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President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that Alaska’s Senate race is “OVER” and Sen. Dan Sullivan “WON, BY A LOT,” even though no winner has been called and Democrat Mary Peltola still leads the latest tally; Peltola later said Alaska is still counting every ballot. What Trump posted In a Truth Social post Saturday … Read more
Sen. Elissa Slotkin left open a run for Senate majority leader on Saturday, saying Democrats need a new generation of leadership after the midterms while Chuck Schumer says he expects to keep the top job. What she said at Crooked Con Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., declined Saturday to rule out a bid for Senate majority … Read more
U.S. Central Command says American forces disabled the St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship M/V Huda in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday after its crew ignored repeated warnings and tried more than once to run the U.S. naval blockade of Iran. What happened According to a CENTCOM public release dated Nov. 7, 2026, CENTCOM forces disabled … Read more
UFC CEO Dana White has declined President Donald Trump’s offer to become White House press secretary, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The offer — and the reported no President Donald Trump said Saturday that he offered the White House press secretary job to UFC chief executive Dana White. Hours later, a source … Read more
President Trump says he has offered the White House press secretary job to UFC boss Dana White, but nobody at the White House has said whether the offer is real or whether White has taken it. What Trump posted Trump made the announcement on Truth Social early Saturday afternoon while at his golf club in … Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders says that when Democrats take over the Senate, his top Social Security goal will be raising benefits by at least $2,400 a year, paid for by making the wealthy pay more into the program. What he said Sanders made the pledge on X at 1:22 p.m. ET on Saturday, four days after … Read more
Sen. Elissa Slotkin answered President Trump’s Saturday Truth Social order naming her in a Justice Department probe, saying on X that his “threats of legal action … didn’t work” before and urging him to focus on costs, Iran, tariffs, and health care. What Slotkin posted At about 1:47 p.m. Eastern on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, … Read more
On Saturday afternoon, President Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate Democrats he accused of threatening officials and donors with impeachment and other punishment, calling their actions a “criminal act.” What Trump posted Trump wrote on Truth Social that Democrats were “going around threatening a lot of people, including the Attorney General of the United … Read more
Sen. Ron Johnson spent Saturday morning on X arguing that Senate Republicans should slow down next week’s leadership vote after their midterm losses. What Johnson posted Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, has been pushing his colleagues to delay the closed-door vote set for Tuesday, Nov. 10. On Saturday, he made his case in public. Fri., Nov. … Read more
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Democrats should force votes on a stock-trading ban and anti-corruption bills, and scrap the Senate filibuster if Republicans block them. What Warren posted Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, posted the plan on X on Saturday morning, four days after her party won control of the Senate in the midterms. Sat., Nov. 7, … Read more
