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Schumer, Jeffries sidestep questions on nuking filibuster, launching Elon Musk probe after blue wave

Chuck Schumer ignored questions twice about abolishing the filibuster as Democrats prepare to take the Senate majority after midterm victories.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 12:30 pm

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.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 11:37 am

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.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 11:35 am

Hegseth faces bipartisan impeachment threat after Iran war gets blame for GOP midterm slaughter

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth faces a bipartisan impeachment threat as House Republicans say a privileged resolution could pass when Congress returns.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 11:21 am

DOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns, says White House asked her to wait until after midterms

Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday as the Department of Justice's assistant attorney general for civil rights, sources told Fox News.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 10:51 am

Alito reiterates he's not retiring, is committed through end of current Supreme Court term

Samuel Alito confirmed he has no plans to retire from the Supreme Court, but analysts warn the GOP may not control the Senate for six years.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 10:34 am

House conservative emerges with 2028 presidential pick after GOP's midterm massacre: 'I am all in'

A House Freedom Caucus original member says he's backing Marco Rubio for 2028, urging the GOP to shift immigration messaging after midterm losses.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 10:22 am

Democrat poised to flip deep-red House seat without airing a single TV ad

Victoria Broderick and Cyril Jefferson lead GOP incumbents in deep-red districts after running remarkably low-cost campaigns.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 10:20 am

Alaska, Mississippi Senate races separated by razor-thin vote margins

"Decoy Dan" Sullivan garnered 3,600 votes in the Alaska Senate race, far dwarfing the 642-vote margin between Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 9:19 am

Blue wave nearly swallowed some of America's reddest states as election data exposes GOP's close calls

Mississippi's Senate race remains undecided by dozens of votes as deep-red states nearly flipped in the GOP's stunning election night bloodbath.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 8:59 am

At 26, Sean Duffy's son-in-law is headed to Congress as its youngest member

Michael Alfonso, 26, won Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District with Trump's endorsement and plans to push affordability and reigniting the American dream.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 8:29 am

Republican AGs stand ready as 'last line of defense' against leftist policies after dismal midterms for party

Republican Attorneys General Association memo reveals GOP AG candidates ran 4.62 points ahead of Senate hopefuls across key midterm election states.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 7:54 am

Hegseth's leadership questioned by GOP military veteran as Democrats talk impeachment

Rep. Don Bacon alleges Pete Hegseth lacks a "moral compass" and says the secretary "doesn't have a lot of friends on the Hill" today.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 7:30 am

Inside Trump's fight against cartels: White House official details Homeland Security Task Force crackdowns

President Trump receives photos of drug seizures during briefings and presses officials on protecting individual victims amid the sweeping cartel crackdown.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 6:00 am

Kamala Harris urges Dems to 'be ruthless' with power after midterms, demands Trump accountability

Former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton offered their thoughts on the heels of the midterm elections.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 5:10 am

Republicans turn on Trump after devastating midterm losses hand Democrats control of Congress

GOP insiders blame Trump after Election Night's blue tsunami flipped both chambers, with Democrats scoring seven Senate and 27 House pickups.

Posted on 5 November 2026 | 4:00 am

Ted Cruz says 'blue tsunami' took over Texas after Democrats swept statewide races

Sen. Ted Cruz called the 2026 midterms a "blue tsunami" after James Talarico defeated Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseated Greg Abbott in Texas.

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 11:03 pm

Erika Kirk channels Charlie with blunt message to conservatives after GOP midterm losses

Erika Kirk invoked her late husband Charlie Kirk's words, urging conservatives to stay positive and avoid infighting after election setbacks.

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 6:00 pm

Florida congressman diagnoses GOP's blue tsunami losses: 'We failed to make them think we cared about them'

Firebrand GOP Florida rep says party must prepare for difficult two years, says Republicans bear responsibility for loss as a team

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 4:06 pm

Vance courting disgruntled Trump voters to form ‘new right’ alliance after Republican bloodbath, sources say

JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the GOP's midterm losses and laid out four tasks he says will bring disaffected Republican voters back to the party.

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 3:48 pm

Fox News/NORC Study: Voters look to 2028 focused on the economy

As the 2028 race for the White House looms, grocery prices, gas costs and healthcare top what voters want newly elected officials to tackle first.

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 3:31 pm

Hegseth's future draws ominous predictions from insiders after GOP losses, but Trump isn't budging yet

A White House official blamed the Iran war for midterm losses and suggested Trump may hold Pete Hegseth accountable during the lame duck session.

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 3:04 pm

Newsom breaks with socialists over billionaire tax, and California voters appear poised to reject it

California's Prop 40 billionaire tax pits the Democratic Socialists of America against Gavin Newsom, who backs a countermeasure to block it.

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 2:51 pm

Hakeem Jeffries declares bid for House speaker after GOP's midterm massacre

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is officially running to be Speaker of the House after Republicans' midterm losses on Tuesday night.

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 2:50 pm

Appeals court hands Mamdani legal win on NYC luxury second-home tax

An appeals court handed NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani a legal victory Wednesday, allowing his administration to move forward with a tax on high-end second homes despite ongoing legal challenges.

Posted on 4 November 2026 | 2:30 pm