Week in review
November 2 – November 8, 2026
The week's most widely covered stories, from 824 headlines by 43 outlets.
5 outlets · Politics
‘Historic change’: what the 2026 US mid-term election results mean for scienceNature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03579-xResearchers hope that US lawmakers will push back against the Trump administration’s science policies — but there are limits to what Congress can do.
Who covered it
- The Economist(subscription required)US midterms 2026: live results
- Los Angeles Times(subscription required)2026 election results: California's key U.S. House races
- Nature‘Historic change’: what the 2026 US mid-term election results mean for science
- Scientific American(subscription required)2026 election results show widespread opposition to AI data centers
- The New Yorker(subscription required)What This Week’s Elections Mean for The Future of Elections
4 outlets · Health & Science
NASA’s Swift telescope plunges back to EarthThe observatory had spent decades studying powerful cosmic explosions and was the target of an unsuccessful rescue mission earlier this year
Who covered it
3 outlets · Health & Science
What a historic ‘blue wave’ midterm means for climate actionDemocrats swept Congress and won in red states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters and data centers
Who covered it
3 outlets · Tech
"Congress will investigate": Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang faces probe over alleged Chinese spy tiesThe chipmaker’s investigation comes as Jensen Huang admits to having an affair with the suspected spy.