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A hat with the word 'VETO' on it sits on the Resolute Desk as President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Washington.

White House report card: Election marked rejection of Trump as a man, a policymaker, a commander in chief

Rob Crilly · November 6, 2026 11:45 am

A Kalshi chart is displayed on a Fox News election broadcast during an election night event with Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general and Republican US Senate candidate, not pictured, in Dallas, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Millions of Americans are casting ballots for the US midterm elections in races that will determine local issues as well as control of Congress, with all 435 seats of the House of Representatives and roughly a third in the Senate being contested.

The key to Kalshi’s election night success — and how a trader won more than $350,000

Political pundit Chris Cillizza and journalist Laura Trevelyan were providing an update to viewers at the Decision Desk HQ party when Kalshi called the South Carolina race for Annie Andrews, drawing gasps from the audience at Pubkey in Washington, DC.

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

Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy.

From foreign policy to afternoon naps: New book reveals how Churchill made JFK

President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) speaks at a campaign rally at the Salina Regional Airport, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, in Salina, Kansas.

Roger Marshall: Union workers with a bass boat will never hand Kansas to Chuck Schumer

DNC opposes Gmail spam filtering bow to GOP

Paul Bedard August 8, 2022 5:42 pm

Stephen Miller: ‘World in chaos’ as Team Biden ‘jokes’

Paul Bedard August 8, 2022 2:29 pm

White House Report Card: Biden’s ‘even a blind squirrel’ week

Paul Bedard August 6, 2022 3:25 pm

Doug Mastriano challenges Jan. 6 panel’s ‘deceptive editing’ in balking at deposition

Paul Bedard August 5, 2022 7:42 pm

Buzz: Obama’s Justice would indict Trump ‘in a minute’

Paul Bedard August 5, 2022 2:54 pm

Ben Carson prescribes more conservatives in government

Paul Bedard August 5, 2022 1:41 pm

‘Freedom’ cheered in first Ron DeSantis campaign ad

Paul Bedard August 3, 2022 9:37 pm

Voters: It’s Biden’s recession, drove economy ‘into the ground’

Paul Bedard August 3, 2022 3:54 pm

Despite COVID-19, federal workforce grows to nearly 2 million employees

Paul Bedard August 3, 2022 2:34 pm

Media critics ignore Koch fulfilling pledge to leave Russia

Paul Bedard August 2, 2022 4:36 pm

Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart speaks in support of legislation to expand benefits and improve care for veterans suffering from toxic exposure to burn pits and other hazards, at the Capitol in Washington, May 26, 2021.

Liberal Media Scream: Jon Karl urges Jon Stewart for president

Paul Bedard August 1, 2022 7:22 pm

LIV cheered, ‘MTG for VP’

Paul Bedard August 1, 2022 2:38 pm