After midterm losses, Trump’s first escalation in the Iran war aims to cut off Tehran’s trade
President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with his campaign against Iran, despite criticism that the conflict helped drive major Republican losses in last week’s midterm elections. His administration is widening efforts to restrict the trade routes Tehran uses to rebuild its military during the war. The initiative, called Task Force Iron Gate, focuses on land […]
Mullin promises no change to immigration policy despite Republicans’ crushing losses in midterm elections
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that the administration’s immigration policy would not change after midterm losses dealt Republicans a major setback. “Amnesty will never be on the table,” he said. Speaking on “The Ingraham Angle,” Mullin responded to President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Republicans work with Democrats. He said the administration is still […]
Senate Republicans’ revolt fizzles as Thune holds on to power despite historic midterm losses
Senate Republicans did not stage a major leadership shake-up after their bruising midterm losses, despite calls from some lawmakers to reconsider the party’s direction. John Thune of South Dakota won another term as majority leader in a closed-door vote, as Republicans discussed their final weeks in power and what comes next. Thune and most of […]
After the Republican Party’s crushing midterm losses, the ‘Chuck Norris of Florida politics’ tells the party to ‘get up and fight’
When a bullet shattered his arm during combat, Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins didn’t wait for an evacuation team. The former Green Beret operated on himself in the field to save his arm. Now, after a midterm defeat that Gov. Ron DeSantis described as nearly catastrophic for Republicans, Collins says the party is badly wounded—but […]
Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory clears a path to avoiding the Electoral College by 2028
Democratic gains in the midterms have renewed efforts to change how the United States chooses its president, potentially affecting the 2028 election. Democrats now hold the governorship and both legislative chambers in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Nevada. Those states have 50 Electoral College votes combined. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact has been adopted by […]
Midterm elections give Democrats more power to target the Electoral College
Democrats are moving quickly after their midterm gains, rather than waiting to see whether the shift in power lasts. Republican losses this month were significant, but they were hardly unprecedented. The party lost about 46 seats, fewer than the losses suffered by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Barack Obama, Harry Truman and Bill Clinton during their presidencies. […]
The midterm elections revealed a nation of unhappy capitalists. Here’s the remedy.
America seems to have a lot of people who are unhappy with capitalism, even if they still want many of the things it offers. A recent poll found that 75% of voters consider the economy either poor or not very good. And 44% say their own financial situation is getting worse, not better. That frustration […]
House Republicans lash out at Stephen Miller as Trump gives him a bigger role after crushing midterm losses: “Power-crazed”
President Donald Trump’s decision to make Stephen Miller his chief of staff has angered several Republicans, some of whom had recently called for Miller to be removed from the administration. “Horrible decision,” Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., said Friday. One Republican lawmaker, speaking anonymously, described being “in utter disbelief.” Criticism of Miller had intensified after Republicans […]
Will midterm election losses open the door for the next generation of the MAGA movement?
After Republicans suffered a sweeping midterm loss, losing their Senate advantage and giving Democrats a sizable House majority, BlazeTV host Jonathan Keeperman says the movement should try to make something useful of the setback. He argues that the early MAGA movement succeeded because it was led by outsiders, misfits and unconventional figures who could shake […]
How midterm elections could change the House’s chances of impeaching Hegseth
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., says he plans to bring back articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth next week. This time, the House may have enough votes to approve them. Massie first tried to advance the effort before the midterms, but the House adjourned a day early in September, and his proposal expired. Speaker […]