Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is running for a second term as governor in Tuesday's primary elections. The Democrat is facing off against nine challengers in her bid to secure the party's nod for the November general election. On the other side of the aisle, a crowded field of Republicans is duking it out. Christine Drazan,...
There is a quiet internal negotiation over what the next version of the progressive movement looks like, who defines it, how broad it gets, and whether its future looks more like 2016, or 2020.
Video footage of a disturbing incident has gone viral on social media. It shows a group of teenagers trashing a Chipotle restaurant, hurling chairs at each other, and causing chaos as frightened customers hide in the corner. It’s all the more disturbing for me because it took place in my own neighborhood. If this was a one-off incident, perhaps members of the community...
President Trump on Tuesday said later in the day he plans to reveal which Republican candidate he'll endorse in the Texas Senate primary between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. The two GOP candidates will meet in a runoff next Tuesday, with the winner facing off against state Rep. James Talarico (D). Elsewhere,...
Now that Roger Stone, the convicted and pardoned political operative and Trump ally, has reemerged under the president’s second term, a former Stone employee is stepping forward to accuse Stone of threatening political retribution and possibly violence.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he’s “not a big fan” of the Trump administration’s decision to set up a $1.8 billion legal compensation fund for MAGA allies who were targeted by the Biden-era Department of Justice, questioning the “purpose” of the fund. "Not a big fan. I'm not exactly sure how they would...
The State Department “strongly” urged U.S. citizens on Tuesday against traveling to several nations impacted by a growing Ebola outbreak. The department advised Americans not to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan and Uganda “for any reason.” Additionally, the department recommended that people “reconsider travel” to Rwanda. The Centers for Disease Control...
Iran wants an end to all hostilities against it and its proxy group in Lebanon, U.S. forces to withdraw from areas near Iran and reparations for damage caused by the U.S.-Israeli war on the regime, according to Tehran’s latest peace proposal. Tehran also wants lifted sanctions and the release of frozen funds, as well as...
With early voting underway in the Texas GOP Senate primary runoff, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) appeared Monday to have given up hope of receiving an endorsement from President Trump. “I think that ship has finally sailed,” Cornyn said after voting in Austin, Texas, according to the Austin American-Statesman’s John Moritz. The incumbent senator noted,...
Trump could have agreed with the entirety of Xi’s remarks about Taiwan as a determinant of regional stability and U.S.-China relations, then noted that neither Taiwan nor the U.S. has made threatening statements or military moves against China. Instead, Beijing may well view Trump’s silence on Taiwan in the face of Xi’s threats as implicit acquiescence.
