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6 most shocking Midterm upsets, including state that elected first Democratic senator in a century
America has a case of the blues.
The Democrats shattered records Tuesday night, becoming the first party
to sweep both the House and the Senate in a Midterm election in 20
years, as dozens of historically safe red Republican seats fell.
In a stunning rebuke of President Trump’s administration, Democrats
picked up their first US Senate seat in Kansas in almost a century, one
of at least seven Senate seats flipped during Tuesday’s blue tsunami.
Republicans also lost Senate races in staunchly red Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.
Meanwhile, Democrats also secured the House, making President Trump’s last two years potentially even harder.
Meet the far-left socialists coming to Congress next year
Several DSA members heading to the
House of Representatives have threatened to withhold support for Hakeem
Jeffries as speaker of the House
As House Democratic leaders prepare to take the reins of power in
Congress, they are also poised to reckon with far-left rebels who could
make their lives difficult over the next two years.
Democrats are projected to win back the House majority after Tuesday night’s midterm elections.
It comes after a far-left insurgency roiled Democrats' primary
elections, and some of those socialist candidates are now expected to
be heading to Capitol Hill next year.
Time to Replace 'Feckless' GOP
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said Wednesday that
conservatives must find bold new leaders to replace the "feckless"
Republicans who failed to deliver on President Donald Trump's agenda.
Appearing on Newsmax's "Wake Up America," Roberts blamed Senate
Republicans for contributing to the GOP's loss of both the House and
Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections. He argued that their inaction
helped suppress conservative turnout and that the party needs a
leadership shake-up.
"I think that one of the things that drove a sort of depressed
conservative turnout was that the Republican Senate has been feckless,”
Roberts said. “The Republican Senate has not been game to implement the
president's agenda.
"And so, those of us who work on conservative politics are looking for
more audacious, ambitious conservative policy reformers in both the
Senate and the House,” he said. “That's what we're going to be focused
on at Heritage over the next couple of years."
John Thune Vows to Fight Dems After GOP Defeat
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., vowed that Republicans "will
not stand idly by as the far-left, socialist wing of the Democrat Party
attempts to unwind everything we've done."
Thune's pledge early Wednesday came after Democrats captured control of
both chambers of Congress in a sweeping midterm election victory,
prompting conservatives to demand accountability from Republican
leaders.
In a lengthy post on X, Thune defended the GOP's record under President
Donald Trump, citing tax cuts, border security, judicial confirmations,
and economic policies he said benefited American families.
Iran’s probably gay Supreme Leader gloats over GOP defeat in midterm elections: ‘Collapse has accelerated’
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei celebrated the resounding Tuesday night defeat of President Trump’s allies in Congress.
“The process of the US’s collapse has accelerated,” the maimed and in-hiding Khamenei gloated on X.
Republicans suffered a stunning wipeout that many of Trump’s political
advisers attributed to the war with Iran, which caused higher energy
prices and inflation.
Trump has said the election won’t impact his approach toward Iran,
despite the likelihood that Democrats in control of the House and
Senate will heap pressure on him to end the conflict.
Mike Johnson not running to lead House GOP after historic midterm losses
The House speaker revealed the decision on a Wednesday staff call as Jim Jordan mounts a minority leader bid
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., does not plan to lead House Republicans in
the next Congress after his razor-thin majority dissolved under a tidal
wave of Democrat victories.
Johnson revealed the news on an all-staff call on Wednesday morning, Fox News Digital is told by two sources.
The development comes shortly after it became public that House
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, will mount a bid to be
minority leader next year. It's not immediately clear how far in
advance Johnson's call was planned.
Trump just delivered a masterclass to Iran as a painful lesson: Inflation just hit ninety percent and unemployment is spiking
Iran’s economy is in crisis, with inflation approaching 90% and unemployment rising.
U.S. sanctions have cut off the country’s primary source of government
revenue, and the worsening economic situation is becoming so much of a
problem for the regime that some in Trump’s orbit believe the
resumption of military strikes may not even be necessary.
The president also appears receptive to the argument, telling Axios on
Monday that he is in “no rush” to decide whether to resume the war,
despite weeks of speculation that a strike could occur shortly after
the midterm election.
According to the latest official economic data from Iran, published on
October 28, consumer prices rose 88.7% compared with the same period
last year.
Lukashenko makes new prediction about Ukraine war, brings up 'World War III'
Aleksandr Lukashenko has said the war in Ukraine must be stopped,
warning that otherwise the world could find itself on the brink of
World War III, according to news agency TASS.
The Belarusian leader noted that there is no alternative to a peaceful
settlement because all parties involved in the war are already tired of
it. He also said Minsk is ready to host anyone interested in ending the
hostilities.
He claimed that the war in Ukraine is already affecting his country's
territory. However, he added, Minsk is doing everything possible to
avoid being drawn into the fighting.
