The New Republic reports that after the November 2026 election losses, Republicans are abandoning JD Vance's 2028 hopes, with donors and operatives turning to Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio, while Donald Trump replaced chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller. The article also covers Abdul El-Sayed's Senate win and Habibi PAC, immigrant deaths in ICE detention, and a proposed executive order branding nonprofits as terrorist-tied.