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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should go, sources say  —  Washington — President Trump has been asking advisers around him and on the phone whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should stay in his job, following Republicans' catastrophic losses Tuesday night, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News.
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CNN:
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.
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Whose fault is the GOP's cataclysmic defeat? 3 theories are gaining steam on the right.  —  Republicans began picking through their party's post-midterms wreckage Wednesday to ask about — and argue over — how things went so, so wrong in President Donald Trump's second term.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Among the winners in Tuesday night's elections: Medical professionals galore.  —  Representative Hakeem Jeffries, expected to be the next House speaker, said his party would focus on affordability after seizing control of Congress.  President Trump focused on his renovation projects as Republicans grasped for answers.
Ian Bremmer / GZERO:
The blue wave was even bigger than we expected.  What does that mean for the rest of Trump's term?  —  The Democratic Party has flipped the House and the Senate.  While there are still votes left to be counted and races yet to be determined, the Democrats' victory is unambiguously big …
Hugo Lowell / Wired:
Knives Are Out in the White House  —  From top officials like Pete Hegseth to White House aides to right-wing pundits, the race is on to find someone besides Donald Trump to blame for the Republicans' catastrophic losses.  —  President Donald Trump's aides were reeling from the scale …
Ben Geman / Axios:
Oil prices plunge after Vance post on Iran war
Reuters:   Republicans call for Trump to change course after midterm drubbing
Riya Misra / Politico:
DeSantis calls midterm bloodbath an ‘extinction-level event for Republicans’
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Vance blames Iran conflict for GOP midterm defeats: “The reason we lost is the war”
NBC News:
Anger over GOP education agenda helped fuel Democratic sweeps in Texas, advocates say  —  Before they flipped Texas blue, Gina Hinojosa and James Talarico made names for themselves fighting book bans, private school vouchers and restrictions on classroom instruction.
Discussion: Chalkbeat and spiked
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Texas election upset means 'MAGA's own private law firm' will be led by a Democrat  —  Democrat Nathan Johnson, who will take over as Texas Attorney General, tells NBC News he plans a major overhaul of the office that has frequently led Republican litigation efforts.
Casey He / Politico:
Latest called races extend Democrats' deluge  —  Winners have been called in several remaining races as the historic blue wave continues to help Democrats make gains across the country.  In Michigan's 4th District, Democratic state Sen. Sean McCann succeeded in his challenge to Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga.
Discussion: Breitbart
The Economist:
The Democrats' extraordinary triumph, explained  —  Six charts show how they came out on top  —  US House elections, vote margin, % points  —  051015 195019601970198019902000201020202026 D+13*  —  Sources:  — Brookings  — New York Times - The Economist
New York Times:
America Punishes Trump's Party: 8 Takeaways From a Democratic Landslide  —  Democrats won shocking victories all over the map and flipped the Senate and House with ease, leaving the president weakened.  “There was a mood in the air, I guess,” he said.  —  Democrats marched to a landslide victory …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
What Democrats' win could mean for Trump's monument makeover projects  —  President Donald Trump this week touted his , contending that its deep-blue basin (and algae-free water) showed what his administration could accomplish.  Now Democrats' blue wave threatens to swamp Trump's plan to keep remaking Washington.
Discussion: The Atlantic and New York Magazine
Marc Levy / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats capture governorships in Texas and other GOP-controlled states in rebuke to Republicans
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
“If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed ... and we will deserve it”
Discussion: Roll Call
The Texas Tribune:
Texas Republicans' gerrymander backfires as Democrats gain ground in U.S. House delegation
Adam Wren / Politico:   Talarico Says Texas Is ‘Absolutely’ on the Presidential Map for Democrats
David W. Chen / New York Times:
The Democratic Wave Swept State Houses Across the Country
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Liveblog: Mississippi's 2026 U.S. Senate Election Results  —  Mississippi election workers are counting ballots amid a tight race between Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democratic challenger Scott Colom.  Follow this liveblog for the latest updates.  See results in other races here.
