Darline Graham admitted national security is "not my thing" at a South Carolina GOP Senate runoff debate when asked about Taiwan and the South China Sea.
It took only a few days for Europe's latest immigration crisis to threaten one of the European Union's core principles. After 72,000 migrants from Morocco entered Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, Italy imposed temporary border restrictions against travelers from Spain. Spain promptly reciprocated, jeopardizing the freedom of movement that has been a cornerstone...
Speculation about a presidential run by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in 2028 is rising to its highest pitch yet — and some people are putting their money on it. AOC, as she is commonly known, now leads the field for the Democratic presidential nomination on the two best-known betting markets, Kalshi and Polymarket. Even if...
The last major midterm primary test for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is taking place Tuesday in Florida, after a loss in Wisconsin this past week dealt a blow to the far-left movement. DSA-backed Oliver Larkin is aiming to unseat Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) in the Democratic primary for the 25th Congressional District, which...
The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has flared up in the thick of the justices’ summer recess. President Trump is urging the justices to revive his mail ballot restrictions and allow White House ballroom construction to resume. It again puts the high court in the hot seat after its string of key rulings on other aspects of...
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) commander Adm. Brad Cooper visited the USS Abraham Lincoln Saturday after the ship had been docked in the Middle East for over 260 days since November. Centcom released a statement Saturday about the visit, stating Cooper, who oversees the war with Iran, visited the ship as part of a 10-day trip...
The United States Navy is potentially redesigning incoming aircraft vessels to better align with President Trump’s preferred aesthetic. The maritime branch is considering the shift on Ford-class ships to match the president’s preference for the new aircraft carriers to resemble the World War II-era, according to a Saturday report from the Washington Post. The changes...
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.) avoided questions Friday on whether he will receive President Trump’s help on the campaign trail in his bid to become Wisconsin’s governor. Appearing on Newsmax’s “Wake-Up America” host Sharla McBride asked the Republican nominee if he expected Trump to join him while campaigning like the president has done for other GOP...
A group of House Democrats sent a letter Friday to the Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao probing into conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, a ship that has been docked in the Middle East for over 260 days. The letter – sent by Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H.), Wesley Bell (D-Mo.),...
Key primary races in Minnesota and Wisconsin this month set the stage for tight battles in November as both parties seek to expand their hold in Congress. Progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in Michigan’s tightly-contested Democratic Senate primary two weeks ago. Stevens was quick to endorse El-Sayed in the...
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Friday that he likes talk to ChatGPT to pass time on long car drives across his home state. The Alabama Republican, who's running for governor, revealed to the Washington Post Friday that he talks with the popular chatbot about questions regarding Medicare and Medicaid. He will also listen as the...
As Republicans look to hold on to their Senate majority in November, one state that is usually safely red is heating up as a former Democratic congresswoman makes a comeback bid to return to Washington. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) is facing a challenge from former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), and while polls are somewhat inconclusive,...
A new poll has former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) and Amy Acton (D) leading by narrow margins against their Republican opponents in the Ohio Senate and gubernatorial races. The survey, conducted by Wedgewood Polls, puts the Republican nominee Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) behind Brown with 44 percent to his 48 percent. Vivek Ramaswamy, a GOP...
Comedian Bill Maher condemned the reported harsh conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying accounts of food shortages and broken toilets the sailors onboard have worked under made his “blood boil.” Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the aircraft carrier would be returning to the U.S. from deployment after spending...
Active and retired WNBA players and coaches are speaking out during Hall of Fame weekend about the widespread debate the league is facing over issues relating to gender, race and equity. Decorated basketball player and coach Dawn Staley, who was inducted for the second time in the Hall of Fame, said she believed this kind...
