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How Ron DeSantis transformed swing-state Florida into the GOP’s best hope
Tuesday’s blue tsunami upturned the political order nationwide, even in unlikely places like Texas — but Florida somehow held a solid red line. Gov.-elect Byron Donalds, US Sen. Ashley Moody, Attorney General James Uthmeier and state CFO Blaise Ingoglia, Republicans all, won their races in a year that was otherwise a widespread disaster for their…
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Pregnant ‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Jen Affleck shockingly files for divorce from husband Zac
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Jen Affleck has filed for divorce from her husband, Zac Affleck, after more than seven years of marriage. The reality star, who’s currently pregnant with their fourth child together, filed a petition for divorce Tuesday in Utah, according to court docs obtained by TMZ. Jen also submitted a…
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California Democrats crush GOP opponents in first test of new district maps
California Democrats dominated in pivotal congressional races in Tuesday’s election, soundly defeating or holding commanding leads over Republican candidates from the state’s northern redwood forests to the Mexican border. The election marked the first test of California’s new congressional district lines approved under Proposition 50 in 2025, a counterpunch to President Trump’s push to get…
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‘Big loser was John Fetterman’: Dem colleague warns writing’s on wall for senator
WASHINGTON — It’s a new day in Washington for the AIPAC — American Israel Public Affairs Committee — faithful like Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA). Even before Fetterman infuriated Democrats for cutting a video that aired during President Donald Trump’s midterm GOP convention in Texas, Pennsylvania’s senior senator frustrated his party colleagues for his numerous appearances…
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Latin Grammy-winner Bobby Pulido wins Texas seat
Bobby Pulido is graduating from quinceañera gigs to the Capitol. The Tejano singer pulled off a historic victory when he flipped a Texas congressional seat back to blue during the U.S. midterm elections. On Tuesday, the Latin Grammy-winning artist defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz in Congressional District 15, a narrow geographical area that…
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Midterm rout sends legal shockwaves ‘rippling outward’ against Trump: expert
A legal analyst says Tuesday’s midterm results spell new courtroom headaches for President Donald Trump, and the damage won’t stop in Washington. Chris Geidner, who writes the Law Dork newsletter, laid out major legal takeaways from the “blue tsunami election” in a Wednesday post, writing that the implications for Trump are “rippling outward” and still…
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Jon Stewart Credits Voters for Doing What Media, Institutions and Businesses Refused to Do
Jon Stewart praised the American people for standing up to President Donald Trump in a way that institutions have not during his second term. On “The Weekly Show,” Stewart thanked voters after Democrats flipped seats across the country in what was described as a “blue tsunami” during Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections. “The American voting public…
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Meet the Democratic Rising Stars Who Could Shape 2028
Sen.-elect James Talarico and Texas gov.-elect State Rep. Gina Hinojosa toast with a fountain beverage at a Whataburger restaurant in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 3, 2026. —Brandon Bell—Getty Images In what is widely being referred to as a “blue tsunami,” the Democratic Party won control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections,…
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‘Bachelor’ alum Melissa Rycroft addresses DWI arrest, crashing into ambulance: ‘I need help’
Melissa Rycroft has broken her silence following her Halloween arrest. The “Bachelor” and “Dancing With the Stars” reality television star wants fans to know “how deeply ashamed and embarrassed” she is after Southlake, Texas, police arrested her for allegedly driving while intoxicated, colliding with an ambulance and fleeing the scene on Saturday. The incident comes…
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‘Knives out’ inside Trump’s White House after GOP election disaster: report
The knives are coming out inside President Donald Trump’s White House following Republicans’ crushing midterm election defeat, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth facing blame and administration officials looking for the exits, CNN reported Wednesday. White House correspondent Kristen Holmes described an administration grappling with the fallout from Tuesday’s disastrous elections, with much of the finger-pointing…