New Jersey 11th Congressional District Special 2026: Live Election Results, Mejia vs. Hathaway (Gift Article) Get live results and maps from the 2026 New Jersey 11th Congressional District special election.

NYT results gift link for tonight's #NJ11 special election, courtesy a member of The Downballot's Discord server community. Yes, there's a Thursday election!

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn E. Jean Carroll civil verdict The president asked the high court to toss a $5 million judgment against him.

JUST IN: Trump's bid to overturn $5M award to E. Jean. Carroll for sexual abuse and defamation was set to be taken up by SCOTUS at closed-door conference tomorrow. Just rescheduled for 7th time. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

They're owned by Ellison now, so I guess no surprise.

“Trump is incompetent, he’s capricious, he’s completely erratic and he’s basically psychotic. He has no conception of morality. He’s kind of bored with Iran, he wants to move on and go see UFC fights”

Even in the “no tax on tips” photo-op Trump can’t help but get weird and try to get this woman to attack trans people. She refuses and redirects, doing a better job of staying on message than Trump ever could.

Remember when Senile Satan was a “nurse” last June?

A little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution and spy on US citizens is set to expire, and we’re worried some Democrats could join the GOP to reauthorize this civil liberties disaster.

Urge your Members of Congress to vote NO on any legislation that reauthorizes Section 702.

This is a lie. I included Trump‘s post and the picture in my newsletter last night (scroll down), before he deleted it. Judge for yourself; you can’t miss the portrayal of him as devine. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf praises Pope Leo amid Trump’s attacks on the pontiff, citing his “fearless stand” against the Iran war while accusing the U.S. and Israel of “war crimes.”

MAGA may be unshakeable on policy, but will Trump's recent controversial post finally push some supporters away? My latest Substack explores this, not as a former Congressman, but as a Protestant Christian: www.adamkinzinger.com/p/you-gave-h...

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Oregon governor signs slew of bills protecting immigrants amid federal crackdown By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed eight bills into law Thursday defending immigrant rights as the Trump administration ramps up federal immigratio...

"Oregon's Democratic Governor Tina Kotek signed eight bills into law defending immigrant rights, as the Trump administration ramps up federal immigration enforcement..."

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Trump posts meme of himself as pope.

Did everyone forget about this one?

Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Kristen Stewart and 1,000-Plus Hollywood Names Oppose Paramount-Warner Deal in Open Letter: ‘Block the Merger’ Joaquin Phoenix, Ben Stiller, Kristen Stewart and more stars signed an open letter opposing Paramount's pending Warner Bros. Discovery purchase.

1,000+ stars & film pros just jumped into the fight against the Paramount-Warner Bros merger — & @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to help lead

The people are making noise & The AGs are listening

#BlockTheMerger - TN

Canadian mother held by ICE with daughter, 7, speaks out on families ‘suffering greatly’ in detention Tania Warner and her daughter were detained in Texas facilities deemed ‘unsafe and degrading’

"She is from British Columbia but moved to Texas in 2021 when she married her American husband.

The family was driving home from a baby shower when they were stopped at a border patrol checkpoint. She and Ayla, who has autism, were fingerprinted and detained..."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Acting AG Todd Blanche: "If you were a prosecutor, and you were trying to prosecute your boss, you have ethical duties as a lawyer that I think prevent you from continuing to work in that environment"

Virginia voters have real power right now — the kind that can actually change the balance of Congress before November. That window closes April 21. Vote YES while you still can. #VirginaVoteYes

Virginia voters have real power right now — the kind that can actually change the balance of Congress before November. That window closes April 21. Vote YES while you still can.

#VirginaVoteYes

Start with Noem.

So that's a no.

Typo -- the sum of money Blanche was asked about is $200,000,000, not $200,000

Miles Taylor: "We’re just three people away from stopping Trump’s madman meltdown. Three. That’s the number of House Republicans who — if they chose to act — could change history. Right now. By demanding he step down, voting to impeach, or flipping control of the House."

We have the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Now is the time to use it. It's past time for Trump to be removed from office. This is a global crisis. It's time for J.D. Vance and the Cabinet to invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.

NEW: We have the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. Now is the time to use it.

It's past time for Trump to be removed from office. This is a global crisis. It's time for J.D. Vance and the Cabinet to invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.

Now, at Law Dork:

Hawaii just experienced catastrophic flooding, multiple states had massive wildfires, Republicans in Congress who control FEMA funding haven’t passed any and are on vacation, and Markwayne Mullin is in North Carolina to highlight hurricane relief efforts today.

Voting rights groups file fifth lawsuit against Trump’s sweeping anti-voting order Voting rights groups are asking courts to completely nullify Trump’s executive order unconstitutional and unenforceable.

The NAACP, @commoncause.org, the @lawyerscomm.bsky.social and @blackvotersmatterfund.org filed the fifth lawsuit against Trump's executive order targeting mail voting, arguing the directive is “an illegal power grab seeking to control federal elections.”

The Modern Fausts Among Us Jake Arnott explores the demonic in the recently released Epstein Files

🟧 Columnists — Jake Arnott — (Edition 84)

The Modern Fausts Among Us — Jake Arnott explores the demonic in the recently released Epstein Files

This would be great for big corporations, bad for average everyday people.

Pope Leo XIV condemns Trump's threats to destroy Iranian civilization:

"Today, as we all know, there was this threat against all the people of Iran. This is truly unacceptable."

How The 25th Amendment Actually Works — And What Nobody's Ever Figured Out In 1967, the 25th Amendment was added to the Constitution, meant to formalize a process for what happens if a president dies in office or becomes disabled — after more than a century of presidents suf...

*taps sign*

Q: You message has moved from 'the war is coming to an end' to 'we're gonna be bombing Iran to the stone ages.' So which is it?

TRUMP: Can't tell you. I don't know

Texas Stripped 15,000 Businesses of Opportunity. Now It Faces a Legal Challenge. Republicans have made disadvantaged communities a scapegoat for failed economic policies.

ICYMI: A Texas Republican quietly decertified more than 15,000 minority- and women-owned businesses in December.

@staceyabrams.com explains what it means and why it matters: