Senate GOP holds ‘Festivus’ airing of grievances against its own leader
Alternet reports that after Democrats won back the Senate majority in the 2026 midterms, Senate Republicans held a private meeting some compared to a Festivus airing of grievances, testing whether to keep John Thune as their leader as they picked through the election debris. The article also says President Trump is reportedly stunned and shaken, quoting Slate's Jim Newell speculating about a possible Cabinet replacement and Trump's next late-night demands.
