Good morning. Republicans sweep the White House and both houses of Congress, giving Donald Trump unified control of the elected branches of government. Building more intelligent AI is getting difficult. And Pakistan’s most-polluted province has launched a program to reduce smog. Listen to the day’s top stories.
The last piece of the Republican trifecta has fallen into place after the GOP held on to their narrow majority in the US House, giving Donald Trump and his party unified control of the elected branches of government. The Republican sweep sharply diminishes any hope for Democrats to curtail Trump’s sway over next year’s big fights over trillions of dollars in expiring tax provisions. One possible conflict: South Dakota Senator John Thune, an advocate of free trade, will lead the Senate GOP. Rounding out his administration, Trump confirmed he will nominate Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and he handed Pentagon control to Pete Hegseth as defense secretary. For attorney general, Trump is nominating Matt Gaetz.