President Trump rushed to Kansas on Monday in a bid to head off a Democratic Party surge in the Sunflower State, which hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 94 years.
Outside good-government groups are scrambling this month to secure the midterm results, bracing for the possibility that the Trump administration will interfere in the process to keep Republicans in power. The campaign, which features a who’s who of pro-democracy advocates, comes in direct response to vows by President Trump and top Cabinet officials that the...
Early childhood educators are sounding the alarm at changes proposed by the Trump administration to loosen regulations on the industry such as staff-to-child ratios. Advocates are on the edge of their seats after the public comment period closed on a proposal from the administration that would take a unified Head Start, a program that...
Libertarian candidates have the rare opportunity to tip the balance in several closely contested Senate races this cycle, as Republicans struggle to defend their majority in a political environment that heavily favors Democrats. In Texas, Kansas and Iowa, Libertarian candidates are polling in the low single digits, but their appeal to disaffected Republican voters could...
Senate Democrats are quietly floating the ouster of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after the Nov. 3 election as the political price for cooperation on key defense-related issues in the post-election lame duck session, and they may have some GOP support to shake-up the Pentagon’s leadership, according to Senate sources. The Defense Department has set...
A federal judge on Monday will hear testimony from officials in President Trump’s Department of Interior about the administration’s plans for East Potomac Park, a sprawling piece of National Park land that hosts D.C.’s most popular public golf course. Tensions were at an all-time high at East Potomac last week after hundreds of trees were...
Democrat Troy Jackson said on Sunday he does not regret telling his opponent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to “shut up” during a candidate debate that was interrupted by an anti-data center protester. During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union," host Dana Bash asked Jackson whether he regretted the comment. “No, you know she...
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) called for an investigation into Ukrainian forces losing access to a military version of Starlink temporarily last week. Appearing on CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Turner was asked if Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the outage “sort of happened” was sufficient explanation for lawmakers on the House Armed...
Shawn Oliver, the running mate of Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Minogue, suspended his campaign Sunday after he was arrested following a car crash. He is now facing one count of operating under the influence (OUI), among other charges. "After careful reflection, I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Lieutenant Governor," Oliver...
At least one attendee at a recent Capitol Hill screening for a film called “NAZA” was hoodwinked into believing it was a hard-charging look at Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. But instead of watching the internationally lauded documentary investigating Israel’s responsibility for the more than 70,000 Palestinians killed in the three-year war, a little...
Comedian and satirist Nathan Fielder’s documentary about Elizabeth Holmes drew 2,000 sold-out shows in its limited release across the United States. The documentary – called “You Can See Everything” – was released on 855 screens over the weekend, with sold-out shows showing the nearly three-hour film that was expected to focus on Holmes’s life before...
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized the implications of a question asked at a Saturday town hall concerning the Muslim Brotherhood. At a campaign event in Michigan, El-Sayed was asked by an attendee whether he would "disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.” “Sure. Yeah, absolutely,” El-Sayed said. “Why are you asking the question?” In the 4...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over Democrat James Talarico in the state’s battleground Senate contest ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “The choice is clear in Texas. Attorney General Ken Paxton has been a defender of free enterprise and the pro-growth policies that empower American businesses to...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said President Trump did not provide Russia with sanctions relief by waiving sanctions against Russia set to take effect soon, after signing off on a deal that allows Russia to permit diesel into the U.S. and global marketplace. NBC News's Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press" pressed Bessent on...
Texas's Senate race is devolving into a blame game among Republicans weeks out from Election Day as the party's nominee Ken Paxton faces a stream of negative headlines and Democrats grow increasingly confident about flipping the state. Republican tensions spilled into the public on Thursday when President Trump lashed out at incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and...
