Trump set to lurch further right, claiming US took ‘giant step back’ in elections
The Guardian reports that despite Democrats winning both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterms — taking 54 Senate seats to the Republicans' 44, with James Talarico becoming the first Texas Democrat to win statewide office since 1994 — Donald Trump's administration appears set to lurch further right under new chief of staff Stephen Miller. Trump called the election a "giant step back" on Truth Social, offered UFC's Dana White the press secretary job, threatened to have the Justice Department look into Democrats overseeing his administration, and Republicans plan to investigate Alaska's close Senate race before ceding control in January 2027.
