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House Republicans face leadership reckoning after midterm bloodbath

House Republicans are preparing to elect a new leadership team that will face the challenge of steering the conference through its transition to the minority after the party’s huge midterm losses last week. A growing number of Republicans have argued the losses exposed shortcomings in leadership and messaging, fueling calls for a shake-up. The contests...

Democrats see a path back in Florida. Now they must convince the party

Florida is one of the few places in the country where the blue wave that swept the country appeared to crash into a brick wall on Election Night. The state is once again a punchline, the subject of mocking memes and jokes on social media after failing to also capitalize on the overwhelming nationwide wins. ...

Withered MAGA coalition opened door to Democratic wave

We can certainly say that Vice President Vance has a point about voters who backed President Trump in 2024 switching sides and voting Democratic in last week’s midterm elections. Exit polls suggest that 7 percent of Trump voters did indeed back Democrats in federal races this year. That’s not “a lot,” which is how the...

The Memo: Trump’s mixed signals give way to a doubling down after midterms defeat

President Trump has been sending conflicting signals as he grapples with the comprehensive defeat suffered by his Republican Party in the midterm elections. But a day or two of ambiguity seems to be giving way to a doubling down of his usual, hypercombative approach. Trump acknowledged in a CBS “60 Minutes” interview broadcast on Sunday...

Watch live: The Hill’s Health Next Summit 2026

The Hill’s Health Next Summit returns to Washington on Nov. 10 for a timely, post-midterm deep dive into the future of healthcare. Join us as we bring together key lawmakers, health system leaders, White House Cabinet officials and policy innovators to unpack the structural shifts redefining American care delivery. This high-level bipartisan forum will tackle...

Massie: ‘High probability’ Hegseth won’t make it to the end of the year

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who is leading an impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, said Monday that Hegseth will not be in his role by the new year. In an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “The Source,” Massie said that he thought there was “a high probability that Pete Hegseth won't make it...

Trump says Hegseth should be praised, not impeached

President Trump on Monday shot back at efforts to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “Defeated Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, a total loser, is trying to Impeach perhaps the most popular and successful military official in the Country, Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday night. “With recruitment at an ALL-TIME...

Qatari prime minister says Iran discussions with US were ‘positive’

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Monday described talks about Iran with the U.S. as “positive.” “It was great meeting with President @realDonaldTrump and Vice President @VP in Washington,” the prime minister said in a post to the social platform X Monday evening. “We discussed the situation in the region and...

Returning to Washington, Republicans vent anger, frustrations after midterm drubbing

Republicans returned to Washington on Monday following an election rout that saw them lose both chambers of Congress for the final two years of President Trump’s time in office.  Their mood matched their fortunes. The blue wave that crashed into the midterms has forced a reckoning within the GOP, sparking questions about what went wrong,...

Kushner enters Ukraine peace talks as Trump eyes securing safeguards against another Russian invasion

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff push a NATO-like security guarantee for Ukraine as first trilateral Abu Dhabi talks tackle territory disputes.

Trump defends Pentagon chief as Massie targets him: ‘Hegseth should be praised, not impeached’

President Donald Trump is defending War Secretary Pete Hegseth as GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky targets the Pentagon chief for impeachment.

Reporter’s Notebook: House leadership up for grabs as GOP reckons with devastating losses

Thomas Massie is reintroducing articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, and the math suggests House Republicans may not be able to stop it.

These newly-elected Democrats will shape 2028

The 2028 presidential race is already playing out in the text threads and phone calls of a new set of Democratic power brokers.A number...

The Democratic Party’s new 2028 powerbrokers

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