Nine stories to know the morning after the US midterms, US first: Democrats take full control of Congress, Senate and governor flips in Texas and beyond, Trump's response, Wall Street, abortion ballot measures, a deadly strike on a Ukrainian aid site, Iran's message to Washington and new Ukraine peace talks.
File photoDemocrats won the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections, adding it to a Senate win and taking full control of Congress. Some close races are still being counted.
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File photoDemocrats flipped at least seven Republican-held Senate seats, among them Texas, where James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton, to win control of the chamber.
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File photoDemocrats flipped at least four governor's offices, including Texas, where Gina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott, and Georgia, where Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor of any state.
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File photoPresident Trump said Democrats 'did a good job' and that he accepts the results, but said he will veto bills he opposes and blamed some Republican losses on the candidates.
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File photoThe Nasdaq rose 0.8% and the S&P 500 0.4% on Election Day as chipmakers rebounded, while a drop in Apple shares pulled the Dow down 0.4%.
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File photoMissouri voters rejected a measure that would have repealed the state's abortion-rights amendment, and Virginia voters added reproductive rights to their constitution.
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File photoRussian glide bombs struck a school used to hand out humanitarian aid in Komyshuvakha, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, killing at least 33 people, Ukraine says. Dozens more may be trapped.
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File photoIran's chief negotiator said Tehran has given Washington a 'firm and rational response' and that the US must now act to prevent renewed war, a day after US strikes on Qeshm Island.
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File photoThe Kremlin confirmed that Russia, Ukraine and the United States will hold three-way peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10-11, led on Moscow's side by Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky.
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