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Democrats have barely finished celebrating their midterm sweep, and a fight over who should lead them in the Senate is already underway. Minnesota Senator-elect Peggy Flanagan, a democratic socialist, called Wednesday for replacing Chuck Schumer as the party's Senate leader, just hours after defeating Republican Michele Tafoya.

President Donald Trump publicly backed War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, shutting down speculation that he would be pushed out after Republicans' heavy midterm losses. Asked directly whether he was thinking about replacing Hegseth, Trump rejected the idea. "No, I think he's doing a very good

Texas Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa has not committed to keeping Operation Lone Star, the massive border security program built by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, after defeating him on Tuesday. Hinojosa, a Democratic state representative from Austin, beat the three-term incumbent and will become the first Democrat to lead Texas

A former St. Louis morning news anchor will spend at least the next 25 years behind bars after a Kansas judge sentenced her to life in prison for killing her 80-year-old mother. Angelynn Mock was sentenced in Sedgwick County for the murder of Anita Avers, according to Wichita

Fox News is facing criticism from some conservative viewers after the network cut away from Vice President JD Vance in the middle of a campaign speech in North Carolina. The network carried roughly eight minutes of the address live before anchor Sandra Smith broke in during "America Reports"

House Speaker Mike Johnson will not seek another term leading House Republicans after Democrats captured the chamber in Tuesday's midterm elections. The Louisiana Republican told his staff on Wednesday morning that he is not running for House minority leader, according to two sources who spoke with Fox News

Democrats won big on Tuesday after exit polls showed most voters were focused on affordability and opposed to the war with Iran. But less than a day later, top Democrats were already talking about investigating President Donald Trump. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, who is expected to

House Republicans are headed for a leadership shake-up after losing their majority on Tuesday, and one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress is making his move. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio is running for House minority leader in the next Congress, two

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on track to become speaker in January after Democrats took control of the House, and he is already refusing to take a third impeachment of President Donald Trump off the table. NBC News projected the Democratic victory after the party flipped enough Republican-held

Vice President JD Vance has broken his silence after Democrats won control of both the House and the Senate in Tuesday's midterm elections, and his explanation for the defeat is sure to stir debate inside the Republican Party. “The reason we lost is the war,” Vance wrote in