Analysis · Politics
Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ of Election Evaluation
Ross Douthat interviewed the president, who had much to say about many things related to the GOP’s midterm disaster.
Nate JacksonManaging Editor
11 / 09 / 26 · 4 min read
Features— 9 stories
PoliticsHudson Baldwin
DeSantis Evaluates the GOP
Ron DeSantis runs a state where Republicans actually won these midterms. Can his more traditional brand of conservatism take the party back?
CrimeThomas Gallatin
Newsom’s Upside-Down View of Justice
The California Democrat governor has commuted the death sentences of all the state’s death row inmates in the name of “justice.”
ElectionsGregory Lyakhov
Republicans Have a Winning Message — Why Didn’t They Use It?
One of the biggest reasons for Republicans’ midterm losses was the conservative movement’s messaging failures.
Politics Rich Lowry
Fear Jon Ossoff
Youthful and good-looking, with a taste for soaring, idealistic rhetoric, he could activate the Democratic reflex to always look for the next JFK.
HistoryImprimis
The Fight Over America’s Public History
A nation cannot erase or tamper with its own history unless it has decided to become something else.
FaithRoger Helle
We’re Outnumbered Again! Or Are We?
As Christians, we may lose a few battles, but we continue fighting on our knees and at the ballot box.
FaithTony Perkins
Post-Midterms, Our Long-Term Commission
We need a renewed emphasis on sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, making disciples, and baptizing them.
PoliticsArmstrong Williams
A Moral Reckoning for Donald Trump
The test now is whether Republicans can recover the courage to govern by conviction, accept limits on power, and earn trust again one honest decision at a time.
Big TechNate Jackson
Data Center Opposition Leads to Stock Market Selloff
Voters clearly don’t like data centers, and Democrats stoked fear and backlash, but that could have lasting implications beyond Thursday’s market beatdown.
The Executive News Summary— from the editors
- U.S. added 165k jobs in October, shattering expectationsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics released the October jobs report today. Wall Street forecasters predicted just 59,000 added jobs, but reality blew that…
- Harmeet Dhillon resignsIn what may be the first of a slew of Trump administration resignations, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon left on Thursday.…
- Commission approves, judge immediately blocks Trump’s archOn Thursday, the National Capital Planning Commission approved President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch by a vote of 8–4. The planned location…
- Cornell 7 defendants sue to remove James from investigationFour of the Cornell 7 defendants have sued to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the investigation. James was specifically chosen by…
Short Cuts— in their own words
- From the Loony Left“Whenever Trump defies the will of the American people or the law, we will launch investigations, take him to court, and entangle him in legislative…
- From the Reasonable Right“As for all those voters who got suckered into the Demo midterm tsunami, let me say this: When socialists tore down the Berlin Wall, nobody, and I…
- From the Archives“If evil people hate you, well, you might be doing something right.” —Elon Musk in 2024“I don’t think the Democratic Party is gonna be able to go…
- Belly Laugh of the Day“Democrats proudly announced that they had already delivered on their campaign promise to improve affordability, having made stock prices far, far…
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