November 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM EST
Rubio no longer interested in 2028: report

Rubio no longer interested in 2028: report Early in his second term, President Donald Trump would reportedly play a game in which he'd talk about whether Vice President JD Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio should be his successor. At that time, the Republican presidential nomination in 2028 seemed like a prize very much worth having. With the 2026 midterm elections setting back Republicans so severely that that year's nominee now seems like a surefire loser, it appears that at least one of those prospective candidates, Rubio, is quietly stepping away from the political limelight.

November 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM EST
'Another black eye for Dems' as House floor chaos unfolds: 'Not a good start'

'Another black eye for Dems' as House floor chaos unfolds: 'Not a good start' Democrats made their second big mistake in less than two days on Wednesday when they allowed a far-right veterans bill to pass the House on a voice vote. A voice vote is when someone proposes the bill, the parliamentarian asks for the "yays" and the group yells then they ask for the "nays" and they yell. In this case, House Republicans declared the bill passed. A Democrat could have asked for a recorded vote, meaning the parliamentarian must call each name and record their vote.

November 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM EST
Mississippi elects Democratic senator in major upset for GOP: CNN

Mississippi elects Democratic senator in major upset for GOP: CNN The last Democrat to represent Mississipi in the United States Senate, John Stennis, was a staunch segregationist. Now, more than three decades after Stennis left office, an African American district attorney named Scott Colom has become the first Democrat to serve Mississippi in the Senate since the Cold War, CNN reports. Running against incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Colom is a northern Mississippi district attorney who was obscure outside his home state prior to being thrust into the national limelight. Mississippi is an overwhelmingly Republican state where Hyde-Smith served a single term as senator and wished to serve a second one. Raised in a privileged family and attending a segregated private school in Mississippi, Hyde-Smith was a career politician who developed a rivalry with Colom after she blocked the Democrat's nomination to a federal judgeship.

November 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM EST
Furious Republican fumes as 'not popular' Trump official gets reprimanded

Furious Republican fumes as 'not popular' Trump official gets reprimanded Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing increased scrutiny after Republicans suffered massive midterm losses last week -- with many voters citing the Iran war among the main reasons for their dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump. And Hegseth riled even more feathers on Wednesday when members of his entourage started laughing while visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

November 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM EST
Naval War College professor gives Trump official brutal civics lesson

Naval War College professor gives Trump official brutal civics lesson President Donald Trump's close foreign policy adviser, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, is likely to go down by either impeachment or disgraced resignation, according to one expert -- and it is not because he bungled the Iran War. "First of all, you can't just make the case that because Hegseth gives lousy advice and he's incompetent, therefore he should be impeached," retired US Naval War College professor and The Atlantic writer Tom Nichols told MS NOW's Ari Melber on Tuesday. "Even if the war in Iran had gone better, I think it's important to bear in mind he is still guilty of impeachable offenses. To me, there's no doubt about that. Even if we were erecting a statue of Donald Trump in the middle of Tehran right now, Pete Hegseth has still abused the power of his office."

November 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM EST
Atheists cheer as Republican behind school Ten Commandments law gets ousted

Atheists cheer as Republican behind school Ten Commandments law gets ousted A lawmaker who was instrumental in forcing public schools in Texas to stick the Ten Commandments in every classroom got quietly booted this week, but atheists and non-Christians who resent lawmakers putting a premium on one religion over others were anything but quiet about it. "State Rep. Candy Noble was first elected in 2018 and undoubtedly expected to sail to victory in her Trump +17 district," reports the Friendly Atheist.

November 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM EST
Filmmaker thinks he knows truth behind claim Elon Musk stole 2024 for Trump

Filmmaker thinks he knows truth behind claim Elon Musk stole 2024 for Trump Acclaimed documentarian Alex Gibney told Variety on Tuesday that he believes he knows the truth behind ongoing claims that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stole the 2024 election for President Donald Trump. "One of the most eye-opening revelations in 'Musk' concerns the 2024 presidential election and comes courtesy of Ashley St. Clair, a former far-right pundit who mothered one of Musk's children after sliding into his Twitter DMs," reported Variety's Marlow Stern and Ethan Shanfeld on Tuesday.

November 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM EST
O'Reilly drops scathing GOP indictment: Won't 'win any elections ever again'

O'Reilly drops scathing GOP indictment: Won't 'win any elections ever again' Bill O'Reilly says the Republican Party is in trouble for the long haul following the historic wipeout in the 2026 midterm elections. O'Reilly made his predictions during an appearance on NewsNation with Leland Vittert, saying the Republican Party is now "extinct." When discussing the Republican base and immigration policy, Vittert suggested that Trump's willingness to be politically flexible could offer hope for bipartisan cooperation, even if it means alienating members of his own party. O'Reilly snapped, "There is no Republican base. Gone!"

November 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM EST
Trump lawyer who nabbed contentious $50 million gig after pardon loses job

Trump lawyer who nabbed contentious $50 million gig after pardon loses job The former Trump lawyer who signed a multi-million contract with a prominent Venezuelan family with suspicious timing to a pivotal Trump pardon has lost her contract, according to the New York Times. "Alina Habba Mildon, one of President Trump's former lawyers, was fired last week by the family company that gave her a $50 million contract weeks before Mr. Trump granted a pardon to the family's patriarch," reports the Times. "In a letter dated Nov. 4, the company, Concord Partners, terminated Mrs. Mildon citing a 'failure to perform duties,' according to a person close to the family and documents obtained by The New York Times."

November 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM EST
James Carville stuns with sympathetic send-off for MAGA's Lauren Boebert

James Carville stuns with sympathetic send-off for MAGA's Lauren Boebert James Carville showed MAGA Rep. Lauren Boebert some sympathy after it was projected that she would lose her House seat. The Democratic strategist, who worked as a lead strategist in Bill Clinton's winning 1992 presidential campaign and curated the campaigns of several Democratic presidential candidates, says Boebert should be shown some kindness. Carville shared his thoughts during Monday's episode of his Politicon podcast. "[Boebert's] had a hard life," Carville said. "She's had a difficult family life. She's been in any number of embarrassing situations, and yet, she's a human being, and she has children."

November 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM EST
Fox News warns GOP's new move means it's 'not interested' in ditching MAGA

Fox News warns GOP's new move means it's 'not interested' in ditching MAGA On Tuesday, a host at Fox News asserted that the latest move by Republican lawmakers in the House makes it clear that they're "not interested" in moving on from the MAGA agenda that proved to be historically unpopular in the midterms. According to Fox anchor Gillian Turner, the breaking news that House Republicans had just elected MAGA-oriented Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) minority leader for the upcoming term suggests that President Donald Trump and his allies are preparing to aggressively double down on the policies that dealt the party a historic electoral disaster -- an assessment co-host Tomi Lahren enthusiastically seconded.

November 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM EST
'Things have changed': DOJ staff run for exits as Trump crumbles

'Things have changed': DOJ staff run for exits as Trump crumbles Bloomberg Law reports political appointees across the Justice Department are scrambling for exits due to fears that their associations with a Trump agenda that voters resoundingly rejected will "tank their careers," said current and former Trump DOJ officials. "There are people who realized things have fundamentally changed in the country, and if that's the direction the president wants to go, they're not as aligned anymore -- partly because that's not the direction America is going and also because they need to work," said one former Trump DOJ official, describing discussions with multiple current appointees.