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King Charles was caught without an umbrella in torrential rain during his visit to Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean. Soaked through, the King appears furious with his aides for failing to bring one while the Queen got one a full minute before him.

House Speaker Mike Johnson breaks into an unexpected impression of Trump while joking about the president's late-night phone calls.

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President Trump vowed to protect Elon Musk from Democratic efforts to prosecute him or seize his companies, saying he may issue preemptive pardons if Musk’s factories or SpaceX face threats.

The NYPD is investigating a hate crime after antisemitic graffiti was discovered spray-painted on several Jewish school buses in Williamsburg.

Drone footage of the crash site in Palm Beach County shows a crater but no obvious sign of the planes wreckage. The Learjet 60 nosedived at over 400 mph and lost over 20,000 feet in a minute.

The co-pilot killed in the fiery Florida Learjet crash has been identified as a 20-year-old aviation prodigy who earned her pilot's license before she could legally drive.

Trump announces the reopening of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, then jokes about renaming it the "Trump reflecting pool": "I'm only kidding. Please don't report it."

Trump: Biden gave everybody a pardon. Q: Will you do that? Trump: I would if I needed to. I wouldn't even think about it. I did for J6.

Ben Gvir, Police Chief Clash Over Chareidi Protest Violence: • National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Police Commissioner Danny Levy have traded sharp accusations over police handling of Chareidi protests, with Ben Gvir alleging that Levy ordered officers to use excessive force, including batons and stun grenades. • Levy’s office rejected the allegations as baseless and demanded a retraction, accusing Ben Gvir of politically undermining the police. • Ben Gvir insists he stands behind his claims, also accusing Levy of discriminatory enforcement by taking leftist protests softly while bringing violence and aggressive tactics to Charedi protests.

Trump says someone was caught over damage at the World War II Memorial and surrounding grass: "The vandals went to work, but we also went to work on the vandals."

Mike Rogers warns that campus rhetoric is fueling antisemitism: • "The next generation of kids thinks it's really cool to be against the Jews. What are we doing?"

VP JD Vance on Iran: "The President and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement. We're going to keep on working at it... We've certainly made some progress. We'll see if we can make some more."

High Court revives Trump lawsuit over Russia hoax: The Supreme Court has ordered Hillary Clinton and her codefendants to respond to a petition from President Trump seeking to revive his 2016 election lawsuit, in which he claims they conspired to falsely accuse him of colluding with Russia. • Clinton and the other respondents, which include the Democratic National Committee, have until Nov. 27 to respond. The lawsuit, filed in 2022, alleged they hired lawyers and researchers to invent the Steele Dossier which contained false information about his ties to Russia, and subsequently spread those narratives to damage his candidacy. • A lower court had dismissed the lawsuit as frivolous and ordered Trump to pay $1 million in sanctions. The sanctions was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals. When the case was filed with the Supreme Court, Clinton waived her right to file a response to Trump’s petition for court to hear it. The Supreme Court's new order calling for a response means the justices are taking a closer look at it before deciding whether to formally review it.

Ben Shapiro: The polling data shows a blue tsunami coming. Maybe that data is correct, but there's one major problem: Republicans haven't been picking up the phone (for the pollsters)

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U.S. Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island: • The U.S. attacked Iran’s Qeshm Island tonight, in the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out against the country in recent weeks. -WSJ

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BDE: Rebbetzin Chana Greenbaum a”h, the last surviving child of Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz zt”l, who nearly singlehandedly established Torah on American shores, was niftar this morning. She was 104. • Married to Rav Dov Greenbaum, she was part of a generation that witnessed the spiritual wilderness that was America in the first half of the 20th century, and then saw its birth when her father took over the reins of Mesivta Torah Vodaath. • Her husband was niftar 45 years ago, and he was eulogized on the floor of Congress by Rep. Benjamin Gilman for his contributions to establishing Monsey as a vibrant Jewish center. She subsequently moved to Eretz Yisrael and lived there for the past few years. Her youngest sister, Rebbetzin Shulamis Schiff a”h, was niftar earlier this year. • She is survived by five children and hundreds of descendants. Yehi zichrah baruch.

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman defended the female co-pilot killed in the Learjet 60 crash, condemning criticism of her final radio calls.

Which big shot will Idaho choose?: Idaho already has a state flower, a state vegetable — what else? The potato — and even a state dinosaur. In tomorrow’s elections, voters will be asked to select a state gun. • Citizens in the state which has no license requirements to possess a firearm can select their favorite firearm from a list of six that could then become emblematic of their home state. Four are rifles, including two different Winchester models, along with a single-action revolver — the .45 Colt — and an automatic pistol, the Colt M1911. • If the measure passes the popular vote, the question will return to the legislature where elected officials will have the final say. • Ten states already have a state gun, seven rifles and three handguns.

