Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has pushed for a House floor vote on articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing military strikes on suspected drug-running boats and the administration’s actions in Iran.
House Republicans are considering Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio for a top leadership post as the caucus prepares for a potential shift to minority status. Speaker Mike Johnson is not seeking a leadership role in the new arrangement.
U.S.-mediated talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials concluded after roughly four hours in the United Arab Emirates. A social media post attributed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed the American side proposed ceding the Donbas region in exchange for security guarantees short of NATO membership, though the post’s authenticity could not be confirmed.
The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners began hearing objections to mayoral and aldermanic nominating petitions this week, ahead of the city’s February mayoral election. Election attorney Michael Dorff described the process as a routine part of city elections.
Democrats lost 2.1 million registered voters across 30 states while Republicans gained 2.4 million, according to a New York Times analysis cited by CNN anchor Dana Bash. The figures reflect registration trends rather than vote totals from the 2026 midterm elections.
President Donald Trump has offered Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White the job of White House press secretary, with White expected to meet the president Monday to discuss the offer.
President Donald Trump posted online Monday questioning the integrity of the recent midterm election, claiming “it’s all about the machines” days after Republican losses, without citing evidence.
Illinois voters split on 85 local tax and bond referendums this fall, with a policy analyst arguing that ballot language framing a measure as a tax hike made it significantly more likely to fail.
Gov. JB Pritzker told a Center for American Progress forum that his $1.2 million investment in Texas races was designed to force Republicans to divert spending away from other contests.
President Trump said in a CBS interview that his immigration enforcement “might be too tough” and expressed openness to a deal with Democrats on undocumented workers, drawing on-air pushback from AM 560 host Dan Proft.