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Republicans Need Just 7 Seats to Clinch House Majority With 23 Competitive Races Still Uncalled

Republicans need to pick up just 7 seats of the 23 competitive races that remain uncalled to reverse Democrats’ razor-thin majority in the House, with just a handful of tossups standing in the way of the lower chamber flipping red. As states continue to count outstanding votes from the midterm election and Americans still don’t…


Macron Faces Tough Battle for Control of Parliament After First Round Vote

PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron faces a tough fight to win an absolute majority in parliament that would allow him to govern with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in Sunday’s first-round election. Initial estimates by Elabe put the left-wing veteran Jean-Luc Melenchon’s NUPES bloc neck-and-neck with Macron’s Ensemble! alliance in…


JPMorgan to Buy Majority Stake in Volkswagen’s Payments Business

LONDON—JPMorgan has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in German car giant Volkswagen’s payments business ahead of a planned rollout of in-car technology that allows drivers to automatically pay for fuel or tolls. The U.S. bank has agreed to buy close to 75 percent of Volkswagen Payments S.A. for an undisclosed sum, subject…


US Senate Confirms Biden U.N. Nominee Thomas-Greenfield

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee, veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding a key member to his national security team nearly a month after her confirmation hearing. The 100-member Senate backed Thomas-Greenfield by 78 to 20 to be Washington’s representative at the world…


US Senate Confirms Biden UN Nominee Thomas-Greenfield

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee, veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, adding a key member to his national security team nearly a month after her confirmation hearing. The 100-member Senate backed Thomas-Greenfield by 78 to 20 to be Washington’s representative at the world…