Eleven Democratic lawmakers missed the procedural vote that effectively saved Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from impeachment this week, and the backlash inside their party was swift. The House voted 211-204 on Tuesday to refer eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth to committee, a margin that would have flipped if the absent members had been present. ...
Scott Colom pulled off the largest upset of the 2026 midterms. A district attorney from a state that has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1982 defeated a Republican incumbent and will become the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction. The Associated Press projected Colom’s win over Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on ...
Elon Musk’s $225 Million Texas Bet Just Blew Up. Democrats Win. Tesla Loses. Elon Musk spent a quarter billion dollars trying to turn Texas red. He failed. Now Tesla faces $130 billion in market losses and incoming Democratic investigations into his businesses. Environmental regulators—armed with new Democratic control—are preparing to enforce rules that Texas Republicans ...
JB Pritzker Wins Third Term: County Map Reveals Mandate for Abortion Rights, Gun Control Illinois voters who backed JB Pritzker want to know what changes now that he never faces them again. The answer starts with the map — and ends with the veto pen. Pritzker captured 54.2% of the vote Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger ...
Michigan Senate Erupts: El-Sayed Disinvites Stevens Over Israel Days Before Election Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign has asked U.S. Representative Haley Stevens to stay away from remaining campaign events before the November 3 election, escalating a public dispute between two prominent Michigan Democrats over Israel policy that threatens party unity in a critical Senate race. The request, ...
Rep. Cleo Fields announced Tuesday, July 21, 2026, that he will not seek reelection to Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. The 63-year-old Democrat is instead running for Louisiana State Senate District 14 — a seat he previously held on three separate occasions dating back to 1988. Fields’ congressional exit follows the Supreme Court’s April 2026 ruling ...
The Lone Vote: Clay Higgins and the Epstein Files Transparency Act On November 18, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act with an overwhelming 427-1 vote, requiring the Department of Justice to release all unclassified records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell. The Senate ...
Government Shutdown Deal: Complete Breakdown Understanding the Government Shutdown Deal On November 9, 2025, after 40 consecutive days of closure—the longest government shutdown in U.S. history—the U.S. Senate voted 60 to 40 to advance legislation designed to reopen federal agencies and resume critical services. This procedural vote marked the first step toward ending a fiscal ...
Nancy Pelosi Congressional Retirement – Complete Coverage Nancy Pelosi Announces Congressional Retirement After 38 years representing San Francisco, Nancy Pelosi, 85, announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection when her term ends in January 2027. The California Democrat has been the first and only woman to serve as Speaker of the House, holding the ...
California Proposition 50: Congressional Redistricting Analysis & Tools On November 4, 2025, California voters faced a pivotal decision through Proposition 50, a constitutional amendment designed to reshape congressional representation across the state. Led by Governor Gavin Newsom, this special election centered on a single question: should California’s legislature temporarily override the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission ...
