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Power moves that Trump, Republicans can execute during lame duck Congress to pigeonhole Democrats
President Donald Trump has already signaled he is willing to play offense in the final two years of his presidency, undeterred by Democrats' election gains and certain that doubling down on the most popular aspects of his agenda is the strategy for a 2028 GOP comeback. Republicans in Congress, however, have not shown that sort of swagger, even when they owned all three levers of power in Washington.
Power moves that Trump, Republicans can execute during lame duck Congress to pigeonhole Democrats
President Donald Trump has already signaled he is willing to play offense in the final two years of his presidency, undeterred by Democrats’ election gains and certain that doubling down on the most popular aspects of his agenda is the strategy for a 2028 GOP comeback. Republicans in Congress, however, have not shown that sort of swagger, even when they owned all three levers of power in Washington.
Power moves that Trump, Republicans can execute during lame duck Congress to pigeonhole Democrats
President Donald Trump has already signaled he is willing to play offense in the final two years of his presidency, undeterred by Democrats’ election gains and certain that doubling down on the most popular aspects of his agenda is the strategy for a 2028 GOP comeback. Republicans in Congress, however, have not shown that sort of swagger, even when they owned all three levers of power in Washington.
Key lawmaker suggests GOP go big in lame-duck Congress to foil Democrat defunding, spending plans
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 11/6/2026 6:14:31 AM One of the few House Republicans to win a U.S. Senate seat in Tuesday's blue-wave election is urging her GOP colleagues to aggressively use the remaining days of the lame-duck Congress this year to pass multi-year budgets to protect agencies that Democrats want to defund and to codify President Donald Trump cuts to foreign aid that the left wants to restore. Rep.
Key lawmaker suggests GOP go big in lame-duck Congress to foil Democrat defunding, spending plans
One of the few House Republicans to win a U.S. Senate seat in Tuesday's blue-wave election is urging her GOP colleagues to aggressively use the remaining days of the lame-duck Congress this year to pass multi-year budgets to protect agencies that Democrats want to defund and to codify President Donald Trump cuts to foreign aid that the left wants to restore. Rep.
Five Comeback Strategies for Republicans After Voters Fired Them Over Affordability
When I first came to Washington nearly four decades ago, a colleague of mine greeted me with, "Welcome to the marble asylum!" I politely inquired what he meant, and he answered bluntly: Washington was the one place other than a mental ward where everyone walks around delusionally certain they know what was going on. On Wednesday, the day after the worst political bloodbath in three decades of American elections, there was a lot of idle chatter in the asylum.
Five comeback strategies for Republicans after voters fired them over affordability
When I first came to Washington nearly four decades ago, a colleague of mine greeted me with, "Welcome to the marble asylum!" I politely inquired what he meant, and he answered bluntly: Washington was the one place other than a mental ward where everyone walks around delusionally certain they know what was going on. On Wednesday, the day after the worst political bloodbath in three decades of American elections, there was a lot of idle chatter in the asylum.
La debacle republicana nos recuerda que las elecciones siguen girando, ante todo, en torno a la economía
Los demócratas arrasaron en las elecciones de costa a costa el martes por la noche y se hicieron con el control del Congreso y de importantes legislaturas estatales en el sur, tradicionalmente republicano, mientras los estadounidenses castigaban a los republicanos por no haber de terminar el trabajo de controlar la inflación y sanear una economía a punto de ser transformada por la inteligencia artificial.
Republican bloodbath a reminder elections still are about the economy, first and foremost
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 11/4/2026 3:45:54 AM Democrats swept elections coast to coast on Tuesday night and seized control of Congress and prized statehouses in the deep red South, as Americans punished Republicans for failing to finish the job of taming inflation and fixing an economy about to be transformed by artificial intelligence.
Republican bloodbath a reminder elections still are about the economy, first and foremost
Democrats swept elections coast to coast on Tuesday night and seized control of Congress and prized statehouses in the deep red South, as Americans punished Republicans for failing to finish the job of taming inflation and fixing an economy about to be transformed by artificial intelligence.
Trump’s historic midterm surge: $450 million, 29 rallies, 40 tele-rallies and 500 surrogate visits Original
William Jennings Bryant, Teddy Roosevelt and Harry Truman romanticized the American campaign rally with whistle-stop tours aboard trains. But Donald Trump took the rally to rock-star status over the last decade by filling stadiums and arenas with tens of thousands, often leaving many outside wanting to get in. The 45th and 47th president made one last campaign surge for the 2026 midterms, hoping to keep his ruling Republican Party from falling to the historical midterm curse.
