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Kevin Bartram/Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson returned to Capitol Hill on Monday, where he blasted voters and defended Republicans after they suffered stunning losses in the midterms. The Louisiana lawmaker was...

The Atlantic’s Conor Friedersdorf argues in a column that outgoing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) did more than any other speaker to undermine the House’s constitutional role. Friedersdorf says Johnson’s approach...

Investigations, a struggle to confirm nominees and maybe some bipartisanship lie ahead for President Trump.

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House GOP leadership letter from Steve Scalise warns committee chairs to prepare defenses against expected Democrat-led probes of Trump allies.

Hakeem Jeffries holds briefing amid Pete Hegseth impeachment calls USA Today

New York Representative-elect Cait Conley voiced support for House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, calling on Democrats to put aside their differences and focus on getting to work. #caitconley #hakeemjeffries...

As House Speaker, Jeffries would play a key role in setting the House’s legislative agenda at a time when many Democrats have taken more critical stances on Israel and AIPAC.

Hakeem Jeffries outlined House Democrats’ priorities after their midterm wins, vowing to oppose deportation funding and backing Pete Hegseth’s impeachment.

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Voters have sent a strong election-year message to President Donald Trump and the new Democratic congressional majority to repair the U.S. economy.

Voters have sent a strong election-year message to the new Democratic congressional majority and President Donald Trump: Repair the damage inflation has done to the economy.

"We're going to have a show the likes of which has never been done before," Trump asserted.

All 44 senators present voted to remove Pena for misconduct in office.

Authorities said Peña would remain under house arrest while the public prosecutor's office determines the final charges against him.

Malaysia's king and government in a standoff after attorney general disputed order allowing former PM to leave jail.

A growing dispute over former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s house arrest has thrust the attorney general’s powers into the spotlight, raising the spectre of a constitutional clash – though legal experts say...

Convicted for embezzlement, former Prime Minister Najib Razak hopes to serve his prison term under house arrest after his party paid a fine. But the attorney general later said his transfer was on hold temporarily.

Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS MAGA flop Katie Zacharia has issued a shock new pledge about the Trump-adjacent job she thirsted for. Zacharia, 41, was the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it White House Press Secretary for just five...

In a video shared by Washington Sun journalist Martin Austermuhle, the driver can be seen exiting the smoking vehicle and clashing physically with security personnel. Following the confrontation with Secret Service...

A car jumped the curb outside the White House, ramming into a pedestrian area, while the president was at home. President Trump also spoke with reporters on Monday, and Nancy Cordes asked him about his immigration...

White House nominates Palantir's LoSapio to lead Homeland Security's cyber agency Reuters

The late-night host hit back after the president trashed a reporter.

The organizers of Germany's Gen Z protests wanted to focus attention on education, living costs and government spending priorities. Instead, violence and looting in cities including Frankfurt dominated headlines...

Wave of discontent sweeps Europe... (Third column, 5th story, link ) Related stories: German rioters loot shops... French cops firebombed...

Rioters loot stores in Frankfurt amid living costs protest

Rioters in Germany looted shops and allegedly stole guns, while protesters in Lisbon clashed with officers in the early hours of the morning.

Donald Trump says a major agreement involving Ukraine and all of Europe may be close. But after meeting privately with Vladimir Putin’s envoy and not the Ukrainian delegation, who gets to shape the deal? We ask...

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The White House shared a photo of the prop on X, captioning it with shushing face and eyes emojis.

Trump would not disclose what he discussed with Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev but predicted a deal could emerge soon aimed at resolving the Russian war in Ukraine.

There are concerns within the Republican Party regarding the Iran war and Hegseth's leadership. He faces potential scrutiny and investigations from incoming Democratic lawmakers focused on his policies and decisions....

David Rapello, the former staff director of the House Oversight Committee, tells David Frum how the Trump administration could attempt to stymie potential investigations under a Democratic Congress.

Current and former House Democrats, flush with victory following their landslide midterm wins , are already looking at potential opportunities to run for Senate in 2028, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Democrats'...

Former Democratic Senate candidate for Texas Beto O'Rourke joins CBS News to discuss Democrats' sweeping wins in last week's midterm elections.

Donald Trump faced online scrutiny over his subdued appearance and voice after Democrats' midterm victory, while blaming Senate gridlock for blocking his administration's agenda.

Senator Elizabeth Warren is revealing what Democrats plan to do after their sweeping 2026 midterm election victory. In a new TIME op-ed, Warren says Democrats must use their newly won congressional majorities to...

Democrats made clear after Tuesday’s stunning midterm victories that they will use their historic gains in Congress to flex their investigative muscles, swiftly issuing warnings to Trump administration officials they...

John Nichols A conversation with the former vice president about the fight for Democrats in the too-long-neglected South.

The Democratic Party, considered leaderless and rudderless after former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s unsuccessful 2024 campaigns for the White House, has emerged energized and with a...

A veteran pollster warned that President Donald Trump's approval rating has begun tracing a familiar downward path, one that once cost Republicans dearly. Nate Silver , author of the Silver Bulletin newsletter and...

The data analyst suggested the GOP had made “a deal with the devil” by throwing its support totally behind Trump.

