News for November 9, 2025

Alexis Hernandez is charged with murder in a New Mexico double killing after deputies say he claimed a cockroach sent him a message telling him to kill.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he will not ignore redistricting efforts and is weighing a plan to redraw the state’s maps, even as Democrats disagree on whether it is worth the risk.

Tim Davie resigned after a BBC Panorama edit of Donald Trump’s 6 January 2021 speech sparked a major backlash and a multibillion-dollar lawsuit from Trump.

Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger says the state is heading toward an energy crisis unless it adds more power supply and makes big energy users, especially data centers, pay more of the cost.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said his state is using emergency money to help residents and federal workers during the shutdown, while also weighing a new look at Maryland’s congressional maps.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said his state is using emergency steps to help residents during the shutdown while blaming Democrats in Congress for blocking a deal to reopen the government.

President Gustavo Petro hosted a summit in Colombia to push stronger ties between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, even as U.S. military strikes in the region sparked sharp tensions.

Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger said voters backed her on lowering costs and restoring order, and she urged Congress to reopen the government quickly.

Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill said New Jersey needs fast action on health care, energy costs, and the federal shutdown as she prepares to take office.

A new trial found that drinking one cup of caffeinated coffee a day may be safe for people with atrial fibrillation and could lower the chance the heart rhythm problem comes back.

House Democratic and Republican leaders are locked in a shutdown standoff over health care, with Hakeem Jeffries refusing to back down on ACA subsidy demands and James Lankford blaming Democrats for the delay.

President Donald Trump is defending his economic record even as voters have sent a strong message that they are unhappy with prices and the cost of living.