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The progressive doctor overcame Trump's 'jihadist' rhetoric and GOP attacks to flip the closely watched Senate seat.

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Several presidents have faced an opposition-controlled House and Senate, governed through gridlock, and achieved legacies widely recognized by historians. In fact, some of the most enduring domestic and foreign achievements in American history happened under these exact conditions. 1. Harry S. Truman (1947–1949: The 80th Congress) Truman is the most direct historical parallel to an aggressive, embattled executive taking on a hostile legislative branch. The Situation: In the 1946 midterms, Republicans swept both chambers of Congress for the first time in nearly two decades. Truman was dismissed by Washington insiders as an accidental, weak caretaker president. The Opposition: Truman famously...

Idaho voters defeated a ballot measure that pro-life advocates said would have legalized abortions up to birth, eliminated parental consent requirements and opened the door to taxpayer funding of abortions. With 77% of precincts reporting, Proposition 1 was trailing 53.8% to 46.2%, according to unofficial results. The citizen-initiated statute, known as the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, sought to create a right to “reproductive freedom and privacy” that included a so-called right to kill babies in abortions up to birth. Pro-life leaders described the measure as one of the most extreme of the 2026 election cycle. Blaine Conzatti, president of...

Republican Vice Speaker Tony Ada won Guam's race for governor and his party held on to its majority in the Legislature, but Democrats picked up the island's seat in Congress, according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s vote. Ada and his running mate, EJ Calvo, beat Democrat Sens. Therese Terlaje and Sabina Perez by 1,020 votes.

2026 Midterm elections: Most Important IssueSource: CBS News November 3–4, 2026 Economy 39%State of Democracy 32%Immigration 14%Health Care 8%Foreign Policy 4%Key Takeaway: The economy ranks first at 39%, followed by the state of democracy at 32%. Together, these two issues account for 71% of respondents. TARRIFS?AP Voter Poll: The economy and the state of democracy are voters' top issues By — Associated Press. — Published on Nov 3, 2026 Most voters believe Trump's policies have harmed the U.S. economy Relatively few voters have positive things to say about Trump's economic leadership. About two-thirds of U.S. midterm voters say Trump's policies...

Missouri voters rejected a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have repealed the state’s 2024 right to abortion and restored protections for unborn babies. With 91.1 percent of precincts reporting, “No” led 55.45 percent to 44.55 percent on Amendment 3. The measure would have eliminated the constitutional right to abortion approved by voters two years ago, restricted abortion to cases of medical emergency, fetal anomaly, rape or incest, and limited the rape and incest exceptions to the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. It also would have enshrined a ban on mutilating children with so-called sex change procedures for minors in the...

Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds defeated Democrat David Jolly in Florida’s gubernatorial election Tuesday, securing the governorship for the GOP and preserving the state’s pro-life policies. With more than 97 percent of the vote counted, Donalds led with roughly 50 percent to Jolly’s 48.7 percent, according to state tallies. Early returns had favored Jolly before Election Day ballots from Republican strongholds, particularly the Panhandle, narrowed and then reversed the margin. Donalds, who is pro-life and represents Florida’s 19th Congressional District, will succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis and become Florida’s first Black governor. His running mate, former state Sen. Bryan Avila,...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would accept the results of US midterm elections -- but quickly sought to shift the blame for the historic rout to his fellow Republicans. Time and again on the campaign trail the 80-year-old told Republicans to "pretend I'm on the ballot." That may have been exactly the problem, as voters put Democrats in control of the House and Senate. But Trump has never been one to take the blame, and in his first reaction to the election results Tuesday he insisted that the Republican Party would have won in a "landslide" if he had...

Despite a huge media campaign against the passing of this Amendment, it passed with 62% of the public approving. The Amendment will raise the Homestead Exemption from $50,000 now to $150,000 next year and $250,000 the following year and index to inflation after that. It will cap non-homestead property at 5% instead of the 10% now. Public education property taxes are unaffected by this amendment. It requires that police, fire and public safety services be funded first. Every other Statewide Race in Florida was extremely close; this Amendment was supported by voters across both political parties. What has happened here...

