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Congress is broken. This election won’t fix it
My ballpark estimate: In the recently concluded midterm campaign season, Democrats ran roughly eleventy-bajillion ads accusing Republican officeholders of voting — 98%, 99% or 100% of the time — “with Donald Trump.” Calling your opponent a “rubber stamp” is a smart tactic when the president is historically unpopular, as President Trump is. But there’s a…
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Who gets called a communist in America?
There’s been a lot of “communist” talk on the midterms campaign trail. It’s become President Donald Trump’s favorite new perceived threat coming from the left. But it’s actually not new at all. US politicians, especially on the right, have long described communism as a threat to the American way of life. As a result, the…
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‘Everyone knows why we lost’: JD Vance rebukes Iran war after ‘Democrat blowout’
Vice President JD Vance blamed President Donald Trump’s agenda for Republicans’ sweeping midterm losses, writing that “everyone knows why we lost.” Vance made his case in a lengthy post on X on Wednesday, the day after Democrats flipped control of both the House and Senate, as CNN reported. “The reason we lost is the war,”…
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‘You Don’t Put Your Head in the Sand for 4 Years’: Colossal CEO Ben Lamm on Working With Trump
The Trump administration likes a few things, according to Colossal Biosciences CEO and cofounder Ben Lamm: “They like technology, they like to make money, they like to save money—and they also really like to take exciting wins.” That’s how Colossal convinced an administration that hasn’t exactly been friendly to conserving land and wildlife to support…
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Wins and losses: Sports figures-turned-politicians have mixed results in midterm elections
Colin Allred is all blue. The Democratic politician from Texas played linebacker for the powder blue-clad Tennessee Titans for four years and he rode the historic blue wave Tuesday to return to the U.S. House of Representatives. Allred, who served three consecutive terms in Congress before making an unsuccessful bid for the Senate in 2024,…
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‘Civil war!’ Furious GOP voters send chilling message as Trump takes heat for midterm rout
Supporters of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton were not happy Tuesday night after the Republican Senate candidate suffered a devastating election defeat, with one pinning the blame on President Donald Trump and another calling for civil war. “For the first time in almost 40 years, Democrats just won a U.S. Senate seat in Texas, and…
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‘The Daily Show’ Plays ‘Marry, F—k, Kill’ With the Trump Administration to Celebrate Midterms
“The Daily Show” host Ronny Chieng celebrated Tuesday’s midterm elections by playing a round of “marry, f—k, kill” with members of the Trump administration, announcing, “There are no more important questions to be asked!” Chieng noted Tuesday night that President Trump spent part of his time in the days and weeks preceding the midterms by…
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Harrison Ford latest career milestone? A Paley Honors Award
The Force is with Harrison Ford. The legendary actor, who received the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award earlier this year, will be lauded with another career honor. The Paley Center for Media will celebrate Ford at its fall gala, alongside previously announced honorees Greg Berlanti, Goldie Hawn and Melissa McCarthy. All four will receive the organization’s…
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Hegseth reportedly trapped in ‘nightmare’ as reckoning approaches: ‘Hammer to come down’
Republicans warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that a “reckoning” is coming as Democrats prepare to take over both chambers of Congress. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered the warning on CBS News on election night, as results showed Democrats winning the House and the Senate. Tillis tied his warning to the Pentagon money that the outgoing…
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‘The View’: Alyssa Farah Griffin Says JD Vance’s 2028 Chances ‘Just Went Down the Toilet’
Following the dominance of Democrats in Tuesday night’s midterms, “The View” host Alyssa Farah Griffin has a prediction for 2028: JD Vance’s chances at becoming president are no more. To kick off the day’s Hot Topics, the ABC hosts celebrated the “Blue Tsunami” that saw Democrats take control of both the House and the Senate,…