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White House chief of staff Stephen Miller is cracking down on internal meetings with lobbyists in Washington, D.C., marking a departure from his predecessor. Susie Wiles, a former managing partner and lobbyist at Ballard Partners, was known for cultivating relationships with the lobbying industry during her time serving President Donald Trump. But now that she is out as chief of staff, it appears that the White House staff’s interactions with registered lobbyists will be cut down dramatically. In a new memo issued Thursday, Miller’s office said any meetings between staffers and lobbyists related to government policy must receive prior approval...

After years of calling for its end, the electoral college’s opponents think now may be their moment. These activists have long argued that the electoral college is anti-democratic, and that presidential elections should be decided by the popular vote, like every other American election. They say the solution is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which says states should promise to give their electoral college votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote. Eighteen states (and Washington, D.C.) have signed on to the compact, leaving its members 48 votes short of the 270 votes needed to nullify the college....

Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., floated using a government shutdown to get President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran during an interview on Thursday, after announcing he would challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for the incoming Majority Leader position. Van Hollen was asked multiple times during an MS NOW interview how he would be different from Schumer as leader. The senator pointed to ending the war in Iran. "Well, the difference is, I believe we need to be firm," he said. "I think that we heard loud and clear from the American people that they want to end...

FIRST ON FOX: Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking aim at "soulless global bureaucrats" using "rules-based order" arguments to undermine U.S. foreign policy in a speech Friday, warning that the "spirit of Marx" outlived the Soviet Union. U.S. leaders of both parties defended the "rules-based international order," the network of postwar institutions America built. Rubio is set to argue the system has been turned against the country that built it, the same case he made at his January 2025 confirmation hearing, when he called the postwar order "a weapon being used against us." In a preview of Rubio’s speech...

New York City’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America drafted a resolution urging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028. Members will vote on it at the chapter’s biennial citywide convention on Saturday, November 14. Co-chairs Gustavo Gordillo and Grace Mausser signed the proposal, which argued that a winning campaign could “deliver a democratic socialist agenda” for working-class Americans. The resolution called Ocasio-Cortez one of the most recognizable figures in American politics and described her as the most popular Democrat in Congress. It listed Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as fellow democratic...

Former Trump White House aide John McEntee is getting attention as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2028. McEntee, 36, has never held elected office. However, he has a background in the White House, played college football and has built a large social media following. He also recently finished first in a college presidential straw poll and ranks fourth in a prediction market for the 2028 Republican nomination. Here are seven things to know about him. 1. John McEntee won a college presidential straw poll McEntee finished first in a recent presidential straw poll at the University of Tennessee in...

Rep. Carlos Giménez, R-Fla., wants Elon Musk to move Tesla's headquarters from Texas to Florida after Democrats swept the Lone Star State in last week's midterm elections, according to a letter obtained by the Washington Reporter. "While socialist politicians in Texas threaten to punish success, Florida is rolling out the red carpet for innovation, investment, and job creation," Giménez told the outlet. In the letter, Giménez asked Musk to "consider relocating its corporate headquarters and expanding its operations from Texas to the free state of Florida, where innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic freedom are celebrated." Texas voters ousted Gov. Greg Abbott,...

CNN’s Van Jones says the Democratic Party's “American Accountability Network” coordinated tens of thousands of people to amplify their message across social media. “The Republicans never figured out what we were doing!" he said. "Don’t get mad at me. I was given permission to reveal this" "Driving the kitchen table affordability message and tying that to Democrats on a positive and Republicans on a negative," he said. "They couldn't get any traction on these cultural war issues anymore because we figured out how to get around that." "They never figured it out, and that network is going to continue to...

US Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed refutes claims that he’s already planning a 2028 run for higher office.

Senate Republicans reelected Sen. John Thune as their leader on Tuesday, staying the course as they prepare to enter the minority after the party's brutal midterm losses, which saw at least seven Senate seats fall to the Democrats. Senate Republicans backed Thune for another two years as leader by acclamation, or without opposition, after meeting behind closed doors in the Old Senate Chamber for much of the day. Thune, 65, is a South Dakota Republican who was first elected leader after the 2024 elections. He's been in the Senate since 2005 and took the helm two decades later, after working...