Ohio election boss skewers polling as 'habitutally bad,' suggests surveys undersampling Republicans
Original Article Posted By: FlyRight, 11/2/2026 7:01:58 AM Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state's top election officer, says he is concerned that pollsters are chronically undersampling Republicans in the lead up to key elections and that the net effect is that their surveys are turning into "a voter suppression tactic on the left." "I think the polling is habitually bad.
Fifteen sweeping actions Trump took to tighten election security ahead of midterms
Original Article Posted By: 4250Luis, 11/2/2026 6:19:22 AM When President Donald Trump delivered a national address from the White House East Room in July, he promised sweeping actions to address long-standing election vulnerabilities that had been swept under the rug for years. He revealed that U.S. spy agencies had known for years that American ballot counting machines had vulnerabilities that could be exploited by foreign powers.
Fifteen sweeping actions Trump took to tighten election security ahead of midterms Original
When President Donald Trump delivered a national address from the White House East Room in July, he promised sweeping actions to address long-standing election vulnerabilities that had been swept under the rug for years. He revealed that U.S. spy agencies had known for years that American ballot counting machines had vulnerabilities that could be exploited by foreign powers.
Ohio election boss skewers polling as 'habitutally bad,' suggests surveys undersampling Republicans Original
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, the state's top election officer, says he is concerned that pollsters are chronically undersampling Republicans in the lead up to key elections and that the net effect is that their surveys are turning into "a voter suppression tactic on the left." "I think the polling is habitually bad.
FBI says North Korea behind theft of $6 billion in crypto assets from Binance
The FBI declared Saturday that North Korea carried out the heist of $6 billion in assets from the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, a security incident that has rocked the digital money world. "The FBI is releasing information advising the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion USD in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, on or about October 29, 2026," the bureau said.
FBI says North Korea behind theft of $6 billion in crypto assets from Binance
The FBI declared Saturday that North Korea carried out the heist of $6 billion in assets from the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, a security incident that has rocked the digital money world. "The FBI is releasing information advising the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) was responsible for the theft of more than $6 billion USD in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, on or about October 29, 2026," the bureau said.
Crypto giant Binance reports $6.3 billion potential ‘security incident'
Binance reported late Thursday it suffered a "security incident" involving as much as $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency, and it has frozen affected assets and plans to cover any losses after a full investigation. The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange said the episode "may involve a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop, which allowed an attacker to gain access to a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions. "We have found no evidence of any wallet private key leak.
El-Sayed Courted Muslim Centers Where Clerics Portrayed U.S. as Satan, Sought ‘Revenge’ on Zionists
Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed directly solicited support for his campaign inside Islamic centers whose imams and guest speakers called America the “the House of Shaitan [Satan]” and urged Allah to “take the worst revenge upon” Zionists, according to a review of their videotaped services.
El-Sayed courted Muslim centers where clerics portrayed US as Satan, sought revenge on Zionists
Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed directly solicited support for his campaign inside Islamic centers whose imams and guest speakers called America the "the House of Shaitan [Satan]" and urged Allah to "take the worst revenge upon" Zionists, according to a review of their videotaped services.
Crypto giant Binance reports $6.3 billion potential ‘security incident’
Binance reported late Thursday it suffered a “security incident” involving as much as $6.3 billion in cryptocurrency, and it has frozen affected assets and plans to cover any losses after a full investigation. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange said the episode “may involve a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop, which allowed an attacker to gain access to a service container and submit unauthorized withdrawal transactions. “We have found no evidence of any wallet private key leak.
El-Sayed courted Muslim centers where clerics portrayed U.S as Satan, sought ‘revenge’ on Zionists
Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed directly solicited support for his campaign inside Islamic centers whose imams and guest speakers called America the “the House of Shaitan [Satan]” and urged Allah to “take the worst revenge upon” Zionists, according to a review of their videotaped services.
Alaska governor orders probe of Democrat nominee over alleged Senate race trickery Original
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has ordered an investigation into whether Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign illegally tampered with the election by recruiting a candidate with the same name to draw votes from the state’s Republican incumbent. “Deliberately tricking voters into casting their ballots for someone else strikes at the integrity of our elections,” Dunleavy, a Republican, wrote on X late Wednesday.
Milwaukee Brewers win first ever World Series, beating Tampa Bay 4-1
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-1 on Wednesday night, capturing the franchise's first championship behind another dominating performance from ace pitcher Jacob Misiorowski. Milwaukee won the series four games to one, capturing the crown on the visitor's field.
Milwaukee Brewers win first ever World Series, beating Tampa Bay 4-1
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-1 on Wednesday night, capturing the franchise's first championship behind another dominating performance from ace pitcher Jacob Misiorowski. Milwaukee, one of baseball's smallest markets, won the series four games to one, capturing the crown on the visitor's field. It was the first championship in the franchise’s 57-year history, ending one of the sport's longest droughts.
