Trump Names Stephen Miller Chief of Staff; Susie Wiles Out After Midterm Wipeout
Trump's first move after Democrats took Congress: Stephen Miller, architect of the deportation campaign, becomes White House chief of staff Monday. Florida's Susie Wiles moves to the Trump political operation.
Trump Weighs Replacing Hegseth With DeSantis as Impeachment Vote Nears
Trump is asking aides whether to fire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been floated to replace him, CBS News reports. A House impeachment vote is expected next week.
The Subsidy King, Part 1: From Pretoria to Tesla
Elon Musk sells a self-made story. The record starts in apartheid-era Pretoria, runs through two companies that removed him as CEO, and lands at a car company two other men founded.
The Subsidy King, Part 3: DOGE and the Wood Chipper
Musk ran DOGE while his companies faced $2.37 billion in possible federal penalties, then fed USAID "into the wood chipper." Researchers have tried to count the cost in lives.
The Subsidy King, Part 4: Soft Power, Hard Questions
USAID was America's eyes and ears in the countries it competes for. China moved in after the cuts. Is Musk a foreign agent? The record says no, but shows real risks.
The Subsidy King, Part 5: The Man at Home and the Trillion
His ex-wife, his eldest daughter and the mothers of his children, in their own words. Then $442 million in midterm spending, $225 million in Texas, and a blue Texas anyway.
The Subsidy King, Part 2: The Rescues and the Broken Promises
In 2008, public money kept SpaceX and Tesla alive. Then came the moon program, self-driving that wasn't, and a tunnel under sinkhole country in Nashville.
Opinion | Democrats Won the Senate. Their Leaders Blew the 60.
Voters handed Democrats their biggest Senate wave in decades. Schumer's committees sat out Florida and Louisiana, and Democrats lost both by less than 3 points.
Opinion | Impeach Pete Hegseth. Then Prosecute Him.
Removing Pete Hegseth from office is where accountability starts, not where it ends. Impeach him next week. Prosecute him when the evidence comes out.
Impeach Hegseth? Here's the Bill: $47.1 Billion, 18 Dead, 81 Aircraft
Rep. Thomas Massie says he'll force a House vote on impeaching Pete Hegseth the week of Nov. 9. The record: $47.1 billion, 18 dead, 81 aircraft, and claims that didn't hold up.
"Lawyer Up": Incoming Democratic Chairs Name Their Targets, From Trump's Businesses to Epstein, ICE and Hegseth's War
Incoming Oversight chair Robert Garcia told Trump's circle to "lawyer up." Democrats get subpoena power in January, with Trump's businesses, the Epstein files, DHS and ICE, and Hegseth's Iran war at the top of the list.
The Harvest Plan: Money First, Laws in 2029
Democrats won the House and at least 54 Senate seats. Trump still has the veto. Here is the step-by-step math on Medicare for All, a $20 wage, Citizens United, the Iran war and aid to Israel: what passes in 2027, what waits for 2029, and why the power of the purse is the real weapon.
Opinion | AIPAC Spent $104 Million on the Midterms. Its Biggest Bet Just Lost.
AIPAC spent $104 million this cycle, much of it from Republican megadonors, often in ads that never mention Israel. Its $30 million bet against El-Sayed lost. Florida Democrats should take the hint.
Michigan Chose Hope: Abdul El-Sayed Beats Mike Rogers and Becomes the First Muslim U.S. Senator
Abdul El-Sayed beat Mike Rogers by about seven points and will be the first Muslim American in the U.S. Senate, after a campaign of false terrorism smears and nearly $30 million from AIPAC against him.
Trump Says He Accepts the Results. His Justice Department Is Still Fighting Two of Them.
Trump blamed Fox News, Greg Abbott and his own candidates, posted a "VETO" hat, and said he'd accept the midterm results. But his Justice Department is still fighting in Alaska and California. Here's what he said, and what to watch.
Texas Turns Blue: Talarico Wins the Senate Seat and Hinojosa Ousts Abbott
Democrats won Texas's Senate seat and its governor's mansion in one night: James Talarico beat Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa ousted Greg Abbott, on the same night Florida stayed red.
Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Georgia, Becomes First Black Woman Elected Governor in State History
AP, CBS and NBC project the former Atlanta mayor beat billionaire Rick Jackson. She is the first Democrat to win Georgia’s governorship since 1998, and Georgia’s first Black and first woman governor.
The Election Night Playbook: What Trump's Camp Has Already Tried, and the Steps to Watch Starting Tonight
Project 2025 laid out the blueprint, the FBI hauled away a county's ballots, a convicted Colorado clerk took her machine plan to the Oval Office, and Elon Musk, who reportedly said he "knew hours ago" that Trump won in 2024, has spent more than any political donor in modern history. Here's what's documented, and what to watch from tonight to January 3.
Haley Stevens Endorsed the Republican. Her Staff Walked Out, and Michigan Democrats Showed Her the Door.
Rep. Haley Stevens lost Michigan's Senate primary, pledged to back the winner, and said Wednesday she wanted him to win. On Sunday she stood with Republican Mike Rogers instead. Her chief of staff and, per the Detroit Free Press, well over half her staff quit. The state party says she's out.
Opinion | Vivek Ramaswamy Spent $4 Million Attacking a Child Rape Survivor. Ohio, Elect Dr. Amy Acton.
Amy Acton was 12 when her stepfather was indicted for raping her. Vivek Ramaswamy put the mother who stayed married to him in an attack ad and spent $4 million to air it. Ohio, elect Dr. Amy Acton.