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Trumpworld searches for scapegoats after blue wave wipeout

Trumpworld searches for scapegoats after blue wave wipeout

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Live Updates 2026 midterm elections live updates: Latest news, results, and analysis

NOV 4 Washington Examiner concludes live election night coverage 1H AGO

NOV 4 El Sayed wins Michigan Senate race to become first Muslim senator 1H AGO

NOV 4 Smokejumper Sam Forstag flips Montana’s 1st Congressional District blue 1H AGO

NOV 4 Associated Press calls Michigan governor race while Senate race remains too close to call 1H AGO

NOV 4 Barack Obama says unity is message of 2026 midterm elections 2H AGO

NOV 4 Abdul el Sayed declares victory in Michigan Senate race 2H AGO

NOV 4 House Democrats declare victory and introduce ‘Speaker Jeffries’ 2H AGO

NOV 4 Competitive House races in Iowa fall to Democrats as Turek and Sand win statewide 2H AGO

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Vivek Ramaswamy delivers his concession speech after losing the Ohio gubernatorial race to Amy Acton – May 31, 2024

Vivek Ramaswamy delivers his concession speech after losing the Ohio gubernatorial race to Amy Acton

Bob Cusack: Democrats Deliver Historic Blue Tsunami in 2026 Midterms – May 31, 2024

Bob Cusack: Democrats Deliver Historic Blue Tsunami in 2026 Midterms

How avoidable was the Democratic sweep? Christian Datoc and Tiana Doescher break it down – May 31, 2024

How avoidable was the Democratic sweep? Christian Datoc and Tiana Doescher break it down

Ken Paxton delivers his concession speech after losing the Texas Senate race to James Talarico – May 31, 2024

Ken Paxton delivers his concession speech after losing the Texas Senate race to James Talarico

Annie Andrews upsets Darline Graham in South Carolina – May 31, 2024

Annie Andrews upsets Darline Graham in South Carolina

Amy Acton rides anger over Vivek Ramaswamy ad to become Ohio’s governor – May 31, 2024

Amy Acton rides anger over Vivek Ramaswamy ad to become Ohio’s governor

Spartz loses to Democrat in surprise House seat flip in Indiana

Spartz loses to Democrat in surprise House seat flip in Indiana

Tommy Tuberville defeats Doug Jones in Alabama gubernatorial election

Tommy Tuberville defeats Doug Jones in Alabama gubernatorial election

Jocelyn Benson wins Michigan gubernatorial race

Jocelyn Benson wins Michigan gubernatorial race

Brian Poindexter defeats scandal-plagued Max Miller

Brian Poindexter defeats scandal-plagued Max Miller

Henry Cuellar beats top Republican recruit to secure 12th term

Henry Cuellar beats top Republican recruit to secure 12th term

Democrat Bobby Pulido flips House district redrawn by Texas GOP

Democrat Bobby Pulido flips House district redrawn by Texas GOP

Marsha Blackburn wins Tennessee gubernatorial race

Marsha Blackburn wins Tennessee gubernatorial race

Peggy Flanagan holds off Michele Tafoya in Minnesota Senate race

Peggy Flanagan holds off Michele Tafoya in Minnesota Senate race

Abdul el Sayed defeats Mike Rogers in Michigan race, poised to become first Muslim senator

Abdul el Sayed defeats Mike Rogers in Michigan race, poised to become first Muslim senator

Virginia Turns Deep Blue: Republicans Suffer Major Midterm Setbacks

Virginia Turns Deep Blue: Republicans Suffer Major Midterm Setbacks

Vivek Ramaswamy delivers his concession speech after losing the Ohio gubernatorial race to Amy Acton

Vivek Ramaswamy delivers his concession speech after losing the Ohio gubernatorial race to Amy Acton

Troy Jackson defeats Susan Collins in Maine, notching major pickup for Democrats

Troy Jackson defeats Susan Collins in Maine, notching major pickup for Democrats

Bob Cusack: Democrats Deliver Historic Blue Tsunami in 2026 Midterms

Bob Cusack: Democrats Deliver Historic Blue Tsunami in 2026 Midterms

Brian Poindexter defeats scandal-plagued Max Miller

Brian Poindexter defeats scandal-plagued Max Miller

How avoidable was the Democratic sweep? Christian Datoc and Tiana Doescher break it down

How avoidable was the Democratic sweep? Christian Datoc and Tiana Doescher break it down

Ken Paxton delivers his concession speech after losing the Texas Senate race to James Talarico

Ken Paxton delivers his concession speech after losing the Texas Senate race to James Talarico

Opinion

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What will Israel haters whine about now?

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Maybe don’t bully your own Senate majority out of existence

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Trump likely to become more erratic following midterm elections debacle

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Paxton exemplifies the GOP arrogance of the 2026 midterm cycle

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The problem isn’t that the pope voted

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Vote Republican because Laken Riley, Iryna Zarutska, and Charlie Kirk cannot

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Infiltrating the Left: Plans to protest, shut down transportation and economy

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Fox News has a Rachel Campos-Duffy problem

Timothy P. Carney

Timothy P. Carney

You might be able to go to bed by 9:30 tonight

Conn Carroll

What to watch for and when on election night

Rob Crilly

Red alert — or is Kalshi getting ahead of itself?

