If the midterms were tomorrow, Democrats would likely win, and win big. Indeed, a slew of new polls suggests that the 2026 midterms may resemble 2018, when Democrats gained a historic 41 House seats. Democrats lead by 14 points (55 percent to 41 percent) in a generic congressional election per PBS/NPR/Marist polling, their largest advantage in...
The Trump administration is designating Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, the latest measure to ramp up pressure on President Nicolás Maduro. The State Department formally announced the designation in the Federal Register on Monday, giving the Trump administration additional tools to go after the cartel. Cartel de los Soles, or...
A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death at age 12 to please the online horror character Slender Man has been found in Illinois after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky underscored his appreciation to the country’s allies for their help in working toward a resolution to end the war with Russia, hours after President Trump rebuked the leader of the war-torn country for having “zero gratitude” for the U.S. efforts. In a post on the social platform X, Zelensky pledged Ukraine...
President Trump suggested on Monday that progress could be imminent in his stalled effort to end Russia's war in Ukraine. “Is it really possible that big progress is being made in Peace Talks between Russia and Ukraine???” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform early Monday. “Don’t believe it until you see...
For reasons that psychologists have yet to explain, there are still people in the world who refuse to accept that global warming is a clear and present danger.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is warning that President Trump calling Democratic lawmakers “traitors” is “reckless, inappropriate, irresponsible” Paul on Sunday offered one of the strongest denunciations of Trump’s attacks on Democratic colleagues, including Sens. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), something the president doubled down on over the weekend. “You know, everybody knows that...
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is warning President Trump and his senior foreign policy advisers that “appeasing” Russia, which he says is the “aggressor” in Ukraine, will not bring peace, offering a critical view of an emerging U.S.-brokered peace deal. “@POTUS is right that Biden’s weakness emboldened enemies like Putin. But those who...
Most Americans are against military action in Venezuela after recent tension in the region, according to a new poll from CBS News/YouGov. In the poll, 70 percent said they were against “the U.S. taking military action in Venezuela,” while 30 percent said they were for it. The U.S. military has recently bolstered its presence near...
President Trump on Sunday said the GOP “has never been so united” after recent tension between himself and some members of the party. “The Republican Party has never been so UNITED AS IT iS RIGHT NOW!” the president said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Other than Rand Paul, Rand Paul Jr.(Massie!), Marjorie...
Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Texas) said Sunday that her current district will not be “viable” if the Supreme Court upholds a new congressional map. “If these new, very partisan, racially based, gerrymandered maps go forward, that makes the 32nd Congressional District — it swings it 46 points, it doesn't really make it a viable seat,” Johnson...
After she departs Congress in January, could Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) run for higher office? If that happens, one Republican strategist thinks she would not get very far. “I’m thinking there’s some other opportunity, perhaps in the media ecosystem, that she’s looking at,” CNN political commentator Shermichael Singleton said Sunday on “State of the...
