Will Pete Hegseth be the blue tsunami’s next victim? | Arwa Mahdawi

The ‘secretary of war’ and his shameful history are facing bipartisan scrutiny

Can you smell the schadenfreude in the air?

Watching some of the worst people in the world get their comeuppance this week has been deeply satisfying. And the show isn’t over yet. While the midterms have wrapped up, the blame game is only just getting started, with Republicans desperate to find scapegoats for their shellacking.

Arwa Mahadwi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...


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Scott Colom And Black Mississippians Stand On The Cusp Of Senate History As Vote Count Stretches On

Democrat Scott Colom hasn't won Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race, but the local prosecutor was welcomed as a historic figure as he strolled through the Jackson business district where civil rights leaders once organized.


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The end of Maga as we know it

The Republican party will regroup after their shellacking in the US midterm elections, but it won’t look the same

Walking by a tattoo studio and medical spa on the pretty main street of Round Rock, in Texas Hill Country, Tarik Bakir recalled voting for Barack Obama in 2008 and Donald Trump in 2024. But when it came to the 2026 midterm elections, he was firmly back in the Democrats’ column.

“I’m not happy with the Iran war,” said Bakir, 41, a financial adviser who served with the US military in Afghanistan. “The economy’s OK, but not great. This election was a rebuttal to Trump. This time people said they didn’t like him, or his policies.” Continue reading...


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‘That Stops When I’m Governor’: Dem Texas Governor-Elect Warns Big Tech And Elon Musk

The newly elected Democrat, Gina Hinojosa, appeared on CNN after defeating GOP incumbent Greg Abbott in the midterm race.


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