After an election like this one, the political consultant class searches for one tidy explanation for what went wrong. There never is, and anybody who tells you a single issue cost Republicans control of Congress is selling you something. Smart politicos can all point to inflation, turnout, candidate quality, and the old midterm curse on […]
Twenty-two governors recently signed Vice President JD Vance’s Pledge to Protect Americans from Fraud. Noting that American taxpayers fund trillions in government benefits to support citizens in need, the pledge declares: “We must do all we can to stop the fraud and bring fraudsters and their enablers to justice, restoring trust and preserving these programs […]
Prominent figures in the never-Trump movement were close to giddy in the wake of Tuesday's election drubbing for the GOP, pronouncing it a long-awaited comeuppance for a party that leashed itself to President Trump.
Some of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political foes said the results of Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections reveal how toxic he is to American politicians -- Democrats and Republicans alike.
Vice President J.D. Vance said Wednesday that Republicans' problem in the elections wasn't that they didn't show up -- but that they did show up, only to cast votes for Democrats.
D.C. Council member Trayon White, who has an active federal bribery case against him, took the podium to celebrate Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George's victory Tuesday night in Southeast Washington.
Voters in Arizona and Nebraska passed measures bolstering their transgender athlete bans, and Florida solidified its position as a GOP stronghold, offering a few bright spots for conservatives on a night featuring a flood of Democratic victories.
A new memo from the camp of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is promoting her as an effective surrogate with a national reach, sparking buzz around New York Democrat as the political world digests the seismic midterms and eyes the 2028 presidential contest.
