Former FBI Director James Comey on Monday slammed his new charges from the Trump administration. “Well, they’re back, again. It would almost be funny if it weren’t such an appalling abuse of the Department of Justice, one that we cannot become numb to. Nothing’s changed with me,” Comey said Monday in a video posted to...
Presented by Palantir {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story On borrowed time? Massie vows move to impeach Hegseth if not already out after midterms Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), has indicated he would reintroduce articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should he remain at the Pentagon after the November...
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva bucked prediction market odds with his unlikely win in the Brazilian presidential runoff election this weekend. On Sunday, Lula was rated an underdog in the election, as his odds were at 20.2 percent on Kalshi and 20.5 percent on Polymarket at noon EDT. His opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro, the...
President Trump has announced a $1 million reward for voter fraud tips, about a week out from this year’s midterms. “Anybody reporting Voter Fraud in the past Elections, or the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, will be paid $1,000,000 upon the arrest and conviction of those that created the Fraud!” Trump said in a Monday afternoon...
President Trump will travel to deep red Mississippi on Monday, seeking to turn out GOP voters for incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.). Hyde-Smith is facing a surprisingly competitive race against Democrat Scott Colom, a district attorney. Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic Sens. Raphael Warnock (Ga.) and Cory Booker (N.J.) have all made stops...
Voters are expected to punish Republicans for high gas prices this election cycle. Since the start of the Iran war, prices of oil and gasoline have been on the rise. As of Monday, gas prices were averaging about $4.29, up about $1.23 from where they were a year ago. Over the last several months with...
Two years ago, I implored Congress and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence specifically to allow me to brief them on evidence the U.S. government possesses of pulsed microwave attacks allegedly perpetrated by Russia, causing so-called Havana Syndrome. These attacks have injured hundreds of U.S. government personnel, including myself, my wife and my two...
In today’s issue: President Trump's South America policy suffered setbacks on Sunday as a key ally took a stunning defeat in Brazil and Venezuela's top opposition leader returned to her home country to challenge its Trump-backed leader. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pulled off a decisive comeback to win another term as president in its runoff after...
Democratic governors face an end-of-year deadline to join the nation's first federal school choice program, a decision that could bring massive amounts of money to their states but which opponents fear could severely undermine public schools. Thirty-one states have opted into the GOP-passed initiative, but so far, that number includes only two blue ones: Colorado...
The midterms are not just about Congress. While high-profile contests that will determine the balance of power in Washington have dominated news cycles, judicial elections are also happening in half of the country on November 3. State Supreme Court races are on the ballot in 24 states, with half of those being retention elections in which voters decide whether an incumbent judge should remain...
The future of the multibillion-dollar business of online sports wagering in the U.S. is emerging as a potential new frontier in a long-standing era of tensions between President Trump and the NFL. Trump, who before he ran for office tried and failed on multiple occasions to buy an NFL franchise, has had an on-again, off-again relationship with...
President Trump’s campaign stop in Mississippi on Monday is putting the ruby red state in the spotlight as Democrats grow optimistic about their chances in the state’s Senate race. The Republican National Committee said on Wednesday that Trump will headline a rally in the city of Corinth in northeast Mississippi. Meanwhile, the Democratic-aligned Senate Majority...
Dual citizens of the U.S. and Israel are staring down two consequential elections in the coming days, with thousands preparing to hop on planes to have their voices heard in both countries. While the U.S. allows absentee voting, Israel requires voting in person. And an estimated 67,000 Israelis worldwide are expected to travel back to...
