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Trump on House GOP leadership race: ‘We’ll stay out of it’
President Donald Trump said Republicans should choose their own leader after the party lost its House majority in the midterms.
“We’ll stay out of it,” Trump told reporters outside the White House.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has said he will not seek a leadership post in the next Congress, setting up a contest that includes House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
Trump hoped he could work with congressional Democrats in his final two years in office.
“I’ll get along probably with the Democrats, unless they want to be destructive,” Trump told reporters. “But I have the power of the veto.
“They’ve already called and they want to talk about things and that’s fine,” he added.
Breaking News13 mins agoFormer DSA projected to unseat Trump-backed candidate in Michigan House seat
A far-left Democrat who founded a youth climate activism group in 2015 is heading to Congress in January after defeating Trump-backed House GOP Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich.
Sunrise Movement co-founder Will Lawrence is projected to win the election to represent Michigan’s 7th Congressional District in the House of Representatives in what was considered one of the most closely watched races of the 2026 midterm cycle.
Lawrence, a former member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), was endorsed by prominent figures on the far-left, like Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Lawrence’s victory comes in the middle of what’s expected to be a successful election for Democrats across the country.
The central Michigan district was a major battleground heading into Election Day. President Donald Trump narrowly carried it in 2024, while Barrett won the House seat that year with just over 50% of the vote.
The central Michigan district was a major battleground heading into Election Day. President Donald Trump narrowly carried it in 2024, while Barrett won the House seat that year with just over 50% of the vote.
Posted by Pedro B Rodriguez-Aparicio
Breaking News14 mins agoTrump-district Dem Tom Suozzi projected to cling to House seat after bucking far-left
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., a co-chair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, is projected to win re-election for New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
Suozzi’s name is well-known in the New York City suburbs and he has forged a reputation as a moderate Democrat who frequently works across the aisle on issues like immigration and taxes.
He’s also been a vocal critic of the socialist wing of the Democratic Party, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The district, which is mostly comprised of Long Island along with a small sliver of New York City’s Queens borough, was one of just three that voted for President Donald Trump in 2024 but elected a House Democrat to Congress.
The district is also one of the top 15 wealthiest in the nation and is the third wealthiest in New York State.
While he was projected to hold the seat according to Fox News Power Rankings, the win is nevertheless a necessary victory for Democrats as they fight to win the House majority.
His opponent this year was Republican former state Assemblyman Mike LiPetri.
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25 mins agoDeSantis calls GOP midterm losses ‘extinction level event’ — and explains why Florida survived
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Wednesday that Republicans have been nearly wiped out nationally after devastating election losses, while highlighting his state as the lone remaining GOP stronghold among the 10 most populous states as speculation builds about his political future in 2028.
Tuesday was an otherwise brutal night for the GOP, as the Trump movement faces major questions amid setbacks in longtime Republican strongholds such as Kansas and Texas, while holding Senate seats in West Virginia and deep-red Wyoming and South Dakota.
“This is close to an extinction level event for Republicans … out of the ten largest states in this union, only one state will have Republican control of their state, the state of Florida,” DeSantis said at a Wednesday news conference, where he also highlighted Florida as the lone bright spot on Republicans’ map of the nation’s largest states.
“We’ve built up a record of achievement. We’ve earned trust from a number of our voters that even in the worst situation that you can imagine politically we were able to hold the line,” DeSantis added.
Fox News Digital reached out to DeSantis for comment.
Orlando-based political strategist and pollster Doug Kaplan told Fox News Digital that DeSantis appears to be eyeing a lasting role on the national stage.
“I think last night was a big night for DeSantis. If you’re looking at winners on the Republican side, then I think he’s found his lane if he wants to run for president in 2028.,” he said.
Kaplan characterized DeSantis’ comments as an “opening salvo” in an effort to distance himself from the Trump-led status quo in the Republican Party, though he acknowledged the staying power of Trump’s MAGA movement among GOP primary voters.
This is an excerpt of an article by Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz.
44 mins agoDemocrat Leticia Gutierrez wins Texas’ 9th Congressional District
Texas’ 9th Congressional District has been called for Democrat Leticia Gutierrez, adding to Democrats’ gains in the House.
Gutierrez defeated Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, in the Houston-area district.
The race was called Wednesday at 1:02 p.m. ET.
Breaking News48 mins agoDemocrat Angela Gonzales-Torres wins election to House in California’s 34th
Democrat Angela Gonzales-Torres won election to represent California’s 34th Congressional District, defeating incumbent Rep. Jimmy Gomez, R-Calif.
Gonzales-Torres will represent the Los Angeles-area district in the next Congress.
The race was called Wednesday at 1:12 p.m. ET.
Breaking News57 mins agoDemocrat Adam Gray projected to win re-election in district decided by 187 votes in 2024
Rep. Adam Gray, D-Calif., won re-election in California’s 13th Congressional district, defeating Republican Kevin Lincoln.
