Democrat Dave Min keeps Katie Porter’s House seat blue
Republican Scott Baugh has conceded to Democratic state legislator Dave Min in a heated race to succeed California Rep. Katie Porter, making certain the toss-up Orange County district stays within the Democratic column. "I used to be trying ahead to working with Democrats, Republicans and @therealdonaldtrump to unravel severe issues like an open border, rising crime, and runaway federal spending," Baugh stated in an announcement Tuesday evening, "however the voters…
Republicans won big in the Senate. A warning lurks in the purple states.
Republicans celebrated as they took a decisive Senate majority final week: They’d lastly discovered the best way to get previous the candidate high quality points that had tanked them for 2 cycles. However they nonetheless have a purple-state drawback. At the same time as President-elect Donald Trump swept each swing state, 4 of these battlegrounds are sending Democrats to the Senate. That’s the best variety of Senate-presidential ticket splits in…
Democrat George Whitesides ousts GOP Rep. Mike Garcia from Los Angeles House seat
George Whitesides has defeated three-term GOP Rep. Mike Garcia, flipping a long-coveted Los Angeles space Home seat to the Democrats’ column. Garcia — who conceded the race Monday — was a prime goal for a number of cycles, given the Democrats’ 10-point registration benefit within the district and his conservative votes within the Home. However he had confirmed surprisingly sturdy within the blue-leaning seat, leaning on his fighter-jet pilot previous…
After McCarthy ouster, GOP to consider new requirement for House leadership elections
Home Republicans are set to think about a wide range of new inner guidelines proposals this week, together with some proposals that tie again to the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Whereas there's a broader push to amend the one-member threshold wanted to set off a movement to vacate, there are additionally some GOP members aiming to make inner adjustments to their celebration’s management election shifting ahead. Republicans from…
Trump presses next GOP Senate leader to allow ‘recess appointments’
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday mentioned Senate Republicans’ subsequent chief should embrace so-called “recess appointments,” non permanent appointments when the chamber is out of session that happen with out the chamber’s formal seal of approval. “Any Republican Senator in search of the coveted LEADERSHIP place in the US Senate should comply with Recess Appointments (within the Senate!), with out which we won't be able to get individuals confirmed in a…
Conservatives weigh potential show of opposition against Johnson
At the same time as Republicans are more and more optimistic that they’ll hold management of the Home, some conservatives stay cautious of Mike Johnson — and so they’re discussing the best way to telegraph their issues in subsequent week’s secret management poll. With almost two dozen races nonetheless excellent, Johnson appears near a serious victory: Holding the tiny GOP majority, after a marketing campaign season the place he tied…
Senator-elect Schiff vows to protect democracy without naming Trump
LOS ANGELES — Adam Schiff, who rose to prominence because the Democrats’ main anti-Trump voice within the Home, simply clinched a promotion to the Senate on Tuesday. However his victory speech in downtown Los Angeles was extra somber than exultant as he turned to the nationwide political dynamic, with Republicans poised to take management of the Senate and Donald Trump projected to win key battleground states of Georgia and North…
Dem Josh Riley topples House Republican in crucial upstate New York district
NEW YORK — Legal professional Josh Riley clinched an important win for Home Democrats on Tuesday evening, unseating freshman Rep. Marc Molinaro in a nasty upstate New York showdown. The upset got here after Molinaro defeated Riley in 2022 by fewer than 2 factors, a Republican triumph that helped them win the Home majority. Democrats in search of redemption this cycle recognized Molinaro as one among 5 weak Republicans and…
Republicans maintain their grip on state capitals
Democrats made important inroads in state legislative races in latest election cycles and hoped to construct on these good points on Tuesday. However with many state legislative races nonetheless too near name — and prone to set off recounts — Republicans seem to have largely staved off large challenges in key states and flipped Democratic seats in others. Most notably, they partially reversed large Democratic 2022 good points in Michigan…
GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo
The combat for the Home majority remains to be too near name. Whereas Donald Trump has gained the presidency, it could be days or perhaps weeks till he is aware of if he’ll have highly effective allies atop the Home, due partly to shut races in states that take longer to rely ballots like California and Arizona. For months, neither occasion has held a major edge, and either side predicted…
