Having won control of Congress, the GOP must now put forward a clear program to create jobs and govern reasonably, lest it give Democrats the upper hand for the 2016 presidential election. In recent months, economic growth has accelerated, but
On Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, former NBC “Nightly News” anchor and MSNBC regular Tom Brokaw reacted to the election results the night before, which proved to be a big Republican night. Brokaw first advised Republicans not to follow in
The leader of France’s Front National, Marine Le Pen, has continued the debate on EU immigration by taking to twitter to say that French people are “not free to decide our immigration policy – as the example of Mr Cameron
It was a long night for California Republicans, who failed to win any statewide offices. However, the GOP did well in the drought-stricken Central Valley, with Doug Ose defeating freshman incumbent Rep. Ami Bera in the 7th congressional district; Johnny Tacherra
With 100% of precincts reporting, former San Diego city councilman Carl DeMaio appears to have unseated incumbent Democrat Scott Peters in California’s 52nd congressional district, becoming the first openly gay Republican to win a seat in Congress. However, DeMaio’s lead
MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell argued that President Obama “was a drag” on Democratic candidates during NBC’s special coverage of the 2014 elections on Tuesday. “President Obama was a drag. Look at Kentucky. President Obama, two-thirds of the voters in Kentucky
NBC political analyst and editor and publisher of The Cook Political Report Charlie Cook argued that obstructionism by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid hurt his party in the 2014 elections on MSNBC. Cook said “Harry Reid exposed some of his
Tuesday was the worst day in the recent history of the Democratic Party–worse, by far, than the 2010 elections or even the 1994 “revolution.” It was bad because Democratic leaders insisted until the end that they would hold the Senate;
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow predicted Republicans will try to impeach President Barack Obama if he tries to implement immigration reform through an executive order early on Wednesday during her network’s post-election coverage. After host Chris Hayes said “there’s a strong
FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts–Republican Charlie Baker was elected Massachusetts Governor on Tuesday; Fox and ABC called the victory. Baker beat his opponent, Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley, after a tight race in which nearly every vote counted. Baker, a former health insurance executive, will
As the election returns came in on November 4 one thing was evident–the Second Amendment crushed gun control candidates in Senate and gubernatorial races around the country. In so doing, the Second Amendment annihilated the left’s relentless claim that 90
Tuesday night at the end of their campaign coverage Fox News Channel, political analysts Chris Wallace, Karl Rove, and Joe Trippi celebrated their actuate predictions on the republican victories but wearing cowboy hats and kerchiefs and calling there little group
NBC’s “Meet the Press host Chuck Todd stated that executive action on immigration would “start a political war” between the president and Congress on MSNBC’s special coverage of the 2014 election. “Politically tonight it put an end to it because
Tuesday night on the CNN, Anderson Cooper asked the election panel what the President’s next move would be following the Republican takeover of the Senate. “I got to tell you,” Candy Crowley answered. “We don’t know what he’s going to
During Tuesday’s coverage of the 2014 midterm elections on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer explained that the resounding victory for Republican congressional and gubernatorial candidate signified the end of a page out of the Democratic Party’s
Tuesday night Republican Joni Ernst won the Iowa Senate race, giving Republicans control of the U.S. Senate saying, “We’re taking the ‘Iowa Way’ all the way to Washington!”adding, “We are going to Washington and we’re going to make them squeal!”
Tuesday night the victorious Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) gave a gracious speech after defeating Greg Orman in the election for his U.S. Senate seat. Follow Pam Key on Twitter @pamkeyNEN
Tuesday night on CNN, host Wolf Blitzer asked Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) if he would support Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for Senate Majority leader now that Republicans have taken control of the Senate. “Well, that’ll be a decision for conference
Following early election results Tuesday night on CNN, Anderson Cooper asked “The Lead” anchor Jake Tapper whether he thought Republican success represented a GOP “wave.” “Is this a wave?” Cooper asked Tapper. “I think it’s hard to escape any other
MSNBC’s political panel on Election Night was shocked by the Republican Party’s victory in the Illinois Governor race on Tuesday, with Andrea Mitchell declaring it “a real blow” to the president. Chris Matthews described GOP candidate Bruce Rauner’s victory as
Tuesday night, Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) handily defeated Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) to win the Arkansas U.S. Senate seat for the Republican Party. Partial transcript as follows: Thank you, everyone. How about that win? I think it was the win
On November 3, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said one million armed volunteers have joined Iraqi forces to fight ISIS. According to Iraqi News, Abadi said the number was so great that it presents a problem of trying to integrate them
It is election day in America, as many voters across the country head to the polls to decide which party will control the U.S. Senate. The midterms are often looked upon as a referendum on the party of the sitting
Tuesday night Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell won re-election in Kentucky over Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes. McConnell said, “They’ve put their trust and confidence in me for a long time and I want to thank them tonight. I work hard
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) decisive victory over Alison Grimes was a referendum on Hillary Clinton as well on Tuesday. “It was a referendum not only on the president but on Hillary Clinton. Mrs. Grimes ran
