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House GOP elects Jim Jordan as new leader as the party looks to rebuild from midterms
Jordan, a close Trump ally and co-founder of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, will succeed Mike Johnson, who says he's stepping down as the chamber's top Republican.
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Democrats pick up win in Alaska after midterms shellacking for GOP | CNN Politics
CNN projects Former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins will win Alaska’s governor race, becoming the first Democrat elected to lead the state in two decades.
Migrant caravan sets out from southern Mexico bound for US after midterms
Many migrants stranded in southern Mexico say the Democrats' win in Congress has given them new hope of entering the US.
Trump ran on a platform of peace. His war may have cost Republicans the midterms | Mohamad Bazzi
Voters remembered Trump’s many promises to avoid the same kind of regime-change wars started by his predecessors