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GOP election loss

Huge GOP election losses spur debates about populist economics

Zach Halaschak · November 13, 2026 7:05 am

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Three-quarters of House members seeking statewide office lost

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The candidate-quality problem behind the Republican rout

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Losin’ Texas: Why the Lone Star State turned blue

President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele speaks during a press conference after signing a memorandum of understanding with Spanish company Grupo Cox in San Salvador. Under the agreement, Grupo Cox will invest $2.9 billion in the country's water and energy sectors, an investment Bukele said is part of the government's goal of making El Salvador "the fastest-growing economy in Latin America." (Photo by Camilo Freedman / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

In Haiti, Bukele cracks down where UN failed

Andrea Aguilera sits at the Erie Neighborhood House in Chicago on Nov. 17. Aguilera, 20, a student at a suburban Chicago college, said she feels uncertain since the election. She was brought to the country illegally as a child and has been able to get a work permit and avoid deportation through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Trump’s first immigration compromise could be how he treats Dreamers

Gabby Morrongiello December 12, 2016 5:01 am

The bill, titled the SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017, "follows principles of free speech and transparency. It is all about empowering citizens to speak and ensuring transparency," Sen. Ted Cruz said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cruz plan would make super PACs ‘irrelevant’

Al Weaver December 12, 2016 5:01 am

President-elect Donald Trump has said he is looking to repeal the centerpiece of President Obama's climate agenda, the Clean Power Plan, in his first 100 days in office.

Environmentalists gear up, strategize for Trump war

John Siciliano December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Silicon Valley, nestled in the heart of the Bay Area, was home to one of the most Trump-resistant sectors of the American economy.

Trump’s secretive meeting with tech titans could be an olive branch

Kyle Feldscher December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Military personnel inspect each occupied cell on a two-minute cycle at Camp 5 maximum-security facility on the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Guantanamo may be too expensive for Trump to keep

Jamie McIntyre December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly is a bit of an unknown quantity to many within the cyber policy community. (Peter Foley via AP Images)

With Gen. John Kelly pick, cyber may fade as DHS priority

Charlie Mitchell December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Protesters gather outside a Burger King in College Park, Ga., restaurant during a demonstration by fast-food workers and activists calling for the federal minimum wage to be raised to $15. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Trump scrambles the politics of the minimum wage

Sean Higgins December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Over 36 years, the department's mission has morphed from energy security to industrial policy, disguised as advanced energy research and innovation.

It’s time to consider killing the Department of Energy

Washington Examiner Staff December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Not only do trial lawyers use tried-and-true tactics like venue- and judge-shopping, but they also take advantage of jurisdictions where trial-lawyer-friendly legislators are loath to implement reforms.

Tales from the lawsuit industry

David Freddoso December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Healthcare industry lining up for Obamacare repeal

Paige Winfield Cunningham December 12, 2016 5:01 am

Emily Murry is staff director of the Ways and Means Committee's Subcommittee on Health. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Profile: She’s on the forefront of the Obamacare repeal

Paige Winfield Cunningham December 12, 2016 5:01 am

President-elect Donald Trump might have been expected to shun movement conservatives in his executive branch appointments, carving out space only for early supporters. This hasn't been the case. (Illustration by Bill Lesniewski for the Washington Examiner)

In Trump’s Cabinet picks, a peace offering to the Republican Party

W. James Antle III December 12, 2016 5:01 am