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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), a conservative firebrand and close ally to former President Donald Trump, has been making calls to members advocating that lawmakers vote against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to be the next speaker of the House in the wake of the GOP’s underperformance in the midterm election cycle, two sources familiar with the conversation told the Washington Examiner.

Democrats enjoyed better-than-expected midterm results on Tuesday and may have seen glimpses of the party's next round of presidential contenders in the process.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) denounced party leadership in the state early Wednesday, calling on New York Democratic leaders to resign after midterm results showed the Empire State increasingly trending toward the right compared to previous elections.

Elon Musk ended a new system for identity verification on Twitter just hours after it launched.

Business tycoon Rick Caruso has pulled out a surprising early lead for mayor in the Los Angeles midterm election, leaving the Democratic Party machine candidate Rep. Karen Bass trailing behind by 3 percentage points.

Georgia's Senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Republican Herschel Walker is heading to a runoff for the second election in a row. Here is how the runoff system in the Peach State works.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert brought back his chicken "senior elections analyst" Steve Clucknacki Tuesday night as part of a bit to poke fun at CNN.

After conceding the race to the now three-term Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), failed independent Utah senate candidate Evan McMullin faced backlash from Lee's son.