The claim. The record. The gap between.
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Jan. 20, 2025: Republicans hold the House, the Senate and the White House.
Nov. 3, 2026: Democrats win the House and Senate.
652 days, my arithmetic.
Musk says Tesla has a backlog of Cybertruck orders.
House Republicans have a backlog of promises.
Musk: adding a shift before the line comes down.
Burlison: two months remain.
One gets an extra shift.
The other had 652 days of Republican control.
Scott Colom leads by 1,138 votes. Not called.
3,600 mail ballots are still out.
Mississippi has no recount process.
If it holds: the first Black senator from Mississippi since Blanche K. Bruce, whose term ended in 1881.
Jeffries' 2025-26 donors:
Anduril's CEO and COO: $144,300.
A Palantir manager: $44,300.
AIPAC's PAC routed more than $427,000 in donor contributions.
The donations are on the record.
So is his promise of investigations.
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Fox, election night, on Trump being "as prominent and as central as he was": a stroke of genius or a mistake.
Fox: "We'll find out."
Trump, 2016: "Drain the swamp."
His crypto businesses took in nearly $1.2 billion in 2025, per filings, Fox.
World Liberty Financial is likely first in line for House Democrats' subpoenas, per Fortune.
The first drain date is Jan. 3.
Vance, Oct. 21, asked if the Ramaswamy ad was appropriate: not really his concern.
He said he was a little disgusted with Republicans who complained about the ad more than about Democrats' plans.
Oct. 29, per AP: Ramaswamy said the ad's planned run was over.
Hannity asked how the Iran war ends.
In the clip, Trump covers Venezuela, Greenland, oil and Iran's military.
The ending is not among them.
Fewest laws before Election Day in four decades: the 118th (106), then the 119th (121).
The House left Sept. 16 for a seven-week campaign break.
Speaker Johnson says Republicans have accomplished much.
On Oct. 17 he said there are big things on the horizon.
Cruz on El-Sayed: “if I am correct that he is a passionate supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, there is a very real risk that Americans will die as a result.”
Bridge Michigan found no evidence El-Sayed has ties to the group or pledged support to it.
The “if” is Cruz’s.
The record is Bridge’s.
Ted Cruz: "If Abdul El-Sayed becomes the senator for Michigan, there is absolutely nothing to stop Chuck Schumer from placing [him] on the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Senate Intelligence Committee has access to our most closely guarded secrets. And if I am correct that he is a passionate supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, there is a very real risk that Americans will die as a result...We have every reason to believe that Abdul El-Sayed, if he found out that they're about to apprehend these terrorists, that he would let those terrorists know."
Perry on diesel: “the Ukraine-Russia war.”
Diesel was under $4 when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
AAA: $5.94 on Sept. 9, a record.
He named the war from 2022.
The price moved after the one from 2026.
Hassett says the affordability crisis is "a myth."
His proof: Americans are spending $1 trillion more, after inflation.
But that's total spending. BEA's price index for consumer spending rose 5.0% in Q2, annualized.
He measured spending.
He declared affordability.
Trump: “The golden age of American agriculture is right here and right now.”
Farm Bureau, on USDA's 2026 forecast: net farm income down 5.5% after inflation.
Government payments up nearly 70%.
Payments rose. Income did not.
Ramaswamy's campaign will spend $4 million promoting the ad about Amy Acton, per the AP.
Casey Putsch (R), a primary opponent, on the ad: "pretty damn low." He says he will vote for Acton.
Asked by Bloomberg if anyone in the White House is advising the president on free trade, Marshall says he doesn't hear that voice right now.
He says the president is doubling down.
Bankruptcies are up, suicides are up, he says, but he still has hope in the president.
