David Corn: White House aides frantically reminded reporters that Trump was not on the ballot. (Roll the video of Trump: "I'm just asking everybody to pretend I'm on the ballot.") read more
Fetterman, who has long faced criticism from wings of his party for obstructing the Democratic agenda by voting with Republicans, will now have less power ... read more
In the summer of 2025 Donald Trump called on Republican ran states to break from convention and redistrict congressional maps mid-decade in order to help the party keep their weak grip on the House majority. read more
In a lengthy online post, Vice President JD Vance seemingly sought to distance himself from election results seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump ... read more
In a social media post, Trump criticized Gov. Greg Abbott loss to Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa on Nov. 3. read more
Recently, reports emerged that LG TVs are sniffing around your local network, and even listening to your local environment, even when the TV is purportedly "off." Some of those voice commands were then stored in plain text and uploaded to the internet. LG's response? To deny everything. read more
The threat is still considered to be low, but the virus continues to spread. read more
Paige Masten: It didn't matter to them that President Donald Trump failed to win 50% of the national popular vote, or that he just barely surpassed that margin in North Carolina. They deemed it a mandate nonetheless ... read more
After nearly 30 years of prioritizing the needs of the Israeli people over the needs of Mainers and her fellow Americans, US Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) was finally thrown into the dustbin of history on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026. Amongst her crowning achievements: Voting against extending ACA tax credits (Obamacare), a stalwart commitment to funding DHS and ICE, confirming far-right troglodyte Brett Kavanaugh to his lifetime sinecure on the Supreme Court, as well as confirming anti-vaxxer RFK Jr as HHS Secretary. After three decades of helping to pauperize Americans, this Jurassic Park reject will now receive a delightful pension of $139,200 per annum (80% of $174,000), courtesy of the hard-working American taxpayer who still not enjoy universal healthcare like Israelis, Canadians, Brits, Swedes, Germans, or next year, all Mexican residents. And she's filthy rich to boot read more
An AP postmortem on the election explains the crushing defeat for President Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms: "The polling shows that voters generally saw Trump as being more focused on his own fortune and gold-leafed existence than their needs. ... Meanwhile, despite Republicans' suggestion that voters cared little about Trump making more than $1 billion last year from meme coins and cryptocurrency, most voters saw Trump as obsessed with his own interests."
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries will be the House Speaker. With the South Carolina Senate seat being lost by the Republicans, a 55-seat majority is in reach. read more
Talarico wins the Senate seat and Democrat Gina Hinojosa has won the Texas governor's race. read more
The rulings stymied efforts to advance an expansive view of the president's control over the executive branch. read more
US intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats with Congress and across the federal government has slowed and, in some cases, temporarily stopped during President Donald Trump's second term, according to eight current and former officials and people briefed on the matter. read more
