https://divergence.news/event/21168Divergenceen2026-11-06T05:49:48.978736+00:00Three people indicted in New York for using AI to impersonate executives and attorneys in a $129 million fraud scheme https://divergence.news/event/21167Divergenceen2026-11-06T05:49:48.967160+00:00Malaysia's Umno pays Najib Razak's 50 million ringgit fine, clearing path to house arrest https://divergence.news/event/21164Divergenceen2026-11-06T04:11:58.711575+00:00The National Capital Planning Commission voted 8-4 to approve Trump's proposed triumphal arch near Arlington Memorial Bridge. https://divergence.news/event/21163Divergenceen2026-11-06T03:39:36.730169+00:00Dolly Parton's estate voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against her nephew Bryan Seaver https://divergence.news/event/21159Divergenceen2026-11-06T00:59:51.688957+00:00Reports say Pete Hegseth is not being considered for Marsha Blackburn's Tennessee Senate seat https://divergence.news/event/21156Divergenceen2026-11-05T23:20:55.763405+00:00Mexican judge arrested in Colombia, accused of taking $2 million bribe to release drug suspect tied to Ryan Wedding network https://divergence.news/event/21155Divergenceen2026-11-05T23:20:55.752954+00:00Trump signs proclamation designating the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as national monuments. https://divergence.news/event/21150Divergenceen2026-11-05T22:13:27.321646+00:00The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the 2022 leak of the Supreme Court's draft Dobbs opinion. https://divergence.news/event/21148Divergenceen2026-11-05T22:13:27.290230+00:00Hegseth authorizes expanded National Guard equipment use in Washington, D.C. https://divergence.news/event/21147Divergenceen2026-11-05T22:13:27.271118+00:00Allies of Rep. Ro Khanna form a committee to encourage a 2028 presidential run https://divergence.news/event/21146Divergenceen2026-11-05T21:09:48.075742+00:00DeSantis criticizes Ramaswamy's Ohio gubernatorial campaign after his loss to Amy Acton https://divergence.news/event/21145Divergenceen2026-11-05T20:01:27.348717+00:00California Governor Gavin Newsom commutes all state death sentences to life without parole https://divergence.news/event/21143Divergenceen2026-11-05T19:26:16.208827+00:00Bob Dylan met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican https://divergence.news/event/21137Divergenceen2026-11-05T19:26:16.130542+00:00Democrats win sweeping midterm victories, taking control of Congress https://divergence.news/event/21136Divergenceen2026-11-05T19:26:16.118666+00:00Israeli President Herzog receives Knesset recommendations, with 67 backing Gadi Eisenkot and 46 backing Benjamin Netanyahu, and will announce the mandate decision on Sunday. https://divergence.news/event/21135Divergenceen2026-11-05T19:26:16.107358+00:00Democrat Matt Dunlap concedes Maine's 2nd District House race to Republican Paul LePage as ranked-choice tabulation begins https://divergence.news/event/21134Divergenceen2026-11-05T19:26:16.096356+00:00Rep. Haley Stevens withdrew from a George Washington University postelection panel after her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers drew backlash. https://divergence.news/event/21133Divergenceen2026-11-05T19:26:16.078041+00:00Democrats debate Senate leadership after winning 2026 midterm majority, with some pressing for Van Hollen over Schumer https://divergence.news/event/21132Divergenceen2026-11-05T17:47:35.952049+00:00Harmeet Dhillon resigned as head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division on November 5, 2026. https://divergence.news/event/21131Divergenceen2026-11-05T17:47:35.941432+00:00A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is evacuated to the UK for treatment. https://divergence.news/event/21130Divergenceen2026-11-05T17:47:35.929083+00:00Philippine authorities name Thomas Markle Jr. a person of interest in child sexual abuse image inquiry involving his father Thomas Markle Sr. https://divergence.news/event/21129Divergenceen2026-11-05T17:13:14.751965+00:00Israel's Diaspora Affairs Ministry released a report warning of rising lethal attacks on synagogues worldwide ahead of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht. https://divergence.news/event/21126Divergenceen2026-11-05T17:13:14.710507+00:00Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigned after the collapse of Ueno Bank triggered an impeachment crisis. https://divergence.news/event/21125Divergenceen2026-11-05T17:13:14.693896+00:00Three people were injured and a suspect taken into custody in a shooting at a Des Moines, Iowa post office. https://divergence.news/event/21124Divergenceen2026-11-05T17:13:14.677485+00:00Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces impeachment push and calls for removal after Republican midterm losses over the Iran war https://divergence.news/event/21123Divergenceen2026-11-05T16:10:00.961755+00:00AI-linked