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Axios:
Vance takes a step toward 2028 in MAGA power play  —  Vice President Vance stepped out of President Trump's shadow Wednesday, seizing on the GOP's midterm catastrophe to begin the explosive task of claiming MAGA as his own.  — “The reason we lost is the war,” Vance wrote …
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.
New York Times:
‘I Have Seen the Enemy, and It Is Us’: Inside Team Trump's Historic Collapse  —  How an unpopular president and an unpopular war provided an opening for Democrats to make sweeping gains in the midterms.  —  President Trump at a campaign rally in Kalispell, Mont., last month.Doug Mills/The New York Times
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:   The Right's Election Meltdown Is Just Getting Started
Ben Blanchet / HuffPost:
Some Republicans Still Have Biden On Their Minds Even After The Big Red Wipeout
Discussion: The Hill, NewsNation and Boston.com
NBC News:
Trump discussing possible Hegseth replacements, sources say
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Don't Be Fooled. This Is What Trump Wanted.
Bloomberg Law:
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 …
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Fox News:
Harmeet Dhillon resigns as Justice Department's assistant attorney general for civil rights: sources  —  Dhillon was sworn in to her position in April 2025  —  Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as the Department of Justice's assistant attorney general for civil rights, sources told Fox News.
Fox News:
DOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns, says White House asked her to wait until after midterms
Washington Post:
Harmeet Dhillon resigns as head of Justice Dept.'s civil rights division
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Democrats continue midterm blowout, picking up seats in North Carolina, Virginia and Arizona  —  Democrats have extended their midterm dominance in North Carolina, notching four more victories — including three flips — in districts affected by Republicans' mid-decade redistricting push last year.
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Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
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 …
The Atlantic:
Republicans Redistricted Themselves Out of Congress
The Independent:
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 …
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The Independent:
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
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
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 …
Discussion: Financial Times and Reuters
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Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
Russia agreed to supply Iran with 90 helicopter missile launchers
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New York Times:
How Colom Changed a Long Shot in Mississippi Into a Race Too Close to Call
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Steps Up Criminal Investigation of Supreme Court Abortion Leak  —  Investigators, using subpoenas and other law enforcement powers, are accelerating an inquiry that takes the Trump administration into the inner workings of the court.  —  The Justice Department is pursuing …
James Romoser / Wall Street Journal:
Midterm Rout Closes Trump's Window on the Supreme Court  —  Aging conservative justices now face the prospect that Republicans won't control the confirmation process for many years  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump put three justices on the Supreme Court during his first term.
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Fox News:
Republicans turn on Trump after devastating midterm losses hand Democrats control of Congress
Discussion: Politico and Semafor
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Ron DeSantis Pins Blame For GOP's Midterm Flop On Surprising Factors
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Alaska's tight Senate race raises questions about Justice Dept.'s next moves  —  As votes continue to be counted in Alaska's Senate race, the results so far show an increasingly tight contest — the exact scenario Justice Department officials contemplated when they filed an extraordinary lawsuit …
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Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren: Dems should pursue ‘bold’ policy agenda
Discussion: The Hill, Time and The Gateway Pundit
Joe Berkowitz / Fast Company:
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.
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
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.
José Criales-Unzueta / Vanity Fair:
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 …
Politico:
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 …
Jeff Stein / The Washington Sun:
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 …
The Economist:
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.
Los Angeles Times:
Newsom moves to commute all California death sentences to life in prison without parole  — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to commute the sentences all 548 prisoners who currently face the threat of capital punishment, although the state has not executed anyone since 2006.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Rep. Ro Khanna allies launch a draft campaign for the 2028 presidential race  —  The California congressman has been traveling the country and building prominence among progressives.  —  Allies of Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., are launching an effort to lay groundwork for him to run for president …
Al Weaver / The Washington Sun:
The Clock Is Ticking for Republicans to Move Their Priorities  —  Tuesday's blowout puts pressure on GOP leaders to pass their agenda before the end of the year.  — Copy  —  Senate Republicans are staring down their last chance to move key priorities during the end-of-year lame-duck session …
Discussion: MS NOW
Paul Krugman:
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 …
Katherine Hapgood / Politico:
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 …
Discussion: The Block and ArkansasTimes
 
 
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