Two blue state Democrats in Congress issued blistering assessments of where their party stands after Tuesday night’s overwhelming election defeat and offered suggestions about changes that Democrats need to make. “That was a cataclysm,” Connecticut Sen. Chis Murphy posted on X. “Electoral map wipeout. Senate D practical ceiling is now 52 seats. R’s is 62.” “Time to rebuild the left,” Murphy wrote. “We are out of touch with the...

The “moral clarity” that Rep. Elise Stefanik is bringing into her new role as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will help fight the organization’s “hate and lies,” Israel’s ambassador to the U.N. said Monday. The appointment of the New York Republican by President-elect Donald Trump is one of the first personnel moves announced in the early days of his transition period. “Congratulations Rep. Elise Stefanik...

Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., is running to lead the Republican conference in the next congress, officially announcing after the current chair was tapped for a top Trump administration role.  “The modern Republican Party personifies my home state of Michigan and delivered Republicans the White House, Senate, and House majority,” McClain said in a statement shared first with Fox News Digital. “From my humble beginnings working on a horse...