Democrats are projected to retake control of the House in Tuesday’s midterm elections, threatening impeachments and investigations for the president and administration officials. 

Democrats will now control committees and hold subpoena power, with the ability to launch investigations, hold hearings, and impeach the president and members of his Cabinet. 

The president and vice president barnstormed the country this election cycle in an intense effort to fend off a blue wave, visiting red, blue, and purple states alike to support GOP House and Senate candidates. The president’s 32-day midterm blitz included a visit to a new state almost every night, and sometimes two rallies in one day. 

Trump’s intense effort to maintain the House was not without reason: In August, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., described Democrats’ playbook for House control, “When we take back the House, when we take back the Senate — we subpoena, we investigate, and we prosecute.”

A GOP operative said Democrats will not jump straight to impeachment in order to ward off the appearance of lawfare. They will begin with investigations and subpoenas, then shift over to impeachment.

Investigations are expected into Trump’s White House ballroom, Donald Trump Jr. potentially profiting from the president’s cryptocurrency agenda, and the $400 million jet gifted to Trump from Qatar for use as Air Force One.

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee and likely committee chair, promised to investigate the president after the midterms. 

“From sketchy Pentagon contracts lining the pockets of the president’s sons, Trump’s crypto billions, and the shady backroom deals for Trump donors, we will ensure we combat corruption when Democrats take back the House in November,” he said. 

Meanwhile, Trump said he’s “not going to let them [Democrats] ruin” the remaining two years of his presidency. 

“I guess I’ll become Mr. Veto,” he told the New York Post’s Miranda Devine. “And then at some point, we’ll probably make deals,” he continued. “That’s what’s happened. I mean, this wouldn’t be the first time.”

About impeachment, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters, “We haven’t ruled anything in, and we haven’t ruled anything out.” Jeffries added that Democrats will “hold every single member of the Trump cartel accountable.”

Democrats won the House during Trump’s presidency in 2018 and used their power to impeach him twice, first in 2019 for allegedly withholding aid to Ukraine while pressuring the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Democrat Joe Biden. The House impeached Trump again for allegedly inciting an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. 

The Democrats have a large enough House majority to impeach Trump a third time, but Democrats in the Senate are unlikely to gather the two-thirds majority necessary to convict. They would likely proceed with a vote for political theater, a Republican operative told the Daily Signal.

Democrats may also attempt to repeal parts of Trump’s “One, Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which he regularly touts for its tax cuts for working families and border security measures. 

They could introduce individual pieces of legislation that repeal the enacted law for portions of the law, such as the provision removing illegal immigrants from Medicaid.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., signaled last week that more lawfare is coming for young Republicans who work in the Trump administration.

“I want young people coming out of school to say, should I go work for the Trump administration? Like, that sounds fun, I might get an opportunity. I want them to be like, Lord, that might be buying myself a ton of problems that I don’t want, and so let me avoid participating in that,” she said at a University of Chicago forum. “I want that deterrence message.”

Democrat James Talarico has defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton for the Texas Senate seat, projects Decision Desk HQ. 

According to Decision Desk HQ, with 68% of votes counted, Talarico received 55.3% to Paxton’s 43%, marking the first time a Democrat has held the seat since 1988.

Talarico, a Democrat state representative from Austin, won the Democratic Party nomination in March, defeating Democrat U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett. Paxton won the Republican primary after defeating incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the primary runoff. 

The contest drew national attention as Talarico sought to win statewide office in a state where Democrats have not won in decades. Polling throughout the contest showed that Talarico was consistently ahead of Paxton, with recent polling ahead of Election Day showing they were tied. 

Talarico ran on numerous issues including making life more affordable for Texans by raising the federal minimum wage, allowing all Americans to enroll in Medicare, lowering housing costs, and providing property tax breaks for childcare providers. He also campaigned on school district homestead exemptions and tax relief for elderly and disabled homeowners. 

Another issue he fiercely campaigned on was border security, insisting that he wants to strengthen border security, support law enforcement response efforts, maximize safety, and enhance infrastructure and road technology at the border. 

Both issues raised questions from critics and Paxton’s campaign, as Talarico’s legislative record and past statements showed a stark difference from what he was campaigning on.

Paxton campaigned on multiple issues including affordability, where he introduced his “Protecting the Texas Promise” plan that would reduce taxes for homeowners and provide parents with a larger tax credit, alongside doubling the child tax credit to $4,400 per child under 17. 

Another big issue for Texans that Paxton touched on was securing the border, in which Paxton said he would fully support President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure the southern border and fund Border Patrol agents with the tools necessary to stop illegal immigration. 

In Paxton’s bid, he received multiple endorsements from Trump, 18 Republican U.S. representatives, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 

Talarico will now take over Cornyn’s seat and will serve a six-year term in the U.S. Senate. 

Talarico will begin his term on Jan. 3, 2027. 

‘I’m not that informed on national security’

‘Don’t buy the media’s lies’

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has secured a historic victory against Republican candidate Rick Jackson to become Georgia’s next governor.

