US Politics Daily
By US Politics Daily
Categories: News, Politics
US Politics Daily brings you clear, fast coverage of American politics — from Washington and the White House to Congress, the courts, and the campaign trail. Daily news and sharp analysis on the people, policies, and power struggles shaping the United States.
104 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- Three Justice Department Officials Resign as Democrats Prepare Oversight
Three senior Justice Department officials have resigned since the Democratic midterm victories: Civil Rights Division head Harmeet Dhillon, U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones of the Southern District of Florida, and National Security Division chief John Eisenberg. This episode covers who is…
- Voters vs. the Data Centers: 33 Ballot Measures and the AI Backlash
Voters turned against the data centers on Tuesday. Fifty-six percent said AI and data centers were a crucial or major factor in their vote, and 33 ballot measures to restrict data centers were passed across the country. This episode covers the backlash against the buildings powering the AI boom…
- The Moderates Won the Wave: The Left's Narrow Share of the Sweep
The moderates won the Democratic wave. More moderate candidates took six Senate seats from Republicans compared with one for the party's left, and progressives won only five of the 42 House seats Democrats flipped. This episode looks at the split inside the victory, the numbers behind it, and why…
- North Carolina's Blue Surge: Democrats Take Nine of Fourteen House Seats
Democrats have won control of a majority of North Carolina's 14-member congressional delegation, flipping five Republican seats and holding the four they already had. The most striking flip came in the 9th district, where NRCC chairman Richard Hudson lost to Democrat Richard Ojeda. This episode…
- Incoming Democrats Want Schumer Out: The Senate Leadership Question
Newly elected Senate Democrats are openly questioning whether Chuck Schumer should remain party leader when the new Congress convenes in January. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed said the question is who will get the party passing legislation and forcing the president to decide. This episode covers…
- The DOJ Drops Its California Ballot Fight: 20,000 Votes Will Count
The Justice Department dropped its attempt to stop 20,000 California midterm ballots from being counted, conceding in a Friday court filing that the relief it sought was no longer available. The Supreme Court had already rejected the department's emergency request on November 2. This episode…
- Stephen Miller to Be White House Chief of Staff: Wiles Out After the Rout
President Trump announced on Friday that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff starting Monday, November 9. Wiles moves to the Trump political operation after running the White House since the start of the second term. This episode covers the shake-up, what a…
- Mail Ballots and the Courts: The 5-4 Ruling That Shaped the Count
Two Senate races are still undecided because the courts have had as much to say about the count as the voters did. A five-to-four Supreme Court ruling written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett allowed mail ballots arriving after Election Day to count in Mississippi, where Democrat Scott Colom now leads…
- The Populist Reckoning Goes Global: Hungary, Serbia, and Brazil
The American midterm result may be part of something much bigger: this week right-wing populists also lost in Hungary, where Viktor Orban's era ended, in Serbia, where Aleksandar Vucic conceded to a student-led list, and in Brazil, where Flavio Bolsonaro was defeated. In Texas, Democrats won the…
- The Oversight Blitz: What Democrats Will Investigate First
The most consequential power Democrats won on Tuesday is the power to investigate, with subpoena power in both chambers when the new Congress convenes in January. Likely House Oversight chair Robert Garcia has said he will focus on the Trump family, immigration enforcement, corporate corruption…
- Hegseth in the Crosshairs: Impeachment and the Tennessee Question
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared defiant this week as he faces investigations from the incoming Democratic Congress and a potential impeachment vote when the House returns next week. He was briefly rumored as a possible Senate replacement for Tennessee's Marsha Blackburn, who was elected…
- Black Voters Answered: The Turnout Story Behind the Wave
Black voters turned out in force on Tuesday, with exit polling showing support for Democrats approaching the levels Barack Obama captured in 2008. The Supreme Court's voting rights decision, Republican redistricting, and the cost of living were major factors driving that turnout. This episode…
