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I couldn’t afford a corporate job, a great home and two kids in California — so here’s what I did

As a mother of two in California, I can no longer have the trifecta — a corporate paycheck, a highly desirable place to live, and flexible time to spend...

Gavin Newsom preaches ‘morality’ on death-row mercy. Mom of an 8-year-old kidnapped, raped and murdered deserves the last word

The saddest part about Gavin Newsom’s unilateral decision to commute the death sentences of...

Texas elected far-left leaders, but they can’t actually turn the state blue

Progressives who swept Texas’ statewide offices Tuesday may have grand far-left-leaning plans for their...

Centrist Democrats now have leverage to stifle the antisemites

Dem leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer now have the leverage to steer their...

Why Republicans should fear Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff

Republicans have a lot of things to worry about after their catastrophic 2026 midterm,...

Senate to vote on advancing permitting bill

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senate to vote on advancing permitting bill With the midterm elections in the rearview mirror, the Senate is barreling ahead with major energy and infrastructure legislation in the lame-duck session. © Allison Robbert, Associated Press The bill, which seeks to make it easier to...

Houston mayor looks to limit city’s cooperation with ICE after Democrats’ wins in Texas

Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D) said the city would limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents just days after Democrats swept the state-level offices in the midterm elections. The mayor said his executive order applied to nonviolent criminals, who will be released with a citation, and that unless someone is arrested for an...

Mortgage rates drop and stocks rebound slightly

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy   The Big Story Mortgage rates drop and stocks rebound slightly Mortgage rates declined for the third straight week, while stocks rallied on Friday after multiple days of losses this week. © Seth Wenig, Associated Press The average 30-year mortgage rate was 7.18...

Musk’s big bet on Republicans comes up short

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk's big bet on Republicans comes up short Elon Musk poured millions of dollars into boosting Republicans in the midterm elections, but the tech mogul's vast wealth was no match for the blue wave that battered the GOP on Tuesday night. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Associated Press Despite...

Acton: ‘No intention’ of speaking with Ramaswamy after ‘beyond the pale’ ad

Ohio Gov.-elect Amy Acton (D) said Friday she does not plan to speak with her former opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, after he ran a controversial attack ad against her in the final weeks of the campaign. Ramaswamy debuted an ad featuring Acton’s mother, who lost custody of her daughter when Acton was 12, in which she...

Watch live: Trump to speak from Kennedy Space Center days after GOP midterm losses

President Trump is set to deliver remarks Friday at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, days after Republicans suffered sweeping losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections. He is participating in NASA’s "Max Power" aerospace technology expo, which showcases advances in aviation, space exploration and emerging technologies. The appearance comes as the Trump administration pushes...

Democrats blast ‘dangerous’ elevation of Miller as refusal to learn from the election

To congressional Democrats, President Trump’s decision to promote aide Stephen Miller to serve as his chief of staff meant two things: an elevation of the aide's extremist views and a refusal to heed the will of voters who delivered the left a historic victory. “Donald Trump learned nothing from his historic defeat. Stephen Miller is...

Bottoms taps Tyler Perry for her Georgia transition team

Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) has tapped media mogul Tyler Perry to join her gubernatorial transition team, she announced Friday. In an Atlanta press conference, Bottoms outlined her plans for the governor's mansion — including who would lead her transition team, which she dubbed "Georgia's Promise." The governor-elect described Perry, whom she named a...

Jeffries calls Miller a ‘dangerous xenophobe’ after promotion: ‘Fire him today’

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) is sounding off on Stephen Miller, President Trump's pick to replace outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. “Stephen Miller is a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist who has American blood on his hands,” Jeffries said in a post to the social platform X. “His presence in government...

Cornell Faculty Senate passes no-confidence vote over Jane Doe case, but board of trustees backs president

The Cornell University Faculty Senate on Friday passed a no-confidence vote against the university administration and President Michael Kotlikoff after allegations of gang rape at a campus fraternity roiled the country.  The symbolic vote, which passed with 55 percent support while 7 percent of the body abstained, marks the latest stage in the backlash to...

Vance takes GOP hits as DeSantis, Cruz emerge as early GOP winners for 2028

The fight for the 2028 Republican primary is beginning to take shape on the heels of the GOP's devastating midterm losses, with Vice President Vance facing criticism for blaming the losses on the Iran war and other big-name Republicans appearing to stake out their own positions. The losses have created a huge opening for GOP White...

Democrats rode rural frustration to Senate wins. Now farmers want results

Democrats flipped Senate seats in previously deep-red territory such as Kansas and Texas in part by criticizing Trump administration policies that helped create high diesel and beef costs. Now they're going to be under pressure to deliver for farmers, who want the party to put words into actions once they take control of the House...

GOP’s final sprint on Trump agenda loses steam after election rout

Republicans’ hopes of finishing a big chunk of President Trump’s agenda in the lame-duck session of Congress are rapidly deflating in the wake of the blow-out losses their party suffered in Tuesday’s election, say Republican aides on Capitol Hill. Senate Republican sources say the bold talk before Election Day of ramming a budget reconciliation package...

House Republicans divided over how to move forward after brutal election losses

House Republicans are divided over how to move forward after the party’s devastating election losses, with some calling for an overhaul of the current leadership team and others arguing that President Trump bears much of the blame. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told staff on a call Wednesday that he would not run for minority leader,...

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