Democrats take control of the Senate  —  WASHINGTON - Democrats wrested control of the Senate from Republicans Wednesday with an upset victory in Virginia, giving the party complete domination of Capitol Hill for the first time since 1994.  —  Jim Webb's squeaker win over incumbent Sen. George Allen …

Press Conference by the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you.  I say, why all the glum faces?  —  Yesterday, the people went to the polls and they cast their vote for a new direction in the House of Representatives.  And while the ballots are still being counted in the Senate …

I Feel Liberated  —  RUSH: Just to reiterate, ladies and gentlemen: "It's going to get worse before it gets better."  I'm not trying to be negative.  I'm trying to prepare you here for what is coming.  It is obvious from the president's press conference that his view is …

Pelosi: Iraq isn't a war, Gannett = "the voice of the military"  —  Third in line for the presidency.  Two heartbeats away.  And one of those is arrhythmic.  —  The first segment comes from "The Situation Room."  If you missed the story about the Military Times editorials, read Bryan's post.

The Lou Dobbs Democrats  —  SAY HELLO TO THE NEW ECONOMIC NATIONALISTS.  —  The bums, or at least many of them, have been thrown out.  And so the political conversation turns naturally to the question of what the Democrats will do now that they again share power with a Republican president.

Time To Socialize Medicine  —  HOW DEMOCRATS CAN MAKE THEMSELVES USEFUL.  —  May I put in a word for socialized medicine?  —  The Democrats have won back the House of Representatives and may also have acquired a gossamer-thin majority in the Senate.  They won by not being the party …

Best of the Web  —  Always Look on the Bright Side of Life  —  This column is scrupulously nonpartisan, but we will bend the rules for a moment and acknowledge that last night's outcome was not what we were hoping for.  As of now, the Democrats have picked up 28 House seats, giving them at least 228 (a majority is 218).

AP: Hastert Won't Seek House Leader Post  —  Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., told fellow Republican lawmakers on Wednesday he does not intend to run for minority leader when Democrats take control of the House in January, officials said.  —  Hastert conveyed word in a conference call …

Murphy appears to have beaten Fitzpatrick  —  Taking his antiwar message from Baghdad to Bucks County, Democrat and political newcomer Patrick Murphy appeared to eke out a victory over Republican Mike Fitzpatrick in the Eighth Congressional District yesterday.

Democrats See Surge in Power at State Level  —  Democratic gains in Congress and among the nation's governors were matched on Tuesday by a huge surge closer to the grass roots — in the state legislatures, where more than 275 seats and nine legislative chambers from Iowa to Oregon switched overnight from Republican to Democratic hands.