Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership Is in Trouble Before It Starts

Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership Is in Trouble Before It Starts

By Matt Fuller, Sam Brodey, Zachary Petrizzo

House Republicans are poised to eke out a majority after a poorer-than-expected showing, but their leader is no lock for speaker—and he may have trouble holding on if he gets it.

Dems Proved They Have a Bench. Now Biden Should Step Aside.

By Michael Starr Hopkins

Trump is wounded and his MAGA candidates took a beating in the midterms. This is the time for the president to pass the torch to the next generation of liberals.

Laura Kelly’s Win in Kansas Is a Blueprint for Southern Dems

By Michael Daly

Laura Kelly veered away from the culture war in favor of kitchen-table issues — and won the Kansas governorship as a result.

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The Sedition Caucus Had No Problem Raising Big Money

By Roger Sollenberger

In a different world, Republicans who voted to overturn the election might have had difficulty raising money. In this world, it was no problem at all.

How Abortion Saved Democrats at the State Level

By Jake Lahut

“The money makes a huge difference, especially for those of us down-ballot,” Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow said, adding that the abortion issue “changed everything.”

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Elections Will Be Apocalyptic Thunderdomes for a While

But Donald Trump, of all people, could help save the Democrats from themselves yet again — and maybe even break America’s long fever dream in the process.

Biden Barely Mentions What Saved Democrats in the Midterms

Biden mentioned abortion only a single time at his press conference, in a promise to veto any Republican attempts at a national ban.

Midterms Change the Game for Black Politics in America

A new course has been charted towards the equitable management of state governments—especially in the South.

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1. Pelosi Attack Conspiracy Debunked in Grand Jury Indictment

WHO SAID IT?

Paul Pelosi never referred to his attacker as a ‘friend’, court documents revealed — though the claim spread like wildfire in right-wing circles following the attack.

2. New York Post Plunges the Knife Into Trump After Midterms

‘TOXIC’

The paper backed him in 2020. Now it considers him “the most profound vote repellant in modern American history."

3. MTG’s Super Serious Election Tweet Backfires, Goes Viral

LAME DUCK

The MAGA lawmaker’s message about the midterms was unintentionally hilarious.

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