Joe Biden

US Politics Daily@uspoliticsdaily

Republicans are moving further right a week after voters rejected Trump and the GOP at the polls. House Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their next minority leader over the more moderate Steve Scalise. Trump also tapped Stephen Miller as chief of staff.

Jordan once chaired the House Judiciary Committee, where he led the failed effort to impeach Joe Biden. Miller, who oversaw the administration's immigration enforcement, will now be Trump's main contact with the Democratic Congress.

Hollywood Express@hollywoodexpress

Hollywood's political clout looks much smaller this midterm cycle. Not one A-list celebrity was sent to a major battleground state, and big donors kept a low profile. Democrat fundraisers in LA were quieter and drew little coverage, with Jon Ossoff's Georgia campaign even asking that photos not be posted. A consultant called it a rebuke of Hollywood, and a fundraising insider said the old industry machine that picked candidates is gone. The shift follows the fallout from Joe Biden's 2024 campaign, which left many in the industry feeling burned.