Plus, Trump offers Saudi crown prince a warm welcome. And the House overwhelmingly passes the Epstein files bill.

Many Republican leaders insist there's no problem with the GOP's policies, the party's message or President Donald Trump’s leadership, despite big losses in this month's elections.

A federal court dealt a major blow on Tuesday to Republicans’ hopes of picking up five new GOP seats in Congress next year in Texas, ruling that the party’s redraw was unconstitutional. But the decision was far from the last word on the case.

Going into the 2026 election cycle, Gov. Greg Gianforte has been chosen to lead the national organization that advocates for electing Republican governors.

Inside the White House, however, Trump remains confident in his strategy to push new maps to insulate the Republican House majority in 2026.

As it was becoming clear that Election Day 2025 was a very bad one for Donald Trump’s Republican Party, the president weighed in with his own electoral analysis. He posted a quote Tuesday night that he attributed to unspecified “pollsters” – apparently ones he was watching on Fox News.

Twenty-one Republican legislators in Michigan have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting the U.S. Department of Justice oversee the state's primary and general elections next year.

Summit County GOP leaders have filed a complaint with the lieutenant governor’s office over texts sent to Park City voters the day before the November election.

Judges blocked Texas from using its new GOP-drawn congressional map, saying it was likely a racial gerrymander.