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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

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

President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

How Democratic healthcare ad blitz helped sink GOP Senate candidates

KJ Apa in "Jimmy." (Courtesy of Burns Co.)

‘Jimmy,’ with KJ Apa as Jimmy Stewart, is sharp, wholesome entertainment

People march during a rally in support of the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants before it expires on February 3, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow end to TPS for Haiti and end ‘unsustainable cycle’ of court rulings

Jack Birle March 11, 2026 6:28 pm

A coffin is carried during the funeral of mostly children killed in a strike Feb. 28 at a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran,

Fetterman lone Senate Democrat not signing letter seeking answers on Iran school strike

Rena Rowe March 11, 2026 6:17 pm

Two traditional dhows sail by a large container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Shipping disruptions spread beyond oil: Helium, sulfur, and semiconductors

Maydeen Merino March 11, 2026 5:54 pm

President Donald Trump.

Trump declares that ‘we’ve won’ in Iran

Mabinty Quarshie March 11, 2026 5:54 pm

Steve Hilton speaks during the California gubernatorial candidate debate.

Why Republican Steve Hilton increasing his lead in the California polls could be beneficial for Democrats

Barnini Chakraborty March 11, 2026 5:24 pm

Venezuelans deported from the United States deplane at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Appeals court allows Trump to continue ‘third-country’ deportations for now

Jack Birle March 11, 2026 4:49 pm

Josh Hawley abortion bill.

Josh Hawley introduces bill to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone for abortions

Kaelan Deese March 11, 2026 4:45 pm

Attorney General Pam Bondi arrives before President Donald Trump gives the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.

Democrats accuse Bondi of helping lawyer brother obtain favorable outcomes in legal cases

Emily Hallas March 11, 2026 4:30 pm

President Donald Trump and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)

WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks in Thomas Massie’s Kentucky district

Molly Parks March 11, 2026 4:29 pm

The loudest MAGA critics of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran may not represent the movement’s voters, with multiple polls showing overwhelming support among Trump’s base for the war.

Loudest critics of Trump’s Iran war don’t reflect polling of MAGA support

Naomi Lim March 11, 2026 4:27 pm

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Spain permanently withdraws ambassador to Israel in another snub to Trump

Molly Parks March 11, 2026 4:22 pm

President Donald Trump and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)

Trump defends Massie primary challenger for leaving GOP in past: ‘Ed still supported me’

David Zimmermann March 11, 2026 4:13 pm