David Harsanyi

Democrats want to destroy the constitutional order

Salena Zito

On Election Day, the devil is in the ballot details

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Maybe don’t bully your own Senate majority out of existence

Joe Concha

The Left melts down over Haley Stevens

Guy Benson

The unrig-the-system candidate in Alaska tried to rig the election

Byron York

The arrival of divided government

Hugo Gurdon

Aristotle and the midterm elections

Michael Barone

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Timothy P. Carney

Timothy P. Carney

You might be able to go to bed by 9:30 tonight

Conn Carroll

Conn Carroll

What to watch for and when on election night

Rob Crilly

Rob Crilly

Red alert — or is Kalshi getting ahead of itself?

David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi

Democrats want to destroy the constitutional order

Salena Zito

Salena Zito

On Election Day, the devil is in the ballot details

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Tiana Lowe Doescher

Maybe don’t bully your own Senate majority out of existence

Joe Concha

Joe Concha

The Left melts down over Haley Stevens

Guy Benson

Guy Benson

The unrig-the-system candidate in Alaska tried to rig the election

Byron York

Byron York

The arrival of divided government

Hugo Gurdon

Hugo Gurdon

Aristotle and the midterm elections

Michael Barone

Michael Barone

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Republican Kelly Ayotte wins second term as New Hampshire governor

Republican Kelly Ayotte wins second term as New Hampshire governor

Bob Harvie defeats Brian Fitzpatrick, flipping Pennsylvania’s 1st District blue

Bob Harvie defeats Brian Fitzpatrick, flipping Pennsylvania’s 1st District blue

Gina Hinojosa ousts Greg Abbott for Texas governor

Gina Hinojosa ousts Greg Abbott for Texas governor

Lawler concedes to Democrat Cait Conley in battleground NY race

Lawler concedes to Democrat Cait Conley in battleground NY race

Adam Hamilton topples Roger Marshall and flips Kansas Senate seat blue

Adam Hamilton topples Roger Marshall and flips Kansas Senate seat blue

Examiner Shorts

Investigations

Power outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU

Power outages hit Washington affecting government agencies and GWU

Palestine Action vandals risk jail defying subpoenas as DOJ seeks overseas comrade

DSA blocked from visiting West Bank school raided by Israel over terrorism ties

Major companies abandon SPLC’s ‘hate groups’ screening tool in corporate giving programs

Trump administration ‘monitoring’ leftist organizers ignoring new terrorism sanctions: State Department official

Treasury traces SPLC to debanking of Christians after group dismissed it as conspiracy

‘Palestine Action’ group promotes violent attacks in US and claims terrorism sanctions can’t stop it

Left-wing foundations quietly fund UN human rights ‘experts,’ watchdog says

Alleged leftist militants charged with gun crime just before Trump stopped enforcement

Economy

Tariffs threaten a Michigan woodworker’s business — and the people who depend on it

Tariffs threaten a Michigan woodworker’s business — and the people who depend on it

WATCH LIVE: Fed Chair Kevin Warsh speaks after interest rate decision

Salena Zito slams Obama Cheesecake Factory joke: It’s ‘Middle America’s cup of tea’

Social Security Administration updates millions of incorrect records

Byron York says Trump can’t talk his way out of voters’ cost-of-living pain: ‘No president has been able to do it’

Two Americans win Nobel for economic model challenging government response to 2020s economic shocks

Mike Rogers breaks with Trump on tariffs in new ad: ‘Canada is not our enemy’

Trump to give $90 one-time payment to 20 million Medicare beneficiaries

Voters back Democrats on economic and affordability issues but trust neither party: Poll

Energy and Environment

Gas prices in Trump’s second term hit record high for any presidency

Gas prices in Trump’s second term hit record high for any presidency

Chevron and Exxon rake in profits thanks to diesel prices boosted by Iran and Russia conflicts

Emergency declared at South Carolina nuclear site after lab fire

Trump unveils plan to loosen methane rules for oil and gas industry

Trump administration announces $5 billion to upgrade nuclear plants in three states

Trump accepting 1 million barrels of Venezuelan oil during Texas visit

EPA unveils effort to boost tech to handle ‘forever chemicals’

Google signs deal with Voltus to pay consumers to cut back energy usage

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to boost US fuel refining capacity at Iowa rally

World

Trump to end all military funding to Israel by end of the year: ‘They don’t need it’

Trump to end all military funding to Israel by end of the year: ‘They don’t need it’

Polish foreign minister blames rule-of-law crisis on ‘alliance’ of Russian bots and ‘global far right’

French protest violence eases and scattered riots hit Germany ahead of more action

Somali pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel, raising fears of attacks on cargo ships

Trump on Iran negotiations: ‘We’re not in that much of a hurry’

Iranian supreme leader vows ‘unrestricted response’ to any US or Israeli strikes

Polish president forces his way into high court after dramatic return as supporters clash with police

Carney aims for June deal with EU to define ‘associate member’ status in bid to undercut US influence

Russia shuts down last independent newspaper