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McCarthy launches bid for House minority leader

McCarthy launches bid for House minority leader

Conservative hard-liner Jim Jordan is challenging him from the right  Read more

What the Midterm Results Mean

What the Midterm Results Mean

A few thoughts about last night  Read more

Can Dems Reverse Trumponomics After Winning Back The House?

Can Dems Reverse Trumponomics After Winning Back The House?

As the election results show, the Senate will be Republican. The House will be Democratic. What does that midterm outcome mean for President Trump's economic policies of tax cuts, aggressive trade sanctions, immigration and deregulation? Gridlock  Read more

Jeff Sessions Forced Out As Attorney General After Constant Criticism From Trump
  • NPR
  • 11/07/2018 12:00 AM

Jeff Sessions Forced Out As Attorney General After Constant Criticism From Trump

Jeff Sessions, the president's earliest and most fervent supporter in Congress, stepped down as attorney general Wednesday after brutal criticism from the president, bringing an abrupt end to his controversial tenure as the nation's top law enforcement officer  Read more

A Record Number Of Women Will Serve In Congress (With Potentially More To Come)
  • NPR
  • 11/07/2018 12:00 AM

A Record Number Of Women Will Serve In Congress (With Potentially More To Come)

After Tuesday's elections, a record number of women will serve in Congress come January 2019  Read more

Ted Cruz Defeats Beto O’Rourke, Winning Second Senate Term

Ted Cruz Defeats Beto O’Rourke, Winning Second Senate Term

Republican incumbent Ted Cruz won a second term in his Texas Senate seat on Tuesday, foiling a tough challenge from rising Democratic star Representative Beto O’Rourke  Read more

Tony Evers denies Scott Walker a third term as Wisconsin's governor

Tony Evers denies Scott Walker a third term as Wisconsin's governor

After upending Wisconsin politics and infuriating liberals across the country, Gov. Scott Walker narrowly lost his bid for a third term Tuesday to Tony Evers, the leader of the education establishment Walker blew up eight years ago  Read more

Republican Ron DeSantis defeats Andrew Gillum in Florida gubernatorial race

Republican Ron DeSantis defeats Andrew Gillum in Florida gubernatorial race

Republican Ron DeSantis will defeat Democrat Andrew Gillum in the battle to be Florida’s next governor, Fox News projects  Read more

Split decision: Democrats flip House while Republicans add to Senate majority

Split decision: Democrats flip House while Republicans add to Senate majority

Midterm results will limit Trump's agenda  Read more

The top Senate seats most likely to flip

The top Senate seats most likely to flip

Senate Republicans believe they are on the cusp of increasing their majority in the midterm elections despite historic headwinds that seem likely to cost the GOP control of the House  Read more

State of the Midterms: Sinema, McSally trade lead in final charge to Election Day

State of the Midterms: Sinema, McSally trade lead in final charge to Election Day

With just one day until voters cast their midterm ballots, Arizona's Senate battle remains one of the tightest races on the map -- with Republican nominee Martha McSally and Democratic rival Kyrsten Sinema trading the lead in the final burst of polling  Read more

What Is a Wave Election, Anyway?

What Is a Wave Election, Anyway?

Democrats look poised to have a good showing on Tuesday. They are almost certain to gain seats in the House, and may break even in a Senate cycle where they have to defend 10 seats in states Donald Trump won  Read more

Why real conservatives will vote Republican on Tuesday

Why real conservatives will vote Republican on Tuesday

Since before President Trump took office, the Democratic base has been in a state of perpetual frenzy. And as next Tuesday's midterm congressional elections have drawn nearer, the Left's fervor has grown ever more radical and vociferous  Read more

Midterm elections will determine future of Trump presidency

Midterm elections will determine future of Trump presidency

American midterm elections for members of Congress and state officials do not compare with presidential contests  Read more

Trump uses Pensacola rally to urge voters to elect DeSantis and Scott

Trump uses Pensacola rally to urge voters to elect DeSantis and Scott

President Donald Trump's message to Florida voters was simple, if you like what he's done with the economy, vote on Tuesday for Republicans Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis  Read more

Trump Presidency Faces High Stakes in Midterm Elections

Trump Presidency Faces High Stakes in Midterm Elections

President Donald Trump has been acting like a candidate on the ballot this week, staging daily double-header rallies and blasting out ads for Republicans up for election on Tuesday. Given the stakes for his presidency, he might as well be  Read more

Latino voters in Florida could help Republicans win in key races

Latino voters in Florida could help Republicans win in key races

Leandro Ruiz Fernandez spent his entire summer in 2016 as a “super-volunteer” for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in the battleground state of Florida  Read more

Wages are up again – do workers really want to elect Democratic tax-hikers?

Wages are up again – do workers really want to elect Democratic tax-hikers?

Election Day is just around the corner. Republicans are now expected to hold the U.S. Senate. Most forecasters still expect Democrats to take over the House, but it might be close. Democrats need to net 24 seats; they are expected to gain between 20 and 40  Read more