Stephen Miller’s rise to chief of staff indicates Trump isn’t ready to move on
Many Republicans are resigned to the idea there won’t be a party-wide reckoning despite the midterm bloodbath.
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Poll: Republicans and Democrats can agree on one thing. They’re divided.
POLITICO’s polling before Election Day showed that both parties would be left without clear direction amid a blue wave. And then the blue wave hit.
Abdul El-Sayed underperformed with Jewish voters. Here’s what he has to say about it.
Yes, he ran behind. In an interview, the senator-elect acknowledged Israel was a source of disagreement, but said he’s not changing his position.
‘This is an earthquake’: Latino voters rush back to Democrats
The Latino inroads Trump made over the last decade have been completely reversed
Democrats sweep Texas
Republicans ran the country's second most-populous state for 30 years. Tonight Democrats took it back.
Voters pummel GOP out of power
Republicans accepted what is on track to be a historic midterm defeat — a long-feared “blue wave” washing across the nation.
Biden’s revenge: His alumni are winning in the midterms
The former president wasn’t a prominent force on the trail, but some of his one-time staffers have won high profile races on Tuesday night.
The affordability election that teaches Democrats nothing
If Democrats do as well tonight as polls suggest, everyone knows the two reasons why: affordability and President Donald Trump.
Republicans are privately blaming Trump, even if they won’t say it out loud
"There was a point earlier this year where we really felt like we could defy history. And then Trump bombed Iran,” said one House Republican.
Democrats eye state supreme court races — this year and beyond
National groups are spending money in battleground judicial races with the hope of liberal majorities in two years.
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorses Republican Mike Rogers for Michigan Senate
It's a blow for Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in the final days of his campaign, and an escalation of their feud.
The size of Democrats’ victory Tuesday could help determine their future
A POLITICO Poll found that Democrats may see a decisive victory as a mandate to run more progressive candidates.
This Sunday, conservative pastors will preach against Democrats’ claims to Christian faith
Evangelical pastors in key battlegrounds plan to warn their congregants about the danger of voting Democratic — even for Christian leaders.
El-Sayed campaign wants Stevens to stay away after day of back-and-forth sniping
Some Democrats worry that the blowup between the two former primary rivals is imperiling their hold on the seat.
'A wave can hide a lot of weaknesses': Dems question if they'll learn anything
A favorable political environment has allowed the Democratic Party to paper over persistent problems.
Josh Shapiro aims for a strong finish in a campaign with 2028 implications
The Pennsylvania governor has more at stake Tuesday than other 2028 contenders.
Poll: Americans don’t trust polls
New data from the POLITICO Poll shows just how far the industry has to go to convince a wary public.
‘It could be quite a brutal evening’: GOP braces for some once-unthinkable losses
Some GOP incumbents are still begging for more money in the final stretch.
Turning Point rests its reputation on Andy Biggs’ race. It’s not looking good.
The group founded by the late Charlie Kirk has thrown big money into the race to boost the last candidate Kirk endorsed before he was killed last year.
El-Sayed’s allies fear Trump’s anti-Muslim attacks are reaching undecided voters
After Trump called him a “jihadist,” Abdul El-Sayed brushed off the “desperate, bad faith attacks”
Republicans wanted Rubio on the stump. Trump coaxed him there.
“We love you, Texas,” the secretary of State told the crowd.
The hidden GOP fundraising weakness is getting worse
Republican candidates’ struggles with online fundraising have left them more reliant on large donors and super PACs.
Spurned by Trump, these outgoing Republicans aren’t helping their potential successors
They were snubbed on their way out of office. Their revenge is indifference.
Iowa’s Senate rivals pitch independence from their parties
Ashley Hinson qualified her pledge to be Trump’s strongest ally, while Josh Turek praised the president’s border record.
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