Republicans reconvene after the election for a last hurrah for their majority. Can they pass permitting reform and a reconciliation budget bill for defense? Anything else? 

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After the GOP's grim election, Trump names a new chief of staff: Stephen Miller, who designed the policies that voters just repudiated. Plus, as Chuck Schumer draws a line on Supreme Court nominees, are Justices Alito and Thomas in for a long haul?

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Vice President JD Vance blames the big GOP shellacking on the unpopular war with Iran. Is he right? And will the President now try to strike a deal with the Iranian regime, keep up the blockade or start a new round of military strikes?

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Democrats win one of the biggest midterm election victories in decades, sweeping Republicans out of the House and securing the Senate majority. What's behind this epic Republican loss and how does Donald Trump respond?

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After President Trump's closing argument talks up his D.C. renovations, what message might voters send? Plus, the Justices debate whether Colorado can deny money to Catholic preschools unless they enroll families who oppose them on sex and gender.

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Democrat Haley Stevens shocks her party by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers instead of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. What does her reversal say about a rift among Democrats, and should both parties be concerned about a rise in antisemitism?

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Voters will consider nearly 150, including: Will California or Colorado raise taxes, while getting voter ID? Will Virginia and Missouri have abortion in their constitutions? Will Arizona ban traffic cameras? And how about Idaho's official state gun?

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Control of the Senate rests on a handful of races, mostly in GOP-leaning states such as Alaska, Texas, Kansas, Iowa and Ohio. Can Republicans survive the undertow of Donald Trump's unpopularity to hold a majority?

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Benjamin Netanyahu overperforms the polls in this week's election, though it isn't clear he can form a government. Plus, an ugly antisemitic ad in Michigan and Barack Obama's swipe at American cheesecake.  

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The country's first election since the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre is a referendum on the prime minister, but challenger Gadi Eisenkot says he's equally as tough. Plus, Brazil's Lula da Silva wins again, and Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela.

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Paul Gigot speaks with political scientist Ruy Teixeira about what could happen to moderate voices in the Democratic party if progressives succeed in the midterms, and what the potential results could mean for the Trump coalition in 2028.  

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