Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) said she did not think her administration would push a redistricting effort in New Jersey after Democrats came up big in the state’s 2026 House races. Democrats expanded their hold on the Garden State’s congressional delegation on Election Day, with the ratio shifting from a 9-3 to an 11-1 advantage for […]
Several red states with majority Republican House delegations have either lost or come close to losing their hold on the states, as Democrats’ “bluenami” wiped out GOP-controlled seats across the country. Republican representatives in states including Iowa, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Michigan have lost ground to Democrats, with Iowa, Michigan, and Pennsylvania’s congressional delegations […]
DEARBORN, Michigan — Sen.-elect Abdul el Sayed’s (D-MI) victory in Michigan will test whether Democrats can accommodate a progressive insurgent who has repeatedly challenged the party establishment or whether his combative style will make him a headache for current Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). El Sayed’s election has given progressives a significant new voice […]
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin credited an absence of purity politics for his party’s landslide wins in Tuesday’s midterm elections, suggesting that a similar approach could be used to expand blue power in 2028. Democrats seized majorities in the House and Senate and are on track to gain governing trifectas in at least five […]
Republican rhetoric and negative press over New Jersey Democrat Adam Hamawy’s past ties to jihadists failed to keep him from being elected to Congress in his heavily blue district. Hamawy, a doctor and U.S. Army veteran, won 70% of votes on Tuesday despite months of controversy over his interactions with several radical figures leading up […]
EXCLUSIVE — A blue wave in Iowa won’t force Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) into an early retirement. A spokesperson for Grassley, 93, told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that he plans to serve out the remainder of his term after state Auditor Rob Sand flipped the governor’s mansion to Democrats. “Sen. Grassley is not resigning,” […]
President Donald Trump said he does not know for sure whether Vice President JD Vance will run for president in 2028, mere hours after Vance posted a lengthy social media post distancing himself from the Iran war. Trump told reporters he spoke with Vance after Democrats flipped the House and Senate during the midterm elections […]
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) beat back a spirited challenge by former state Assemblyman Mike LiPetri in New York’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race for Suozzi at 2:04 p.m. on Wednesday. He garnered 55% against LiPetri’s 45%, with 97% of the vote counted. The race was seen as crucial for […]
President Donald Trump refused to weigh in on the House GOP leadership race to replace Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in the top Republican spot next Congress. “We’ll stay out of it,” Trump told reporters Wednesday afternoon. “The speaker was fantastic. The people under him were fantastic. All good people.” Trump also denied that he asked […]
Outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) sharply criticized his own party Wednesday, blaming Republican candidates’ divisive rhetoric and political infighting for a string of bruising midterm election losses that handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress on Tuesday. In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Cornyn lamented the party’s shrinking appeal, arguing Republicans had squandered […]