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Trump, floating new strikes on Iran: "We might have to go after Pickaxe (mountain), but that's not a big deal."

With Election Day hours away, Trump urged Republicans to turn out in the midterms: "I'm just asking everybody to pretend that I'm on the ballot." He warned that tax provisions for tips, overtime and Social Security could be at risk depending on the results.

Could ice have contributed to a deadly Learjet crash in Florida? • CNN's Pete Muntean explains how dangerous icing conditions can develop inside thunderstorms, even at extremely cold temperatures.

Another day, another crazy new level of AI. Here is a company called Shipper: "Today we killed agentic AI. I just watched my Mac finish a 16-hour workday in 183 seconds.”

Trump: "If [Republicans go out and vote... we will win in a landslide... For some reason, the sitting president doesn't win the midterms. We gave this a very strong shot."

Will it happen? Election forecaster Andrew Moser, who accurately predicted Trump’s 2024 victory, is now forecasting Republicans will retain control of the Senate with a 53–47 majority.

Trump’s very makpid on his coined term "SI"

Trump last night: Marco is getting too popular, a little bit more popular and I'm going to say, “you're fired.”

Trump calls tomorrow's midterms "the most important midterm, I believe, in our lifetime" and says Democrats have nominated "the most extreme and dangerous slate of candidates in American history."

Governor orders NJ ports to not accept Russian diesel: Despite an executive order from President Trump relaxing sanctions on Russian diesel oil to ease a price hike, Gov. Sherrill ordered New Jersey port and terminal operators to not accept the fuel. She claimed without offering a reason that the import “violates federal law” and “could carry serious civil and criminal consequences.” • Sherrill, who was a leftist congresswoman before running for governor a year ago, appears to be following the Democratic script of wanting to keep diesel prices high as a pressure on Trump. But it is rare for a governor to claim to enforce federal law over the order of a president. • Sherrill refers to the law passed by Congress in April 2022, weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, banning Russian oil from the United States. But presidents have power to issue a waiver and have traditionally done so. She claims that a diesel oil tanker “may be headed for the New Jersey coast” right now.

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ELECTION DAY: A Divided Nation Votes to Decide Control of Congress: • Voters across the US began heading to the polls on Tuesday, capping a divisive midterm campaign that will determine control of Congress and offer the first nationwide verdict on President Trump’s second term. • Trump, who has repeatedly urged his supporters to act as if he is on the ballot, has insisted that Republicans would win if his base turned out. • Polls show that Democrats are widely favored to win control of the House, although it is not clear how deep into Republican terrain their victories might extend. • Early voting has broken recent midterm records, with more than tens of millions of ballots already cast. • This is the most expensive midterm election, as measured in political advertising, since at least 2018. • The first polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern, but it could take days or weeks before the full results are known, particularly if many of the races are close.

BREAKING: President Trump says the US will stop providing Israel with $4 billion in annual funding by the end of 2026 under an agreement reached with PM Netanyahu. “We made a deal months ago that we're stopping.” • “They’re fine with it… We will help Israel if they need it.”

VOTING ISSUES: The Board of Elections says 0 machines are working in Westchester County, techs need to manually fix each machine, which means we might not be getting definitive results in the Lawler-Conley race tonight.

Trump: “We have a helper, and it’s Israel”—tremendous partnership, tremendous fighting force to keep “total control” of the Middle East.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says the Iran war has driven up gas prices and left some Republican voters checked out, warning that dismissing their financial pain is "gaslighting."

Two helicopters collided while preparing to land in Nepal's Mount Everest region, killing an Indian national and injuring a New Zealander.

Trump: "If people ever got tired of me in the US, I'll move to Israel and become prime minister."

What Time Do Polls Close? The first state polls will close at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and the last at 1 a.m. ET on Wednesday in Alaska. In between, there will be a steady stream of polls closing every 30 to 60 minutes, with voting concluding in most states from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. • Polls close at 8 p.m. in New Jersey and 9 p.m. in New York.

Hair-raising. Mayor Mamdani has been sporting a new look since Sunday, ditching his beard and sporting a Maduro-like mustache. Some say he looks more Arab strongman than the socilaist Marx he looked until now.

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In a rare interview, former Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz, a 33-year veteran of the agency, including under Biden, said the Biden administration mishandled the U.S.-Mexico border. He said some officials embraced "the chaos and crisis" there.