Proposition 40 — the billionaire wealth tax — had the support of about 43% of ballots cast as of 8:33 p.m, according to preliminary returns from the California Secretary of State. The Associated Press estimates about 41% of votes had been counted. There are also two billionaire-backed measures on the ballot — Propositions 41 and 42 — that would void the tax if either wins majority support; those measures would also need to surpass Prop. 40 in votes to have that impact.

Democrats stormed to victory in the Senate on Tuesday, delivering a devastating loss for Republicans that once seemed improbable just a few months ago. In a dramatic blue tsunami, Democrats racked up shocking wins in deep red states, including Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, South Carolina, and Texas — in a massive rebuke of President Trump and GOP control of government.

They don't have a veto proof majority,they dont have enough votes to remove him if impeached, and there are lots of ways President Trump can govern by executive order and bypass them completely. Keep fighting!

Socialists more than doubled their ranks in the House of Representatives Tuesday after a series of expected midterm election wins in Democratic strongholds. Far-left candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) were projected to win at least four House races, expanding the number of socialist lawmakers in the lower chamber from two to six. The House’s current DSA darlings – Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) – cruised to re-election in their respective races as well. Joining them in the next Congress from the radical flank of the Democratic Party will be: • Melat Kiros, a...

Democratic candidates won races in Republican strongholds, flipping Senate seats in Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and even Texas. On a night shaping up as a Democratic romp, President Trump told The New York Times that he would accept the election results. Democrats seized control of the Senate on Tuesday night, as voters delivered a thorough rebuke to President Trump and handed the party victories in places long considered Republican strongholds. Democrats flipped Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and even Texas, according to The Associated Press, and were in a strong position to take...

Daily Readings from the USCCBMemorial of Saint Charles Borromeo, BishopGreat crowds were traveling with Jesus, and he turned and addressed them, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.” Luke 14:25–27In today’s Gospel, Jesus lays down the interior dispositions required for true discipleship. He then says three times that those who fail to meet these conditions “cannot be my disciple.” This passage is part of Luke’s...

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump ​said in an ‌interview with the New York Times ​on Tuesday ​that he was willing ⁠to accept ​the results of the ​midterm elections in which his Republican Party ​was projected to ​lose control of the US ‌House. "We'll ⁠work with the Democrats, and we’ll, you know, ​look ​forward ⁠to working with them. We’ll ​probably work ​something ⁠out," Trump was quoted as ⁠saying ​by the ​Times.

U.S. - A number of news outlets, including CNN, Fox News, and NBC, are calling the current election in favor of Jesus Christ, who is still sovereignly reigning from His throne on high, sources confirmed late Tuesday. News organizations were closely tracking votes tallied for Democrats, Republicans and the various third-party candidates into the night, but by 11:00 p.m. EST, the majority of major television channels and news sites agreed that the Lord Jesus was still sovereign over all creation. "We've got to go ahead and call this thing for Jesus," Wolf Blitzer said on CNN's live Election Day coverage....

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has conceded the Texas governor's race to Democrat Gina Hinojosa. Abbott publicly acknowledged his defeat Tuesday night, marking a significant political shift in a state where Republicans have held the governor's office for decades.

Democrats have won control of the House, according to projections. NBC News said that by the end, Democrats would win 248 seats to 187 seats for Republicans. By 10 pm, at least three GOP seats had been flipped from GOP to Democrat. Those flipped seats included one in North Carolina with Jamie Ager, and one in Pennsylvania with Paige Cognetti. Other Democrats that have seen House wins include Stefany Shaheen in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, Brad Langer in New York’s 10th Congressional District, and Claire Valdez in New York’s 7th Congressional District. MS NOW host Rachel Maddow said as...