- The 2028 Race Is Already On: Vance, Cruz, and DeSantis
The race for 2028 has already begun, with Vice President JD Vance, Senator Ted Cruz, and Governor Ron DeSantis offering rival explanations for the Republican midterm losses. Vance blamed the Iran war in a lengthy post on X, Trump called that assessment largely true while defending the war, and the…
- Trump Heads to Florida: The First Trip Since the Rout
President Trump heads to Florida on Friday evening for his first trip outside Washington since the midterm elections, with remarks scheduled at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. After three days in which his only public events focused on the White House ballroom renovation, the trip…
- The Ballroom President: Trump's Week After the Loss
President Trump's first public appearance after the midterm elections was a construction tour of the new White House ballroom, where he spent more than 20 minutes on columns, marble floors and cocktail rooms, signed the final beam, and told reporters that if he had been on the ballot, he would…
- The First 100 Hours: What Democrats Plan to Do First
The incoming Democratic majority is planning a blitz of bills for its first hundred hours in January: an expanded child tax credit, housing measures, Medicaid protections, statutory limits on presidential tariff powers, and a war powers push on Iran. The obstacle is the veto pen and a Senate where…
- The Freshmen Are Coming: A First, a Court Date, and a Hold in Ohio
The new Congress is taking shape: Abdul El-Sayed becomes the first Muslim elected to the United States Senate, Melat Kiros wins Colorado's 1st, Marcy Kaptur holds Ohio's 9th, and in North Carolina's 14th, Democrat LaKesha Womack pulled off a surprise flip — and faces a felony court appearance on…
- The White House Is Watching: The Memo to 3,000 Conservative Groups
According to the Wall Street Journal, the White House Office of Public Liaison sent a letter on Thursday to more than 3,000 conservative organizations, closing with the line that the administration is watching their statements, press releases and media engagements. Officials call it coordination…
- The House Majority Passes 250: Democrats' Biggest Margin in Two Decades
The Associated Press has called 249 House seats for Democrats, with Democrats leading in 12 more, passing 250 seats and giving the party its biggest House majority in almost two decades. New calls include Marcy Kaptur holding Ohio's 9th and Melat Kiros winning Colorado's 1st. This episode measures…
- Mississippi's Senate Race: Colom's Lead Grows as the Count Crawls On
Democrat Scott Colom now leads Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi by about 1,813 votes, 466,775 to 464,962, with about 3,600 mail ballots still outstanding and counties required to certify by November 13th. Mississippi has no recount process, so the certified count will be final…
- Trump Calls the Midterms 'Crooked': The Alaska Demand
On Thursday in the Oval Office, President Trump called the midterm elections crooked and demanded that the remaining votes in Alaska go to Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, including votes cast for a fringe candidate also named Dan Sullivan. Democrat Mary Peltola leads Sullivan by 637 first-choice…
- The Lame Duck's Last Leverage: Funding the Government Past December
The lame-duck Congress has one job left that cannot wait: funding the federal government past December, with Republicans still holding the reins for a few more weeks. The outgoing majority could use the must-pass bill to lock in conservative priorities, or pass a short-term extension and let the…
- The Court Question: Thomas, Alito, and the Senate's New Veto
Tuesday's election has raised a question Washington has avoided for years: how much longer will the Supreme Court's conservative majority last? The victory is fueling questions about the longevity of the court's two eldest justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, and a Democratic Senate can now…
- The Count Keeps Growing: Democrats at 247 House Seats and Counting
Democrats continue to add to their midterm sweep as new House races are called through Thursday, including Luz Rivas in California, Sam Forstag in Montana, and Shannon Taylor in Virginia, bringing the running total to 247 Democrats against 147 Republicans. California's slow count and the uncalled…
- The Republican Reckoning, Day Two: 'Extinction-Level Event'
Two days after losing both chambers of Congress, Republicans are openly arguing about what went wrong, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the result close to an extinction-level event for the party. The blame is splitting three ways: the war with Iran, the tariffs, and Trump himself. This…
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