The soul searching has begun after this week's elections.

Elon Musk is angling for a trillion dollar pay package.

And the therapist of your therapist might be a chatbot.

That's some of what we'll get to on the 7 from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Thursday, November 6th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Number one. Republicans are feeling shaken after Democrats swept this week's elections. On Tuesday, Democrats won state and local elections in blue and purple states across the country. That has Republicans anxious that their

party may be in trouble ahead of the 26 midterm elections, but they appear to be divided over what to do about it.

President Donald Trump yesterday blamed his party's losses on the ongoing government shutdown.

I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented

and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown,

and how that relates to last night.

I think if you read the pulses, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for the Republicans.

And that was a big factor.

Trump urged Republicans to end the funding gridlock. Republicans are also grappling

with another question. How to get MAGA voters who reliably show up for Trump in presidential

election years to turn out when he is not on the ballot. That could pose an existential issue for

the party in the years ahead. For more on the election

and how Democrats pulled off their sweep, check out the latest episode of Post Reports.

The Supreme Court appears skeptical of whether most of President Trump's tariffs are legal.

That's number two.

Yesterday, the court held arguments on one of the most important cases of its term.

It centers around Trump's signature economic policy, the tariffs he placed on a vast range of goods from nearly every

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