Pat Dollard

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) – Mexican police have recovered at least nineteen bodies in a mass grave identified in a narco-video as the burial site for 20 men kidnapped in the resort city of Acapulco. The Guerrero state investigative police chief says at least six more bodies could be seen in the grave in Tres Palos, [...]

Washington Times: The Republican midterm wave swept through state capitals across the nation Tuesday, with historic gains in state legislative races that will give the GOP a major advantage in influencing congressional races over the next 10 years through redistricting. Republicans have won control of at least 19 additional state chambers now controlled by Democrats. [...]

Argus Leader: Rising star Republican challenger Kristi Noem, often referred to as “the new Sarah Palin”, defeated Democrat U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin in Tuesday’s election. With all precincts reporting results, Noem won by a margin of 48.1 percent to 45.9 percent. Shortly after midnight, Noem declared victory, saying “I will do my very best [...]

The Hill: Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she’s not ready to decide if she’ll remain in Congress after the Democrats’ drubbing at the polls. In her first public interview since Tuesday’s elections returned the House majority to Republicans, the California Democrat told ABC News she’s still mulling her future in Washington. “I’ll have a conversation [...]

New York Times: DES MOINES — An unprecedented vote to remove three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were part of the unanimous decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the state was celebrated by conservatives as a popular rebuke of judicial overreach, even as it alarmed proponents of an independent judiciary. The outcome of the election [...]

The Hill: The top three Senate Democrats said the onus was on the newly strengthened GOP conference to cooperate on legislation next year. Republicans picked up six Senate seats Tuesday night, not enough to take control of the chamber, but the new numbers will make it harder for Democrats to get the necessary 60 votes [...]

The Hill: Democrats who voted for their party’s signature domestic achievement dropped like flies throughout the evening, adding credence to Republicans’ claim that the American public wants them to repeal healthcare reform. The law’s proponents read the writing on the wall early on and acted quickly to pre-empt that impression. “American voters’ focus during the [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Exuberant Republicans vowed on Wednesday to exercise their new power in Congress to roll back President Barack Obama’s key accomplishments, but a somber Obama said voters wanted both parties to work harder to find common ground. “It’s pretty clear the American people want a smaller, less costly and more accountable government,” Republican [...]

Politico: House Democrats who voted for the 2009 bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions – dubbed cap-and-tax by GOP opponents – had a terrible night. Over two dozen lawmakers who favored efforts to clamp down on heat-trapping emissions were swept away on Tuesday’s anti-incumbent wave, ushering in a new class of Republicans who doubt global [...]

The Hill: Outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) will sit for an interview Wednesday with ABC News as House Democrats wait for a decision on her future in Congress. The decimated Democratic caucus is “in a holding pattern,” one Democratic aide said Wednesday, hours after the party suffered a landslide loss of their House majority Unlike [...]

Fox News: Obama, reflecting on his party’s historic losses in Congress, appealed Wednesday for both sides of the aisle to find “common ground” while continuing to stand by the policies that were used to hammer his party’s candidates in the midterm election. The president walked a tightrope as he sought to explain the results of [...]

The Hill: Republicans are likely to urge the Obama administration not to shred documents as they transition to the House majority. ??