For nearly two years, I worried that Trump might try to disrupt the midterm elections by calling a national emergency. That fear was based partly on his threats, partly on the hints in his executive orders and partly on what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.
I also worried that his frequent claim that the elections could be rigged would be plausible, at least to his followers.
But in the end the Democrats won by such a huge margin that nothing like my worst fears happened. Kalshi now says there is a 96.5 percent chance the Dems will win the Senate seat in Mississippi, and a 93.9 percent chance they’ll prevail in the Alaska Senate race, which will bring them to a 56-44 advantage.
The magnitude of the Democratic victory in the House won’t be known for a bit but Kalshi says it will be 260-175.
So rather than declare an emergency over some trumped-up excuse or another, all Trump could do in the end was to wander off to the site of his East Wing destruction project, muttering about pipes and marble and cranes. Now the blame game has started among Republicans the word is they might impeach Pete Hegseth next week while they still hold the Congressional majority.
For the first time, I now feel that I can appreciate the country’s 250th anniversary.
P.S. Of course Trump did initially try to disrupt the elections with numerous lawsuits but he lost in the courts, including in the Supreme Court.
HEADLINES:
How Trump Lost the Midterms — The Iran war, gas prices and Trump’s miscalculations led to one of the most decisive repudiations of an American president (WSJ)
Democrats Project Power as G.O.P. Reels in a Reordered Washington (NYT)
Young voters led a sharp shift toward Democrats in the 2026 midterms, The AP Voter Poll finds (AP)
‘Seismic shift’: World reacts to US midterm election results (Al Jazeera)
After an extraordinary wave, what comes next? (Silver Bulletin)
Amid the Trump wreckage, the free press survives (The Hill)
As GOP points fingers over stunning midterm losses, Trump admires his ballroom (Politico)
Democratic sweep of Congress ushers in a new era as Trump acknowledges impact of the Iran war (AP)
Vance blames Republican losses on Iran war (Yahoo)
El-Sayed Calls Out JD Vance in Victory Speech (WSJ)
Oil prices plunge after Vance post on Iran war (Axios)
Stocks Rise as Democrats Flip Control of Congress (NYT)
Republican strongholds flip for the first time in a generation (Reuters)
Why Pete Hegseth could fall through “thin ice” (Axios)
Trump asking advisers if Hegseth should stay after midterm losses, sources say (CBS)
A Blue Wave Just Crashed on Trump (New Yorker)
DeSantis calls midterm bloodbath an ‘extinction-level event for Republicans’ (Politico)
These Democrats are set to take foreign policy reins in Congress (The Hill)
Goodbye, Vivek Ramaswamy (Slate)
‘Congratulations to Donald Trump on a successful regime change’: Late night hosts react to Democrat sweep (Independent)
Pope Leo receives Bob Dylan at the Vatican (Vatican News)
OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election (TechCrunch)
Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (NYT)
Nation Watches Helplessly As 2028 Election Cycle Begins (Onion)
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