President Trump is warning of a possible Democratic victory in November’s midterm elections, seemingly lowering expectations for Republican wins well ahead of any voters heading to the ballot box. Trump regularly notes that the party in control of the White House historically tends to lose the midterms, attributing it a “psychological factor” in voters. The...
Democrats scored a stunning upset on Saturday in a special election runoff for Texas Senate, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, giving the party a major boost ahead of the November midterms. Fort Worth Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and Air Force veteran, defeated Southlake Republican Leigh Wambsganss to fill the vacant state Senate...
President Trump said Saturday that he expects his pick for Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, to easily make it through the Senate confirmation process. “He’s very high-quality person. He should have no trouble getting through,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, suggesting Warsh could pick up some Democratic support. “I think he might get Democrat...
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee (D) has won the special election runoff for late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) seat, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. Menefee defeated former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards (D) in the Saturday runoff, after they were the top two vote-getters in the November primary. The Lone Star State’s 18th Congressional...
President Trump said Saturday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will not intervene in protests in Democratic-led cities unless local leaders “ask us for help,” while still pledging to guard federal buildings but “only as a back up.” “I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that under no circumstances are we going...
(The Associated Press) -- The German soccer federation has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls from within to send a message to President Trump. “We believe in the unifying power of sport and the global impact that a FIFA World Cup can have, the federation said in a statement issued late Friday. “Our...
One year into the second term of President Donald Trump, his administration’s focus on undocumented immigrants has intensified, drawing outrage in recent weeks following shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Protests have broken out across the country, including in Texas, where local law enforcement agencies have hurried to sign up as force multipliers to help ICE achieve its stated mission “to make your community safer.”
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has accused the Trump administration of using an FBI raid at a Georgia election office to instill “terror” and undermine trust in the country’s democratic institutions. The search for records related to the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., this week has raised eyebrows, with local officials questioning...
Two Democrats are vying to fill the House seat left vacant by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee (D) and former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards (D) are running in the special election runoff in the 18th Congressional District after neither secured a majority in November to win outright....
Democrats are hoping for an upset in a special runoff election for a state Senate seat in Texas on Saturday. Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a local union leader, is facing off against Republican Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist in the Fort Worth-area district. Though the district is reliably red, Rehmet did better than expected in the...
House Democrats have informed GOP leaders that they will not help pass a funding package through a fast-track process, a source familiar confirmed to The Hill — complicating Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) plan to swiftly pass the measure and reopen the government. The decision, first reported by Punchbowl News, comes a day after Johnson told...
The federal government is under a partial shutdown after the Senate passed a five-bill funding package and a two-week stopgap measure, but the House will not vote on it until returns on Monday. Senate Democrats vowed to block what previously was a six-bill funding package that would channel money to several federal department, including the...
Minnesota’s standoff with the Trump administration amid its immigration crackdown in the state has made a political tinderbox of the Twin Cities, as devolving clashes between protesters and federal agents stoke fears of a bigger brewing conflict. Local officials have deemed the surge of immigration enforcement officers a “federal invasion,” doubling down in the courts...
President Trump said Saturday that he hopes “enough people will use their heads” to bring a swift end to the partial government shutdown that began this weekend. “I think it’s going fine,” Trump told Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich regarding government funding. “We had a big GDP…I lost a point and a half because of the...
