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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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.
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…
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.
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…