Momentous Midterms Refuse to End
Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections flipped at least 30 House seats blue — the most since 1974 — while Democrats gained seven governorships. Republicans retained control of the Senate, though, and with it President Donald Trump’s ability to confirm Supreme Court and Cabinet nominees. But the battle’s far from over: Democrat Krysten Sinema has a thin lead in Arizona’s Senate contest, and Republicans lead by less than 0.5 percent in Florida’s gubernatorial and Senate races, within the margin to trigger a recount. Trump responded, “I am sending much better lawyers to expose the FRAUD.”
Sources: Washington Post, The Guardian, NYT, NBC
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    Battle is Joined Over Sessions Replacement
This will test their constitution. Newly empowered Democrats — along with some Republicans — are saying they won’t abide President Trump’s new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker. The Iowa football player-turned federal prosecutor’s already lambasted Robert Mueller’s probe of Trump campaign staffers’ Kremlin links, critics say, and should recuse himself from supervising Mueller like ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions did. His very appointment is unconstitutional, they add, as the Senate hasn’t confirmed him for the job as it has Sessions’ deputy, Rod Rosenstein, who would normally step into the job pending a permanent appointment.
Sources: USA Today, NYT