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      Who is Jim Jordan? Pugnacious Trump ideologue to lead diminished Republican ranks

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      Controversial far-right congressman defied 2022 subpoena from Capitol attack panel and was accused of ignoring sexual abuse as college wrestling coachThe election of Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead House Republicans elevates a combative Donald Trump ideologue who defied a congressional subpoena over the 6 January attack, as the party tries as it tries to adjust to life out of power.Jordan will lead a diminished Republican conference, as its ranks shrink to one of the smallest in decades. But it is a triumph for the Ohio Republican who was pushed out of the contentious House speakership race three years ago after his Republican colleagues repeatedly voted against his bid for the gavel in the chaotic aftermath of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. Continue reading… More

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      Trump-era lawlessness must be prosecuted. Our new group is working to end the impunity | Kenneth Roth

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      Congressional investigations are only part of the solution. A civic project will do needed legal legworkThe Democrats’ midterm victory was resounding, but it will not be enough to re-establish the rule of law in the United States.The basic principle that even the president and his officials and cronies are subject to the law has been profoundly undermined by Donald Trump through unchecked ICE violence, apparently large-scale official corruption, and frequent defiance of the law. Continue reading… More

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      Republicans return to Washington to sift through wreckage of midterms rout

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      With weeks left on the congressional calendar, House and Senate representatives have a host of issues they still need to tackleOn their first day back in the Capitol after comprehensive defeats in last week’s midterm elections, Republicans were divided into two camps: those who saw the catastrophe coming, and those who did not.“I told you exactly what was going to happen. Over and over and over, I told you,” said West Virginia senator Jim Justice. “I said really and truly, if you weren’t concerned and you were a Republican, you were living in a cave. That was my exact words.” Continue reading… More

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      Senate advances bill to speed up projects from gas pipelines to clean energy

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      Key environmental groups come out against bipartisan Baaja bill over fears it could spur datacenters and ICE jailsThe Senate on Monday advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for datacenters and other infrastructure projects, in the first major action since last week’s election that soundly repudiated Donald Trump and congressional Republicans.It’s a bill that would make it easier to build big infrastructure projects in America – everything from fossil fuel pipelines to transmission lines that would add more clean energy to the grid. And it would roll back environmental and social protections to achieve this goal. That is why climate advocates are torn over the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs act (Baaja). Continue reading… More

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      Diversity, decency and a new south: who were the real winners in the US midterms? | Robert Reich

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      Tuesday was a victory for equity and inclusivity and a rejection of hate and fear. The biggest losers? Megadonors and Super PacsRather than regurgitate the particular wins and losses that occurred on Tuesday, I thought it more useful, at this point, to look at the big picture and identify the largest overall winners and losers for the country as a whole.Biggest winner: a diverse, equitable and inclusive America. It’s Donald Trump’s DEI nightmare. Georgia voters elected Keisha Lance Bottoms, the first Black female governor in the country. Texas chose Gina Hinojosa, the state’s first Latina governor and first Democratic governor in more than 30 years. California elected Xavier Becerra, the state’s first Latino governor. New Mexico chose Deb Haaland, the country’s first female Native American governor. Florida elected Byron Donalds, the first Black governor in Florida’s history (a Republican). Continue reading… More

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      ‘Wait, what?’: the underdog Democrats who won their midterm races against all odds

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      From North Carolina to Arizona, Democrats with almost no public profile were stunned at their election triumphsOne candidate had dropped out in September. One had no campaign staff. One was a 19-year-old and halfway through the fall college semester.Across the US, Democratic candidates with almost no public profile and long odds of winning their midterm races were stunned to find they had outperformed their opponents on Tuesday. They were swept into Congress and statehouses in the blue wave that knocked out Republicans from seats considered untouchable in deep-red districts. Continue reading… More

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      Democrats blast Trump’s decision to make Stephen Miller his chief of staff as president defends picking loyal ‘MVP’ – as it happened

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      This live blog is now closed.Stephen Miller, architect of Trump’s immigration crackdown, to become White House chief of staffSign up for Breaking News US emailDonald Trump will begin the day in Washington today. He has closed door meetings for much of the day, and will take part in a Diwali celebration at the White House at 1:30pm ET. While that’s currently not open to the press we’ll let you know if that opens up. Continue reading… More