(CNN) “God didn't want us to get it the easy way,” Scott Colom tells victory party Colom recalled his first town hall in Jackson where only 10 people showed up. “You need faith, and I’ll tell you, throughout this campaign, there were many times where I had to have faith. There were times that I couldn’t get donors to answer the phone. They did not believe a moment like this was possible. But I kept the faith,” Colom said.

(CNN) "We collectively failed," Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) says about midterm results Boebert: “I don’t blame any one person for anything. … We collectively failed. It’s very clear. The American people let us know that we have failed in this governing experience for this Congress, and hopefully we get it together and we can do better.”

CNN: Jim Jordan praises White House warning to Democratic investigators Incoming House Republican Leader Jim Jordan praised the administration’s letter that warned congressional Democrats that their expected investigations into the administration next Congress could cross the line into “criminality.” “I just read that letter,” Jordan, who currently leads the House Judiciary Committee, told CNN. “I thought it was like the simple letter telling them, ‘here’s the precedent, here’s the law, you can’t just, you can’t just investigate for investigation’s sake,’ which seems like … what they’re doing,” he said

CNN: Indiana Democrats eye recount in county where state Senate president holds 297-vote lead Indiana Democrats say they are preparing for a legal battle and could request a recount after Clark County’s election board decided against a hand recount of the results at a polling place where a voting machine jammed.

CNN: Abdul El-Sayed says he’s willing to change of name of Medicare-For-All to Trumpcare-For-All “Donald, if you're watching, we can put your name on it. I know you like to put your name on stuff. You can finally meet the unmet promise in America to guarantee everybody health care.”

CNN: Hard feelings linger after Election Day in some marquee races The midterm elections are (mostly) over, but in a number of races it’s clear that hard feelings aren’t going away any time soon. In a new interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Ohio Democratic Gov.-elect Amy Acton recounted how Vice President JD Vance alluded to rumors that she had a drinking problem. When Tapper noted that Acton had referred to the man she beat, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, as “my opponent,” she said it was a “great point.”

CNN’s Katelin Collins asks about impeachment of Sec. Hegseth. 🤣 President Trump: “Yeah, I'll stand by him. He won two wars. Massie is a loser. Just like you're a loser at CNN.”