Month: November 2025

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon warned that the 2026 midterm election cycle began with the Democratic victories on Tuesday. “The midterms start tonight, and the warning signs are flashing,” read the caption for a post on the social platform X late Tuesday sharing video of Bannon on his podcast “War Room.” “One of the…
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Democrat Mary Sheffield, Detroit’s youngest City Council president ever, was elected as mayor Tuesday, making her the first woman to hold the role in the city’s 210-year history.  Twelve years after becoming the city’s youngest City Council member ever at age 26, she will join the wave of young Democrats leading major cities. “Tonight, our…
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The president offered his assessment of his party’s poor showing in the 2025 elections ahead of a breakfast with GOP senators.

Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum pointed to the cost of living and concerns about the economy as the driving factor that propelled Democrats to sweeping victories in Tuesday night’s elections. “This idea of affordability, which just basically means inflation, that prices are too high and that that’s a real sensitivity spot for people, is, I…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took a victory lap on social media after Democrats swept in the key races across the country Tuesday. Newsom, the outspoken potential 2028 presidential contender, posted an AI-generated video of professional wrestlers battling each other in a ring, with cutouts of prominent political figures’ faces superimposed over the fighters’ bodies.…
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Fox News host Sean Hannity expressed dismay that Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday, saying his friends in the city are saying they are “scared” and “depressed” by the race’s result. “And I honestly feel bad,” Hannity said during the network’s election night coverage after Fox called the race for…
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The government shutdown is now officially the longest on record, surpassing the previous record of 34 days that occurred during President Trump’s first term in office. That shutdown, which lasted from Dec. 22, 2018 through Jan. 25, 2019, ended when the president backed down on his border wall funding demands.  It is becoming clear that there are no obvious concessions available at this time that can lead to…
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Actress Sydney Sweeney has responded to the controversy surrounding her American Eagle ad campaign earlier this year. The Emmy-nominated actress told Variety that she never made a statement explaining or defending the ad when it was at the height of its backlash because, “I’ve always believed that I’m not here to tell people what to…
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said the Democratic victories in Tuesday’s elections should send a message to President Trump. The victories are “not just a message about Democrats” but “about our entire country,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN’s Abby Phillip late Tuesday. “I think that Americans are appalled by what they are seeing coming out of this administration,”…
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CNN commentator Van Jones says Democratic victories seen across the country in Tuesday’s elections signal “buyer’s remorse” after President Trump was voted back into the White House last year. “I’m a lot happier than you are sad,” Jones told conservative commentator Scott Jennings. “You’re angry, I’m happy.” “You know why? Boyer’s remorse from independents,” he…
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday will dissect President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners as the Trump administration seeks to justify the president’s robust trade policies. Trump’s invocation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) will be at the heart of the case. Wednesday’s oral arguments mark the first time the high court will…
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President Trump once again urged Republicans to get rid of the Senate filibuster rule and move swiftly to pass voter reform after Tuesday’s Democratic sweep in key state races across the U.S. In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, the president encouraged his party to crack down on election reform measures and…
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Zohran Mamdani shared some strong words for President Donald Trump in a triumphant speech after winning New York City’s mayoral election.

President Trump on Wednesday morning will host Republicans senators at the White House for a breakfast as the government shutdown reached a record 36 days. His remarks also come after an evening of election losses for the GOP in several key races across the U.S. Trump has placed some of that blame on Republican leaders’…
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Many voters in New Jersey and Virginia — which both elected Democratic governors on Tuesday — cast their ballots in opposition to President Trump, according to the AP Voter Poll. In the Prairie State, where Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) defeated former New Jersey General Assembly member Jack Ciattarelli (R) for governor, 40 percent of registered…
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On Nov. 6, the U.S. will host a meeting of the Central Asian governments: Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Founded in 2015, the group, known informally as C5+1, has a goal is to “enhance cooperation … to advance regional solutions to global challenges.”  This is President Trump’s first meeting with all the leaders, though he did meet the presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan at the United Nations General Assembly…
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“We can de facto end Donald Trump’s presidency as we know it,” the California governor said.

The former first lady then reflected on what Donald Trump’s demolition job meant for the country as a whole.

Voters on Tuesday sent a message to Republicans and the White House that change is needed in New York, Virginia, New Jersey and beyond. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani will be New York’s next mayor, winning over voters with consistent messages of affordability, while voters on sent moderate Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill to the…
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Washington’s stubborn budget impasse found an ignominious place in history on Wednesday when it entered its 36th day, marking the longest government shutdown since the nation’s founding. It didn’t happen by accident.  Instead, a variety of factors conspired to cause both sides to dig in for weeks without ceding an inch — a perfect storm…
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Critics slammed the stunt as juvenile and “f**ked up.”

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill said big Democratic Party wins on Tuesday mean the Senate could flip next year.

Swifties taunted Trump with a mocking reminder.

The “Late Show” host’s description might make you squirm.

The “unspeakably vulgar” bash was held for one reason, argued the famed economist.