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Threw it all away
How Trump reacts to this shellacking will determine his legacy
Batten down the hatches. The barbarians are not only inside the gates, they control all the seats of power.
Kathy Hochul won big — now can she govern as New York needs?
Hochul’s campaign consisted of little more than opposing Trump, and voters who wanted change bought the message.
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The polls are closed in California. Some winners are already celebrating, some losers are licking their wounds, and in dozens of races we’re going to be waiting days — possibly weeks — to find out who actually won.
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LA is the city of people quitting their dreams — and still coming out on top
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Religious freedom is back on trial — and pre-K kids could win big
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Stand firm, King Charles — Britain owes no apologies for slavery
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Oops: Mamdani’s rent freeze is choking NYC’s affordable housing
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As Team Trump saves billions by beating welfare fraud, Dems scream ‘cruelty’
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Hail Melania Trump, the one US diplomat making a difference in the Russia-Ukraine war
Exactly one US diplomat is showing results when it comes to Russia’s war on Ukraine: First Lady Melania Trump, whose focus on small, discrete goals yields real victories.
Mamdani revs up his socialist property grabs — thanks to gutless Julie Menin
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Education advocate’s shocking discovery: Letters to the Editor — Nov. 4, 2026
NY Post readers discuss education advocate Adriana Aviles’ anger at her son getting high grades but not learning basic math.
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California voters face a clear choice in 2026 between progress and decline.
See the growing signs of an NYC public-school parents’ revolt
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Neighborhood wine bar closing in California? It’s a symptom of a statewide crisis
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California’s next governor must aggressively investigate bullet train’s wasted billions
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Haley Stevens reminds us to vote for principles over party, even in California
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California’s leaders say they want fair elections — so why don’t they act like it?
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