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House Democrats will start their majority focused on boosting healthcare and ending the Iran war

House Democrats will start their majority focused on boosting healthcare and ending the Iran war

House Democratic leaders are placing an early emphasis on healthcare as they discuss their immediate priorities upon the swearing in of a new Congress on Jan. 3

How Democrats won their blowout midterm victory

How Democrats won their blowout midterm victory

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Richard Cowan, Nolan D. McCaskill and Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Four years after helping Democrats win both US Senate seats in Georgia, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer went looking for a candidate who could expand the party's map.

Will the blue wave sink Chuck Schumer? Incoming Dems seek 'new blood'

Will the blue wave sink Chuck Schumer? Incoming Dems seek 'new blood'

Incoming senators have called for "new blood" at the helm of the upper chamber.

Democrats won big. But what is their mandate?

Democrats won big. But what is their mandate?

By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Democrats are framing their sweeping midterm victory as a mandate for change, but already disagree over how far voters want them to go.

Latino, Black, Muslim, Native: Voters chose diversity in midterm election

Latino, Black, Muslim, Native: Voters chose diversity in midterm election

Voters reshaped the Senate and House with candidates from a diverse tapestry of racial, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds

The Latest: Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff

The Latest: Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff

President Donald Trump said Stephen Miller is replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections

Republicans rammed through Supreme Court nominees. Now Democrats will have the votes to stop them

Republicans rammed through Supreme Court nominees. Now Democrats will have the votes to stop them

President Donald Trump has transformed the Supreme Court with a conservative supermajority, but he now faces a Democratic-led Senate ready to challenge his judicial picks

Democrats Stopped Lecturing America — and Won Big

Democrats Stopped Lecturing America — and Won Big

Turns out identity politics wasn't the best way to torch MAGA and move the country forward

Ted Cruz confronts 'Watergate-level repudiation' with eye on 2028

Ted Cruz confronts 'Watergate-level repudiation' with eye on 2028

Ted Cruz said the midterm rout was a "Watergate-level repudiation" of Republicans as he grappled with being Texas' only GOP statewide officeholder.

The GOP's midterm wipeout started with the first bomb on Iran | Opinion

The GOP's midterm wipeout started with the first bomb on Iran | Opinion

To Republicans: Congratulate your opponents. Take accountability. Draw a deep breath. Don't panic. And wait. The pendulum will swing again.

Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows

Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right winger” on the Supreme Court once they take power, raising the possibility that his party could block a presidential nominee if there were a vacancy in the next two years

Trump makes hardliner Stephen Miller his chief of staff after midterm defeat

Trump makes hardliner Stephen Miller his chief of staff after midterm defeat

By Bo Erickson, Nandita Bose, Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump named longtime aide Stephen Miller as his chief of staff on Friday, giving the architect of some of his toughest domestic policies one of the most powerful jobs in Washington