As soon as this year’s winners are sworn in, roughly 75% of all Americans will have Democratic governors — a shakeup that reflects the party’s dominance in the nation’s most populous states and could have a seismic impact on everything from redistricting and the Electoral College to health care and tax policies, education funding and more. In total, at least 28 states will now have Democratic governors. It will be 29 if Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher wins the still-uncalled race in Kansas — extending for a third term the party’s governorship of a state that votes reliably red in...

Republicans in the US ​House of Representatives ‌banded together on Tuesday to ​derail an effort ​to impeach Defense ⁠Secretary Pete Hegseth. The ​chamber voted 211 ​to 204 in favor of a motion ​to refer ​the impeachment charges to the ‌Republican-led ⁠House Judiciary Committee, effectively stopping the effort to ​impeach ​Hegseth ⁠sponsored by Kentucky Republican ​Representative Thomas ​Massie.

Medicare for All, debt-free college and lower everyday costs are among the priorities Oregon's two U.S. senators hope to advance as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley see the election results as a major opportunity, but also as a test of whether Democrats can deliver on their promises. Both have ambitious agendas, though passing legislation in a divided Washington could prove challenging. "My agenda is gonna be affordability for us and accountability for Republicans and special interests," Wyden said. Merkley echoed that focus, saying Democrats need to show voters they can make a...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed a controversial law Tuesday that gives nonprofits first dibs at buying distressed residential buildings in the Big Apple. Hizzoner put his John Hancock on the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act — only the second bill he’s signed in the 11 months since he took office — after the City Council quietly resurrected a watered-down version of the bill last month. The “COPA” law will affect about 2,100 properties across the five boroughs, officials said at a Brooklyn news conference outside a Cypress Hills housing development. “I am so proud today to sign COPA into law —...

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is launching a new headquarters for his Saving Texas group in an effort to recruit and elect Republican candidates across the Lone Star State. The headquarters for the nonprofit, which is run by Cruz’s allies, will open in Austin, intended to be a hub for establishing GOP infrastructure to win back political power in Texas. “That means recruiting strong candidates who share our principles, rebuilding the grassroots infrastructure that has powered Republican victories for decades and raising the resources necessary to compete in every corner of our state,” Cruz said in a statement. Cruz is...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani could be gearing up to be the kingmaker for the 2028 election after progressive candidates made gains across the country in last week's midterms, reports suggest. Mamdani himself can't run for president because he's not a "natural born citizen,” as required by Article II of the Constitution. But he could help decide how the Democrats will be led into 2028. Speaking to Axios, insiders have revealed that he is meeting with union leaders trying to get a progressive candidate to run for the White House. Progressives achieved breakthrough victories in Senate races in Michigan...

A Republican lawmaker has moved to force a vote to impeach Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, setting the stage for a showdown over one of the most divisive figures inside Donald Trump’s administration. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky, introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth, accusing him of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers. A vote in the US House of Representatives could take place as soon as this week.

46% chance This market will resolve to "Yes" if, by November 6, 2028, 11:59 PM ET, the states and the District of Columbia that have enacted the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact into law collectively hold a majority of the electoral votes. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

For the first time, a majority of the justices elected to the Texas Supreme Court will be women. That's after four Democratic challengers unseated the Republican incumbents up for reelection in Tuesday's midterm election. Seven of the nine justices on the court will be women. The four Democrats join three Republican women on the bench. The court's clerk, Blake Hawthorne, confirmed to KERA it will be the first majority female court outside of a specially appointed "All-Woman Supreme Court" that was created in 1925. "They were not permanent members of the court," Hawthorne said. "They just heard the one case."...

With the midterms over, President Trump’s advisers and foreign allies have been racing to shape his decision on whether to end the Iran war or reignite it. Voters soundly repudiated the war at the ballot box, then Vice President JD Vance questioned whether it was worthwhile on social media. Before that post, Vance told the president that he intended to blame the defeat on the war, U.S. officials said. Another camp, which includes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper, have supported a return to major combat operations during recent briefings on military options, U.S....