Republicans quickly turn against Pete Hegseth after midterms rout  —  Pete Hegseth Donald Trump The Middle East US military  —  President Donald Trump may have made the decision to launch the war that tanked voters' support for the GOP and dealt them a midterm shellacking.

Dhillon Plans DOJ Civil Rights Exit After Democrats' Sweep  —  Harmeet Dhillon plans to step down from her role leading the Justice Department's civil rights unit, marking the first senior DOJ official to resign following Democrats' massive midterm wins.  —  Dhillon, who has vastly transformed …

Democrats poised to break GOP's 16-year grip on statehouses  —  Democrats are on track to take control of a majority of legislative chambers, ending 16 years of Republican dominance over America's statehouses.  — If current leads hold, 75% of Americans will live in a state with a Democratic governor …

Marco Rubio ‘on resignation watch’ from Trump administration after midterms disaster  —  Exclusive: The US secretary of state is thought to be preparing for a presidential run in 2028 and will likely want to distance himself from Trump, The Independent can reveal.  —  Become an Independent member to bookmark this article

Former Trump staffer calls for Wiles to resign over midterm wipeout  —  Caroline Sunshine, a former staffer to President Trump, on Wednesday called for White House chief of staff Susie Wiles to resign over the massive losses Republicans saw in the midterm elections.

What Democrats Can Do  —  Yes, Trump has veto power.  Force him to use it. … The American people have just delivered a stunning rebuke to Donald Trump.  If we had a parliamentary system, the moving trucks would already be at the White House.  As it is, however, an increasingly deranged …

Bluesky was right all along and will accept your apology any time  —  Bluesky is a niche Twitter-clone frequently accused of being an echo chamber for progressives.  After the blue tsunami of this week's midterms, however, its inhabitants don't seem to be echoing themselves so much as the vast majority of American voters.

Republicans point fingers after massive midterms defeat; Jeffries runs for House speaker  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to step aside from his party leadership role as Republicans reel from the midterm election results.  Meanwhile, current House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched his speakership bid.

Democrats Are Reviewing a Plan to Investigate Corporate America  —  Party lawmakers have reviewed ideas for subpoenas, hearings and oversight next year.  — Copy  —  Senior congressional Democrats have been studying a 181-page dossier that identifies hundreds of executives and companies …

Midterm results ‘a Watergate-level repudiation,’ Cruz says  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) described the Republicans' historic losses in the midterm elections Tuesday as “an ass-kicking.”  —  “2026 was not simply a blue wave.  It was a blue tsunami,” Cruz on his podcast.

The Real Reason Ossoff's and El-Sayed's Suits Were Just a Little Too Tight—and Other Midterm-Fashion Hot Takes  —  Plus: Investigating a Free Press reporter's dubious post about Valentino heels and a Chanel bag at a Michigan election night party.  —  On Monday night, the eve …

Nasdaq plummets into correction territory, Dow plunges 800 points as traders dump tech stocks: Live updates  —  The Nasdaq Composite plummeted on Thursday, erasing the sharp gains from the previous session, as investors continued to rotate away from technology stocks and into more defensive areas of the market.

Trump's Putin Claim Crumbles as Secret Deal Revealed … Donald Trump's claims that Vladimir Putin is doing “very little, if anything” to help Iran have been blown apart by fresh details of Moscow's support for Tehran's war machine. … The export order was for the very same systems used by Russian forces …