DeSantis calls midterm bloodbath an ‘extinction-level event for Republicans’
Florida Republicans fended off a blue wave yesterday, while Democrats across the country flipped long-held red seats and seized control of Congress.
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Florida high school football playoffs: Dates, brackets, schedule
Florida's 2026 high school football playoff brackets arrive Nov. 6. Here's the FHSAA postseason schedule, new Open Division and championship locations.
Pilots' push to level jet may have torn off key piece found miles from Florida crash, former NTSB expert says
NTSB investigators found the Learjet 60's left tail elevator scattered up to 3.8 miles from the Florida crash site, pointing to an in-flight breakup.
Speaker Johnson won't seek reelection as House Republican leader after party's midterm wipeout
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson will be stepping aside from Republican Party leadership after the GOP’s wipeout in the midterm election, declini...
Brian Kelly’s Florida State interest raises new questions after Urban Meyer highlights Mike Norvell’s $50.3 million buyout
Urban Meyer has raised serious questions about Florida State’s ability to afford its next head coach after the university fired Mike Norvell.
Juwan Howard Reportedly Sells House for $25M in South Florida After Finishing Construction
Juwan Howard reportedly completed a major transaction involving a property in Coral Gables, Florida, recently.
US midterms 2026: Republicans trumped, stumped, and dumped as Democrats win both House and Senate
TOI Correspondent From Washington: It is a rout of the Republicans, a political bloodbath of epic proportions.
First Democrat wins statewide office in Indiana since 2012
Democrat Beau Bayh pulled off a major upset in Indiana’s secretary of state race Tuesday, becoming the first Democrat to win statewide office in the Republican stronghold in more than a decade. Bayh defeated Republican Max Engling in a closely watched contest that drew national attention as Democrats sought to break the GOP’s grip on…
Jim Jordan announces he will run for minority leader, teeing up fight with Scalise
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) announced Wednesday that he will run for minority leader, formally entering the race to lead House Republicans in the next Congress after they suffered a major blow in the midterms. He will likely face a contentious fight against current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). Speaker Mike Johnson…
James Talarico flips Texas Senate seat blue in a historic win for Dems
Democrat James Talarico is projected to win a Senate seat in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton and delivering his party their first big Lone Star state win in decades, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). It’s a huge moment for Democrats, both because it finally notches the party a big victory in…
Wall Street Journal editorial board: Trump ‘main architect’ of GOP midterm ‘rout’
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board cast much of the blame on President Trump for GOP losses Tuesday, as Democrats are poised to take control of both the House and Senate. “Republicans may console themselves that midterm defeats in second presidential terms are common. But this was more than a normal defeat,” the board wrote…
North Carolina Democrat Ojeda defeats NRCC Chair Richard Hudson in House race
Democrat Richard Ojeda is projected to defeat Rep. Richard Hudson (R), the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), in the race for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ. Hudson’s role as the NRCC chair meant he was tasked with helping protect vulnerable House Republicans across the…
Elon Musk's business empire braces for Democratic wave as Texas flips blue
As Republicans suffered a landslide defeat and Texas elected its first Democratic governor in more than three decades, one of the biggest losers of the U.S. midterms was not on the ballot: billionaire Elon Musk.
Democrats clinch open Amodei House seat in Nevada
Democrats are projected to flip retiring Rep. Mark Amodei’s (R) seat in northern Nevada, per Decision Desk HQ. Democrat Teresa Benitez-Thompson, a social worker and former majority leader of the state House, defeated Republican David Flippo, an Air Force veteran, to clinch the district that encompasses Reno and the entire upper half of the Silver…
Ford ousts Lombardo in battleground Nevada governor’s race
Democrat Aaron Ford is projected to defeat Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) in the Nevada governor’s race, according to Decision Desk HQ. Ford, the Nevada attorney general, defeated first-term Lombardo to be Nevada’s top executive. Lombardo’s loss underscores the Democratic blue wave that’s splashed across the nation where even more reliably Republican areas like Texas and…
Mike Johnson's No 2 launches GOP takeover bid as House falls to Democrats
Prominent House Republicans Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan are likely heading for a brutal battle over who will be Trump's top defender as minority leader.
Speaker Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader, setting up GOP battle
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on a staff call Wednesday that he will not run for minority leader, according to two GOP staffers, heading off what will likely be a bitter fight over the party’s future in the next Congress as Republicans reel from a seismic election defeat. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and…