Harris Lost Tim Walz’s Home County

This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Among Democrats, there’s a pretty universal understanding that the next two years are shaping up to be a joyless slog, one in which Donald Trump again sets the national agenda, the Senate serves as a willing—but not universally compliant—partner, and the still-for-grabs House falling into a too-close-for-anything-big stasis.

Vladimir Putin did not come running. He let his spokesman react on Wednesday to the outcome of the U. S. presidential race, proclaiming that the Kremlin has no plans to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory. If the U. S. wants the peace deal Trump promised during his campaign, the Russians signaled that he would need to earn it, and the price for Ukraine would be particularly high. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “The message is, if you want a deal, you’re going to crawl on your knees for it,” says Nina Khrushcheva, an authority on Russian politics and foreign affairs at the New School.

President Joe Biden stepped into the Rose Garden Thursday to acknowledge Donald Trump’s victory over his Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden has been here before. Eight years ago, he stood in the same spot next to outgoing President Barack Obama after the Democrats suffered a stinging defeat from Donald Trump. Then, Biden wore a red tie, an outward sign of civility toward Republicans.

It's always all about blaming the voter with these guys, which is why so many voters are leaving them.

Once, feminism was about being strong and invincible; now, though, it’s about being a screaming, crying, vindictive, emotional mess.

What can we expect from the “conservatives” brainwashed into hating Trump?