Scott Colom Flips Forrest County, Named for Ku Klux Klan Founder Nathan Bedford Forrest  —  Mississippi Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom has flipped Forrest County, a once reliably Republican County named for Ku Klux Klan founder Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Transcript: Trump Shivs Hegseth in Weird Aside as GOP Knives Come Out  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 6 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.

Goodbye from Salon  —  It has been an extraordinary privilege.  —  Today, after 31 years, we are saddened to announce that Salon is ceasing publication.  —  It's difficult to find the right words for the end of something that has meant so much to so many people.  Salon was never just a website.

Rahm Emanuel knows how congressional Democrats can keep winning  —  Democrats had a better night than anyone expected on Tuesday, winning sweeping majorities in both the House and the Senate as voters turned away from President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Fed Up With Politics and Struggle, Young Voters Rose Up  —  Young people powered Democratic candidates, joining global demands for generational change from a cohort weary of older people sitting on jobs and devouring resources.  —  Alienated by an older generation of politicians who felt …

Marco Rubio insists he won't quit Trump admin — but demurs on growing 2028 buzz  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is staying put as speculation swirls about his 2028 ambitions, which he declined to address.  —  The top US diplomat and national security adviser dismissed reports …

Donald Trump has taught the world that tariffs are useless  —  The Republicans' evisceration in the midterm elections shows the economic and political costs of mindless protectionism  —  There's nothing like an awful experience to concentrate the mind, and Donald Trump has provided policymakers …

Harmeet Dhillon, controversial head of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, resigns  —  Washington — Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, resigned on Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production after years of poor sales in few markets  —  Tesla (TSLA.O) will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival …

Turnout among Black voters surged in the Deep South  —  Editor's note: I just wanted to express my gratitude again to all of you for being part of Strength In Numbers this midterm cycle.  There's a lot to celebrate in terms of this publication's Value Above Replacement this year …

In Alaska, Ranked-Choice Ballots Are Unlikely to Be Enough for the Republican  —  An analysis shows Mary Peltola is likely to keep her lead in the Senate race in part because of ballots she'd accumulate in ranked-choice tabulation from supporters of the other Dan Sullivan.

The GOP needs to move on from Trump.  That's easier said than done.  —  The president has full control of the Republican Party with two years left in office, and he's not letting go anytime soon.  —  For the past 11 years, Republican leaders have talked — sometimes loudly, sometimes softly …

White House Warns Conservative Groups It Is ‘Monitoring’ Their Statements  —  Trump's advisers are moving to hold together a coalition that is beginning to splinter  —  WASHINGTON—The White House delivered a warning to conservative groups on Thursday: We're watching you.

Hinojosa Seeks ‘Balance’ With Musk, Regulations in Blue Texas  —  Days after Democrats swept to power in what's currently the largest state under Republican control, Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa outlined plans to “balance” what she said would be keeping Texas' reputation as a pro-business state alongside plans …

Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California's 548 Death Row Inmates  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom, in one of his last acts, commuted the sentences of all prisoners with death sentences, calling capital punishment morally objectionable.  That's about a quarter of death sentences nationwide.

Hegseth is not under consideration as jockeying begins for Tennessee Senate seat, AP source says  —  The race to replace Sen. Marsha Blackburn is intensifying in Tennessee, just days after she won the race for governor, with one Republican congressman publicly expressing interest …

Trump meets with national security team, says Iran war decision coming “soon”  —  President Trump said after meeting with his national security advisers Thursday that he'll soon decide whether to resume all-out war in Iran now that the midterms are over.

Key federal panel is expected to approve Trump's arch while it's being challenged in court  —  A federal judge late Thursday blocked the Trump administration from breaking ground on a towering memorial arch for 14 days.  The temporary restraining order by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan halting …

I'm a Republican.  We Have Let Too Many Weirdos Into Our Party.  —  For the past two years, President Trump and his core supporters have governed by the mantra “We can just do stuff.”  On Tuesday, voters replied, “So can we.”  It did not go well for the Republican Party.

Chuck Schumer's Revenge  —  The Senate majority leader, long a left-wing punching bag, is now the architect of a historic landslide.  —  Over the past two grim years, Chuck Schumer emerged as the symbol of everything that Democrats despised about themselves: the last aging Boomer who wouldn't let go …