Republicans trounced incumbent Democrats Claire McCaskill, Heidi Heitkamp, and Joe Donnelly on their way to retaining the Senate majority.
👓 Good early sign for Democrats: Jennifer Wexton unseats GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock in Virginia | CNBC
Voters in the affluent Northern Virginia suburban district have sent Republicans to Congress for 60 of the past 66 years.
Breathing a tad easier in math class tonight now…
🎧 The Daily: The Paradoxes of John McCain | New York Times
“The Daily” looks at the senator’s complex legacy through his half-century of public life.
🎧 The Daily: Special Episode: The Last ‘Year of the Woman’ | New York Times
We speak to Senator Dianne Feinstein about why 2018 has been called the Year of the Woman, a moniker that comes from the historic elections of 1992.
🎧 The Daily: The Man Who Wrote Mueller’s Rules | New York Times
The regulations for investigating a president were devised with checks and balances in mind. That’s why Congress may have the final say.
🎧 The Daily: Implicating the President | New York Times
One former confidant entered a guilty plea. Another received a guilty verdict. Both events may have significant consequences for President Trump.
🎧 The Daily: ‘Divided,’ Part 2: The Chaos of Reunification | New York Times
The U.S. government denied that it had planned to separate migrant families. It also had no plans to bring them back together.
🎧 The Daily: ‘Divided,’ Part 1: How Family Separations Started | New York Times
“The Daily” examines the repercussions of a U.S. policy that led to more than 2,000 migrant children being separated from their parents.