stocks plunge on Wall Street after Democratic midterm sweep raises fears of data center slowdown https://divergence.news/event/21122Divergenceen2026-11-05T16:10:00.950952+00:00Russell Brand was convicted in a London court of one rape count and three sexual assaults. https://divergence.news/event/21121Divergenceen2026-11-05T16:10:00.936922+00:00Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed says he is willing to work with Trump and Vance after winning election https://divergence.news/event/21120Divergenceen2026-11-05T14:30:07.235949+00:00Wendy's rejects Trian-led $1.4 billion buyout offer and adopts shareholder rights plan https://divergence.news/event/21119Divergenceen2026-11-05T14:30:07.219795+00:00Indonesia deploys thousands of security personnel to Jakarta for Joko Widodo's defamation trial amid a wiretapping scandal involving senior police generals. https://divergence.news/event/21110Divergenceen2026-11-05T11:13:12.758706+00:00Poland arrests six people accused of supplying military components to Russia and spying for Moscow https://divergence.news/event/21109Divergenceen2026-11-05T11:13:12.745814+00:00India's most expensive film, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend, opens worldwide to mixed reviews https://divergence.news/event/21108Divergenceen2026-11-05T11:13:12.723144+00:00Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from the Portugal national team https://divergence.news/event/21103Divergenceen2026-11-05T09:36:15.331448+00:00French unions stage nationwide strikes and protests demanding higher wages and school funding https://divergence.news/event/21102Divergenceen2026-11-05T09:36:15.315947+00:00Bomb threats force diversions and emergency landings of multiple flights across Europe, including an Aer Lingus Dublin-Rome flight diverted to a French airbase at Evreux https://divergence.news/event/21101Divergenceen2026-11-05T09:04:44.048001+00:00China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion acquisition of ABB's robotics division https://divergence.news/event/21094Divergenceen2026-11-05T03:43:16.881773+00:00Hong Kong court sentences Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison on a foreign collusion national security charge. https://divergence.news/event/21092Divergenceen2026-11-05T01:35:03.147674+00:00Democratic socialist Nithya Raman defeats incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. https://divergence.news/event/21091Divergenceen2026-11-05T00:59:43.698790+00:00A gunman opened fire at a Citibank office complex near Tampa, killing one woman before a security guard shot and killed him. https://divergence.news/event/21090Divergenceen2026-11-05T00:59:43.687766+00:00Leon Black filed a federal defamation lawsuit against Rep. Robert Garcia over Epstein-related comments. https://divergence.news/event/21089Divergenceen2026-11-05T00:59:43.677050+00:00JetBlue raises checked baggage fees for the second time in 2026, citing elevated jet fuel costs. https://divergence.news/event/21086Divergenceen2026-11-04T23:54:03.767900+00:00Democrats win control of both chambers of Congress in 2026 US midterm elections https://divergence.news/event/21085Divergenceen2026-11-04T23:54:03.757452+00:00House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek the Republican leadership post after midterm losses, with Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise expressing interest in succeeding him. https://divergence.news/event/21083Divergenceen2026-11-04T23:54:03.736351+00:00Ron DeSantis calls Republican midterm losses close to an extinction-level event and blames Trump and Congress https://divergence.news/event/21076Divergenceen2026-11-04T22:13:54.405601+00:00New York appeals court allows Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax rollout to proceed, reversing a lower court ruling. https://divergence.news/event/21074Divergenceen2026-11-04T22:13:54.383717+00:00Rep. Haley Stevens defends her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers after Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race https://divergence.news/event/21070Divergenceen2026-11-04T21:06:56.701846+00:00Nino Mangione, cousin of Luigi Mangione, wins Baltimore County Council District 5 race https://divergence.news/event/21057Divergenceen2026-11-04T19:27:45.347111+00:00Trump and Vance attribute Republican midterm losses to the Iran war and its effect on gas prices https://divergence.news/event/21052Divergenceen2026-11-04T18:52:12.955471+00:00New York Attorney General Letitia James appoints former federal prosecutor Jacqueline Kelly to lead the reopened Cornell sexual assault investigation. https://divergence.news/event/21038Divergenceen2026-11-04T17:09:47.258849+00:00Voters in several states approve ballot measures restricting transgender athletes and youth gender treatments