Inside the early GOP reckoning after historic defeat  —  President Donald Trump's decision to name hard-line loyalist Stephen Miller as his top aide cemented what many Republicans were already privately fearing: There will be no party-wide GOP reckoning with this week's midterm bloodbath.

Schumer, Once Besieged, Is on Track to Remain Leader After Election Blowout  —  The Democratic leader still faces skeptics in his ranks and hostility from some activists, but aides say he has enough commitments of support to be elected majority leader.  —  Last year, Democratic interest groups …

Trump ally Loomer was paid thousands for political tweets, people familiar say  —  People familiar with the arrangements allege pay-to-play business practices by one of President Donald Trump's biggest online acolytes.  Financial documents show details.  —  SummaryLoading...

How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterms  —  Behind the scenes, the world's richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country's politics to his will.  He couldn't.  —  The world's richest person had face-planted — and was now trying to turn back time.

Texas' School Voucher Program Could Be “Unrecognizable, If Not Extinct,” Says Democratic Lawmaker  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's vision for education was finally coming together.  —  This year, the state launched a voucher program that allowed roughly 110,000 of Texas' more than 5 million schoolchildren …

Peltola campaign sues Alaska over rejected absentee ballot records  —  Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign is suing the state of Alaska to obtain access to records for absentee ballots that were rejected by the Alaska Division of Elections, a new court filing shows.

Trump officials weigh major overhaul of National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife  —  An overhaul of the agencies would follow a similar move at the U.S. Forest Service.  —  SummaryLoading...  The Trump administration is considering a major reorganization of the National Park Service …

Turning Point Bet on the Midterms and Lost.  Some Republicans Are Furious.  —  Candidates backed by the right-wing activist group did not fare well, and the results set off recriminations from establishment Republicans.  —  Turning Point USA bet big on Arizona.

7 charts that illustrate the scope of Democrats' big 2026 wave  —  Monster showings in the early vote, big swings in Trump country, records broken in key Senate races and more show the depth and breadth of the 2026 midterm results.  —  The scope of Democrats' resounding midterm victory …

8 BOLD IDEAS TO FIX AMERICA  —  For the past two years, Congress has deferred to President Trump on almost everything, declining to check even his most unpopular whims.  Democrats have won power now with a sweeping mandate from voters for action, accountability and change.Will they deliver on it?

Judge orders Mamdani administration to comply with ICE subpoena  —  NEW YORK — New York City must turn over information about homeless shelter residents sought by federal immigration authorities, a federal judge ruled Friday.  —  In a 12-page order, District Judge Lewis Kaplan compelled …

How Trump can navigate the rest of his term with a Democratic Congress  —  The final countdown has officially begun.  As President Donald Trump goes into his last two years as president, he is only one of six presidents to have entered his last two years following the ratification of the 22nd Amendment …

Pro-Talarico PAC pulls back curtain on historic investment  —  In January, the leading super political action committee backing James Talarico spotted a problem in the data: Talarico was running behind where he needed to be in Hispanic-heavy South Texas in order to win the March primary.

With So Much New Blood in the Senate, the Average Age Is Falling.  To 63.  —  Incoming senators are nearly 15 years younger than departing ones, on average.  But the chamber's overall age isn't shifting much.  —  When the new Senate convenes in January, it will welcome some (relatively) young new legislators.

He'll Be Clerk of One of the Country's Largest Counties.  He's 19.  —  Sebastian Matta, a sophomore at Arizona State University, was elected on Tuesday as Superior Court clerk in Maricopa County, Ariz.  —  If you live in Arizona's Maricopa County, Sebastian Matta will soon be in charge …

Dems Have Their Finger on the Impeachment Trigger  —  REP. ROBERT GARCIA (D-CALIF.), presumptive incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee, had a simple message for current and former Trump administration officials in the wake of Tuesday's election.  —  “Lawyer up.”

South Carolina Republicans Fracture Over Stunning Defeat of Darline Graham  —  Some blamed President Trump for backing the novice candidate after the death of her brother, Lindsey Graham.  Others accused Mr. Graham's team of pushing her to run despite her lack of experience.