Trump Is an Albatross  —  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is a phenomenally effective vote-winner, capable of turning out millions of otherwise infrequent voters to deliver the White House and Congress to the Republican Party.  But as president, Trump has been an albatross around the neck of his party.

Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections  —  The headline story from this year's elections is simple: Democrats increased their support across the country and swept all the marquee contests in key states.  Democratic Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger won Virginia by ~14 points …

A big blue wave for Democrats, and two paths forward  —  Democrats delivered a resounding rebuke to President Trump in all five of the most-watched races in Tuesday's elections, as voters responded to candidates' promises to address frustrations with high prices and Trump.

‘There Should Be Flashing Red Lights’: Steve Bannon on Mamdani's Win … More than a few Republicans are celebrating Zohran Mamdani's victory, seeing the 34-year-old democratic socialist as a political gift and an albatross for the Democratic Party.  Steve Bannon is not among them.

Election Night Live updates: Democrats notch wins for governors, mayor over Trump's picks  —  EDITED BY NELL CLARK, CURTIS YEE, BERNARD MCGHEE, MICHELLE L. PRICE, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, ASHLEY THOMAS, KIANA DOYLE AND TIA GOLDENBERG  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source …

Trump blames shutdown for GOP election losses … Trump used his candid autopsy of the election results to urge Republicans to kill the Senate filibuster to quickly reopen the government and then enact their agenda, including a national voter ID requirement.

Which Party Is in Trouble, Again?  —  Yesterday was a very good day for Democrats and a very bad day for both MAGA and the oligarchy.  If I were a properly house-trained pundit, I would immediately follow that statement by throwing some shade at Democrats.  But this was a blowout, pure and simple.

Dems warned of “hell to pay” if they cut “weak” post-election shutdown deal  —  Democrats' sweeping victory in Tuesday's elections has the party's House members and activists warning Senate Democrats that the price of caving on the government shutdown just went way up.

November 4, 2025 (Tuesday)  —  So much for obeying a court order, even if begrudgingly and with manufactured delay.  At 8:00 this morning, President Donald Trump announced that “SNAP BENEFITS...will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!”

Democrats demand meeting with Trump on shutdown — again  —  Fresh from the party's victories in off-year elections across the map, top congressional Democrats are insisting on a meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss the shutdown.  “We write to demand a bipartisan meeting …

Eight California Counties Won by Donald Trump Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop 50  —  Voters in eight California counties carried by Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election backed Proposition 50, the Democrat-backed ballot measure in a state-by-state redistricting battle helping determine who controls …

Vive La Résistance  —  Waves can be blue after all.  —  With Republican candidates going down in flames all around him, Donald Trump spent last night flaming out on Truth Social.  “REPUBLICANS, TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!  GET BACK TO PASSING LEGISLATION AND VOTER REFORM!” he wrote …

Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team … Together, they have backgrounds in social services, finance, city budgeting and housing development.  Their roles on the transition team — meant to smooth a mayor-elect's path from election in early November …