Colin McPherson/Umit Bektas/Reuters Polling analyst Nate Silver says he has a “weird intuition” that President Donald Trump might “quit” after the GOP’s midterm catastrophe. The election forecaster, who correctly...

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In gymnasiums, town halls, classrooms and even restaurants, voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to decide control of the Senate, House and more.

Tuesday on the News Hour, voters across the country head to the polls to decide control of the House and Senate in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on President Trump and his administration. A look at...

From Florida to Alaska, the 14 Senate races that will decide control USA Today

The races that will decide control of the US Senate Reuters

Republicans turned on one another after a college Republican group vowed that “demon worshippers” won’t be tolerated in the party, targeting President Donald Trump’s departing civil rights chief. The post, from an X...

Head of US Justice Department's civil division resigns, says Blanche Reuters

Several senior officials from the US Justice Department have resigned following the recent midterm elections. Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, was involved in voter registration...

“The president likes to tout how much he’s been on the road,” Collins said.

Reuters, CNN CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins has sounded the alarm on an “unusual” political move made by senior President Donald Trump. On Thursday, Trump, 80, scrapped a rally he had planned to attend in Kansas on...

Kaitlan Collins and the women of CNN on Trump, midterms and ignoring the noise | Exclusive USA Today

In South Texas, three House races in majority-Hispanic border districts could decide control of Congress. CNBC's Justin Papp explains.

Pentagon chief Hegseth expected to face House impeachment vote this week Reuters

The Pentagon announced a rare press briefing by Hegseth scheduled for Tuesday.

Hegseth to hold press briefing amid questions about Iran, impeachment USA Today

Impeachment would be a humiliating blow for Hegseth, but it faces an uphill battle.

Washington voters reelected eight Democrats to the U.S. House and made major decisions on statewide ballot initiatives.

A Democrat has not won a statewide Texas election in more than 30 years.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) joins Meet the Press NOW from battleground Michigan to break down what she’s watching for as voters cast their final ballots in ithe state’s marquee races.

The last time a Democrat won a statewide election in Texas, it was the 1990s. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains why Democrats think this year could be different.

If Democrats rise to this moment, they can turn a single night’s victory into a new American promise.

Trillions of dollars have been wiped off the stock value of major tech firms in the US, Europe and Asia. Investors appear worried about the possibility of an AI slowdown and tougher regulation as Democrats won the...

Democrats won big. But what is their mandate? Reuters

Democrats won big. What does that mean for AI policy? USA Today

Live Forecast: Senate and House The New York Times We Know Democrats Will Have a Good Night on Tuesday. But Will It Be a ‘Once in a Generation’ Win? Cook Political Report See How Race Forecasters Project the Senate...

Evan Vucci / REUTERS Two top forecasters have made dire predictions for Republicans as Americans vote in the midterm elections. Forecaster Larry Sabato and Dave Wasserman, an elections analyst for the Cook Political...

A red cap bearing the word 'VETO' appeared in Trump's Oval Office before independent sellers listed similar designs online, though no official Trump Store version was found.

Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS CBS News boss Bari Weiss dispatched her newest 60 Minutes hire to interview President Donald Trump about his midterm election catastrophe. Trump taped an interview with 60 Minutes...

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation that he said would designate the White House’s Oval Office and Cabinet Room as national landmarks — a move to “protect” the two West Wing spaces from future changes....

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued and signed a proclamation he says will preserve the Oval Office and Cabinet Room as a national monument.

Santiago Pena faces charges of financial crimes following Ueno Bank's collapse, impacting half of Paraguay's population.

Prosecutors accused President Santiago Peña of funneling nearly a billion dollars of government funds to the Ueno bank as its executives made reckless insider loans.

A bank's collapse in Paraguay left millions locked out of their money, toppled the president and exposed a web of political and financial ties.

Until March 2025, impeached Paraguayan President Santiago Pena had been a business partner of the group that owns Ueno Bank.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected questions from reporters on Monday about whether he is planning a presidential run in 2028. “I don’t know why you’re wasting your time,” Rubio told a reporter who asked about...

During a recent exchange on Cuba, Secretary of State Marco Rubio corrected a reporter's question about whether an organic effort was underway to oust the communist leadership, stating, "That's not the way to read...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to enter the conflict with Iran, arguing that the administration had to confront a national security threat even if doing so was...

Former National Security Council official Michael Allen joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss Marco Rubio's high-stakes G7 summit, warning that President Trump could consider additional military strikes against Iran if...

A federal judge has temporarily barred construction or site preparation for Trump's proposed 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle, citing possible violations of approval procedures and ongoing legal challenges

For the Trump administration, there is work to do with Democrats in control of Congress; major renovation projects face an uncertain future. Today, a federal judge blocked construction on Trump’s towering arch for 14...

The White House is promoting a slick new video showing animation of President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot arch as it hits a new setback, with a federal judge blocking construction for two weeks while legal...

Judge Slams Brakes On Trump's 250-Foot Arch Within Hours Of Final Approval A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked construction of President Trump's triumphal arch hours after the National Capital Planning...