreign adversaries, including Cuba and China. 
Uthmeier said the inquiry focuses on foreign contributions tied to DSA delegations and travel fundraising, as well as whether the organization complied with Florida&#8217;s fundraising laws. The subpoena was issued under Florida&#8217;s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act.
&#8220;Floridians who give to organizations operating in our state have a right to know where that money comes from, and how it is used,&#8221; Uthmeier said in a video.
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Today my office issued a subpoena to the Democratic Socialists of America. We’re examining foreign contributions—including from Cuba and China—tied to their delegations and travel fund solicitations.
FL law requires transparency. We will hold those who break the law accountable. https://t.co/Xu8MUoDwZb
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) <a href="https://x.com/AGJamesUthmeier/status/2120191720780407245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2026</a></blockquote>
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“We are examining whether DSA accepted contributions or support from foreign sources of concern, including the regimes in Cuba and China, and whether its fundraising from Florida donors has been fully transparent and lawful,&#8221; he said.
The inquiry includes trips by DSA delegations to both countries and efforts to raise money for those trips.
&#8220;This includes scrutiny of recent DSA delegations to Cuba, where national leaders and National Political Committee members met with Cuban government officials, as well as a delegation to China,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It also covers travel fund solicitations that sought tens of thousands of dollars to cover costs for those trips, and related activities involving Florida chapters.&#8221;
The group&#8217;s site <a href="https://international.dsausa.org/cuba-solidarity/2025-dsa-cuba-delegation/">says</a> it sent 40 members, along with elected officials, to Cuba in October 2025.
&#8220;Our laws prohibit accepting contributions from foreign sources of concern. They require organizations to be honest and transparent about how money is raised and used,&#8221; Uthmeier said.
&#8220;We will follow the facts. We will enforce the law. And we will not allow foreign adversaries to influence Florida through the back door of nonprofit funding,&#8221; he added.

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A shareholder is suing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and his company for misleading investors over his affair with a suspected Chinese spy.
In a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in San Jose, California, on Monday, Mark Kistenmacher, a shareholder, says Huang did not disclose his relationship with Alice Huang, per <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/09/the-race-is-on-to-sue-nvidia/">TechCrunch</a>. Huang is a former top executive at the Singapore-based data center company Megaspeed that buys chips from Nvidia and is not related to Jensen Huang.
The lawsuit also says the company&#8217;s misleading statements &#8220;artificially inflated&#8221; Nvidia&#8217;s share price and raised national security concerns.
“As a result of [Nvidia and Huang’s] wrongful acts and omissions, and the precipitous decline in the market value of the Company’s securities, Plaintiff and other Class members have suffered significant losses and damages,” according to the lawsuit <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/09/nvidia-sued-jensen-huang-alleged-spy-affair-01157660">filed</a> by the Rosen Law Firm.
Nvidia&#8217;s board announced Sunday that it had launched an investigation into the affair, with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/08/technology/nvidia-investigation-jensen-huang-china.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes">The New York Times</a> reporting that U.S. intelligence officials had evidence she was &#8220;feeding information directly to Beijing.&#8221;
As one of America’s leading tech companies, the allegations carry national security implications because the technology Nvidia develops is so strategically important that the United States restricts its sale to China.
Trump, who has a close relationship with the tech titan, defended Huang and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-weighs-in-on-americas-top-chip-boss-caught-in-suspected-spy-scandal?author=Brecca+Stoll&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=Trump+Weighs+In+On+America%E2%80%99s+Top+Chip+Boss+Caught+In+Suspected+Spy+Scandal">confirmed</a> the FBI was involved. 
“I know the FBI is looking into it in terms of something else, and I think that he’ll be in good shape,” Trump said at a surprise press briefing. “He said, &#8216;I had no idea that she was a spy,&#8217; and I really, and I really believe him.” 
Huang admitted Sunday that he had been unfaithful to his wife and said he would cooperate with the investigation, but did not directly address allegations that the affair was part of a honeypot operation.
“I owe my family and all of you an apology,” Huang said in a statement. “I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry.”
Last month, Huang told Bloomberg that his relationship with Alice Huang was “related to Megaspeed, and it was all completely normal and not unusual.”
Huang has been married to his wife, Lori, since 1985. The two met as lab partners in an electrical engineering class at Oregon State University and married five years later, according to the university’s College of Engineering website. Their two children, Madison and Spencer, both work at Nvidia.
Nvidia shares fell more than 4% on Monday following the allegations, and the lawsuit was <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/ai-news-nvidia-jensen-huang-11-10-26">filed</a> shortly after the markets closed.