Gray’s victory, which secures him a second term, comes in the wake of mid-decade redistricting efforts from Democrats in California that have turned its 13th District, formerly one of the most competitive seats in the country, into a slightly more Democratic-friendly territory.
Gray won the seat in 2024 by just 187 votes over then-Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., a margin of less than 0.1 percentage point.
Although the seat only had a +2 Democratic lean coming into election night according to the Cook Political Report, Gray’s victory marks the successful shift in the district’s political calculus.
Like many other Democrats, Gray centered his campaign on messages of affordability, public safety and healthcare.
By contrast, Lincoln promised to lower taxes and cut wasteful spending, continue to secure the U.S. Southern Border and invest in law enforcement.
Breaking News1 hour agoDemocrat Randy Villegas wins election to House in California’s 22nd Congressional District
Democrat Randy Villegas won election Wednesday to the House representing California’s 22nd Congressional District, defeating incumbent Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif.
Villegas is a progressive who was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. He overcame concerns among some Democrats that he would be seen as too liberal for the district in California’s Central Valley.
In the primary, national Democrats backed a rival with ties to the party establishment.
Villegas was declared the winner at 1:17 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Breaking News1 hour agoTrump says he ‘knew’ Iran would impact midterms, agrees with Vance’s election assessment
President Donald Trump says he knew launching the Iran war would have a negative impact on the GOP’s performance in the midterm elections on Wednesday.
Trump made the statement while speaking to reporters at the White House, saying once again that he had no choice but to launch the war to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
“I knew the war was going to impact it, but whether it impacted it or not, Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.
He went on to address a social media statement from Vice President JD Vance saying that the war in Iran was the reason Republicans lost Tuesday night.
“I know how he feels about it. I think it was fine, year” Trump said of Vance’s statement. “I knew that when we went in, and we stopped them from having a nuclear weapon, and they will never have a nuclear weapon.”
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Breaking News1 hour agoHouse Dem who publicly defied Jeffries projected to secure re-election bid
A Washington state Democrat who publicly defied House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., twice is projected to win re-election in a congressional district carried by President Donald Trump in 2024.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash., is projected to defeat Republican state Sen. John Braun to secure a third term in the House.
Her victory comes as House Democrats fight to reclaim their majority in Congress, though her history of breaking with party leadership could fuel further divisions within the Democratic caucus over the next two years.
Gluesenkamp Perez has positioned herself as a working-class Democrat willing to challenge Washington’s political establishment.
The Texas-born congresswoman has now won three consecutive elections in Washington’s competitive 3rd Congressional District since first taking office in 2023.
Her projected victory comes after major election forecasters rated the race a toss-up, Lean Democratic or Likely Democratic as of August 2026.
Gluesenkamp Perez was declared the winner at 1:04 p.m. ET.
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Breaking News1 hour agoDem McCann projected to score upset win over longtime Michigan GOP lawmaker
Michigan state Sen. Sean McCann is projected to score an upset victory over longtime House Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich.
McCann, a state senator who pitched himself as a bipartisan problem-solver for the southwest Michigan district, blocked Huizenga from winning a ninth term in the House.
Like many House Republicans during this election cycle, Huizenga was facing his toughest re-election bid yet.
President Donald Trump won the district by single digits in 2024, and Huizenga defeated his last Democrat challenger by more than 10 points.
Huizenga consulted with Trump before deciding not to run for the open Senate seat this year. McCann was declared the winner at 1:13 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Posted by Elizabeth Elkind
Fox Insight1 hour agoFox News Voter Poll: How Democrats took control of the Senate
The much-touted “blue wave” came to fruition as Democrats won a stunning run of victories in both red and blue states.
They also came out ahead in key governor’s races.
The Fox News Voter Poll, a survey of more than 100,000 voters nationwide, highlights the central themes and demographic groups that defined these important races.
Developing Story1 hour agoHakeem Jeffries predicts ‘255 seats, if not more’ for Democrats
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., took a victory lap Wednesday after his party notched stunning wins across the country in Tuesday night’s midterm elections.
Jeffries predicted that Democrats, who are already projected to win the House, will ultimately end up with “255 seats, if not more” when the final races are called in the coming days.
The New York Democrat is poised to become the first Black speaker of the House in U.S. history after what he called an “American tsunami” at the polls.
During the press conference, he and his top deputies also previewed their agenda for the next two years, including legislative efforts to curb President Donald Trump’s tariffs, roll back the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, and end the war in Iran.
When asked about impeaching the president, which many Republicans warned Democrats would do “on day one,” Jeffries dismissed it.
“I haven’t had a single member of the House Democratic Caucus talk to me about impeachment. We’ve been relentlessly focused on affordability and on accountability,” Jeffries said.
Posted by Elizabeth Elkind
Fox Insight1 hour agoFox News Voter Poll: 2026 midterm elections usher in a blue wave as Democrats win Congress
In a historic midterm election, Democrats swept both the House and Senate, riding a blue wave spurred by widespread voter discontent.
