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Democrats’ midterm honeymoon over as they suffer quick-fire double voting blunder

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Bullis, H., & Parks, M. (2026, November 12). Democrats’ midterm honeymoon over as they suffer quick-fire double voting blunder. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4800885/house-democrats-second-blunder-house-floor/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-11-12 · by Hailey Bullis, Molly Parks

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Democrats' celebration after winning midterms was short-lived as they faced two significant voting setbacks within days. On Tuesday, Republicans succeeded in advancing articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth despite the Democrats' efforts. The following day, a bill that reduced veterans’ benefits for certain claims and increased them for others passed without Democratic opposition. These events marked a rapid decline in the party’s post-election optimism on Capitol Hill.
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Hailey Bullis
49 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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House Republicans will decide who will lead them in the 120th Congress on Tuesday, picking between Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) for minority leader.
Republicans experienced an extinction-level event last week, as House Democrats will have a caucus north of 250 seats en route to eliminating nearly every battleground Republican.
The House Republican conference is set to see a major brain drain of intelligence and defense hawks following the staggering defeat in the 2026 midterm elections.
Republicans entered the election with a slight redistricting advantage, with new congressional maps projected to net the party roughly three seats.
A battle for who will lead House Republicans for the last two years of Donald Trump’s presidency broke out mere hours after the party lost its majority, setting the stage for a major shake-up of the party’s top brass.
2026-11-04 · assertive framing · House GOP faces leadership scramble after midterm romp
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told staff Wednesday morning that he will not seek to become House minority leader in the next Congress, sources familiar with the matter told the Washington Examiner.
Democrats are projected to retake the House majority in the 120th Congress, ending Republicans‘ trifecta in Washington to cap a night in which they sailed to victory in both chambers of Congress.
“From the first day of this election, we knew that to keep the House and sustain our majority, we would have to defy more than a century of midterm history,” Johnson said.
Bennett and Democrats sought to use his absence against him on the campaign trail, with Bennett telling reporters following the pair’s only debate that she would have been more transparent if she were in Kean’s position.
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Democratic Sen.-elect Abdul el Sayed of Michigan decried Miller’s promotion as part of “incoherent messaging” from the Trump administration, arguing the choice runs contrary to Trump’s statements that he’s willing to work with incoming Democrats elected in 2026 midterms.
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) tapped James to serve as special prosecutor in the Cornell gang rape case in early October, saying James would “investigate this incident and, if warranted, prosecute any offenses arising from that investigation and present evidence to a grand jury.”
The deployment will also include patrol lights and portable light towers, according to multiple outlets.
Blackburn announced that she would hold off on retiring from the Senate until she is sworn in to her gubernatorial seat in January, meaning she will be in charge of appointing her successor for the remainder of her unexpired term.
Hines slammed President Donald Trump’s tariff policies throughout the campaign, saying she would fight to put Congress in charge of U.S. trade policy and also take aim at corporate price gouging to bring down prices for consumers.
Democratic Senators who have acted as party mavericks, willing to defect or speak out against their party, are likely to wield less power heading into the next Congress as their party expands its control of the upper chamber.
Powell emerged from a competitive, expensive Democratic primary in May to take on Harding in the general election.
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Capitol Hill Democratic Democrats House Republican

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Capitol Hill ORG · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Democrats NORP · 1× House ORG · 1× Pete Hegseth PERSON · 1× Republican NORP · 1×

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House Democrats‘ midterm euphoria came to a crashing halt on Capitol Hill this week, as two voting setbacks pierced the party’s victory lap.
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House Democrats‘ midterm euphoria came to a crashing halt on Capitol Hill this week, as two voting setbacks pierced the party’s victory lap. asserted
setbacks → come → lap
The caucus failed to defeat a Republican effort to kill articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, a measure cutting some veterans’ benefits to increase benefits for other claims passed without Democratic opposition. uncertain
measure → fail → opposition
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