News 12 reporter advising of long night in NY-17 congressional race between Lawler and Conley.

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The shekel has plunged 4.5% against the dollar in a week, with the dollar hitting 3.16 shekels amid post-election uncertainty and fears Israel cannot form a new government. The euro is also surging, raising fears of higher import costs and inflation.

President Trump urges the Jewish community in Monsey to vote for Mike Lawler today.

Tesla released footage from the Tesla Roadster doing its flying, flips and tricks during its unveiling event last month.

Chuck Schumer on election day: "I'd characterize our mood as nauseously optimistic. A year ago no one thought we would be even close to taking the Senate back."

Governor Kathy Hochul comments on the Voting Machine Problems in Westchester NY.

Lessons out of shul: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan shared a story of how she convinced her Orthodox rabbi to allow her a ceremony when she turned 13. The lesson for her in that is that she walked away with a partial win,” which taught her early on that partial victories are often valuable.

AXIOS: Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens has requested U.S. marshals' protection after receiving death threats over her endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers in the Senate race.

Republican Sen. Sullivan says confused voters have told him they think they voted for "the wrong guy" and apologized to him, adding: "The scheme is working."

Notably tidbit here. What this means is unclear, but Democrats were hoping for strong voter turnout especially in those Democrat-leaning counties.

Update: Trump says he is currently switching from watching Fox News and he will be back soon.

TRUMP SLUMP! Early exit polls show voters souring on President • These are the first early exit polls from the 2026 midterms, released by the networks before polls close. The numbers are preliminary and will shift through the night. • CNN: About 6 in 10 voters disapprove of President Trump, roughly half strongly. About three-quarters are unhappy with the direction of the country, and about two-thirds say Trump has made the economy worse. • CBS News: Trump's 38% approval is on track to be the lowest for any president in a midterm. Roughly 6 in 10 say Trump is a factor in their House vote, and about 9 in 10 call government corruption a major factor. • NBC News: Just 38% of voters approve of Trump, down from 45% in 2018. The economy is the top issue (39%), followed by democracy (32%), and 65% say Trump's policies have made the economy worse.

NTSB reveals that the doomed Learjet's left elevator, the tail part that controls the plane's up-and-down pitch, broke off before the crash in Florida and was found in 3 pieces, between 1.3 and 3.8 miles from the crash site.

AMERICA DECIDES: Polls Begin to Close in 8 States: • The first polls have closed in Indiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Kentucky, as the close of an acrimonious midterm election drew near on Tuesday. • Turnout appeared strong in battleground states, as millions of people cast votes that will determine control of Congress. • Results in most of the crucial House and Senate races will not start to come in until later in the evening, but one contest that could be a bellwether is Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District. The open race is in a district that President Trump easily won two years ago, but Republicans are facing a challenging national landscape and Democrats are hoping that a strong performance there could presage a good night for the party. • The last polling places will not close until 1 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, in Alaska.

Midterm Election Coverage | 7:30 p.m. ET | Projections, Early Results, and Polls Closing in 3 more States: • Senator Jon Ossoff (D) wins re-election in Georgia, defeating Republican Mike Collins. Democratic hold - Decision Desk HQ • Polls close in North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia. • The first votes out of Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District may show a strong advantage for Democrats. If reporting patterns are consistent with the 2024 presidential election, that first drop is early vote. In 2024, Kamala Harris won the first drop in Hamilton County, primarily consisting of early votes, by two percentage points, before ultimately losing the county by six. Tonight, J.D. Ford, the Democrat, is winning the first drop in Hamilton County by 27 points. • One contest to watch in Florida, where most polling places have begun to close, is the governor’s race. Florida has leaned Republican the last few elections. But life in the state has gotten very expensive, and that is one statewide race — between David Jolly, the Democrat, and Byron Donalds, the Republican — that both parties found to be much more competitive than they expected going into the midterms. Initial results are favoring Democrats overall.

Election Coverage: Eli Steinberg starting us off as election results start rolling in.

Midterm Election Coverage | 8:00 p.m. ET | Democrats Lead Early Results in Both Chambers: • Polls partially close in: Texas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota. • Senate: Democrats 36, Republicans 31. 51 seats needed for a majority. • House: Democrats lead in 13 races, Republicans in 5. • Trump-backed Republican Rep. Randy Fine is projected to win reelection in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Eric Yonce. This will be his first full term in Congress. • In Florida’s 13th Congressional District, Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna leads by less than 0.2 points with 95% of the vote counted. Trump won the district by 13 points in 2024.

