The Morning Roundup – November 6, 2026

Good morning from The Monolith Media. The midterm hangover continues: Democrats are already mapping oversight of Trump energy deals, pundits are writing obituaries for the multiracial MAGA coalition, and unfinished Senate counts in Alaska and Mississippi still loom. On the left, Charles P. Pierce is toasting GOP losses from Kris Kobach to Harmeet Dhillon while Perry Bacon says voters of color never really left the Democrats; the center is tracking Trump at a NASA expo, a deadly Colorado police shooting, and Arizona flood survivors; and the right is watching Democratic leadership intrigue around Chuck Schumer, a Bronx stabbing sentence that outraged the victim, plus lighter Page Six and Chicago fare.

LEFT

Charles P. Pierce (Esquire) – “One of My Least Favorite Politicians Lost an Election This Week. I Can’t Stop Laughing About It.”

Pierce celebrates Kris Kobach’s midterm defeat in Kansas, casting the longtime immigration hard-liner as an “ur-Trumper before Trump.” He frames the loss as overdue comeuppance for a figure he argues helped shape the MAGA playbook and says he is glad to see him gone.

Charles P. Pierce (Esquire) – “Meet Texas’s Newly Elected Attorney General, Who Wants to Put a Stop to Elon Musk’s Greedy Billionaire Hijinks”

Pierce profiles Texas attorney general–elect Nathan Johnson and highlights his pledge to investigate SpaceX. He portrays the win as a check on Elon Musk’s influence in the state and says he is eager to see what an AG probe turns up.

Charles P. Pierce (Esquire) – “Good Riddance, Harmeet Dhillon. You Won’t Be Missed.”

Pierce marks the resignation of Harmeet Dhillon as head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division and offers little mourning. He predicts her next appearance will be under congressional scrutiny rather than as a quiet exit from public life.

Perry Bacon (The New Republic) – “Trump’s Vaunted Multiracial Coalition Is Dead”

Bacon argues the post-2024 narrative that Republicans had built a durable multiracial MAGA coalition collapsed in the midterms. Citing exit polls that show roughly 90% of Black voters, about 70% of Asian Americans, and roughly two-thirds of Latinos backing Democrats, he says voters of color again delivered Democratic winning margins much as they did from 2012 to 2020.

tippinsights – “Democrats Target Trump Administration’s Energy Policies And Business Deals”

With Democrats set to take control of Congress in January, the piece reports that House Energy and Commerce member Frank Pallone is promising aggressive oversight of Trump administration energy deals, including alleged corruption tied to Venezuelan oil, critical minerals, and canceled renewables. Democrats are also expected to push a war-powers resolution on Iran even as Trump could veto it, and to scrutinize nearly $8 billion in canceled energy projects and moves against offshore wind.

CENTER

NBC News – “Live updates: Trump heads to NASA expo after GOP’s crushing midterm defeat”

NBC’s live blog tracks President Trump’s appearance at a NASA expo as Republicans absorb a crushing midterm defeat and Democrats prepare to take over Congress. Vote counting continues in the Alaska and Mississippi Senate races, where Democratic candidates hold thin leads, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismisses renewed House impeachment articles from Rep. Thomas Massie as a “sham.”

Bobby Oler (NewsNation) – “Shooting kills 1 Colorado officer, wounds 3 others and civilian”

Oler reports a shooting that killed one Colorado officer and wounded three other officers plus a civilian. A spokesperson said the suspect opened fire “within seconds” of being approached by police.

Don Davis (NewsNation) – “Deadly Arizona flood nearly swept away his entire home”

Davis recounts survivor Doug Michaels’s account of a deadly Arizona flood that nearly took his home. What began as a routine evening at a campground turned into a desperate evacuation as floodwaters rose.

Politico – “DeFuture for DeSantis”

Politico’s Florida Playbook looks at what the midterms mean for Ron DeSantis’s political future in the state. The newsletter frames the post-election landscape in Florida as a pivotal test of whether the governor’s brand still travels after a tough cycle for Republicans.

RIGHT

Samuel Chamberlain (NY Post) – “Sen. Chris Van Hollen 'not looking' to challenge Chuck Schumer as Democratic leader, 'kicking the tires' on 2028 presidential bid”

Chamberlain reports that Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) says he is “not looking to be the next Democratic leader” after Democrats regained the Senate majority, and is instead “kicking the tires” on a 2028 presidential run. Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed had floated Van Hollen as an alternative to Chuck Schumer, but Van Hollen is keeping his focus on higher office.

Adam Silverstein (NY Post) – “NYC mom vomits as 'monster' friend who stabbed her 22 times with young daughter in next room receives light sentence”

Silverstein covers the Bronx sentencing of Christopher Joseph, who stabbed Kaitlynn Berman 22 times while her young daughter was in the next room. Berman vomited in court after Joseph received an 8½-year sentence; her advocates called for 22 years and said the family is far from satisfied.

Jane Herz (Page Six) – “Exclusive | Carson Daly lifts the lid on 'Today' show cast's wild nights out: 'We have a good time'”

Herz reports Carson Daly’s exclusive account of the “Today” cast’s off-camera holiday socializing, including afternoon happy hours that can start around 1 p.m. Co-anchor Laura Jarrett joked that things get more interesting after “the boys” leave, while Daly said the group still “have a good time.”

Pat Hickey (John Kass News) – “I Chumbolone!”

Guest writer Pat Hickey revisits old clashes with John Kass from the Richard M. Daley era in Chicago, recalling school fundraising, newspaper op-eds, and City Hall scandals. The column is a personal Chicago political memoir about loyalty, Leo High School networks, and how Kass peeled layers off the Daley machine.