Politico's Inside Congress newsletter reports that Rep. Lauren Boebert lost Colorado's 4th District to Democrat Eileen Laubacher, denied a fourth House term, and that 14-term Rep. Mike Thompson lost to Eric Jones after a week-long count. It also covers Chris Van Hollen's challenge to Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader, Maxine Waters's fight with Sean Casten for the Financial Services gavel, Jamie Raskin's bid for the Judiciary chairmanship, Sen. Bill Hagerty's bar complaint against Jack Smith, House Republican talks of disciplining defectors, and Ted Cruz's postponing a classified AI briefing.