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Natalie Hausmann / Democracy Docket:
Mississippi made thousands of valid voters inactive ahead of critical Senate race  —  Clint Lowery left work around 4 p.m. in Alabama to make sure he would have enough time to get back home to Harrison County, Mississippi to vote before polls closed.  —  He checked the secretary of state's website …
NBC News:
Mississippi Senate race heads to an extended vote count and possible ballot battle
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Progressive Senator Demands ‘Bold Agenda’ Before Backing Schumer  —  Key Senate progressive Chris Van Hollen said Wednesday that Democrats should demand a “bold agenda” targeting entrenched corporate interests in Washington before agreeing to back Chuck Schumer or any other aspiring Senate majority leader.
Discussion: The Hill, Roll Call and NewsMax.com
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Jared Ochacher / CBS News:   Mamdani says Democrats must keep their “foot on the gas” after midterm victories
Washington Post:
Election 2026 live updates
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Justice Alito Will Not Retire Immediately, Despite Election Outcome  —  The conservative justice has told friends he does not plan to step down before the end of the court's term, even as Democrats are set to seize the Senate in January.  —  Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. has told people close …
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Jose Pagliery / The Washington Sun:
Democrats Snagged Control Over Trump's Judicial Picks
NBC News:
House Speaker Mike Johnson will not stay on as Republican leader after GOP losses  —  The Louisiana Republican told staff on a call Wednesday morning that he will not run to lead his party as House minority leader in the next Congress.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Dems face epic power struggle over their massive majority  —  House Democrats channeled anti-Trump fury into a landslide victory over Republicans.  Now comes the hard part: Figuring out what to do with their huge majority. … - This story is based on interviews with more than a dozen sitting …
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Democrats prepare for something new in the House: Teamwork
NBC News:
National Exit Polls: Election 2026 Results  —  Follow exit polls from the 2026 general election.  Explore key insights, voter demographics and trends that may shape the outcomes of key 2026 election races.
Alex Burness / Bolts:
Voters Oust Notorious Pro-ICE Sheriff in Maryland  —  Chuck Jenkins, the notoriously anti-immigrant Maryland sheriff who boasts of having helped deport 2,000 people, was wiped out in Tuesday's blue wave.  —  Voters in Frederick County, a fast-growing and increasingly liberal area north of Washington …
New York Times:
Shares of Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX Tumble After Republican Losses  —  The world's richest person has antagonized Democrats, some of whom have signaled their intent to investigate him when they take control of Congress.  —  Elon Musk spent nearly $500 million supporting Republican candidates …
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker rolls out a Day One road map for Congress  —  Putting down a marker ahead of a potential presidential bid, Pritzker says the new Democratic Congress must swiftly advance an aggressive legislative agenda. … To help them along, he is out with a road map for what Congress …
Discussion: The Bulwark and Chicago Sun Times
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
How a Democrat shocked the world in South Carolina  —  The Scoop  —  As soon as Republican Sen. Darline Graham won the GOP nomination to replace her late brother in August, Democrat Annie Andrews made her move.  —  Andrews immediately began spending more than $5 million on advertising …
Discussion: The State, CNN and New York Times
 
 
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Molly White / Citation Needed:
Crypto and AI's $250 million election goes sideways
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Polls missed bigger on the midterms than in 2016
Discussion: The Hill
Tony Romm / New York Times:
White House Delays Hearing on Fed Governor
Discussion: CNBC, NewsMax.com and Bloomberg
Rachel Maddow / MS NOW:
Jeffries: Americans 'don't want us to get even, they want us to get things done on their behalf'
KBZK:
Forstag victory sends Montana Democrat to U.S. House for first time in 30 years
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh set to face new headaches with Democrats in control: ‘Got no support’
Discussion: Axios
Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Democrats' midterm gains could sideline Electoral College by 2028
Discussion: New Republic, NewsMax.com and Truthout
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
US slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms and people for aiding Iran
Axios:
Key Pentagon priorities in peril after Democratic sweep
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Our Democracy Was Hanging by a Thread. Here's the Real Reason It Held.
Discussion: The Independent
Paul Krugman:
It Wasn't (Just) the Economy, Stupid
Discussion: Truthout
 

 
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