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 expected to step down and launch bid to be next US president  — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is reportedly preparing to resign from Donald Trump's cabinet to launch a bid for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.  — Sources in Washington and the UK government expect …

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 …

Hegseth expands National Guard presence in DC  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the National Guard to begin using boats, several dozen marked police cars, humvees and light medium tactical vehicles in the nation's capital — an escalation of the Guard's presence that could further blur …

Donald Trump's humiliation offers America an opportunity  —  Voters demand a new way of doing things in Washington.  Let them have it  —  Surfers call it the washing machine.  When a giant wave throws you off your board and plunges you underwater, you lose all sense of where you are.

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 …

The return of the Democratic South?  —  Well that was quite an election night.  So obviously Democrats made massive gains across the whole country.  I want to comment briefly on the geography of those gains.  —  The @smotus report is a reader-supported publication.

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.

Elizabeth Warren: Dems should pursue ‘bold’ policy agenda  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday said “Democrats must deliver” on an aggressive policy and oversight agenda aimed at lowering costs even while President Donald Trump is in the White House, including through the party-line budget reconciliation process.

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 …

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.

Katherine Clark launches majority leader bid  —  Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts officially announced her bid for majority leader in a letter to colleagues Thursday.  Clark, currently the No. 2 to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, is widely considered a shoo-in among her colleagues.

Top House Republican: Trump ‘unfavorability’ led to losses  —  Rep. French Hill, a senior Republican who barely won reelection in Little Rock this week, said President Donald Trump's “unfavorability” is to blame for sweeping GOP losses.  The Associated Press called the race for Hill on Thursday …