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HUGO GURDON: Alaska — a stain on Democrats the blue wave can’t wash

HUGO GURDON: Alaska — a stain on Democrats the blue wave can’t wash

DOJ stays quiet on Alaska probes as Senate race too close to call

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NOV 4 DeSantis predicts Texas will target Musk with newly elected Democratic attorney general 4H AGO

NOV 4 Khanna offers Vance three-point proposal after vice president admits Iran war sank Republicans 4H AGO

NOV 4 Wes Moore flexes ‘political muscle’ in midterm elections 5H AGO

NOV 4 Texas Republican calls on Abbott to ‘rein in’ executive emergency powers 5H AGO

NOV 4 Luigi Mangione’s cousin wins local Maryland election 6H AGO

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Democrats gain five governorships: What to know – May 31, 2024

Democrats gain five governorships: What to know

Anti-data center ballot measures on track to go 40-1 in sign of backlash – May 31, 2024

Anti-data center ballot measures on track to go 40-1 in sign of backlash

Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader after steep GOP midterm losses – May 31, 2024

Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader after steep GOP midterm losses

Hakeem Jeffries speaks after election night – May 31, 2024

Hakeem Jeffries speaks after election night

Cornyn congratulates Talarico, DOJ targets Democrats, and Oklahoma man charged in powder scare – May 31, 2024

Cornyn congratulates Talarico, DOJ targets Democrats, and Oklahoma man charged in powder scare

Virginia Turns Deep Blue: Republicans Suffer Major Midterm Setbacks – May 31, 2024

Virginia Turns Deep Blue: Republicans Suffer Major Midterm Setbacks

Trump helps fuel Democratic talent pool post-midterm elections

Trump helps fuel Democratic talent pool post-midterm elections

Elon Musk’s net worth drops $33.5 billion as Democratic majorities loom

Elon Musk’s net worth drops $33.5 billion as Democratic majorities loom

Trump pressures Senate on Sunshine Protection Act over early sunsets

Trump pressures Senate on Sunshine Protection Act over early sunsets

Democrats move quickly to hire investigators after blue wave

Democrats move quickly to hire investigators after blue wave

What el Sayed’s victory could mean for Schumer and Senate Democrats

What el Sayed’s victory could mean for Schumer and Senate Democrats

Fraud fails to stop Minnesota Democrats from sweeping statewide

Fraud fails to stop Minnesota Democrats from sweeping statewide

Hakeem Jeffries announces bid for House speaker

Hakeem Jeffries announces bid for House speaker

Two dead after shooting at Citibank campus near Tampa, Florida

Two dead after shooting at Citibank campus near Tampa, Florida

Donald Trump's remarks after the blue sweep

Donald Trump's remarks after the blue sweep

Trump focuses on WH ballroom updates in first remarks after crushing GOP midterms loss

Trump focuses on WH ballroom updates in first remarks after crushing GOP midterms loss

Schumer's post election conference after Democrats projected to take Senate control

Schumer's post election conference after Democrats projected to take Senate control

Pritzker releases ‘Day One Agenda’ for Congress, urging Democrats to move swiftly

Pritzker releases ‘Day One Agenda’ for Congress, urging Democrats to move swiftly

Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader after steep GOP midterm losses

Mike Johnson won’t run for minority leader after steep GOP midterm losses

Hakeem Jeffries speaks after election night

Hakeem Jeffries speaks after election night

Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant arrested and charged with threatening federal judges

Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant arrested and charged with threatening federal judges

Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses Catholic preschools of wanting ‘special rule’ to bar LGBT families in universal preschool case

Ketanji Brown Jackson accuses Catholic preschools of wanting ‘special rule’ to bar LGBT families in universal preschool case

Opinion

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Trump’s hubris and failure get their voter payback

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More than a thumping, possibly a realignment

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Get ready for Democrats to plot their power grabs for 2028

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Rand Paul is the right politician to lead liberty campaign for president

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After defeat, Republicans need to reclaim their party

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed visits a polling place at Michigan Union on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Left isn’t reforming the American ship of state — they’re scuttling it

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Democrats ran radicals and still won. Trump owns this bloodbath

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Yes, JD Vance: Losing the midterms was ‘worth it’ to prevent a nuclear Iran

Hugo Gurdon

Alaska — a stain on Democrats that the blue wave can’t wash clean

Michael Barone

More than a thumping, possibly a realignment

Rob Crilly

Four parties and a funeral: How Kalshi and a duck owned election night in DC

Timothy P. Carney

Timothy P. Carney

Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

Salena Zito

The Mahoning Valley came home, but it did not come back

Byron York

The arrival of divided government

Conn Carroll

What to watch for and when on election night

David Harsanyi

Democrats want to destroy the constitutional order

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

Hugo Gurdon

Hugo Gurdon

Alaska — a stain on Democrats that the blue wave can’t wash clean

Michael Barone

Michael Barone

More than a thumping, possibly a realignment

Rob Crilly

Rob Crilly

Four parties and a funeral: How Kalshi and a duck owned election night in DC

Timothy P. Carney

Timothy P. Carney

Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

Salena Zito

Salena Zito

The Mahoning Valley came home, but it did not come back

Byron York

Byron York

The arrival of divided government

Conn Carroll

Conn Carroll

What to watch for and when on election night

David Harsanyi

David Harsanyi

Democrats want to destroy the constitutional order

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

How abortion ballot measures fared in the midterms

How abortion ballot measures fared in the midterms

Boyle rules out 2028 with House Budget chairman announcement

Boyle rules out 2028 with House Budget chairman announcement

Appeals court allows Mamdani’s NYC second-home tax to proceed

Appeals court allows Mamdani’s NYC second-home tax to proceed

DC jury nullification activists are about to have an ally as mayor

DC jury nullification activists are about to have an ally as mayor

Trump’s foreign foes bask in Republican midterm defeat

Trump’s foreign foes bask in Republican midterm defeat

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

GOP loss culprit? Trump dismal approval ratings track gas prices almost 1-for-1

GOP loss culprit? Trump dismal approval ratings track gas prices almost 1-for-1

Data centers on track to go 1-40 on ballot measures in sign of backlash

Incoming Democratic majorities will try to swing pendulum back on clean energy

Anti-Islam, anti-DEI Republican loses bid for Texas oil agency seat to Democrat

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

World

Midterm upheaval of Congress provides little reassurance for Ukraine as ‘nucleus’ of support is ousted or steps down

Midterm upheaval of Congress provides little reassurance for Ukraine as ‘nucleus’ of support is ousted or steps down

Trump’s foreign foes bask in Republican midterm defeat

Nawrocki urgently seeking US troops in Poland amid high court ‘coup d’etat’ supported by EU

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