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Why this GOP governor thinks his party got ‘worse than a butt whipping’ on Tuesday

Kevin Stitt, the outgoing Republican governor of Oklahoma, has a message for President Donald Trump: Try being nice.“People are just kind of tired,” Stitt told POLITICO in an interview...

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—November 7

2000—So much for respecting a capital inmate’s final wishes.   Don Jay Miller, sentenced to...

From high-flying AI stocks to tariff-hit alcohol companies, the midterms shook up Wall Street

The overwhelming victory by the Democrats in the midterm elections shook up Wall Street this week.

Clinton and Gingrich found common ground. Washington must again

Americans have cast their ballots. Now they should be able to expect something in return: leaders willing to work together to make their lives better. A small business owner meeting payroll and a parent stretching a paycheck have every reason to demand that Washington turn the election’s arguments into progress they can feel. Former President […]

Should Colleges ‘Run Like Businesses’?

George Perry counters that colleges can become too much like businesses.

Why Mississippi Voters Have a Beef with Cindy Hyde-Smith

Any elected official who tells the public they’ll just have to make do with less should expect to get tossed out on his or...

Melania Trump hosts rare Ukraine-Russia meeting at White House

First lady Melania Trump hosted representatives from Russia and Ukraine at the White House on Thursday, taking on an unusual diplomatic role as she seeks to build on a humanitarian ceasefire she helped broker between the two warring nations.

Texas talent: Newcomers to politics have musical backgrounds

Apart from Democrat James Talarico's win over Republican Ken Paxton on Tuesday night, two other newcomers to Texas politics, Bobby Pulido and Nathan Johnson, both won their elections, and both share a musical background.

Mississippi Senate candidates lawyer up in nail-biter election

Mississippi's too-close-to-call Senate race is poised to become a legal battle, with both sides' legal teams saying they will closely monitor how the decisive ballots are counted.

ICE slashes safety inspections even as detention centers fill up, watchdog says

Two of ICE's independent auditors have cut their safety inspections at detention facilities even as the government is pushing more people into lockups, Congress' chief watchdog said in a new report Thursday.

Pelosi-endorsed candidate loses House race to succeed her

The candidate former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed to succeed her as San Francisco's representative in Congress lost her race to another Democrat.

Trump sticks with Hegseth as Democrats weigh impeachment

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is keeping his job, President Trump said, but a new Pentagon chief could come before Democrats take control of Congress in January.

After taking control of Congress, Democrats vow major probes into Trump’s ‘tentacles of corruption’

Corruption topped the list of concerns for voters who ousted Republicans and handed Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections. Now, the newly empowered Democratic Party is putting the issue front and center as its leaders chart their course for investigations and policymaking.

Elon Musk gambled $445 million to boost Republicans in the midterms and came up short

Elon Musk spent at least $445 million in a gambit to help Republicans keep control of Congress, an amount roughly equivalent to someone on a $100,000 annual salary saving every penny for 4,400 years.

The leader of a German conservative party is found dead at a Berlin hotel

Hubert Aiwanger, the leader of a conservative party that has become a mainstay of Bavarian politics and sought to expand its influence across Germany, has been found dead at a Berlin hotel.

Black voters help propel Democrats, including history makers, in sweeping midterm victories

Sheyann Webb-Christburg was 8 when she was part of the crowd of civil rights marchers attacked on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama, months before President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.

New Jersey mayor who charged at resident during council meeting concedes election loss

Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini was decisively defeated in a mayoral race following the spectacle at a township council meeting last month.

Ohio’s most popular midterm Republican says election results hold a warning for Dems

Frank LaRose says the Republican Party must refocus on human freedom and free market principles after GOP candidates struggled on Election Day.

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