On a warm Sunday morning in Inglewood, more than 200 Iranian-Americans gathered outside SoFi Stadium with red, white and green flags draped around their shoulders — the lion and...
Retired Lt. Col. David Flippo, who was endorsed by President Trump, is projected to win Nevada’s GOP primary for the state’s only Republican congressional seat, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). His Tuesday victory in the open 2nd Congressional District — which retiring Rep. Mark Amodei has held for 15 years — marks another win...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) endorsed South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson (R) in the Palmetto State’s GOP gubernatorial primary after she lost the initial primary Tuesday. “I want you to know that I'm going to endorse Alan Wilson for governor,” Mace told supporters after polls closed. “I want a law-and-order governor, and that law-and-order governor is going to...
Progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner easily won the Democratic contest on Tuesday to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) — officially teeing up one of this year's marquee Senate races. Planter was expected to win the Democratic primary, but recent revelations over a sexting scandal and his alleged toxic conduct from several ex-girlfriends have rocked his campaign and rattled...
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) is projected to face state Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) in the his bid for a second term as the Silver State's top executive, according to Decision Desk HQ. Although Lombardo cruised to victory in his GOP primary Tuesday, the incumbent will face an uphill battle in a tough political...
Rural hospital closures are the result of failed policies that ignored economic realities, and regulatory relief is the solution to make rural healthcare more sustainable.
Two members of Congress resigned on April 13, 2026, after being accused of abusing their power to prey on women staff, prompting a bipartisan effort to improve the reporting process for sexual misconduct in Congress.
President Trump said he’s hopeful acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte will shrink the size of his new office, saying it’s “too big.” The comments came in an interview the president gave The Wall Street Journal amid controversy over his installation of Pulte, who will also remain at the helm of the Federal Housing...
The federal budget deficit is projected to reach 120 percent of GDP by 2036, and 175 percent by 2046, due to a combination of tax cuts and increased spending, requiring both tax increases and benefit reductions to address the issue.
While the administration continues to launch controversial initiatives, the institutions designed to provide checks and balances are pushing back, because there is a right and a wrong way to do things. The result is a president who increasingly finds himself spending time defending plans instead of advancing them. And the only accomplishment has been a birthday celebration.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) was the only Democrat to vote against a bill that passed the House Thursday that would provide new military assistance to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia, breaking with her party as it delivered a bipartisan blow to President Trump’s foreign policy. “I have always, and will continue, to stand with...
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee moved to codify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Department of War” name change during a marathon session of debate over the annual defense policy bill. HASC lawmakers, in a party-line vote, adopted the amendment from Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to formally change the Department of Defense to the Department of...
The State Department is weighing in on an explosive criminal case in the United Kingdom centered on questions around the weaponization of racial discrimination, underscoring the Trump administration’s focus on culture wars abroad and accusations of prejudice against white people. The debate centers on the December death of a white-man, 18-year-old Henry Nowak. Police footage...
An NPR reporter on Thursday accused former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) of threatening him during a heated phone call that included the phrase “a gun in your face.” NPR’s Bobby Allyn said the comments from Santos came a day after he published a report on the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigating the ex-lawmaker for possible...
President Trump unveiled plans Thursday for a new pedestrian "promenade" connecting the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River, the latest in a series of high-profile projects aimed at reshaping some of Washington's most recognizable landmarks. “We’re going to call it the promenade. They want to call it the 'Trump Promenade,' but I don’t know if...
