Democrat Josh Turek told Iowa voters Wednesday that if they're unhappy with the state's direction, he's ready to break from Trump-led policies if they elect him to the U.S. Senate. Mr. Turek blamed Rep. Ashley Hinson, his Republican rival, for rising costs and farm foreclosures, saying "the tariffs and the war in Iran has hurt Iowa more than any other state."
Republican senators say President Trump has fumbled the issue of immigration, something that was an advantage for GOP candidates in 2024 but is now a growing political liability for their party. Several GOP senators told The Hill that Trump's deportation policy has gone too far and warn that it's hurting Republican candidates with suburban and...
President Trump’s selection of four administration officials to head up his new “Super Intelligence Force” is offering a window into how the White House will approach AI in the face of pressure over its risks. The group of government leaders each reflect different priorities of the Trump administration after months of mixed messaging on the...
The House Freedom Caucus is heading into 2027 with a leadership shake-up and a new opportunity to shape how the influential conservative bloc operates, as several of its most prominent figures prepare to leave Congress. The caucus’s current policy chair, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), and a number of other influential members, including GOP Reps. Ralph...
The Pentagon is expanding the U.S. military’s multifront war against drug cartels in South America. For more than a year, the U.S. military has been blowing up alleged drug boats on both sides of the continent. Forces have also begun interdicting refueling vessels off the coast of Ecuador before destroying them. And recently, U.S. special...
With the midterm elections a month away and Republicans struggling to respond to voter frustration over healthcare costs, President Trump is handing out cash. Last week, Trump pledged $90 to more than tens of millions of seniors on Medicare. That announcement came on top of other pledges to send money to Americans, including $500 ObamaCare...
Book bans reached an all-time high this year as political pressure and AI fuel a spike in titles taken off the shelves. Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America, a free-speech organization. The vast majority of the book bans...
Planned Parenthood is investing an additional $1 million in ad buys to boost Democratic Senate candidates in Maine and Michigan. The latest investment in the states by Planned Parenthood Votes — a super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood — will fund digital ad campaigns targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)....
President Trump said Tuesday repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are close to complete and should be refilled with water "this week," but still touted unfounded claims of vandalism. "I think they're going to fill it up this week," Trump said in a video shared by the Rapid Respond 47 account on the social...
The Trump administration is signaling a change in course on Sudan, facing months of failed diplomacy to achieve a ceasefire in the more than three-year conflict, a fight largely between two main warring factions but supported by a constellation of international backers. The U.S. is pushing at the United Nations Security Council a proposal to...
The U.S. trade deficit rose to a 17-month high in August, topping $100 billion for the first time since March 2025. U.S. imports of goods and services that month were worth $105.6 billion more than the value of exports, according to data the Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis released Tuesday. That marked an...
President Trump said Tuesday that American taxpayers will get a 40 percent stake in the planned shipyard in Sparrows Point, Md., an unincorporated industrial area in Baltimore County, which he visited Tuesday. “In the ultimate proof of our commitment to ensuring shipyards enduring success American taxpayers will receive 40 percent stake in the new shipyard,”...
The U.S. is refreshing its call for Americans not to travel to Russia in the wake of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in Siberia. In a post on the social platform X on Tuesday, the State Department said, “The U.S. Embassy is aware of press reports from the Irkutsk region of suspected pneumonic plague...