https://divergence.news/event/21037Divergenceen2026-11-04T17:09:47.247960+00:00Voters in the 2026 midterms approved data center restrictions in dozens of local ballot measures and elected Democrats who campaigned on tighter regulation. https://divergence.news/event/21022Divergenceen2026-11-04T14:53:33.030298+00:00Mississippi Senate race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Scott Colom remains uncalled with a razor-thin margin https://divergence.news/event/21013Divergenceen2026-11-04T13:44:29.006771+00:00A U.S. Marine with the 3rd Marine Division died following a training incident at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, on November 3, 2026. https://divergence.news/event/21009Divergenceen2026-11-04T13:09:47.332238+00:00Idaho voters reject Proposition 1, a ballot initiative to roll back the state's near-total abortion ban https://divergence.news/event/21003Divergenceen2026-11-04T10:58:15.958458+00:00Eurozone inflation rose to 4% in October 2026, a three-year high driven by energy costs. https://divergence.news/event/20999Divergenceen2026-11-04T10:24:02.413854+00:00Democrat Aaron Ford defeats Republican incumbent Joe Lombardo in Nevada governor's race https://divergence.news/event/20997Divergenceen2026-11-04T09:51:18.487813+00:00Israel's election commission certifies October 27 election results and President Herzog begins coalition consultations https://divergence.news/event/20992Divergenceen2026-11-04T08:08:12.254814+00:00Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur wins reelection in Ohio's 9th Congressional District over Republican Derek Merrin https://divergence.news/event/20985Divergenceen2026-11-04T06:20:38.014062+00:00Iranian IRGC reports tankers and a tugboat caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after using unauthorized routes https://divergence.news/event/20984Divergenceen2026-11-04T06:20:38.003991+00:00Marsha Blackburn wins Tennessee governor's race, becoming the state's first woman elected governor https://divergence.news/event/20983Divergenceen2026-11-04T06:20:37.993787+00:00Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar wins a 12th House term in his Texas border district https://divergence.news/event/20982Divergenceen2026-11-04T06:20:37.984126+00:00Democrat Brian Poindexter defeats Republican Rep. Max Miller in Ohio's 7th Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20981Divergenceen2026-11-04T06:20:37.974014+00:00Democrat Rebecca Cooke defeats Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20977Divergenceen2026-11-04T06:20:37.917582+00:00Democrat Bob Harvie defeats Republican incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20974Divergenceen2026-11-04T05:45:20.382250+00:00Democrats win control of the House and Senate in the 2026 US midterm elections. https://divergence.news/event/20972Divergenceen2026-11-04T05:45:20.361792+00:00North Korea fires missiles and rejects US talks after FBI links it to Binance hack https://divergence.news/event/20971Divergenceen2026-11-04T05:45:20.351846+00:00South Africans vote in local elections expected to further weaken the ANC https://divergence.news/event/20970Divergenceen2026-11-04T05:45:20.328902+00:00Amy Klobuchar wins Minnesota governor's race https://divergence.news/event/20968Divergenceen2026-11-04T05:08:46.779267+00:00Democrat Richard Ojeda defeats NRCC Chairman Richard Hudson in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District race https://divergence.news/event/20964Divergenceen2026-11-04T05:08:46.721317+00:00Democrat Cait Conley defeats Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in New York's 17th Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20961Divergenceen2026-11-04T04:32:13.345511+00:00Democrat Rob Sand wins the Iowa governor's race, defeating Republican Zach Lahn. https://divergence.news/event/20959Divergenceen2026-11-04T04:32:13.306735+00:00Democrat Sherrod Brown defeats Republican Sen. Jon Husted in Ohio Senate special election https://divergence.news/event/20958Divergenceen2026-11-04T04:32:13.293942+00:00Democrat Adam Hamilton wins the Kansas Senate race, unseating Republican incumbent Roger Marshall. https://divergence.news/event/20957Divergenceen2026-11-04T04:32:13.281733+00:00Democrat Bobby Pulido defeats Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz in Texas's 15th Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20956Divergenceen2026-11-04T04:32:13.268645+00:00Democrat Xavier Becerra wins the California governor's race, defeating Republican Steve Hilton. https://divergence.news/event/20955Divergenceen2026-11-04T04:32:13.244163+00:00Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott in the 2026 Texas governor's race. https://divergence.news/event/20954Divergenceen2026-11-04T03:58:52.851880+00:00Democrat Janelle Stelson defeats incumbent Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20952Divergenceen2026-11-04T03:58:52.828955+00:00Democrat