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In a surprise press briefing on Monday, President Donald Trump addressed the recent stock market crash by pointing to the party that gained control of Congress last week.
Responding to a reporter&#8217;s question, Trump said that the market drop came only after Democrats swept the midterm elections.
“We’ve seen the stock market really take an up and down, like a roller coaster, the last couple of days, today. Last week it tanked —” a reporter began.
“Not last week. Right after the election. It went down three trillion dollars. That was because of the result of the election because the stock market does not want to see Democrats,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;And your 401(k)s have gone way down because of the ridiculous result. It&#8217;s not even a result. It&#8217;s almost hard to believe.&#8221;
“Now I wasn’t on the ballot; I shouldn’t take anything personally, but I will tell you I thought it was ridiculous,&#8221; he said.
“But the stock market went way down right after that event. Today it&#8217;s way up, because I think they feel we have things under control,” he added.
The stock market <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trillions-vanish-in-record-selloff-as-wall-street-panics-over-dem-takeover">suffered</a> one of its worst drops of the year two days after Election Day on November 5.
Just two days after results came in, the S&amp;P 500 sank 4.36% to 7,353.73, and its companies lost a record $2.9 trillion in value. The tech-heavy Nasdaq plunged 5.52% to 24,315 and wiped out $2.5 trillion, while the Dow dropped 1,833 points, or 3.44%, to 51,523.06.
Trump said Thursday that the stock market slide was “a sad thing to watch” and pinned the blame on Democrats and the blue tsunami election results.
“It took so much work to get us to a level that no one has ever seen before, and then this. Your 401(k)s have, therefore, dropped. Remember, it wasn’t Republicans, it was Dumocrats. Do not fear, however, we will soon, one way or the other, be BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE,” he said.

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Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, is scheduled to stand trial in June 2028. 
Judge Tony Graf Jr. announced the date Monday in Provo after Utah County prosecutors requested a January 2028 trial and Robinson’s defense lawyers sought a start date in late 2029.
Prosecutors expect a 17-week trial and previously said they could be ready by October 2027. Their proposed January start would avoid holding the trial over Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Kirk&#8217;s wife, Erika Kirk, had requested that the trial start no later than October 2027. Her attorney, Jeffrey Neiman, <a href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/nation-world/charlie-kirk-assassination-utah-judge-to-set-trial-date-for-tyler-robinson-shooting-september-2025-erika-family-court-filings-judge-tony-graf-provo">said</a> dragging out the trial would violate her right to a speedy trial under Utah law.
&#8220;This case should be tried within a month, not three years — and it should be over with,&#8221; President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/michael-ruiz-tyler-robinson-judge-give-long-awaited-trial-date-ruling-assassination-charlie-kirk">wrote</a> on Truth Social. &#8220;The judge is desecrating the memory of the Great Charlie Kirk, while taking forever to ask questions that people already know the answer to. The whole Country is mocking him and our &#8216;Legal&#8217; System. JUSTICE FOR CHARLIE!&#8221;
In September, Graf <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-rules-on-charlie-kirk-assassination-trial-death-penalty">ruled</a> that Robinson will stand trial on all seven charges in the assassination, leaving him eligible for the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder.
Robinson, who pleaded not guilty, faces one count of aggravated murder, one count of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of tampering with a witness, and one count of committing a violent offense in the presence of a child, according to court records.
Robinson is accused of fatally shooting Kirk on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University, where the conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder was speaking at an outdoor event.

