Trump Vows Comeback After Midterm Rout as Miller Takes Top White House Job

Donald Trump isn't taking Tuesday's drubbing quietly. In a Sunday morning post on Truth Social, the president declared that America had taken a 'giant step back in History with the results of the last Election,' then promised, 'we will be back, BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!' Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress, and voters signaled they were fed up with the Iran war, sweeping tariffs and other pillars of Trump's agenda.

Rather than pivot, the White House looks ready to double down. Stephen Miller, Trump's hardline immigration aide, starts as chief of staff on Monday — a promotion expected to fuel an even more aggressive crackdown and more culture-war fights. 'It signals the administration is going to have a fighting-from-a-bunker approach the last two years,' Trump donor and energy executive Dan Eberhart told Reuters.

Trump also sprang a surprise on Saturday: he offered the White House press secretary gig to Dana White, the UFC chief he called 'a violent Fighter and Warrior.' The podium has been mostly empty since Karoline Leavitt left this summer — her first replacement, Katie Zacharia, lasted five days. 'Dana, please take the job!' Trump wrote.

The president's threats against Democrats planning oversight didn't stop there. He said he ordered the Justice Department to 'look into' them, and attorney general Todd Blanche told CNN that 'there could be' investigations, claiming Republicans had faced 'dangerous' threats without naming any crimes. Democrats aren't blinking — Congressman Robert Garcia, in line to chair the House oversight committee, told CNN there's broad interest in questioning Elon Musk about DOGE's federal firings and Miller about the immigration crackdown. Jamie Raskin, set to lead House judiciary, has asked for information on Jared Kushner's and Donald Trump Jr.'s business dealings.

The scoreboard is still filling in. With 33 of 35 Senate races called, Democrats hold 54 seats to the Republicans' 44, while Alaska and Mississippi remain uncalled. Republican congressman James Comer said his committee will spend its final two months investigating Alaska's Senate race, where Trump has threatened Democrat Mary Peltola with prosecution over a rival 'Dan Sullivan' on the ballot.

Democrats, meanwhile, are enjoying the moment. New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani told Fox News that working-class Americans 'are tired of waiting,' and Texas senator-elect James Talarico — the first Democrat to win statewide there since 1994 — popped up on Saturday Night Live to reclaim Trump's 'Talafreako' taunt. Kansas senator-elect Adam Hamilton, the state's first Democratic senator in nearly a century, is already pushing for fresh leadership, calling Chuck Schumer 'kind of a polarizing figure.'