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Dem Senate Seat Flip | Former Gov. Roy Cooper wins North Carolina's Senate race: • Democrat Roy Cooper has won the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, defeating Republican Michael Whatley, CBS News projects. Cooper succeeds GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, who did not seek reelection. • Cooper’s victory secures a crucial flip for Democrats as the party tries to take control of the Senate. The party must gain a net of four seats to clinch a majority. The result also marks the first time a Democrat has won a Senate seat in North Carolina since 2008. • The race was initially expected to be one of the most hotly contested across the Senate landscape. But in the closing weeks of the campaign, a top Republican super PAC canceled its ad spending in the race to focus more on protecting seats in more conservative territory as Cooper built a solid lead in the polls. • Even Trump signaled in the closing weeks that Cooper was likely to win. “He’s going to become your senator,” Trump said of Cooper at an October rally in the state. “And it’s crazy.”

Midterm Election Coverage | 8:45 p.m. ET | Democrats Gain Senate Seats as Control Remains Undecided: • Senate: Democrats 43, Republicans 31. • House: Democrats lead in 35 races, Republicans in 14. • To win a majority in the Senate, Democrats need a net gain of four seats, assuming they successfully defend all the seats they currently hold. In the House, To win a majority Democrats need a net gain of three seats. Overview: • Democrats got off to a strong start in their quest to regain control of Congress on Tuesday, securing victories in Senate races in Georgia, North Carolina and New Hampshire as the party’s candidates appeared to be outperforming expectations according to early returns. • Democrat Roy Cooper defeats Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina, flipping a Republican-held Senate seat. • Democrat Chris Pappas is projected to defeat Republican John Sununu in New Hampshire, keeping the seat in Democratic hands following Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s retirement. Republicans had hoped to flip both North Carolina and New Hampshire. • Republican Sen. Ashley Moody defeats Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon in Florida’s Senate race, according to the AP. The race was closer than expected, although Republicans were expected to hold the seat. • Republican Byron Donalds wins Florida’s governorship, defeating Democrat David Jolly. Despite Florida’s strong Republican lean, the race turned out to be surprisingly close. • Democrat Rep. Jared Moskowitz wins Florida’s 25th Congressional District, a newly redrawn seat that Republicans had expected to win. The race became unexpectedly competitive despite the district being reshaped to favor Republicans.

Wasted opportunities: South Carolina

Midterm Election Coverage | 9:00 p.m. ET | Democrats Continue Making Gains as First House Seat Flips: • Senate: Democrats 45, Republicans 34. • House: Democrats lead in 56 races, Republicans in 28. • Democrats need 51 Senate seats for a majority. In the House, Democrats need a net gain of just two more seats, assuming they hold all their currently held seats. Overview: • Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is projected to win reelection in New York, defeating Republican Bruce Blakeman. • Polls close in 15 states: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. • The first House flip of the night goes to Democrats, with Jamie Ager projected to defeat incumbent Republican Chuck Edwards in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. Democrats now need just two more seats to regain control of the House. • Republican Andy Barr is projected to win Kentucky’s Senate race, defeating Democrat Charles Booker. Barr, who was expected to win, will succeed longtime Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who is retiring. • The first results from the NY-17 Congressional race between Incumbent Republican Mike Lawler and Democrat Cait Conley is expected soon.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul is the Projected Winner in the New York Governors race as expected. She will defeat Republican Bruce Blakeman.

DDHQ Projects Dems Winning House Majority • Democrats have flipped three Republican-held House seats, with Zach Dembo in Kentucky’s 6th and Paige Cagnari in Pennsylvania’s 8th joining Jamie Ager’s victory in North Carolina’s 11th. • Assuming Democrats hold all their currently held seats, they have secured a House majority. • While a Democratic House was largely expected, the battle for the Senate remains much closer.

It’s a blue wave after all

Lakewood, Jackson Election Results: • Elliot Shem-Tov is projected to defeat incumbent Jennifer Kuhn for Jackson mayor, with Chris Pollak and Amanda Trombetta projected to win Township Council seats. • Shem-Tov led the 'Fight for Jackson' ticket alongside council candidates Chris Pollak and Amanda Trombetta. The trio have directed significant hostile accusations and tropes at Frum Council President Mordy Burnstein and the local Jewish community and have vowed to come down strong on 'overdevelopment and high-density zoning'. While disappointing for the local frum community, the result was mostly expected. • Meanwhile, Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles is projected to win re-election to the Township Committee, where he's served since 2001, including 14 years as mayor and 10 straight mayoral terms. • Ocean County Commissioner Frank Sadeghi and Republican Rep. Chris Smith, whose district includes Lakewood, are also projected to win re-election.