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Bill Belichick&#8217;s ex-girlfriend is suing the former couple’s Airbnb hosts over accusations that they leaked a Ring camera video showing the former NFL coach shirtless. 
Jordon Hudson filed the lawsuit Friday in Massachusetts against Elise McDevitt and Craig Nolan, accusing them of violating her privacy, according to court documents reviewed by the California Post.
The dispute stems from a four-night stay at a rental home in Winthrop in 2023, before Hudson and Belichick&#8217;s relationship was public. According to the lawsuit, McDevitt sent Hudson the footage on their last night, along with parking instructions.
Hudson asked that the footage be kept private and deleted, the suit says.
&#8220;We will delete it from ring, but as you know, unfortunately, videos are never totally deleted,” McDevitt eventually responded, according to the complaint.
The footage circulated on social media months later. Hudson says McDevitt denied knowing how it became public.
“I really have no idea who put it out there or how,” McDevitt allegedly told Hudson.
“If you decide to take any legal action, we will respond and the discovery process would presumably not be welcomed by the person in the video,” she later wrote, according to the suit.
But in May 2025, McDevitt acknowledged sharing the footage with others, the complaint says.
“All this time has gone by, I can assure you we didn’t release the video,” McDevitt said, according to the lawsuit. “We had sent it to a few people initially wondering is this him [Belichick], isn’t it him and I don’t know what happened from there, but we did delete it from the camera, as I assured you.&#8221;
The hosts later participated in an episode of the &#8220;Pablo Torre Finds Out&#8221; podcast about the video, according to the lawsuit.
“You gave more footage directly to a reporter? You must be out of your mind, Elise. This is so illegal,” Hudson said she texted McDevitt afterward.
Hudson reported the incident to Airbnb, which removed the listing, according to the complaint. She says McDevitt then sent &#8220;a litany of hostile texts.&#8221;
“Now that you destroyed our livelihood,” McDevitt allegedly told Hudson, “we are weighing our options about whom we will talk to and what we will discuss with them.” A final text read: &#8220;You’re not even famous now! You are infamous. Good for you!&#8221;
The lawsuit says the leak subjected Hudson to ridicule and damaging coverage. She is suing for invasion of privacy and breach of contract and seeking an order to prohibit Nolan and McDevitt from sharing any personal or private information about Hudson.

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The White House was put on brief security lockdown Monday morning after a man crashed into a sign near the White House and fought with the Secret Service and the National Guard.
The unidentified man drove onto a sidewalk in a heavily trafficked area near the White House and hit a sign on the north end of Lafayette Square. The man then started throwing punches at the Secret Service agents and National Guard service members after he exited the vehicle. He was immediately arrested.
Witnesses reported hearing the man yell, &#8220;Oh my God,&#8221; as he was taken into custody. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain unclear.
A Secret Service spokesman told Daily Wire White House Correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan that the &#8220;combative&#8221; driver was &#8220;quickly placed under arrest.&#8221; The spokesman added that an explosives disposal team was &#8220;called to sweep the vehicle as a precaution.&#8221;
Another person jumped over a barricade near Lafayette Park around the same time as the incident with the combative driver, the Secret Service spokesman said, adding, &#8220;That individual was also quickly placed under arrest.&#8221;
President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time, and no injuries were reported.
Members of the press on the North Lawn were moved inside the briefing room during the incident and were allowed to leave at 10:22 a.m., according to White House pool reports.
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UPDATE: Secret Service has an individual in custody. He was yelling “Oh my God” as they walked him away from Lafayette Park near the white house. https://t.co/a7oCySMMa7
— Chris Sheridan (@ChrisSheridan34) <a href="https://x.com/ChrisSheridan34/status/2119810903390785917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2026</a></blockquote>
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In the aftermath of a sweeping blue wave this midterm season, Democrats have been quick to float several ideas they hope to accomplish with their newfound victory. One of them is to fundamentally change the way the United States elects a president.
For decades, many Democrats have sought to have the presidency decided by the national popular vote rather than state-by-state Electoral College results. Tuesday&#8217;s election results may have brought that goal closer.
The <a href="https://www.nationalpopularvote.com/">National Popular Vote Interstate Compact</a>, which is already approved by 18 states and the District of Columbia, would require participating states to award their electoral votes to the national popular vote winner, regardless of which candidate wins their state. As of right now, the electoral votes from the states that have already signed amount to 222 votes. But the compact can only take effect once it reaches 270 votes — the same number a candidate needs to win the presidency.
The focus is now on the five states where Democrats secured control of the governor&#8217;s office and both legislative chambers: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Nevada. If these states join the compact, they would join the coalition and provide enough electoral votes to activate it. A previous attempt by Nevada to join the agreement was vetoed by the state&#8217;s Democrat governor in 2019.
Several lawmakers told the New York Times that they had already begun discussing legislation for the next session, and were hopeful they could succeed before 2028.
Michigan state Rep. Carrie Rheingans told the Times, “This blue tsunami is really going to help push this forward across the whole nation.”
However, even if that happens, experts say the agreement would face serious legal challenges.
Derek Muller, an election law expert at Notre Dame Law School, told the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/us/elections/national-popular-vote-compact-midterm-elections-2028.html">Times</a> that interstate compacts traditionally require approval from Congress and the president. “It’s a very real possibility that enough states join this compact,” he said. “There will be a lot of challenges.”
The push for the popular vote gained particular attention starting in 2000 when President George W. Bush was elected to office despite losing the popular vote. The same situation has occurred four other times, including with President Donald Trump in 2016, when he won the presidency but lost the popular vote.
A YouGov <a href="https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54990-trumps-job-approval-rebounds-americans-lack-confidence-in-elections-abortion-views-and-more-june-13-15-2026-economist-yougov-poll">poll</a> from June 2026 showed that 56% of adults think a president should be elected by popular vote, not the Electoral College.