Un-American history? House probes Smithsonian exhibit suggesting US military engaged in ‘domicide’
A House investigative subcommittee is demanding a wide swath of records from the Smithsonian Institution after uncovering a controversial American history museum display that suggested the U.S. military had engaged in “domicide,” the intentional destruction of civilian homes to cause human suffering. The request came Thursday in a letter from House Oversight Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee Chairman Tim Burchett, R- Tenn., and Rep.
Un-American history? House probes Smithsonian exhibit suggesting US military engaged in ‘domicide’
A House investigative subcommittee is demanding a wide swath of records from the Smithsonian Institution after uncovering a controversial American history museum display that suggested the U.S. military had engaged in “domicide,” the intentional destruction of civilian homes to cause human suffering. The request came Thursday in a letter from House Oversight Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee Chairman Tim Burchett, R- Tenn., and Rep.
Emails cast doubt on Jack Smith testimony he 'followed rules' to protect attorney-client privilege Original
Then-Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigators improperly saw potential attorney-client privileged materials on multiple occasions during its probes of President Donald Trump, calling into question the controversial prosecutor’s recent Senate testimony that his team had always followed so-called filter team protocols to protect such information.
From diesel fuel to prisoner releases, Trump is reviving Kissinger's 'peace dividends' strategy
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/25/2026 6:26:19 AM While the world was still raging that President Donald Trump would turn to Russia's Vladimir Putin to try to score relief for Americans suffering from inflated diesel prices, the president's diplomatic team led by special envoy Steve Witkoff was wheeling and dealing behind the scenes in stealth mode.
From diesel fuel to prisoner releases, Trump is reviving Kissinger’s ‘peace dividends’ strategy Original
While the world was still raging that President Donald Trump would turn to Russia’s Vladimir Putin to try to score relief for Americans suffering from inflated diesel prices, the president’s diplomatic team led by special envoy Steve Witkoff was wheeling and dealing behind the scenes in stealth mode.
Feds used slim evidence to revoke Ukrainian witness’ visa, thwart Senate’s Biden corruption probe
In the shadows of the 2020 election, the U.S. government revoked a Ukrainian witness' visa and prevented him from testifying in the Senate's probe into alleged Biden family corruption on the basis that he might be spreading Russian disinformation even though its own intelligence showed he was an opponent of Russia and rejected Moscow's overtures, bombshell memos released Thursday show.
Search for Amelia Earhart wreckage comes up empty as object near remote Pacific island ruled out
A new search for Amelia Earhart's plane wreckage turned up empty when an object spotted by satellite near a remote Pacific island turned out to be a tree formation, the researchers said Sunday. The revelation means the nearly century-old mystery about the date of America's most famous female aviation pioneer lives on.
West Virginia lawmakers press Flock on new privacy concerns: do employees access camera footage?
West Virginia state legislators are pressing the firm Flock Safety on new concerns about the privacy of their license reader cameras in an increasingly contentious inquiry into whether company employees have ever accessed footage illicitly. Correspondence between the West Virginia House of Delegates and Flock reviewed by Just the News show the Committee on Government Organization has summoned company executives to testify Nov.
House GOP crafts nuclear option for sanctuary cities, letting victims sue local officials
Original Article Posted By: Beardo, 10/19/2026 10:22:55 AM House Republicans are pushing ahead with sweeping legislation to obliterate sanctuary cities, setting up a post-election vote that would empower victims of illegal immigrants' crimes to sue the local officials who released them from custody.
Search for Amelia Earhart wreckage comes up empty as object near remote Pacific island ruled out
A new search for Amelia Earhart's plane wreckage turned up empty when an object spotted by satellite near a remote Pacific island turned out to be a tree formation, the researchers said Sunday. The revelation means the nearly century-old mystery about the date of America's most famous female aviation pioneer lives on.
Search for Amelia Earhart wreckage comes up empty as object near remote Pacific island ruled out
A new search for Amelia Earhart's plane wreckage turned up empty when an object spotted by satellite near a remote Pacific island turned out to be a tree formation, the researchers said Sunday. The revelation means the nearly century-old mystery about the date of America's most famous female aviation pioneer lives on.
West Virginia lawmakers press Flock on new privacy concerns: do employees access camera footage?
West Virginia state legislators are pressing the firm Flock Safety on new concerns about the privacy of their license reader cameras in an increasingly contentious inquiry into whether company employees have ever accessed footage illicitly. Correspondence between the West Virginia House of Delegates and Flock reviewed by Just the News show the Committee on Government Organization has summoned company executives to testify Nov.
West Virginia lawmakers press Flock on new privacy concerns: do employees access camera footage?