The economy, government corruption, war in Iran and increasingly negative views of President Donald Trump’s job performance created a perfect storm for Democrats to flip Senate seats in Republican stronghold states.
At the time of publication, Democrats held a 54-seat majority in the Senate and have secured 228 seats in the House. The toss-up Senate race in Alaska remains too close to call at this time.
The Fox News Voter Poll surveyed more than 100,000 registered voters nationwide from Oct. 19 to Nov. 3, 2026, combining online and telephone interviews with in-person surveys of Election Day voters.
Developing Story1 hour agoBig Tech gains $750 billion as Democrats’ midterm wins reshape AI bets
U.S. technology giants rallied Wednesday as investors bet Democratic victories could slow the construction of data centers, easing spending pressure on major cloud companies while making their existing infrastructure more valuable.
Just after noon Wednesday, Amazon shares had climbed 7.4%, while Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft rose between 2% and 6.3%. Apple jumped nearly 7% to a record.
If the gains hold, the five companies could add more than $750 billion in combined market value.
The rally followed days of selling tied to concerns over the cost of the AI buildout. Big Tech companies plan to spend more than $740 billion this year on infrastructure.
Shares of smaller data-center developers fell amid fears that new curbs could slow their expansion.
“Now it will happen at a more measured pace, which is likely a good thing in the eyes of many investors,” tech analyst Dan Ives said, referring to data-center growth in Texas.
Reuters contributed to this report.
2 hours agoDemocrat Christina Hines wins election to House in Michigan’s 10th
Democrat Christina Hines won election Wednesday to the House representing Michigan’s 10th Congressional District, defeating Republican Michael Bouchard.
Hines hails from Macomb County in the battleground district.
A prosecutor, she has criticized the Democratic Party’s left wing, refusing to back candidates who belong to the Democratic Socialists of America.
Bouchard is an Army veteran and the son of a longtime Oakland County sheriff, who hoped to succeed Republican John James, who left the seat to run for governor.
Hines was declared Hines the projected winner at 12:26 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
2 hours agoHouse Dems advise internal leadership elections for Nov 18-19
The House Democratic caucus will hold their internal leadership elections Nov. 18 and 19, multiple sources told Fox News.
The election meetings will begin at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 18, two weeks after Democrats’ sweeping midterm victories.
House Democrats will vote for who they want to be speaker, majority leader, majority whip, conference chair, DCCC chair and more positions.
It is largely expected that the current leadership team (Leader Hakeem Jeffries, WHIP Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.) will win.
The caucus will select a candidate for speaker but that person does not take the gavel until they get a majority of votes by name on the House floor Jan. 3.
Fox News’ Kelly Phares contributed to this report.
2 hours agoProgressive Rep. Ramirez vows to ‘abolish ICE’ in post-midterm statement
Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., is urging Democrats to pursue an ambitious agenda after the party’s midterm victories, including abolishing ICE and dismantling the Department of Homeland Security.
“Together, we WILL Abolish ICE, Dismantle DHS, Block the Bombs, Realize a Living Wage, Tax the Rich, Expand Affordable Housing, Assure Medicare for ALL, Pass Comprehensive, Humane Immigration Reform and deliver EVERY. SINGLE. THING. working people need and deserve,” Ramirez wrote in a statement.
“Let’s get to work.”
Ramirez has already introduced legislation to abolish ICE and dismantle DHS.
Her priorities also include a living wage, affordable housing, Medicare for All and restrictions on weapons transfers.
Fox News’ Kelly Phares contributed to this report.
Developing Story2 hours agoGOP Miss Sen Hyde-Smith campaign: Race remains ‘extremely close’
The campaign of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., says the state’s Senate race remains too close to call, with the margin separated by “just dozens of votes” as officials continue counting.
“Thousands of outstanding ballots, including affidavit and absentee ballots, still must be processed and verified under Mississippi law,” campaign manager Jake Monssen wrote in a statement first shared with Fox News Digital.
The campaign said it is monitoring the count and remains confident Hyde-Smith will be reelected. Democrat Scott Colom holds a narrow lead, according to the latest returns.
Fox News’ Alexandria Hoff contributed to this report.
Developing Story2 hours agoHandful of Senate, governor races remain uncalled after Dems’ midterm gains
A handful of Senate and gubernatorial races remain too close to call as of noon Wednesday, as Democrats’ midterm wins flipped seats in states Republicans carried comfortably in 2024.
In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom led Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., by a few dozen votes.
In Alaska, Democrat Mary Peltola held a 626-vote lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, with about 74% of votes counted. If neither candidate clears 50%, the race advances to ranked-choice voting.
Two governor’s races also remained too close to call.
In Kansas, Democrat Cindy Holscher led Republican Ty Masterson by 5,557 votes, with about 98% counted.
In Alaska, Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins held a 20-point lead over Republican Bernadette Wilson, but had not reached 50%, which would trigger another round.
There also remain 68 House races yet to be called.