CNN commentators Van Jones and Scott Jennings delivered strikingly different but equally critical takes on New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s fiery victory speech Tuesday night, calling it “divisive” and “a missed opportunity” for the newly elected socialist. Mamdani, who made history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, claimed a decisive win over independent candidate Andrew […]
President Donald Trump announced an uneasy trade truce with China last week, but experts argue that Washington will need the support of the European Union if it is to hold. While the eyes of the world focused on the direct interactions between Washington and Beijing during trade negotiations, the true outcome lies in the actions […]
Washington Examiner’s Joe Concha said Wednesday the Democratic Party would be “wise” to not use the same election strategy last night in the 2026 midterm elections, as this could alienate key voting blocs. Democrats swept the 2025 elections nationwide, with notable victories in the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, the New York City mayoral election, and California’s […]
While many Republicans are licking their wounds after last night’s blue wave election defeat, some in the party, especially those close to President Donald Trump, are recalling his election to a second term exactly one year ago. “America dodged a bullet last November,” said John Heubusch, the former executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential […]
Former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) to become the next Virginia governor in the Nov. 4 election. The onetime lawmaker outraised her opponent despite a texting scandal on her ticket as well as accusations from the lieutenant governor that her alleged knowledge of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive […]
Washington Examiner Commentary Writer Tiana Lowe Doescher credited the now 36-day government shutdown for the runaway wins from Democratic candidates in New Jersey and Virginia. “What I can say is that now the longest government shutdown in history did what it was designed to do, and it was to juice up the margins for Democrats, […]
Congressional Democrats, fresh off multiple election night victories, are demanding that Republicans meet them at the negotiating table to end the record-breaking government shutdown. Democrats are seeking to build on the momentum from both last night’s wins and comments from President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, in which he admitted that the elections were partially […]
Kansas Republicans ended their push to redraw the state’s congressional map that would have gained them one more red House seat. Republican state House Speaker Dan Hawkins announced the move on Tuesday night as Democrats won various elections nationwide. Hawkins said he didn’t gather enough support from the Kansas legislature’s Republican caucus to force a […]
The mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is proceeding to ranked choice voting after neither leading candidate clinched a majority of the vote on Tuesday. Democratic incumbent Jacob Frey received nearly 42% of the vote, whereas Democratic challenger Omar Fateh received almost 32%, according to the latest results. Frey is seeking a third term, and Fateh […]
President Donald Trump beseeched Republican senators to end the filibuster on Wednesday, hot on the heels of significant losses in Tuesday night’s 2025 elections. Trump has spent the last week-plus pressuring Republicans to abolish the filibuster to end the government shutdown, now the longest in history, through a simple majority vote in the Senate. The […]
