Following a bad election night for Republicans, Vice President Vance posted on X that the Iran war was the reason the GOP lost the midterms. In his first post-election remarks, President Trump bragged about his White House ballroom. Host of MS NOW’s “State of Play” Peter Alexander, MS NOW Political Analysts Elise Jordan and Catherine Rampell, and Policy Editor for The Bulwark Mona Charen join Katy Tur to discuss. Plus, Jen Psaki runs through a dizzying litany of sketchy arrangements and self-dealing that have become a hallmark of Donald Trump’s time in office and were identified by voters as a top motivating factor in the blue wave midterms. Rep. Jamie Raskin, incoming chair of the House Judiciary Committee, joins an MS NOW panel to discuss his intentions for accountability for the Trump administration.

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An ad targeting Maine’s Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson played in the wrong city, airing in Portland, Oregon, rather than Portland, Maine. Alicia Menenedez has more details on the blunder.

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Democrats are feeling confident about taking back the House. Co-host of MS NOW’s “The Weekend” Eugene Daniels, Cook Political Report Senior Editor and Elections Analyst Dave Wasserman and Punchbowl News Co-founder Jake Sherman join Katy Tur to break down the races to watch.

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Democrats are gearing up for an onslaught of investigations into Trump officials after the American people made it clear that corruption was a top issue at the ballot box. Nicolle Wallace is joined by Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) for analysis on Deadline: White House.

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The Trump administration attempts to preemptively interfere with the midterms. The Comeys are back in the news and a federal judge channels Dr. Seuss and enrages Trump.

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Mary and Andrew examine the “extraordinary efforts of the federal government to preemptively interfere with the midterm elections,” starting with the Ninth Circuit’s ruling against DOJ’s attempt to block more than 20,000 alleged noncitizen votes. Mary and Andrew call the suit “outrageous.”

The DOJ filed what Mary calls a “frivolous” lawsuit to block the certification of the Senate race in Alaska if the Republican candidate on the ballot, Dan Sullivan, loses, noting potential confusion with the independent candidate of the same name. Put simply, Andrew says, “That’s not the way it works.”

They talk about “a tale of two Comeys”: James Comey is charged for the third time while a judge rules that his daughter, Maurene Comey, was unlawfully fired by the Trump administration dealing a significant blow to Trump and his DOJ.

Trump gets mocked by a judge blocking him from cutting down trees at an iconic public golf course in Washington, D.C. The judge saying “I am not the Lorax. I do not speak for the trees. I am a judge.”

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