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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump and America, a Clear Election Verdict Leaves a Murky Future … In the days since his defeat, he has sounded like a man in denial. — With his party still picking through the wreckage of a political earthquake, a seemingly oblivious President Trump signed a steel beam …
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OutsideTheBeltway and The Gateway Pundit
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Politico:
How Canada Inflicted Maximum Midterms Pain on Trump … A trade deal was imminent. Top negotiators from the United States and Canada were holed up in a dreary building in southwest D.C., working on the details of an agreement to finally end hostilities that had wreaked havoc …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
How Democrats will try to end Trump's tariffs … The battle for Congress is over. The war over President Donald Trump's tariffs is about to heat up. — The knotted web of tariffs that Trump spent the last two years weaving could soon face its biggest threat, as Democrats prepare to unload …
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The Guardian and The Gateway Pundit
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton says he'd be ‘deeply disappointed’ if Democrats spent two years investigating Trump — Hamilton said Congress should focus on clawing back Trump's tariffs and ending the war with Iran.
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
We Convened a Group of Committed GOP Voters to See How They're Coping — After a historic defeat, loyal Republicans are finding fault everywhere but the top. — IT HAPPENED. America thoroughly repudiated Donald Trump and his spectacular failure of a presidency.
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
A Stake Through the Heart of Trump's Red Map — When Donald Trump called the 2024 election “a historic realignment,” he, or whoever wrote those words for him, was referring to something specific. The idea of a realignment comes from a paper by the political scientist V.O. Key Jr. Writing in the 1950s …
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New York Post, Washington Examiner and Althouse
Elena Moore / NPR:
How Gen Z voters helped fuel a blue wave for Democrats
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The Guardian and New York Times
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
'I'm a hard yes': Hakeem Jeffries announces support for Hegseth impeachment — Jeffries predicted “incredibly strong support” among Democrats for it. — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a press conference in Washington, November 4, 2026.
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Washington Post and Washington Examiner
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House poised to impeach Pete Hegseth after GOP midterm defeat
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The Hill and Florida Politics
David Cohen / Politico:
Jeffries said he has yet to hear from President Trump
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Bloomberg and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Republicans Point Fingers, but Trump Does Not Appear to Be Listening — After last week's midterm losses, the Republican Party entered its most uncertain moment in years. Some Republicans called for moderation and cleaning house, but that will be difficult with President Trump still in the White House.
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The Hill
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Wall Street Journal:
Election Drubbing Complicates Vance's Calculation on Whether to Run in 2028
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NewsMax.com and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Potential Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal GOP losses
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NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Top Astrophysicist Leaves U.S. After Trump Policies Affect Her Work — Kelly Holley-Bockelmann was one of the top astrophysicists in the country until President Trump's policies affected every part of her work. — Kelly Holley-Bockelmann had always oriented herself by looking up at the sky, but now it was tilted and unfamiliar.
Ben Blatt / New York Times:
Democrats Now Have a Path to Sidestep the Electoral College. Would It Work? — Midterm victories have created an opportunity, but obstacles like legal challenges would have to be surmounted. — Twice since 2000 — with George W. Bush and then Donald J. Trump — Republicans have lost …
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NewsMax.com and American Greatness
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Carter Schroppe / Washington Examiner:
Josh Shapiro signals support for abolishing Electoral College
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Crooked Media
CNN:
UFC CEO Dana White declines Trump's offer to become press secretary, source says — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he offered the White House press secretary job to Dana White, but a source familiar with the matter says the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO declined the unorthodox idea.
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
James Talarico Crashes ‘SNL’ Cold Open: 'I'm the Guy Who's Been Texting You Every Day Asking for $5' — Newly elected Texas Sen. James Talarico crashed this week's “Saturday Night Live” cold open in order to ask the question on everyone's mind: How many more of these “Donald-Trump-freezes …
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson accuses Trump administration of corruption — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), in a striking interview on Saturday, accused the Trump administration of corruption. — Johnson referenced recent claims made by Calley Means, a former Trump White House adviser who quit last month.
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Mailchimp and New York Times
Nick Berardini / New Yorker:
An N.B.A. Player Got Hooked on Sports Betting. Soon, He Became the Bet — Jontay grew up in Columbia, Missouri, the fourth of eight children. His father, Michael, Sr., worked in Christian ministry, and his mother, Lisa, homeschooled the children. Both had played college basketball …
Suryatapa Chakraborty / The Hill:
Alaska governor gives vote count update in ‘very close’ Senate race — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) provided an update on the Last Frontier's closely watched Senate race as vote counting continues in the state. — “It's very close,” the Alaska Republican said in an interview …
Bruce Mehlman / Bruce Mehlman's Age of Disruption:
Six-Chart Sunday - The 2026 Midterms: Results & Repercussions — 6 Infographics + 1 Video (Axios' Jim VandeHei on Simplify, AI, leadership & politics) — We know what happened: a monumental blue tsunami. The bigger questions are “so what?” and “now what?”
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Hakeem Jeffries, in Line to Become House Speaker, Promises Bold Agenda … Back in May, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, saw a crucial piece of his strategy for winning control of the House slipping away. — Republicans, spurred on by President Trump …
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