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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio elected new leader of bruised House GOP

House Republicans returned to Capitol Hill from a midterm wipeout and, on Tuesday, elected as their new leader Rep. Jim Jordan, a Freedom Caucus founder and reformed political bomb-thrower who is now charged with marshalling the chamber's smallest GOP minority since the 1990s.

November 10, 2026

Senate Republicans want midterm autopsy before leadership elections

A group of Republican senators is calling for a delay of Tuesday's leadership elections until after figuring out the cause of the midterm drubbing.

November 7, 2026

‘EXTORTIONISTS’: Trump ordering probe of Democrats threatening Republicans

President Trump on Saturday said he was ordering a Justice Department investigation of Democratic lawmakers trying to intimidate Republicans.

November 7, 2026

Navarro: ‘We’re quadrupling down on tariffs’

Peter Navarro, a top White House trade adviser, said the administration will lean into its tariff strategy even more after the GOP midterm bloodbath: "We are quadrupling down on tariffs."

November 7, 2026

DeSantis denies report he’s planning 2028 presidential campaign

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said he hasn't put gears in motion for a 2028 presidential run after his party's midterm drubbing.

November 7, 2026

Trump endorses Joe Gruters to stay at RNC after midterm drubbing

Days after Republicans suffered major losses in the midterms, President Trump on Friday endorsed Joe Gruters to continue to chair the Republican National Committee.

November 6, 2026

Comer: Trump has to decide whether to keep Hegseth after midterms show frustration over war

Republican Rep. James Comer had few kind words for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday, placing the blame for GOP midterm losses on the war with Iran.

November 6, 2026

Schumer’s Supreme Court blockade: No more justice picks for Trump when Democrats take over Senate

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has vowed to block President Trump's judicial picks once Democrats control the chamber in January.

November 6, 2026

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen not challenging Schumer for leadership, instead focusing on 2028

Maryland Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen will forgo a Senate leadership bid to focus on a potential 2028 presidential candidacy.

November 6, 2026

Mississippi Senate candidates lawyer up in nail-biter election

Mississippi's too-close-to-call Senate race is poised to become a legal battle, with both sides' legal teams saying they will closely monitor how the decisive ballots are counted.

November 5, 2026

Hakeem Jeffries declares bid for House speaker and lists priorities

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has officially declared his bid for the speaker's gavel after Democrats gained a large majority in the chamber in the midterm elections.

November 4, 2026

Rep. Tom Barrett loses swing seat to far-left Democrat in costly Michigan race

Michigan Republican Rep. Tom Barrett lost his reelection bid to a hard-left challenger on Tuesday in what was the most expensive House race of the cycle.

November 4, 2026

Jordan enters race to head bruised House GOP

Democrats' massive gains in Congress have set up a race for Republican House minority leader.

November 4, 2026

Moderate Republican Mike Lawler concedes in New York district race to Cait Conley

New York Republican Rep. Michael Lawler conceded in his reelection bid on Tuesday.

November 3, 2026

Zach Dembo flips deep-red Kentucky House seat

Democratic candidate Zach Dembo on Tuesday won Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, a seat that has heavily favored Republicans in recent elections.

November 3, 2026

Florida redraw fails to unseat Democratic Reps. Moskowitz, Castor

Florida Republicans' redistricting gambit yielded disappointing results for the GOP on Tuesday.

November 3, 2026

Democrats projected to win control of House amid anti-Trump backlash against GOP

Democrats had flipped a handful of GOP-held House seats on the East Coast in early returns Tuesday and were poised to claim control of the chamber -- and a platform to derail President Trump's agenda.

November 3, 2026

Maryland takes first swing in new round of the partisan redistricting fight

The push to redraw congressional maps defined the 2026 campaign -- and it's not over yet.

November 3, 2026

Lauren Boebert taps into Trump energy in reelection bid

Rep. Lauren Boebert, who represents Colorado's reddest district, is hoping President Trump's support can help her secure victory no matter the headwinds in November.

October 31, 2026

Hegseth’s father: El-Sayed has ‘little man syndrome’

Abdul El-Sayed's derisive speculation about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's high school sports performance drew a sharp rebuke from the father of the Pentagon chief.

October 31, 2026