POLITICS

(Greg Bishop, The Center Square) Expect a surge of gun sales, but also gun control legislation after Tuesday’s dominance in midterm election by Democrats in the U.S. Congress and in various states where the power is shifting to liberal politicians. That’s according to Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Some of the most vocal anti-Trump figures are calling on a federal judge to spare newly minted convicted felon John Bolton from jail time ahead of his sentencing hearing. Mike Pence, Karl Rove, Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Larry Hogan and Bill Kristol have all submitted...

(Headline USA) Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty — and the only Democrat — who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died. He was 89. Rockefeller died Thursday night at his home in Washington, said Mary Stewart, vice president for...

(Headline USA) Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said on Friday that he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss “several weeks” of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a rehabilitation facility. Murphy, 53, said in a statement that doctors...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The guessing game over who follows President Donald Trump has already reached his Cabinet in the wake of the 2026 midterms. The Independent reported Thursday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio may quit the administration to prepare a 2028 presidential campaign. Reporters David Maddox and Andrew...

(Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’ll change more than 500 death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole, though the state Supreme Court will have the final say in hundreds of those cases. Newsom’s decision comes as he prepares to...

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is vowing to pursue “justice and accountability” after winning reelection. The Democrat won Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District with 76.5% of the vote, a slight shift toward Republicans compared with the 2024 election. “We’re getting justice and accountability for every single Minnesotan...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Democrat LaKesha Womack unseated Republican Rep. Tim Moore for his congressional seat in North Carolina on Tuesday, despite her facing a felony charge for failing to return a rental car. Womack won the state’s 14th district, which covers part of Charlotte, with 51.1% of the votes...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Some Republicans have come up with a response to the Democrats' stunning November victories: try to strip incoming Democratic officials of some of their powers and leverage before they take office in January. The efforts echo the Biden administration's attempts to "Trump-proof" the executive branch before President...

(Misty Castile, The Center Square) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Wednesday that Republicans could spend years recovering from their midterm election losses, with consequences for President Donald Trump’s ability to secure approval of judicial and Cabinet nominees. Speaking at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, the outgoing Republican governor described the...

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) How do you like gridlock? There will likely be plenty of it in Washington, D.C. The Blue Wave swept across the political landscape, leaving Democrats in firm control of both congressional chambers. With a few elections “too close to call, the Democrats enjoy a 54-44 majority...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has denied that he’s considering firing War Secretary Pete Hegseth after CBS News reported that the president had asked his top aides whether the Pentagon chief should keep his job after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections. The Atlantic also reported before the midterms that...