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The anti-incumbent wave crashes on Rhode Island

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has a month to turn around primary challenger Helena Foulkes’ 20-point lead or become the first sitting U.S. governor to lose a primary in...

$570k pension for city lifeguard is just the tip of an iceberg of corruption

Peter Stein, the so-called “Boss of the Beach,” now collecting a $570,000 pension after...

Mamdani’s groceries will have him competing against . . . himself

Mayor Mamdani’s city-owned supermarkets are ill-considered for many reasons.

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—August 8

2005—NARAL unleashes a mendacious television ad against confirmation of John Roberts’s nomination to the Supreme Court....

Live updates: Stevens concedes as El-Sayed wins Dems’ Michigan Senate primary

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens (D) took the Michigan Senate primary down to nearly a deadlock, but El-Sayed came out ahead when the race was called Wednesday morning by Decision Desk HQ. Stevens conceded shortly afterward. The results indicate a big progressive win in a key race outside a major city. The closer-than-expected...

Luna, Haridopolos endorse against Mills in Florida House primary

Florida GOP Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Mike Haridopolos on Wednesday endorsed Ryan Elijah, who is mounting a primary challenge to Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) in the Sunshine State’s 7th Congressional District. In a joint statement, Luna and Haridopolos praised Elijah as a “trusted voice in our community” and a “true patriot and freedom fighter.”...

AI agent created fake online identities to access secure systems in latest breach

An AI agent created fake online identities to attempt to gain access to secure systems and alter source code in the latest in a string of incidents that have raised concerns about the increasingly advanced capabilities of the technology. The United Kingdom's AI Security Institute (AISI) said Tuesday that it discovered the incident last week...

What is contempt of Congress? 

Contempt of Congress is a criminal misdemeanor offense that officials called to testify before Congress may face if lawmakers deem their actions as an obstruction of ongoing investigation.  It’s classified as a federal charge punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and carries a jail sentence of up to one year. People accused of...

Johnson says things ‘don’t look good’ for Max Miller

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in a recent interview that things "don't look good" for Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), who is facing calls to step down in connection with allegations of domestic abuse toward his ex-wife, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio). Johnson told Politico's Dasha Burns in her latest episode of "The...

El-Sayed beats Stevens to take on Rogers in battleground Michigan Senate race

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is projected to defeat Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the fiercely fought Michigan Democratic Senate primary to take on former Rep. Mike Rogers (R) for the battleground seat in November, according to Decision Desk HQ. El-Sayed's primary victory delivers a blow to the Democratic establishment that lined up behind Stevens in recent...

South Dakota Senate Democrat drops out, leaving independent candidate to run against Rounds 

South Dakota Senate Democratic candidate Julian Beaudion announced on Tuesday that he would be suspending his campaign for the upper chamber, leaving independent candidate Brian Bengs to take on Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) this fall.  “In recent weeks, my family has faced extraordinary personal challenges. As many of you know, we experienced a devastating house...

Venezuela is still wearing the face of an old dictatorship

The Trump administration succeeded in capturing and extraditing one of Latin America’s most brutal dictators; now, it is time to finish the job.

Make American history national again 

Today, America’s story has been replaced by a new and controversial approach, one defined by post-modern theories that see history as an oppressive power struggle and so a tool to foster change.

What did the Reflecting Pool grand jury hear? 

The dropped Reflecting Pool prosecution has elevated the role of the grand jury tasked with deciding behind closed doors whether U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro had sufficient evidence to bring charges in the politically sensitive case. Pirro says the grand jury — and prosecutors — didn’t know certain information, and they would’ve never brought the vandalism case against former Olympian...

Trump: Deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz could come Wednesday

President Trump signaled late Tuesday that the U.S. and Iran were close to a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil-shipping corridor. “It could happen. Tomorrow or the next day,” Trump said after traveling to Los Angeles for a fundraising event hosted by the Republican National Committee. "A lot of progress has...

The diploma divide is reshaping American politics

A degree does not, on its own, confer common sense or merit.

El-Sayed holds edge over Stevens in surprisingly close election

In today's issue: ▪ Michigan Senate primary down to the wire ▪ Ethics panel investigating Miller ▪ Blanche vows to roll back abortion access ▪ Abbott orders AI data center audit The heated Democratic primary for an open Michigan Senate was not the blowout that some polls predicted, underscoring the divide within the party. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed holds...

Andy Burnham is breaking the transatlantic mold

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's decision to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a naval base signals a strategic shift toward European autonomy and a departure from traditional reliance on the United States.

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