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Democrat wins Miami mayor's race for the first time in nearly 30 years

(AP) Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms. Higgins, 61, will be the first woman to lead the city of Miami. She spoke frequently in the Hispanic-majority city about Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying she has heard of many people in Miami who were worried about family members being detained. She campaigned as a proud Democrat despite the race being officially nonpartisan and beat Trump-backed candidate Emilio Gonzalez.

Georgia Democrats flip state House seat from red to blue

(CNN) Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk. The Democratic victory, in a district that voted for President Donald Trump by about 12 percentage points last year, comes ahead of next year’s critical midterms, when Georgians will vote in closely watched races for Senate and governor.

Keller (D) wins Albuquerque mayoral election

(KOB4) Albuquerque voters have chosen incumbent Mayor Tim Keller to serve a third term as mayor. Hundreds of supporters surrounded Keller at the Clyde Hotel, including Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina. Upon reaching the podium, Keller expressed gratitude to those who voted for him.

House Democrats add 5 seats to their 2026 battleground target list

(The Hill) The House Democrats’ campaign arm is adding five seats to its 2026 offensive battleground target list as recent election wins have made the party feel increasingly bullish about next year’s midterms. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is adding California’s 48th Congressional District, Florida’s 15th Congressional District, North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District and 11th Congressional District and Texas’ 35th Congressional District. Overall, the DCCC has 40 target pickup opportunities the group is eyeing next year.

Trump Says 'I Don't Know Him' When Pressed About Apparent Hypocrisy In Pardoning Violent Drug Kingpin

(Mediaite) President Donald Trump sat down at the White House for a lengthy interview with Politico’s Dasha Burns, which was released on Tuesday. Burns pressed Trump on the apparent hypocrisy of his pardoning a violent drug trafficker, former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández. Trump cut in, “Well, I don’t know him. And I know very little about him other than people said it was like, uh, an Obama/Biden type setup, where he was set up. He was the president of the country. The country, uh, deals in drugs, like probably you could say that about every country, and because he was the president, they gave him like 45 years in prison. And there are many people fighting for Honduras, very good people that I know. And they think he was treated horribly, and they asked me to do it, and I said I’ll do it.”

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Trump Aides Beg Him to Stop Blaming Biden for His Own Mess

(Daily Beast) Weary aides to President Donald Trump want him to stop making fantastical claims about the economy and pinning woes on his predecessor, according to a new report. White House officials are urging Trump not to dismiss concerns from tens of millions of Americans about the cost-of-living crisis and rising food prices, and to stop pointing the finger at former President Joe Biden, who left office in January. Trump, whose net worth is estimated at more than $6 billion, has frequently dismissed suggestions that Americans are experiencing severe financial anxiety or struggling with affordability, calling such concerns a “hoax” or a “con job” pushed by Democrats.

Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan

(NBC News) The Trump administration plans to require all foreign tourists to provide their social media histories from the last five years to enter the country, according to a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register. The data would be “mandatory” for new entrants to the U.S., regardless of whether they are entering from countries that require visas, according to the notice from Customs and Border Protection. Residents of the United Kingdom and Germany are among the countries from which visitors do not require visas to visit the U.S., which, according to the notice, could add an extra hurdle for travelers.

Tax prosecutions plunge as Trump shifts crime-fighting efforts

(Reuters) Federal tax prosecutions fell to their lowest level in decades this year, declining more than 27% from the year before as the Trump administration cut the ranks of attorneys and agents who pursue those cases, a Reuters examination has found. President Donald Trump’s administration has carried out a sweeping overhaul of U.S. law enforcement this year, forcing out scores of attorneys and focusing large sections of the Justice Department on tracking down immigrants. Its retreat from tax enforcement illustrates the toll that shift has taken on other crime-fighting efforts.

'It's done' -- House Armed Services chair sees no need to further probe boat strike

(Politico) The Republican chair of the House Armed Services Committee said he doesn’t see the need to further investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack on an alleged drug running vessel in September. ... But committee members are still set to hear from the commander who ordered the strike and see the unedited video of the incident in the coming days. “It’s done,” Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) told reporters Tuesday when asked about his next moves to probe the incident. “I’ve got all the answers I needed.”