A vote for a Democrat doesn't automatically mean a vote for open borders, Medicare for All, higher taxes, and more government spending.

Democrats should try again to impeach Hegseth, and do it right. It's not just a matter of holding Hegseth accountable for his role in an unconstitutional war. It's also a matter of clawing back war powers from the presidency. No administration has been so brazen, and unprecedented action requires an unprecedented response. nytimes.com/2026/11/12/opi…

One thing @KenPaxton was right about, @BlakeBrickman made a difference for the @TXAG and all of Texas!

Blake risked his personal credibility and entire professional future to take on a corrupt power hungry man whore who treated holding public trust like personal capital clip by @politics_watch1 can be seen at the QR code, which surronds an infamous @HEB Christmas Coconut Cake, for irresistible flavor of course.

It would be nice for @KenPaxtonTX to see how well his escapades have concluded.

AP has called Mississippi for Scott Colom. Mississippi has its first Democratic senator in four decades.

.@realDonaldTrump’s biggest accomplishment in Kentucky for the 2026 wasn’t defeating @RepThomasMassie, it was defeating @AlvaradoForKY.

Only Donald could have done that. @ZachDemboKY should send him a thank you card.

If you were curious at how much the @realDonaldTrump brand has done for @AZGOP, look no further than this…

I’d like to have been in the room when @cindymccain and @MeghanMcCain first digested this news.

The irony of the Hatch Act being what put the HATCHET in the hands of @RepThomasMassie and @MassieforKY being the one that lays it to the root of @PeteHegseth’s tree.

Former Gov. Larry Hogan: "It's a complete and total rebuke of President Trump and his policies. There's no one else. He said to vote as if I'm on the ballot and that's exactly what they did."

No one will replace @jmnemes's influence or voice in Frankfort. In fact, I think his biggest stage and impact is yet to be seen or felt.

That said, his leadership as whip of the @KYHouseGOP is something that was more than ceremonial. He was a worker and a fighter, and he had the give cover to his members and bring them in the fold. He also has a keen sense of political capital.

I would hope that his successor as whip could come with that same grit and ability, and I think the best option for a team player who has credibility in his district and in the caucus is the gentleman from Edmonson.

I fully endorse @KyRepMeredith to join @reposborne, @kyrudy, David Meade, and @MilesForKY in the @KYHouseGOP leadership team as Majority Whip.

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie tells @politico he will trigger his resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth Monday or Tuesday.

That will force a vote on the House floor Weds or Thurs.

GOP leadership worries it could pass the House. They also have attendance problems post midterms. Massie’s resolution will be “nearly identical” to his earlier version, he says.

It’s probably too late to admit that Thomas Massie was right about everything.

As a lifelong Republican, I have a suggestion for my party. Let’s try governing as conservatives again. Real conservatives. Free market conservatives. Free trade conservatives. Small government conservatives. Fiscal conservatives. Cultural conservatives. Leader of the free world, peace through strength conservatives. Pro-democracy conservatives. Anti-authoritarian conservatives. Personal values conservatives. Patriotic but not nationalist conservatives. Capitalism but not state capitalism conservatives. Federalist conservatives. And most of all: Rule of Law conservatives.

Excellent. Impeach and convict. Bar him from federal office.

54 seats and counting.

And I learned how to grill…these burgers and dogs are fully cooked.

Thomas Massie seeing all the GOP members walking in .
.@RepThomasMassie

Dems look like they might get 56. Rs will never get that back for a long time. You ignore primaries for years, anoint a charlatan as not just leader but God, and then mimic his retardation every day for a decade, at some point the chickens come home to roost.

Georgia voters and voters across America have spoken.

I’d like to first congratulate Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms on her historic victory last night. Marty, the girls, and I are praying for the governor-elect and her family as they lead our state over the next four years.

I’d also like to thank Rick Jackson and all of our Republican candidates for running spirited campaigns and putting themselves forward, and congratulate Senator Ossoff on a hard-fought win.

Republicans now have the opportunity, and responsibility, to heed the will of voters and learn from last night’s results. I firmly believe the conservative principles of our party lead to greater freedom, security, and prosperity for all Americans—and it’s time we get back to those principles in the months and years to come.

