Forget the midterm ballots. Trump is back to ballrooms.
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
1 outlet (Axios) is covering this story.
- Axios reports: “Republicans barely had time to absorb their sweeping midterm losses before President Trump returned to a familiar comfort zone: D.C. construction projects.Why it matters: Voters just delivered an o…”
Read the full coverage
Top political stories right now
Updated Nov 9, 2026, 10:39 AM ET
- Donald Trump 'kidding' about making UFC boss Dana White US press secretary – video 8 outlets
- Joe Biden to limit White House memoir promotion due to advancing cancer 5 outlets
- What we know so far about Jensen Huang's affair with suspected Chinese spy 4 outlets
- Here are five takeaways from President Trump’s “60 Minutes” interview, which aired Sunday 3 outlets
- Transcript: Calley Means on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 8, 2026 2 outlets
Related coverage
- WATCH: Trump previews ballroom construction the day after voters rejected GOP rule 1 outlet
- President Trump delivered a speech at the Lincoln Memorial on Monday that focused on his construction projects and renovations 1 outlet
- Trump faces reckoning, but focuses on ballroom, after devastating losses 1 outlet
- Trump and Republicans Begin Pointing Fingers After Sweeping Midterms Losses 1 outlet
- Trump touts 'magnificent' ballroom in first remarks after midterm drubbing 2 outlets
More top stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- Vance ‘privately’ blasts Netanyahu as Iran war divides Trump administration and 2028 ambitions loom 14 outlets
- Prediction markets foresaw Democratic dominance in midterm elections 13 outlets
- What the blue wave looked like in North Carolina 13 outlets
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was jubilant after the Democrats flipped control of both houses of Congress in the midterms—but faces possible fights with party progressives 13 outlets
- Midterm Election Losses Complicate Trump’s Options on Iran War 12 outlets
All political stories from Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Today’s top stories