Unruly Republic: As Donald Trump begins lame-duck status for the final two years of his presidency, columnist Barton Swaim argues that never has a politician so consistently acted against his own and his party’s interests.
After the GOP's grim election, Trump names a new chief of staff: Stephen Miller, who designed the policies that voters just repudiated. Plus, as Chuck Schumer draws a line on Supreme Court nominees, are Justices Alito and Thomas in for a long haul?
Vice President JD Vance blames the big GOP shellacking on the unpopular war with Iran. Is he right? And will the President now try to strike a deal with the Iranian regime, keep up the blockade or start a new round of military strikes?
Many Republicans in Texas and elsewhere are casting about for someone or something to blame for the outcome of the midterm elections. The answers are more obvious than their contortions would suggest, writes Jack Butler.
Democrats win one of the biggest midterm election victories in decades, sweeping Republicans out of the House and securing the Senate majority. What's behind this epic Republican loss and how does Donald Trump respond?
After President Trump's closing argument talks up his D.C. renovations, what message might voters send? Plus, the Justices debate whether Colorado can deny money to Catholic preschools unless they enroll families who oppose them on sex and gender.
I have sworn off swearing. What has worked for me, so far, is an approach that people in psychological circles call “positive punishment” and that regular people call “a swear jar,” writes Meghan Cox Gurdon.
The experience of standing in line to vote on Election Day, far more likely to happen when everyone goes to the polls on the same day, affords a little lesson in civic life, writes Barton Swaim.
After months of rallies and debates, the midterm has finally arrived. Kim Strassel and Wall Street columnist Karl Rove discuss how best to view the final polls and late-breaking deciders, and some early lessons for both parties.
Democrat Haley Stevens shocks her party by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers instead of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. What does her reversal say about a rift among Democrats, and should both parties be concerned about a rise in antisemitism?
There’s an entire movement determined to stop the city from renovating the Tompkins Square Park fitness area and basketball courts. But if the local government should be able to do anything, it should be able to renovate local parks, says Emma Camp.
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