News

There Is Bipartisan Lawfare, but There Is No 60-Day Rule

Omar supporters should work on a defense to the immigration fraud allegations, if there are any, not squawk about the timing of the DOJ’s investigation.

Colleges Face Skepticism About Their Value

The fat years are over and lean ones loom ahead. What to do?

The Geriatric Strongmen Who Hold the Fate of the World in Their Hands

Everything comes to an end, but Trump will remain president until January 20, 2029,...

All quiet on the gerrymandering front: Maryland’s redistricting ballot question gets little fanfare

Maryland voters on Nov. 3 will decide whether the Democrat-run legislature can eliminate the state's lone Republican district -- but GOP ad campaigns against the ballot question have been virtually nonexistent.

Social Security checks to see 3.6% cost-of-living increase next year

Persistent inflation will drive up seniors' Social Security checks next year, with the government announcing a 3.6% cost-of-living increase.

Sanctuary city whack-a-mole: Same policy, different ZIP code

Equal justice under law is supposed to mean something, and it isn't that government discriminates against citizens in favor of illegal immigrants.

Iowa Senate candidates face off amid flurry of debates

In today's issue: ▪ A busy debate night ▪ Guilfoyle resigns ▪ Zacharia’s rocky start ▪ Trump adds more red state stops Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) and state Rep. Josh Turek (D) went head-to-head for the second and final time Tuesday night, just as early in-person voting is set to start in the battleground. Iowans...

Congress can make real progress on preventing fraud in the lame duck 

With the federal government's annual deficit reaching $2 trillion in 2026, three bipartisan House-passed anti-fraud bills are currently awaiting Senate action during the lame duck session.

School start times under scrutiny amid permanent daylight saving time debate

School start times have taken center stage in the fight surrounding permanent daylight saving time. Senators concerned about kids walking to school in the dark are holding the line against legislation — passed by the House and vocally backed by President Trump — that would halt the semiannual clock-changing. And while those who want permanent...

Supreme Court case pits 1980s video rental law versus modern newsletters 

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will examine the reach of a decades-old privacy law designed to protect video rental records in a case that could shape current and future lawsuits over digital tracking tools. The justices are weighing whether the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) protects consumers who subscribe to any of a company’s products or only those...

Surprise Russia diesel deal spurned by growing number of GOP senators

A growing number of Senate Republicans are criticizing President Trump’s surprise deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import 2.2 million tons of Russian diesel into the U.S. market. At least eight Republican senators have expressed public concerns over the deal, which would pave the way for the United States to import hundreds of thousands...

Musk steps back into politics with redefined DC role

Elon Musk is jumping back into the political fray, reviving his role as a massive election spender and technology leader with a seat at the table again in Washington. Following a brief hiatus from President Trump’s orbit last year, Musk’s latest appearances in D.C. and influx of election cash signals he still has an appetite...

Trump rejects international election monitors, breaking 2-decade tradition

President Trump is breaking a more than two-decade-long tradition of welcoming a key group of international election observers to monitor the midterm contest, drawing criticism for discouraging democratic transparency. The U.S. has routinely invited election observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to observe and report on midterm and presidential contests...

Trump, Vance signal unease with Hegseth’s public execution plan 

The White House has signalled a potential reversal of course after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans to livestream the firing squad execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, the 2009 Fort Hood shooter, prompting bipartisan outcry. President Trump has publicly sent mixed signals on the plan, while privately telling one confidant it “might not...

Hinson, Turek tangle in fierce final Iowa Senate debate

Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) and state Rep. Josh Turek (D) squared off in a heated second and final debate for the open Iowa Senate seat on Tuesday. The pair, who clashed in their first debate last week, are locked in a toss-up race for outgoing Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R) seat in the upper chamber. Election forecasters have moved the race in...

Live updates: Trump set to campaign for Sullivan in Alaska; key races hold midterm debates

President Trump flew Tuesday to Wasilla, Alaska, to help Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) energize voters, as he faces a tight reelection race against former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska). Peltola has been leading Sullivan in the polls for much of the fall, according to the Decision Desk HQ polling average. Trump, in his sixth trip to...

Pennsylvania at the center of US measles outbreaks

Presented by Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare PRESENTED BY The Big Story Pennsylvania at the center of U.S. measles outbreaks Pennsylvania recorded its sixth measles-related death on Friday, as the state suffers its worst outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in 35 years. © Photo credit: AP Photo/Mary Conlon The state...

Musk jumps back into Trump’s orbit ahead of midterms 

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk jumps back into Trump's orbit ahead of midterms Elon Musk is jumping back into the political fray, reviving his role as a massive election spender and technology leader with a seat at the table again in Washington. © Alex Brandon, Associated Press Following a brief break from...

Trump still seeks to block wind project

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Interior asks court to let it reassess wind approval The Trump administration is asking a federal court to reassess a prior approval of a nearly-completed offshore wind farm, an escalation of the administration’s attack on wind energy that’s raising questions about an infrastructure deal...

- A word from our sponsors -

spot_img
HomeNews