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What you’re looking at are the last moments of some of the 43 Ukrainians Russia killed this week. It was caught on a police officer’s bodycam when he heard the warning that bombs were coming and rushed people down into a shelter. Russia then dropped 9 bombs. Source: AP; National Police of Ukraine handout

As Republicans are grappling with the aftermath of major midterm losses and voter anger, President Trump is talking about how the ballroom will be "the most beautiful in the world."

BREAKING: Netanyahu officially loses majority in Israel’s election, as Israel’s Central Elections Committee has certified the results of last week’s general elections after finding no evidence of fraud

Bad policy, bad character make bad politics: erratic tariffs, impulsive Iran war, blanket pardons, apparent corruption, weaponized justice, ICE brutality, mountainous deficits, hiding Epstein, abandoning allies and coddling enemies. Hoping for a course correction, for the country and for my party.

Donald Trump says Iran war was "worth it" but admits it played role in Republicans losing Congress Follow live bbc.in/4iAHQ5c

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up. So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us." Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026. There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true. But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone. Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.) In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there. I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

Trump is asking advisers whether Hegseth should go, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis being floated as a possible replacement, CBS News reports, citing sources.

Todd Blanche trying to figure out how to charge an entire country with election fraud #BlueWave2026

#BREAKING: Navy admiral fired by Pete Hegseth flips Nancy Mace’s South Carolina seat #Midterms2026 thehill.com/homenews/campaig…

BREAKING: Sherrod Brown defeats Republican Incumbent Jon Husted That’s A Dem Flip!

#BREAKING: Adam Hamilton flips Senate seat blue in Kansas thehill.com/homenews/campaig…

BREAKING: Democrat James Talarico wins U.S. Senate race in Texas, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4ilA3cL

BREAKING: Texas Republican Governor Gregg Abbot is DENIED a fourth term and concedes his race to Gina Hinojosa. Huge Upset In Texas

Democrat Annie Andrews will win the US Senate race in South Carolina, CNN projects, defeating Sen. Darline Graham and flipping a seat that Republicans have held for nearly three decades. Andrews will be the first woman elected to the US Senate from South Carolina. Follow live updates: cnn.it/3UcGllN