According to Decision Desk HQ, Bottoms came out on top with 55.3% of the vote compared with Jackson’s 44.6%, as of 9:28 EST. With 78% of the votes counted, Bottoms had garnered 1,841,860 votes to 1,491,600 for Jackson.

Bottoms’ victory makes her the first Democrat governor to lead the state since 2003, when former Gov. Roy Barnes left office after losing his reelection bid to Republican Sonny Perdue.

Bottoms’ victory extends her time in the public eye. She previously served as mayor of Atlanta through a turbulent time in Georgia’s history, including the COVID-19 pandemic, from 2018 to 2022.

A member of the Democratic Party, Bottoms served as senior advisor to former President Joe Biden. Throughout her campaign, she emphasized expanding Medicaid, lowering housing costs, and putting a “pause on new construction of data centers.”

Medicaid expansion and affordability were both major components of her campaign, with Bottoms snubbing Gov. Brian Kemp’s Pathways program, an alternative to Medicaid expansion.

Bottoms repeatedly took jabs at Jackson by reminding Georgians of his pledge to be Trump’s “favorite governor” and claiming that he profited “from the current system through his healthcare companies.”

During her campaign, Bottoms also pledged to allow women to choose abortion and to guarantee universal pre-K.

While frequently referring to himself as an “outsider” on the campaign trail, Jackson made several campaign pledges that set him apart. A former foster child whose mother struggled with alcoholism, Jackson focused on the work he has done for foster children across the nation.

He frequently campaigned with Gov. Brian Kemp and structured his campaign to continue Kemp’s legacy and build on it. In one of his biggest campaign promises, he said he would cut the state’s income tax in half during his first term as governor, and if he didn’t, he promised not to run again.

‘A grave injustice’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) officially has his successor lined up, as Floridians voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) to take over as the next leader of the Sunshine State in what turned out to be a true nail-biter. 

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First black female governor in U.S. history

Democrats are in line to take control of the House of Representatives as New York Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries appears headed toward a speakership.  

Decision Desk HQ projected the Democat victory just after 9 p.m EST on Tuesday night. Democrats made inroads in many states won by President Donald Trump in 2024.

The 120th Congress could pose problems for Trump’s final two years in office. Democrats are poised to push for a flood of investigations of Trump and his Cabinet officials, and some members are likely to push for yet another impeachment of the president. 

Likely chairing the investigative committees will be Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., now the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Other Democrat members who will likely become chairmen of key House committees next year are Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., of the House Ways and Means Committee that writes tax legislation; Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., of the House Rules Committee; and Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J. of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Jeffries is the House minority leader, but if his caucus elects him as speaker in January, he will have to navigate a split among establishment Democrats, progressives, and a new class of members affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America.  

It also isn’t a certainty. Axios reported last week that a block of far-left House candidates plans to make policy demands from Jeffries before supporting him as speaker. Some House Democrats said they wouldn’t support him, while others didn’t commit.

Democrats last held the House in 2022, during President Joe Biden’s administration.

Over the last two years, six states drew up different congressional maps as state lawmakers sought a partisan advantage. After Texas redrew its map to advantage Republicans, California redrew its map to help Democrats gain seats. 

Over the last two years, six mostly Republican-leaning states drew up new congressional maps as state lawmakers sought a partisan advantage. After Texas redrew its map to favor Republicans, California redrew its map to help Democrats gain seats. 

The red states of Florida and Tennessee, as well as red-leaning battleground states of North Carolina and Ohio, also redrew their congressional maps.

Alabama, Louisiana, and Utah adopted new maps as a result of litigation; the Supreme Court in June allowed Alabama to use its map drawn in 2023. In Utah, the state supreme court rejected a legislative effort to block a voter-approved map. A Missouri map was redrawn, but that was stalled by the Supreme Court pending the results of a citizen-initiated referendum.

The year was marked by 60 retirements, 36 Republicans who didn’t run for reelection and 26 Democrats. 

Among the most significant retirements this year were former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., on the Democratic side, as well as Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who lost a Republican primary bid for Texas attorney general. 

Ahead of the election, the Cook Political Report ranked 17 races as tossups, 12 seats that belonged to Republicans, and five held by Democrats. That included open seats in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, and Montana. 

The open seats were held by Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla.; Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, who ran for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst; Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., who won the Senate seat held by former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell; Rep. John James, R-Mich., who ran for governor; Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont.; and Rep. Greg Casar, R-Texas. 

‘we are very clear in our state;

Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that will allow abortion on demand, at any point in a pregnancy, for any or no reason at all in Tuesday’s election. As of press time, approval of the amendment received about 62 percent of the vote, though final vote tallies are still being made and not all […]

Nearly 30-year incumbent Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) secured his victory in his reelection bid against Republican Raymond McKay Tuesday night.

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‘The swamp is the worst it’s ever been’

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) won a second term as Pennsylvania's governor in Tuesday's midterm election. 

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