Republicans Point Fingers, but Trump Does Not Appear to Be Listening  —  After last week's midterm losses, the Republican Party entered its most uncertain moment in years.  Some Republicans called for moderation and cleaning house, but that will be difficult with President Trump still in the White House.

Did the midterms kill MAGA?  —  In 2015, Donald Trump descended a golden escalator and launched a presidential campaign that reshaped American politics.  More than a decade later, with his record-low approval ratings and the US embroiled in a war with Iran, he asked voters to treat the 2026 midterms as a referendum on him.

Election Drubbing Complicates Vance's Calculation on Whether to Run in 2028  —  Some people close to vice president worry any Republican would struggle to win presidential election in two years  —  WASHINGTON—At the beginning of October, alumni of JD Vance's Senate and vice-presidential offices gathered …

How Canada Inflicted Maximum Midterms Pain on Trump … A trade deal was imminent.  Top negotiators from the United States and Canada were holed up in a dreary building in southwest D.C., working on the details of an agreement to finally end hostilities that had wreaked havoc …

How Democrats will try to end Trump's tariffs … The battle for Congress is over.  The war over President Donald Trump's tariffs is about to heat up.  —  The knotted web of tariffs that Trump spent the last two years weaving could soon face its biggest threat, as Democrats prepare to unload …