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Arizona Democrats have won the governorship and both legislative chambers for the first time since 1966. The result ends decades of Republican control and opens a new test of what a narrow governing majority can deliver.
Donald Trump has chosen Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, elevating a close adviser identified with the administration’s immigration crackdown as Republicans prepare to face a Democratic-controlled Congress.
After the 2026 midterms, Hegseth has rejected impeachment pressure and Trump says he intends to keep him. The real test is what Congress can do next.
JD Vance blamed the Iran war for Republicans’ midterm losses and described four priorities he says disaffected voters want. Trump agreed the conflict hurt the party but insisted he would make the same decision again.
The governor-elect has promised a formal halt on new data-center approvals. For now, Texas developers face restrictions imposed under outgoing Governor Greg Abbott, not a Hinojosa order.
The former Atlanta mayor defeated Republican businessman Rick Jackson in Georgia’s November 3 election, according to media projections. The result marks a first for a U.S. state governorship; it is distinct from Stacey Plaskett’s election as governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a U.S. territory.