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John D. “Jay” Rockefeller, the former West Virginia governor and U.S. senator born into one of the most prominent families in American history, died Friday in his Washington, D.C., home, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2026/11/06/jay-rockefeller-senate-voice-health-care-security-dies-89/">reported</a>. He was 89.
The outlet did not say what caused his death.
Born on June 18, 1937, weeks after his famous great-grandfather&#8217;s death, Rockefeller was a five-term Democrat senator who represented West Virginia from 1985 to 2015, and was known for pushing expansive health care and social policies and criticizing the Iraq War. He was first elected to the Senate in 1984 after serving as West Virginia&#8217;s secretary of state and then serving two terms as governor.
In the 1990s, Rockefeller was one of the key supporters of President Bill Clinton’s failed attempt at near-universal health care coverage. He also backed former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which was signed in 2010. Rockefeller thought Obama&#8217;s massive healthcare overhaul didn&#8217;t go far enough, and he unsuccessfully sought to make the government program available for everyone.
In 2002, he voted in favor of authorizing President George W. Bush to wage the Iraq War, which led to the invasion the following year. He later said he regretted that decision, arguing that Bush took the nation to war on “false premises.” In 2008, he led a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation, which concluded the Bush administration had overstated prewar intelligence.
Rockefeller also sponsored legislation to expand research to treat illnesses for military service members, broaden eligibility for the earned income tax credit and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. He chaired the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and the Intelligence Committee.
He announced his retirement from the Senate in 2013 at age 75.
“Championing those most in need has been my life’s calling, and I will never stop fighting to make a difference for the people who mean so much to me,&#8221; he said at the time.
The former senator was born into a long line of successful people, as the great-grandson of the famed John D. Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil Company and became one of the world&#8217;s wealthiest people in the early 20th century. His father, John D. Rockefeller III, was a famous philanthropist; his uncle, Nelson Rockefeller, was governor of New York and U.S. vice president.
He married Sharon Percy Rockefeller in 1967, and they had four children.

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People in polyamorous relationships will be able to register their partnerships with West Hollywood after the California city&#8217;s council unanimously approved new legal protections Monday.
The measure, which takes effect on December 2, creates a registry for relationships involving three or more adults, including throuples and groups of four or more. Registration does not create a marriage or a domestic partnership recognized under California law. The city has not yet said when registration will open.
Registered partners will receive visitation rights at health care facilities and jails within the city&#8217;s jurisdiction, subject to certain restrictions. The ordinance also extends rental protections to registered partners, including protections against eviction for adding a partner to a household.
To qualify, participants must be at least 18, consent to the relationship, share life&#8217;s necessities, and accept responsibility for one another&#8217;s welfare. They cannot be related closely enough to be barred from marrying or entering a domestic partnership under California law. People living outside of the city&#8217;s limits can also register.
The idea was first brought to West Hollywood Councilmember Chelsea Lee Byers in early 2025 by Christina Fialho, the founder of bisexual advocacy organization Rewrite the BiLine, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-11-03/in-triad-foursome-west-hollywood-will-register-your-relationship">according</a> to the Los Angeles Times.
Fialho told the Times the law is “just the beginning.”
“I think it makes it possible for people to dream about a future they once thought was out of reach,” she said. Earlier this year, Fialho told the Times that “cities are realizing families come in many forms and that they should protect, not police those relationships.”
The measure builds on an ordinance the council passed in March that bars discrimination based on &#8220;family or relationship structure.&#8221; At the time, Byers said the law was “frankly long overdue.”
Two Massachusetts cities, Somerville and Cambridge, previously passed similar laws allowing polyamorous relationships to register with the city.

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