Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff after midterm defeat
President Trump replaced chief of staff Susie Wiles with deputy Stephen Miller on Friday, a week after Republicans’ midterm losses, and moved Wiles to his political operation.
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Last updated Saturday, November 7, 2026 — 3:30 AM EST
Today — Saturday, November 7, 2026 2 stories
Trump weighs military, negotiating and blockade options to end Iran war
Conceding the Iran war cost Republicans the midterms, President Trump is weighing a fresh strike, a negotiated settlement or a prolonged blockade, aides said, while signaling a cabinet shake-up.
Friday, November 6, 2026 2 stories
Civil rights division chief Dhillon resigns in first senior DOJ exit after midterms
Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, resigned Thursday, the first senior official to step down after Democrats’ midterm sweep.
Mississippi Senate race heads to extended count with Colom narrowly ahead
Democrat Scott Colom leads Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by roughly 1,800 votes in Mississippi with thousands of mail and provisional ballots outstanding, setting up a tense multi-day count.
Thursday, November 5, 2026 2 stories
Speaker Johnson to step down as House Republicans choose new leadership
House Speaker Mike Johnson told staff on Wednesday he would not run for minority leader after Republicans lost their majority in the midterm elections. The party elects new leadership on November 10.
Vance blames the Iran war for the Republican midterm defeat
Vice President JD Vance said the war with Iran was ’the real reason’ Republicans lost the midterms, breaking with President Trump’s stance that the conflict was worth its cost as the 2028 cycle opens.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 4 stories
Futures pare early losses as Democratic sweep in midterms was priced in
US equity futures erased steep early losses overnight as the Democratic sweep in the midterm elections was judged largely priced in, with tech earnings next in focus.
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate race, first Muslim American elected
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated former representative Mike Rogers in Michigan, becoming the first Muslim American elected to the Senate, CBS News projected.
Democrats win control of Congress, rebuking Trump in midterms
Democrats took the House and seven Senate seats from the Republican Party in the 2026 midterm elections, returning the party to full control of Congress for the first time since 2023.
Talarico wins Texas Senate seat, first Democrat since 1988
CBS News projected that Democratic state Representative James Talarico defeated Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, giving Democrats their first Texas Senate seat since 1988.