More than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration cannot even be found on the state's voter rolls, according to a legal filing Saturday by an immigrant rights group. It's the first outside analysis of a list that the Department of Justice has used to threaten prosecution of election officials.
In his recent breakdown of the Republican Party’s internal mechanics, the Washington Examiner’s chief political correspondent Byron York highlighted a stark operational reality: President Donald Trump holds a 95% approval rating among self-described MAGA Republicans. While conventional political coverage filters this data through a lens of partisan triumph or panic, an objective institutional analysis reveals […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is warning that Republicans could lose as many as eight Senate seats in the midterm elections and get swept in all of the statewide Texas races, including the Senate contest between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, if the GOP has a bad day on Nov. 3. “The election is...
The U.S.’s economic isolation campaign against Iran is “decimating” the country’s economy, according to a Treasury Department report released Friday. The Trump administration launched its sweeping economic pressure campaign, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, at the end of August. During a Wednesday appearance on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the effort has been “very successful.”...
President Trump said Friday his administration is looking into the $6.3 billion hacking of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, the largest such hack on record. “We don’t know,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if the hack should be attributed to a suspected North Korean hacker group. “We’re looking at that,” he continued. TraderTraitor,...
In today's issue: ▪ Following the midterm money ▪ Final economic reports before Election Day ▪ Trump cancels Iowa, Kansas rallies ▪ Elon Musk in the crosshairs The 2026 midterms have officially become the most expensive election cycle ever, with a handful of races dominating the ad spending charts. On Monday, the current cycle reached...
Sen. Mark Kelly has emerged as a leading Democratic contender for the 2028 presidency following his recent involvement in a controversy regarding military obedience and his success in raising funds during the midterms.
Salience around AI data centers is growing this election cycle as the fight over the infrastructure's costs and environmental impacts may be threatening Republicans in battleground states like Texas and Ohio. Grassroots movements in rural communities, particularly where President Trump won by double-digit margins in each of his presidential bids, are threatening the rural vote...
For younger voters, election-related corruption is less of a concern than for older generations. Four percent of Gen Zers say they're worried about election fraud and cheating ahead of the midterms, compared with 14 percent of millennials, 21 percent of Gen Xers and 23 percent of baby boomers, per a CBS/YouGov poll. The results also...
Democrats are weeks away from the start of the next presidential primary — a contest many in the party have been eagerly anticipating since their devastating loss in the 2024 race. But the divisions that could shape the 2028 race are already on full display, even as Democrats look to make gains in the House...
Congress’ annual defense authorization bill is on shaky ground this year amid partisan infighting, threatening to upend the legislation’s unblemished 65-year streak of passage. The must-pass Pentagon policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is facing an uphill climb due to its historically high $1.15 trillion request — a figure that climbs...
Parents and former students are feeling the burn from the costs of education ahead of midterm elections increasingly focused on affordability. From student loans to child care, education costs can take hundreds or thousands out of a budget for families already struggling with high gas prices and grocery bills. The average student loan debt...
Elon Musk and his business's role in a recent dispute over Ukraine's access to Starlink and its military network is putting a spotlight on the tech mogul's outsized influence on the international stage. Following about 10 days of confusion and finger-pointing over what caused the slowdown of Starlink and its military-grade version — Starshield — in Ukraine, Musk acknowledged his company, SpaceX, was behind the restrictions on Starlink's...
Senate Democrats are buying ads in South Carolina for the first time as polls show a close Senate contest in the deep-red state. Senate Majority PAC (SMP), the Senate Democrats’ main political action committee in the midterms, will spend $750,000 on digital ads in the Palmetto State on the race between Sen. Darline Graham (R)...