🗳️ FLORIDA 2026: MY ELECTION POSTMORTEM

WINNERS GOVERN. LOSERS GO HOME.

A little more than 24 hours after Florida’s polls closed, I’ve been reflecting on an election night nearly 20 years ago.

In November 2008, I was driving home from the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, after watching @SenMcConnell defeat Bruce Lunsford and earn another six years in the United States Senate.

It was a bittersweet night for Republicans. McConnell had won, but @BarackObama was headed to the @ObamaWhiteHouse, and Republicans were facing an even larger minority in Congress.

I was a young Republican who had spent much of my adolescence studying politics, campaigns, and the political machine Mitch McConnell had built in Kentucky.

Today, at 40 years old, I appreciate the lessons I learned watching McConnell more than I ever have.

Those lessons explain much of what happened in Florida on Tuesday.

And they explain why @ByronDonalds owes three people some mighty expensive Christmas cards. 🎄 1/18🧵

🐘 REPUBLICANS HAVE THEIR OWN RECKONING

Before @EvanPower and @FloridaGOP leaders celebrate too enthusiastically, they ought to examine what happened farther down the ballot.

Look at Hillsborough County.

@dannyalvarezsr lost his Florida House seat.

@KathyCastorFL defeated @MBeltranFL in a congressional district Republicans had redrawn to make more competitive.

I supported Mike Beltran because I had developed a personal connection with him and made a commitment to support his candidacy.

But had circumstances been different, I could have voted for Kathy Castor.

And I am entirely comfortable with her representing my family in Washington over the next two years.

I don’t need my congresswoman to agree with me on everything.

I need her to understand that the cost of living is crushing working families, that middle-class Americans are tired of carrying the burden of bad government, and that elected officials ought to spend more time solving problems than performing for television cameras.

I believe @realDonaldTrump has done as much to burden the middle class as Joe Biden did.

And I believe the Trump-Donalds political brand cost Republicans votes they otherwise could have earned.

Those voters didn’t all become Democrats.

Some crossed over. Some stayed home. Some supported Republicans farther down the ballot.

But Republicans who assume those votes will automatically return are making a dangerous political calculation. 17/18

🇺🇸 WINNERS GOVERN. LOSERS GO HOME.

Here’s my conclusion.

@ByronDonalds won the election.

@realDonaldTrump deserves credit for putting him in @FloridaGOP driver’s seat to win.

@RonDeSantis deserves credit for helping unify Republicans in the closing days that I believe was the deal closer.

And @NikkiFried and @FlaDems deserve scrutiny for failing to capitalize fully on an extraordinary opportunity.

@davidjollyfl, @laurajollyfl, and @GwenGraham, did something remarkable.

They demonstrated that a Democrat could earn the trust of conservative Republicans like me without requiring us to abandon our principles.

@AngieNixon, in my judgment, demonstrated the limitations of a candidacy that appeals strongly to ideological supporters but struggles to expand beyond them.

Republicans won the statewide elections, but Democrats made meaningful gains and exposed serious weaknesses in the @FloridaGOP coalition.

Neither party should mistake Tuesday’s results for an uncomplicated mandate.

Nearly two decades ago, I learned by watching @SenMcConnell that politics is ultimately about more than making speeches, winning arguments, or generating applause.

It’s about building coalitions large enough to GOVERN.

I remain a conservative Republican.

I want MORE Ron DeSantises.

I want fewer politicians who treat conservative principles as negotiable whenever Donald Trump demands loyalty.

And I want an opposition party capable of offering a credible alternative when Republicans abandon those principles.

Florida Democrats didn’t need to turn conservatives into liberals to win.

They needed to convince enough conservatives that voting for a Democrat didn’t require ABANDONING conservatism.

David Jolly understood that.

Far too much of the Democratic establishment apparently did not.

And Republicans would be fools to assume that every conservative who voted against their nominee has somehow stopped being a conservative.

Mitch McConnell understood a lesson that both parties would do well to revisit:

You can spend your career making a point, or you can build a coalition that makes a difference.

WINNERS GOVERN. LOSERS GO HOME.

And in Florida, BOTH parties have some serious work to do. 🇺🇸18/18.🧵