Rosie O’Donnell is reconsidering her Irish exile after Democrats captured both houses of Congress, saying she misses her grown children and six month old grandson and is now thinking about moving back to New York.
Jamie Raskin expects congressional scrutiny of DOGE after Democratic midterm victories, while JB Pritzker supports reviewing the department’s conduct but questions whether Elon Musk should personally become the investigation’s central target.
Democrats’ refusal to commit to preserving the filibuster could give Republicans political cover to eliminate it first, while GOP lawmakers weigh reconciliation and other options during their final two months in control.
Incoming Democrat Oversight Chairman Robert Garcia threatened investigations against Stephen Miller, but Attorney General Todd Blanche fired back that Trump’s next White House Chief of Staff already has the attorney general and Justice Department in his corner.
Illinois ranked slightly below the national firearm death rate overall, but Black residents suffered a rate of 37.9 per 100,000, exceeding Mississippi’s nation leading statewide figure and revealing a severe demographic divide.
Following his conviction for rape and three counts of sexual assault, Russell Brand is being held at HMP Wandsworth, where official reports describe extreme overcrowding, violence, vermin, drug access and stringent visitor searches.
Jon Stewart demanded that Democrats abandon their seniority system, reject Chuck Schumer as Senate Majority Leader, and focus their midterm victory on governing instead of impeachment spectacles and congressional hearings unlikely to deliver accountability.
Hegseth offered no explanation for his cryptic message, which appeared moments after Trump announced Stephen Miller would replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff following Republican midterm election losses.