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Tuesday, November 03, 2026

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries will be the House Speaker.

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In a surprising upset, Democrat Zach Dembo beat Republican Ralph Alvarado to give Democrats their first U.S. House seat flip on election night. www.lpm.org/news/2026-11 ... [image or embed]

-- Louisville Public Media (@lpm.org) 9:58 PM · Nov 3, 2026

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:-)

#1 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-11-03 10:16 PM | Reply

It's a start...

#2 | Posted by Angrydad at 2026-11-03 10:33 PM | Reply

#2

yes. a long way to go....

#3 | Posted by South_American at 2026-11-03 10:34 PM | Reply

WAY PAST TIME TO HOLD THE MIOST CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY ACCOUNTABLE

#4 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-11-03 10:34 PM | Reply

feet to the fire time...

"Our promise to the country in the new Congress is that, beginning on Day 1, we're going to hold the crooks accountable," Jeffries said heading into the elections.

#5 | Posted by South_American at 2026-11-03 10:35 PM | Reply

This does not bode well.

(for the Trump corrupt administration)

But if the Senate follows, well, OK, game on ...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 10:43 PM | Reply

This will save a lot of money not having to send out all those $5,000 cheques.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-11-03 10:48 PM | Reply

7

Evidence that nobody took that seriously.

#8 | Posted by eberly at 2026-11-03 10:55 PM | Reply

I'm digging it. Still a lot of votes to count, but I like where it's heading.

#9 | Posted by cbob at 2026-11-03 10:56 PM | Reply

Evidence that nobody took that seriously.

Fair point.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-11-03 10:56 PM | Reply

@#9 ... Still a lot of votes to count, but I like where it's heading. ...

Agreed.

Not just votes to count, but results of those counts that must be certified.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 10:58 PM | Reply

Mr. Trump told The New York Times in an interview that he was "absolutely willing to accept those results" and was prepared to work with Democrats. "We'll, you know, look forward to working with them," he said. "We'll probably work something out."

Heeeeeee..... I would hope the Dems are pondering more along the lines of oh... I don't know... bread and water?...

#12 | Posted by South_American at 2026-11-03 11:06 PM | Reply

A couple of headlines I find interesting ...

Democrats Projected to Gain Control of the House
www.newsmax.com

... and ...

OK, I wanted to post another headline from NewsMax, but connections to the site seem to be having issues ...
The connection was reset

Firefox can't connect to the server at www.newsmax.com



#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 11:08 PM | Reply

OK, connections to newsmax.com look to be back ...

Now, where was I?

Oh yeah ...

Trump Reacts to GOP Losses: I Wasn't on Ballot
www.newsmax.com

But didn't Pres Trump tell everyone to vote as if he were on the ballot?


#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 11:13 PM | Reply

While I was visiting NewsMax, I also saw this ...

Dem Hamilton Ends 94-Year GOP Senate Grip on Kansas
www.newsmax.com

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-03 11:15 PM | Reply

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