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Trump Lost His Bet on DeSantis
Donald Trump can dress it up any way he likes. He can summon the spin doctors, rearrange the political furniture and insist that the whole midterms catastrophe was merely “one of those things.” But it wasn’t. For all practical purposes, Donald Trump’s presidency effectively ended on Election Night. And before conservatives rush to say that…
Inside Jeffries’ Bid for House Speaker
Hakeem Jeffries is asking House Democrats to make him the 57th speaker of the House, positioning himself to make history as the first Black lawmaker to hold the gavel. In a “Dear Colleague” letter reviewed by The Pavlovic Today, Jeffries formally requested the support of the incoming Democratic majority, laying out an ambitious blueprint for the…
Trump Stays Neutral as Scalise and Jordan Battle for House GOP
President Donald Trump is staying out of the battle to replace House Speaker Mike Johnson as the Republican leader in the next Congress. Asked Wednesday whether he was endorsing anyone in the House Republican leadership race, Trump made clear that he was keeping his distance. “We’re staying out of it,” Trump said. The president nevertheless…
‘Oh, What a Night!’ Schumer Takes a Victory Lap and Promises Investigations
The morning after election night, Sen. Chuck Schumer was in a very good mood. Democrats had won back the Senate, and even Schumer had not expected a majority of this size. “So let me begin by just plagiarizing a little bit from Frankie Valli, a great New Jerseyite. Oh, what a night! Against all odds,…
Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer Take Washington
It was the election night Donald Trump and his inner circle had hoped would never come. Republicans lost the House. They lost the Senate. And now to political leaders set to take command on Capitol Hill are two New Yorkers: Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer. New York is now in the House, quite literally. And…
Trump’s Fury Marks Opening of Election Night
President Donald Trump opened Election Night on the offensive, lashing out at Fox News, attacking commentator Jessica Tarlov and warning to CBS that if Democrats take control of Congress, he is prepared to govern with his veto pen. Trump first turned on Fox News, the network he was watching as pre-election coverage unfolded. “The FoxNews…
First Polls Close as America Delivers Its Midterm Verdict on Trump
The first polls have closed in parts of Kentucky and Indiana, marking the beginning of an election night that could reshape the balance of power in Washington. As polls close across the country in the coming hours, the first results will begin to emerge, offering an early look at the political mood of the electorate.…
Trump’s Midterm Reckoning: Will Republicans Lose Congress?
“If we don’t win the midterms, they’re going to blame me,” President Donald Trump told supporters at a rally in Tennessee last month. And he may have given them every reason to. Trump has urged voters to “pretend” he is on the ballot, turning a congressional election into a test of his own political strength.…
