But that is the Congress that voters will get unless Democrats take bold and decisive action to end Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans’ rule of Congress. The same Mitch McConnell, who pledged to make former President Barack Obama a one-term president through a universal obstruction to everything, is already using the same playbook again. Let’s be clear. The party of Donald Trump, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and Senators Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz is not serious about governance....

These are the headlines circulating across the media these days, and they are sure to only increase as we get closer and closer to November’s midterm elections. Pundits across the political spectrum are predicting that Democrats will lose their majorities in the House and Senate. Delighting in this accepted “wisdom,” Republicans have stopped even pretending to govern while they wait out the clock to election day, and now even some Democrats have begun to parrot this narrative of imminent defeat....

According to two separate congressional forecasts, Democrats have a roughly eight-in-ten chance of winning a majority in the upper chamber, and an almost 100 percent chance of maintaining or building on their majority in the lower chamber. Speaking on MSNBC on Monday night, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: “I feel confident that we will win the House, very possible we’ll win the Senate, and on January 20 Joe Biden will be inaugurated president of the United States....

Democrats had a significant fundraising advantage this election, and spent more on TV advertisements, but Republicans have held a slim majority in both house and local state senate ever since 1996. That changed tonight, with 21 seats going to Democrats and 16 to Republicans in the State Senate, and 50 seats going to Democrats in the House of Delegates to the Republican camp’s 39. The race was very contentious on all sides of the political map, with families feeling pulled apart....

Called the Science and Transparency Over Politics (STOP) Act, the bill, if passed, would result in a new task force charged with investigating “any political interference with decisions made by scientific agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services in connection with the pandemic response,” according to a press release from the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. The task force would be part of the Pandemic Response and Accountability Committee, an independent entity created by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act....

Later that year he was transferred to Fulham in the Barclays English Premier League and gradually became a regular for the club — he scored the goal against Liverpool in spring 2007 that prevented the team from being relegated — and eventually a star. His performances in the 2010 Europa League helped Fulham reach the final of that competition, and in 2012 he scored 23 goals in all competitions, including an American-record 17 in the Premier League....

That is a provision that Senate Democrats want included in the next coronavirus stimulus to combat systematic racism and an historic underinvestment in communities of color. The proposal, unveiled Thursday, would invest hundreds of billions of dollars over the next half-decade into initiatives that Democrats said would properly address racial inequalities that have been exacerbated by the pandemic, including childcare, jobs, mental and primary care, infrastructure, tax credits for renters, homeowners and low-income housing, and Medicaid expansion....

Danish officials said the change in restrictions is because of a high vaccination rate, and COVID-19 is no longer putting a strain on the health care system, even though the Omicron variant is still surging, the Associated Press reported. The Scandinavian country was one of the first to react to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing mandates, closing schools and requiring people to work from home, AP said. It is now one of the first countries in the European Union to treat the pandemic as an endemic, even though cases are increasing from the Omicron variant....

Only four of the 25 cars were not involved in one of the six crashes, which took many of the top drivers out of contention. MORE: Daytona 500 winners | Daytona 500 schedule, TV info The race even ended with a crash, as Hamlin took the checkered flag under caution when a multicar crash broke out in overtime, NASCAR’s first experience with the new end-of-race rules. Joey Logano finished second, followed by Paul Menard, Kyle Larson and Casey Mears....

Fury’s descent in the months after his crowning night against Wladimir Klitschko three years ago has been well-documented, but his career up until that point was not the journey of smooth success the numbers suggest. Join DAZN and watch Canelo plus more than 100 fight nights a year The 30-year-old tended to baffle as much as he dazzled, inside the ring and out, meaning he remains a polarizing figure....

But if you’ve got $40 and love a good party, you can get tickets on race day that will allow you and about 100,000 other Derby Day fans—some more sober than others—access to the infield. Bring a crazy hat and be at the gates before they open at 8 a.m.; the first race is at 11. Go to kyderby.com for more. Consider arriving on the Thursday before the Derby to watch the free Dawn at the Downs workouts from 7 a....

Do we still believe it? The ongoing proceedings against former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin make you wonder. Chauvin, of course, is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, after a forcible detention caught on video. Can video be deceiving? Sure…but the last excruciating minutes of footage in this one certainly appear to depict four police officers, led by Chauvin, applying excessive restraint to Floyd—who’d plaintively told them he was having trouble breathing before drifting out of consciousness and losing his pulse....

His latest guard drop came in a one-on-one interview with Bryant Gumbel for HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” (The Miami Herald obtained a transcript.) Per the Herald, Jeter insisted that the trades of his entire starting outfield, and his starting second baseman, did not constitute tanking — and that he expects the current roster to contend for a playoff berth. MORE: Stanton says ’no crazy bad blood’ with Jeter...

MORE: Map shows Jeter fandom | Jeter’s debut remembered | Is Jeter a fraud? Jeter’s jersey is also the top-selling baseball jersey of all time and it makes him the most merchandised athlete in a single season in sports history. Sometimes with athletes there’s always a feeling that they will make a comeback but for the Captain it seems that this is his final season and fans have responded....

On a day in which the Titans committed to the running game with rookie Malik Willis starting at quarterback, Henry set a new franchise record with his 75th career touchdown. MORE: Everything to know about Titans’ Malik Willis as he makes his first NFL start Henry surpassed Eddie George, who ran for more than 10,000 yards in his eight seasons with the franchise and scored 74 total touchdowns. Henry is in his seventh season with the Titans....

The Brazilian’s dazzling solo effort broke the deadlock at the Vitality Stadium and he later recorded a pair of assists as Jurgen Klopp’s men ran riot to move up to fourth place. But, with Barcelona ready to rekindle their long-held interest in the playmaker , Coutinho would not be drawn on what his future holds when he spoke after the game. “I always say the same thing, I try to enjoy the moment,” Coutinho told Sky Sports....

When the Cowboys (+6) managed to cover in a 26-21 loss at Green Bay, it marked the third straight all-way teaser win of the weekend. No matter what teaser bettors had placed on the first three games, the books lost them all. Then, Denver teasers loomed as the biggest risk of the four games after Dallas-Green Bay was posted. “With all the teaser risk we had in the first three games and the favorites winning, prior to the Colts win, it reminded me of when all the favorites won in the World Cup quarterfinals and the public had the right side in each of them hooked up in parlays,” joked Bert Osborne, who was staring at a much larger risk than the World Cup could ever produce....

The Senate race in the swing state has several candidates who’ve announced their allegiance to Trump, but the former president finally chose Vance in a much-anticipated decision. “In the Great State of Ohio, the candidate most qualified and ready to win in November is J.D. Vance,” Trump wrote in a statement. “We cannot play games. It is all about winning!” A new survey released by the Trafalgar Group revealed that a Trump-endorsed candidate would likely get more votes....