How Katie Miller lobbied for her husband's promotion  —  President Donald Trump's decision to make Stephen Miller the White House chief of staff followed a weeks-long lobbying effort from Katie Miller, his wife.  —  Katie Miller told people to call the president on her husband's behalf …

How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterms  —  Behind the scenes, the world's richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country's politics to his will.  He couldn't.  —  The world's richest person had face-planted — and was now trying to turn back time.

The Midterms Were Spectacular.  Here's What They Showed.  —  Two years ago, Donald Trump's return to office felt like a diagnosis, a confirmation of some terrible disease.  Now, after the spectacular reversal in the midterms, the body politic looks rather different.

Democrats, Newly Ascendant, Begin a Fight to Shape the Party's Future  —  At a moment of opportunity for the party, its long-feuding factions are seizing on the midterm results to make their case for tacking to the center or to the left.  —  A pastor in Kansas.  A Paralympian in Iowa.

Turning Point Bet on the Midterms and Lost.  Some Republicans Are Furious.  —  Candidates backed by the right-wing activist group did not fare well, and the results set off recriminations from establishment Republicans.  —  Turning Point USA bet big on Arizona.

US believes Nvidia's Huang had romantic relationship with alleged Chinese spy  —  American intelligence warned the tech boss was involved with executive recruited by China to gather information on US group  —  The US government believes Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang had a romantic relationship …

With So Much New Blood in the Senate, the Average Age Is Falling.  To 63.  —  Incoming senators are nearly 15 years younger than departing ones, on average.  But the chamber's overall age isn't shifting much.  —  When the new Senate convenes in January, it will welcome some (relatively) young new legislators.

A Top Navy Officer Fired by Hegseth Is Elected to Congress  —  Nancy Lacore, a Democrat, has expressed interest in being on the Armed Services Committee.  — Copy  —  Democrat Nancy Lacore, a retired Navy vice admiral fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last year, has won her congressional race …

He'll Be Clerk of One of the Country's Largest Counties.  He's 19.  —  Sebastian Matta, a sophomore at Arizona State University, was elected on Tuesday as Superior Court clerk in Maricopa County, Ariz.  —  If you live in Arizona's Maricopa County, Sebastian Matta will soon be in charge …

Pro-Talarico PAC pulls back curtain on historic investment  —  In January, the leading super political action committee backing James Talarico spotted a problem in the data: Talarico was running behind where he needed to be in Hispanic-heavy South Texas in order to win the March primary.

Wisconsin state trooper detained by ICE while boarding domestic flight to be released  —  DODGE COUNTY, Wis. —  A Wisconsin state trooper was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Dane County Regional Airport on Thursday.  —  It happened during a targeted ICE operation …

Free Press Forced To Issue Correction After Reporting Abdul El-Sayed Gave His Victory Speech ‘In Arabic’  —  The Free Press was forced to issue a correction after reporter Maya Sulkin erroneously said that Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) gave his victory speech “in Arabic.”

Will this week's blue wave election usher in a Democratic president in 2028? … In surfer slang, a wave that lasts a long time is a “runner.”  A key question for investors is whether the blue wave that washed over the country Tuesday was that kind of wave, and could it ferry Democrats to victory in 2028.

8 BOLD IDEAS TO FIX AMERICA  —  For the past two years, Congress has deferred to President Trump on almost everything, declining to check even his most unpopular whims.  Democrats have won power now with a sweeping mandate from voters for action, accountability and change.Will they deliver on it?

Mysterious Request Scrambles Major Supreme Court Gun Case  —  In an unusual move, the lead plaintiff in one of two cases challenging semiautomatic weapons bans has asked to drop out weeks before the cases are heard.  —  The Supreme Court received an unusual request late last week …

South Carolina Republicans Fracture Over Stunning Defeat of Darline Graham  —  Some blamed President Trump for backing the novice candidate after the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham.  Others accused Mr. Graham's team of pushing her to run despite her lack of experience.

“The Global Capital of Protestantism” — Peter Thiel Recruits Nashville Against Pope Leo XIV  —  In a secretly recorded lecture, JD Vance's top donor called the Catholic Church a dubious ally and told Nashville to fight.  Fifteen days later, Catholics swung 21 points and voters sided with Leo.

The Short, Unhappy Marriage of MAHA and the GOP … Paula Obeid raced through Costco on a Wednesday afternoon in October, gathering supplies for the rally she was organizing that night in Scottsdale: sauerkraut, organic beef jerky, plastic plates without decorative trims that could contain harmful chemicals.

A reckoning pushes out six congressmen accused of sexual misconduct, domestic abuse  —  Recent months have shown the most effective tool for accountability might be public opinion.  —  Sexual misconduct allegations involving Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-California) and Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) …