Lukashenko also said Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of
attempts to drag Belarus into the conflict and allegedly does not want
to allow this himself.
Israeli officials reportedly warned US about Iran considering chemical weapons. Some officials are skeptical.
Israeli officials warned U.S. counterparts that their intelligence
shows Iran is considering using chemical weapons if full-fledged
hostilities resume, but some Washington officials are skeptical of the
intelligence, according to a new report.
Some of those who didn't react with alarm view the warning as part of a
pressure campaign by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to
return to war, The New York Times noted. Others, in contrast, say the
intelligence should be taken seriously as Iran has repeatedly
threatened to expand attacks against U.S. interests should the war
resume. President Donald Trump said he has not made a decision yet.
The outlet went on to note that Israel has also shared some of the
information with Gulf countries. Some of them also reacted with
skepticism. Iran has publicly denied having chemical weapons.
Pete Hegseth stares down likely impeachment vote and he's not the only one
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth faces impeachment accusations when Congress
returns after the midterm elections and others, including President
Donald Trump, could be investigated for alleged misconduct as Democrats
return to power.
Besides Trump and Hegseth, lawmakers have already filed impeachment
resolutions against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. and Education Secretary Linda McMahon. None of the
resolutions gained traction while Republicans led the House, but they
signal what Democrats could investigate when they take control of the
House and Senate in January.
The House impeached Trump twice while led by Democrats during his first
term, over his dealings with Ukraine and over the Capitol attack on
Jan. 6, 2021. The Senate acquitted him both times for lack of a 2/3
majority to convict. But Democrats have filed at least four more
impeachment resolutions against him for potential investigation.
Ilhan Omar lashes out at 'bigot' Trump after winning re-election despite investigation
The Minnesota Democrat won with more than 76% of the vote and promised accountability through the House Oversight Committee
After winning re-election on Tuesday, Rep. Ilhan Omar,
D-Minn., told supporters early Wednesday that Democrats' overwhelming
victories across the country sent a message to "the bigot in the White
House and his friends that we are not going to be a pawn in their game."
Omar referring to President Donald Trump as a "bigot" comes after his
repeated attacks on the congresswoman whom he has called "garbage," a
"disaster" and a "disgrace to our country." He has also said Omar, who
became a U.S. citizen in 2000, should "go back" to Somalia.
Omar won her race this cycle with more than 76% of the vote, continuing
her string of landslide general election victories in one of the bluest
congressional districts in the country.
The two federal criminal investigations she faces — both of which
became public just over three weeks before Election Day — did not
appear to dissuade voters in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District
from supporting her.
El-Sayed mocks Trump, Vance and Rogers in gloating victory speech signaling combative tone in Senate
The senator-elect told parents to 'let them know tomorrow that the bad guys lost' after an 'ugly' campaign
Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed mocked President Donald Trump
and his opponent in a combative victory speech Tuesday night in
Michigan.
El-Sayed, who defeated Republican Mike Rogers, said his opponents "went
all-in on one of the ugliest campaigns we've seen in our lifetimes."
"They might have been pointing at my name and my faith, but we all know
my name and my faith aren't the reason you can't afford your gas or
afford your groceries," El-Sayed said.
He said Trump's comments about him became "uglier and coarser" and that
"to all the parents who struggle to explain why the president openly
mocked someone for their name or how they pray, let them know tomorrow
that the bad guys lost."
There may be a silver lining in Trump's brutal midterm defeat
Americans across the nation strongly
rebuked the sitting president on Tuesday, declaring themselves unhappy
with the first two years of his second term
By Liz Peek
Midterm voters gave President Trump a "shellacking" on Tuesday, akin to
that delivered to Democrat Barack Obama in 2010, when Republicans
picked up 63 seats in the House and seven seats in the Senate. Though
yesterday’s numbers were tempered by recent gerrymandering, the
election was brutal for the GOP and for President Trump.
Democrats gained control of both the House and the Senate on Tuesday.
The numbers are not all in, but Democrats flipped at least seven Senate
seats and more than a dozen House seats.
The results in deep red Texas, where James Talarico beat Ken Paxton to
become the first Democratic senator from the Lone Star State in 33
years, were shocking but not entirely unexpected. Paxton was an
unpopular candidate who carried a lot of baggage. That Democrat Gina
Hinojosa defeated incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, putting a Democrat in the
governor’s mansion for the first time in 32 years, was more stunning.
As Team Trump saves billions by beating welfare fraud, Dems scream ‘cruelty’
By New York Post Editorial Board
Team Trump’s war on fraud is saving billions by purging people who
don’t deserve benefits from programs like Medicaid, food stamps and
Obamacare.
Most Americans would call that a victory, but Democrats call it heartless.
And in blue states like New York, the spending keeps soaring, fraud be damned.
As Unleash Poverty notes, 5.5 million fewer people get food stamps
through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since President
Donald Trump took office — a 13% drop.
