Mr. Sessions was the first senator to endorse Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign. But his recusal as attorney general from the Russia inquiry proved to be his undoing. The acting attorney general, Matthew G. Whitaker, is seen as loyal to President Trump. He now oversees the special counsel’s inquiry. Despite warnings from within the G.O.P., Republicans lost their unity and grip on messaging, allowing the Democrats to gain a majority of congressional seats. Democratic leaders struck a conciliatory tone after winning House control, but the firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions immediately tested their resolve to hold President Trump accountable. Almost no Republicans appeared immune to the Northeast’s shifting political winds, no mater how they positioned themselves. The president said he hoped to cut bipartisan deals but vowed to retaliate if the new Democratic-controlled House examines his finances and political dealings. The decision was a nuclear-level response by President Trump and the White House communications staff after more than two years of escalating tensions. They are poised to win more seats this year than they did in 2006, despite far fewer opportunities. As Ms. Pelosi moves to line up the votes to resume her speakership of the House, she secured an endorsement from President Trump, who may relish the chance to spar with her over the next two years. Two years after a divided country elected President Trump, voters delivered a cascade of contradictory results that added up to a portrait of a nation at odds with itself. Democrats won the House, and can stymie efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. But their power in the Senate is diminished, with big implications for the courts. The party’s expanded majority leaves Democrats with dwindling hopes of being able to swiftly diminish the conservative imprint on the judiciary even if they win the White House in 2020. The midterm elections yielded mixed results for the student gun control activists, showing that voters were still wrestling with guns and gun safety. Mr. Kemp, the Republican secretary of state, said his lead over Stacey Abrams was large enough to preclude a runoff. But the Abrams campaign insisted there were many votes still to be counted. Races across the country were too close to call on Wednesday, including pivotal contests for Senate, House and governor. Here are the biggest ones. In ending some of the harshest voting restrictions in the nation for those with criminal records, Florida voters responded to the argument that people should get another chance. History was made across the country: South Dakota and Maine will have female governors, and Massachusetts and Connecticut elected black women to Congress for the first time. Facebook made strides toward cleaning up its service in the last two years. But it continues to behave most responsibly only when placed under a microscope. The Democrats’ control of the House of Representatives may create new trade headaches for Canada. The plane had experienced problems before Lion Air Flight 610 crashed. Officials are investigating whether fault lies with human error, technical flaws or both. Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Congress and the public must now push for protections for the special counsel. The telecom giant promised it wouldn’t use its merger with Time Warner to hurt consumers. But now it is doing precisely that. In forcing out Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the president seems to want a lawman he can control. The election produced some wins for the climate, but also underscored the power of the fossil fuel industry. Sure, the House is gone. But so is Jeff Sessions. Without a smarter approach to rural America, liberals will be stuck in the minority for a long time. The president made the midterms a real battle instead of a running retreat. He is widely hated and feared, but he is also much loved as a champion of his voters. The Democrats made progress in the midterm elections. Democrats have cause to rejoice and regret. Dickens began his novel in the marshes of the Hoo Peninsula, about 25 miles from London. More than 150 years later, a traveler retraces the path of that book’s indelible characters. Mr. Anderson and his partner, Juman Malouf, were given free rein in Austria’s largest museum. But you can’t make an exhibition as you would a movie, our critic writes. The S&P 500 has risen in four of the first five trading days of the November. Wednesday’s 2.1 percent gain was its third-best showing this year. The driver, Dorothy Bruns, 44, was discovered dead in her Staten Island home with a bottle of pills and a suicide note nearby, the police said. Steve Stockman, 61, a former representative from Texas, was also ordered to pay about $1 million in restitution. He was previously convicted on 23 criminal counts. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is trying to reach an agreement with North Korea before President Trump and Kim Jong-un meet again. His efforts have gone nowhere. A federal case against Harvard has brought to light many of its closely guarded admissions secrets. New York and Washington are leaving the rest of the country behind. Companies like Amazon explain why. Making it easier to buy a weapon was once unthinkable in the country. But the interior minister, working from a populist playbook, is pushing a hard line. A gamer in Melbourne has had his assets frozen in connection with a popular video game cheat. He’s one of many being sued by game companies worldwide, raising questions about copyright law and the policing of online civility. The career of Gyorgy Kurtag, one of the last living giants of 20th-century music, is culminating in an adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s play. 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