David Crowley wins Wisconsin governor's race https://divergence.news/event/20951Divergenceen2026-11-04T03:58:52.812605+00:00Democrat Amy Acton defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor's race https://divergence.news/event/20950Divergenceen2026-11-04T03:23:40.973640+00:00Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins Washington, D.C. mayoral election https://divergence.news/event/20949Divergenceen2026-11-04T03:23:40.963934+00:00Maryland voters approve constitutional amendment changing congressional redistricting rules https://divergence.news/event/20946Divergenceen2026-11-04T03:23:40.933872+00:00Democrat Elaine Luria defeats Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District rematch. https://divergence.news/event/20944Divergenceen2026-11-04T02:49:42.245339+00:00Democrat Rebecca Bennett defeats Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20943Divergenceen2026-11-04T02:49:42.237109+00:00Juliana Stratton won election to the U.S. Senate, becoming the sixth Black woman to serve in the chamber. https://divergence.news/event/20940Divergenceen2026-11-04T02:15:35.301924+00:00Republican Byron Donalds wins Florida governor's race, defeating Democrat David Jolly https://divergence.news/event/20938Divergenceen2026-11-04T02:15:35.280833+00:00Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia governor's race, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in the US https://divergence.news/event/20937Divergenceen2026-11-04T02:15:35.267568+00:00New York Governor Kathy Hochul wins reelection over Republican Bruce Blakeman https://divergence.news/event/20936Divergenceen2026-11-04T02:15:35.247397+00:00Trump attacks Fox News on social media during midterm election night https://divergence.news/event/20935Divergenceen2026-11-04T02:15:35.235982+00:00Democrats win control of the US House in the 2026 midterm elections, positioning Hakeem Jeffries to become speaker. https://divergence.news/event/20933Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.441803+00:00Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz wins re-election in Florida's redrawn 25th Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20932Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.433422+00:00Republican Sen. Ashley Moody defeats Democrat Angie Nixon in Florida Senate race https://divergence.news/event/20931Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.424583+00:00Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeats Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan's U.S. Senate race https://divergence.news/event/20930Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.415581+00:00Paul Pelosi pleads no contest to a hit-and-run involving a parked car in California https://divergence.news/event/20929Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.400544+00:00Democrat Chris Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate race, defeating Republican John Sununu https://divergence.news/event/20928Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.385762+00:00Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro wins reelection in Pennsylvania https://divergence.news/event/20927Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.377111+00:00Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wins a third term, defeating Republican Darren Bailey https://divergence.news/event/20926Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.368707+00:00Republican Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate race to succeed Mitch McConnell https://divergence.news/event/20925Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:39:57.342291+00:00Democrat Roy Cooper wins North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, flipping it from Republican control. https://divergence.news/event/20923Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:06:14.715742+00:00Heavy storms flood the U.S. Southwest, killing at least one person and forcing evacuations https://divergence.news/event/20922Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:06:14.705607+00:00Indonesia arrests and dismisses presidential chief of staff Listyo Sigit Prabowo over alleged illegal wiretapping https://divergence.news/event/20920Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:06:14.682651+00:00Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz wins reelection to Florida's 20th Congressional District https://divergence.news/event/20919Divergenceen2026-11-04T01:06:14.654114+00:00Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff wins reelection in Georgia, defeating Republican Rep. Mike Collins https://divergence.news/event/20918Divergenceen2026-11-04T00:33:20.110580+00:00CVS Health announces it will split into two companies, separating its pharmacies from its insurance business.