Trump gets the Zelda treatment as White House tries to convince the world he is still working after midterms
Trump used The Legend of Zelda to try and promote his accomplishments — after Democrats took back Congress during midterms
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JD Vance is no longer ‘lame-duck’ Donald’s heir apparent
Editorial: After the truly terrible midterms, the future of the post-Trump Republican Party is more open than at any time since the January 6th insurrection – with seemingly little left to unite the American right
Trump’s ally and DOJ civil rights chief resigns after embarrassing midterm losses
Harmeet Dhillon resigns from Justice Department’s storied civil rights division after embarrassing GOP losses
Tucker Carlson says Trump era is over - and with it Fox News
Carlson called the midterm elections ‘the biggest blowout of our lifetimes’ and ‘a collective howl of pain’
Who will be US president in 2028? Midterm earthquake shakes up Republican and Democrat races
The Republicans suffered a disastrous set of midterm results, with many positioning themselves for a run in two years time
AOC likens 2026 midterm ‘blue tsunami’ to the feeling millennials had seeing Obama elected president
The 37-year-old Democrat was 19 when Obama was propelled to the White House in 2008
DHS leader warns that ‘deportations will continue’ despite disastrous midterms for Trump team
Markwayne Mullin slammed Democrats for suggesting ICE agents would be patroling polling stations on Election Day
How one bank’s collapse is upending Paraguay, trapping savings and threatening its president
The collapse of Ueno Bank has left savers scrambling for their money and Paraguay’s president facing calls for impeachment
Defeated Republican ‘claims not even Jesus could have won his midterms race’
Rep. Mike Lawler loses New York’s 17th congressional district to Democrat Cait Conley and argues that not even the son of God could have held on to it
Trump’s diesel deal with Putin in shambles after Russian tankers turn away from US due to sanctions
It comes as the US leader suffered a disastrous defeat at midterm elections this week
Who takes the fall? Hegseth, Rubio and Wiles caught up in White House civil war after midterms wipeout
Top officials are reportedly searching for a suitable scalp, while seeking to insulate themselves from a potential purge
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Hope and (diaper) change! Mom goes into labor after showing up at election booth to vote
Despite her contractions being about five minutes apart, the woman was adamant about casting her vote in Kansas’ historic midterm
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Watch: Bill Clinton compliments Abdul El-Sayed almost 20 years before midterm victory
Archival video footage from a 2007 University of Michigan commencement ceremony shows former president Bill Clinton praising then-student valedictorian Abdul El-Sayed almost 20 years before the Senator-elect's victory in the 2026 midterm…
DeSantis in unlikely surge as Republican maneuvers begin over presidential runs in 2028
Vice President JD Vance has long been considered the front-runner, but his is not the only name the GOP might consider as it seeks a successor to President Donald Trump
Marco Rubio ‘on resignation watch’ from Trump administration after midterms disaster
Exclusive: The US secretary of state is thought to be preparing for a presidential run in 2028 and will likely want to distance himself from Trump, The Independent can reveal.
Nicki Minaj doubles down on Trump support and parrots same message as White House post-midterms
Rapper had joined the president at the October 25 Michigan rally and said, ‘I love him so much’
Trump complains it’s ‘so dark outside’ early and begs Congress to end clock switching
Amid his post-midterm election blues, Trump called on Congress to pass one last piece of legislation for him
Erika Kirk channels Charlie to tell Republicans ‘keep the faith, and get back to work’ after midterms disaster
Widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk attempts to rally the troops after GOP loses control of Congress
Japan’s Kohzo Tashima announces bid to challenge Gianni Infantino for Fifa presidency
Honorary Japanese football president Kohzo Tashima is set to challenge Gianni Infantino for the Fifa presidency, with growing opposition emerging to the Swiss-Italian ahead of next year's election.
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