West Virginia state legislators are pressing the firm Flock Safety on new concerns about the privacy of their license reader cameras in an increasingly contentious inquiry into whether company employees have ever accessed footage illicitly. Correspondence between the West Virginia House of Delegates and Flock reviewed by Just the News show the Committee on Government Organization has summoned company executives to testify Nov.
Trump teases $100 million investment in Kentucky pharmaceutical firm as he presses for midterm win Original
President Donald Trump on Saturday evening continued to press his case to keep Washington in Republican hands, vowing to deliver a $100 million investment in a Kentucky drug company if his party wins the midterm election. Trump teased the potential War Department investment in the pharmaceutical company Antheia during a rally at Northern Kentucky University. “That’s a big revitalization project,” Trump told the crowd. “But, if the Democrats win … they wouldn’t be able to do it.
Declassified memos challenge key witness testimony from 2019 Trump case
Original Article Posted By: Beardo, 10/16/2026 2:53:46 PM Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, one of the Democrats' star witnesses in their first impeachment of Donald Trump, received repeated briefings, emails and memos related to the Ukrainian energy company that employed Hunter Biden, according to declassified documents that directly conflict with her and other witnesses' testimony in the failed bid seven years ago to remove the president from office.
California congressman applauds Trump DOJ for suing his state over suspected foreign voters on rolls
A California congressman is praising the Trump Justice Department for suing his state to try to block ballots from being counted from 20,000 suspected foreigners who made it onto California's voter rolls. "It's very much needed, long time in coming," Rep. James Gallagher, R-Calif., told Just the News. "And you know, they gave California every opportunity to clean up their rolls. You know, they said, 'Look, take illegal immigrants off of your rolls. We know that you have them.
Impeaching Impeachment: Declassified memos challenge key witness testimony from 2019 Trump case Original
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, one of the Democrats’ star witnesses in their first impeachment of Donald Trump, received repeated briefings, emails and memos related to the Ukrainian energy company that employed Hunter Biden, according to declassified documents that directly conflict with her and other witnesses’ testimony in the failed bid seven years ago to remove the president from office.
Trump's job-creation juggernaut stops in Ohio to unveil massive submarine repair facility
Continuing to dole out new election-year job opportunities, President Donald Trump used a trip Monday night to Ohio to announce the War Department's new submarine component repair center will locate in Cleveland. "This massive 46,000 square foot facility will manufacture, repair and maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines," Trump told a cheering crowd in Youngstown at a midterm election rally. "A big deal that everybody wanted.
Congress Jumps Into Action as Fears Grow China Could Spy on Americans in Their Cars
Evidence that Chinese-made baby monitors and components used in British military drones can be turned into spy devices has prodded Congress to act in a bipartisan fashion to protect another private space: Americans’ automobiles. Republicans and Democrats in both the Senate and House have joined together to develop legislation banning Chinese-made cars and electronic components and software made by foreign adversaries like China from being included in cars sold in America.
Trump's job-creation juggernaut stops in Ohio to unveil massive submarine repair facility
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/13/2026 9:27:21 AM Continuing to dole out new election-year job opportunities, President Donald Trump used a trip Monday night to Ohio to announce the War Department's new submarine component repair center will locate in Cleveland. "This massive 46,000 square foot facility will manufacture, repair and maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines," Trump told a cheering crowd in Youngstown at a midterm election rally.
El Partido Republicano de la Cámara de Representantes elabora una contra las ciudades santuario, que permite a las víctimas demandar a los cargos locales
Los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes están impulsando una legislación de amplio alcance para acabar con las ciudades santuario, preparando una votación tras las elecciones que permitiría a las víctimas de los delitos cometidos por inmigrantes ilegales demandar a los funcionarios locales que los pusieron en libertad.
House GOP games out the nuclear option for sanctuary cities; victims could sue local officials
Original Article Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/13/2026 5:09:13 AM House Republicans are pushing ahead with sweeping legislation to obliterate sanctuary cities, setting up a post-election vote that would empower victims of illegal immigrants' crimes to sue the local officials who released them from custody.
House GOP games out the nuclear option for sanctuary cities; victims could sue local officials
House Republicans are pushing ahead with sweeping legislation to obliterate sanctuary cities, setting up a post-election vote that would empower victims of illegal immigrants' crimes to sue the local officials who released them from custody.
Trump’s job-creation juggernaut stops in Ohio to unveil massive submarine repair facility
Continuing to dole out new election-year job opportunities, President Donald Trump used a trip Monday night to Ohio to announce the War Department’s new submarine component repair center will locate in Cleveland. "This massive 46,000 square foot facility will manufacture, repair and maintain key parts for virtually all new and existing submarines,” Trump told a cheering crowd in Youngstown at a midterm election rally. “A big deal that everybody wanted.
Jack Smith team got anti-Trump judges to approve phone monitoring, didn’t reveal lawyers as targets
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