SHOCKING FLIP: Democrat Annie Andrews defeats Darline Graham to win U.S. Senate race in South Carolina. - DDHQ/NBC • Democrats notched an upset victory in South Carolina’s Senate race, NBC News projects, with Annie Andrews toppling Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed earlier this year to succeed her late brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham. • Andrews, a pediatrician, will be the state’s first Democratic senator in more than 20 years. President Donald Trump carried South Carolina by more than 17 percentage points two years ago.

ANOTHER DEM FLIP: James Talarico is projected to win Texas’ U.S. Senate seat, flipping a key seat for Democrats in a major upset in traditionally Republican Texas. • The victory gives Democrats a significant boost in their battle for Senate control.

Midterm Election Coverage | 10:30 p.m. ET | Dems Win House, Closing in on Senate Control: • Senate: Democrats 47, Republicans 38. 51 seats needed for control. • House: Democrats have won 122 seats, Republicans 67. 218 seats needed for control. Overview: • Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is projected to win Georgia’s governorship, flipping the seat from Republicans and becoming the state’s first Black and first female governor. • Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wins an eighth term representing New York’s 8th Congressional District in Brooklyn. He is expected to become House Speaker if Democrats regain control of the House. • Westchester County officials have until 11 a.m. Wednesday to begin counting ballots after nearly all county ballot scanners failed on Election Day. The delay could affect the closely watched New York 17th Congressional District race between Republican Mike Lawler and Democrat Cait Conley. • North Carolina voters have approved a constitutional amendment requiring photo ID for all voters, NBC News projects. Arkansas voters have also approved Issue 1, requiring citizenship to vote, NBC News projects.

TRUMP RESPONDS: First message from President Trump amidst a massive Democrat Blue Wave.

The Texas Bloodbath

LAWLER LOSES: Mike Lawler says he called his opponent Cait Conley to congratulate her on her win in New York’s 17th district.

MONSEY RACES UPDATE: Joe Rand appears poised to defeat Republican Bill Weber in the hotly contested New York State Senate race, while Aaron Wieder is on track for reelection to the State Assembly, with roughly 80% of the vote counted.

ITS OFFICIAL: Decision Desk HQ projects that Democrats will take control of both the US Senate and House of Representatives.

Ben Shapiro: "This is NOT an evening to remember... it's a wipeout for Republicans, there's no way to sugarcoat that."

ANOTHER SURPRISE GOP LOSS: Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa defeated Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a three-term Republican, wresting control of the red-state governorship from Republicans for the first time since 1995.

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Trump says he'll accept election results: • President Trump tells NYT he would accept the results of the midterm elections and was prepared to work with Democrats. • "I am absolutely willing to accept those results. We’ll work with the Democrats, and we’ll, you know, look forward to working with them. We’ll probably work something out."

Albany has its first minyan in history: Ten Orthodox Jews (but no, not all men) will serve in the New York state Legislature for the first time. • Joey Saban of Flatbush and Pesach Osina of Queens were newly elected tonight. They will be joining Sam Sutton of Flatbush and Lisa Malkie Vider of Long Island in the state Senate, and Simcha Eichenstein of Boro Park, Kalman Yeger of Midwood, Sam Berger of Queens, Aron Wieder of Spring Valley, David Weprin of Queens and Ari Brown of Queens. • All of them are Democrats, with the exception of Brown.

Bret Baier: "If we as a country did not go into a war with Iran.. is this be a much different race tonight?" Sean Hannity: "100%. I don't think there's any doubt about it."

Trump, in an interview with Politico tonight, indicates that he is again open to striking Iran.

Trump: I am totally convinced my decision on Iran, for the long-term good of our country, was the correct one.

Final expectations and immediate takeaways.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins U.S. Senate race in Michigan, becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate.

$72 million raised in one night: Mosdos Pnei Menachem raised $72 million at the "Shabbos Chavrusa" in Florida this past weekend with Rav Shaul Alter. The money will go toward the new beis medrash planned in Yerushalayim, which is expected to cost as much as $200 million. • Rav Shaul, known as the Gerrer rosh yeshiva, spent the Shabbos in Tampa with approximately 150 donors who are part of his “Chavrusa” program. These donors are offered access to him to learn and discuss sugyos. For the past three years, they have gotten together for a Shabbos, first in Atlanta and last year in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Abdul El-Sayed trolling Trump and JD Vance after winning Michigan’s Senate race.