There's a contradiction at the heart of Democrat Cait Conley's campaign to unseat incumbent Republican Mike Lawler in New York's 17th congressional district.
The Trump administration wants to ensure Alaskans are not misled into voting for the wrong Dan Sullivan in the U.S. Senate race, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday in two interviews defending a new federal lawsuit.
Democrats are closing out some of the country's most competitive Senate races with a call to arms against the influence of the filthy rich. In their telling, the affordability crisis is really a corruption crisis.
Chinese officials called on the U.S. Saturday to reconsider its proposed rule seeking to further restrict American investments into its tech industry, saying the move would disrupt trade relations between the two countries. On Thursday, the Treasury Department proposed a rule expanding existing restrictions in the Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP) on hypersonic systems, quantum...
President Trump’s former campaign manager is joining a growing list predicting midterm doom for Republicans, highlighting recent allegations of government corruption as a key reason. Bill Stepien, who managed Trump’s 2020 campaign and had a stint as White House political director in the president’s first term, told CNN’s Abby Phillip that recent scandals in the...
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed pushed back at Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview that aired on Friday evening over questions about his alleged ties to an Islamist political group. After Baier began asking the candidate about accusations repeatedly made by his opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), that the Democrat has ties...
Early voting is surging in several key battleground states, giving Democrats hope that their strength in midterm polling could translate into a turnout advantage in November. In North Carolina, more than 1.2 million early ballots have been accepted, a 37 percent increase from the same point leading up to the 2022 midterms, according to an...
Political headwinds are blowing in Democrats’ favor nationally, with high gas prices and President Trump’s record-low approval rating creating a difficult midterm environment for Republicans. But in Minnesota’s open Senate race to replace retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D), Democrats are facing an unexpectedly competitive race. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) holds a slim lead over...
The Trump administration’s $8 billion relief program for farmers is throwing a lifeline to the industry, but producers are still facing lower margins due to high diesel prices amid the Iran war — and experts say the move might only buy time for solving deeper challenges. Through the initiative announced earlier this week, farmers will...
Iranian plots to target and kill U.S. officials in the Middle East have "substantially increased," according to a declassified intelligence memo dated Friday, with these efforts reportedly reaching "advanced stages." The warning, addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, came days after the State Department ordered the departure...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a discreet CIA partnership opportunity in a Friday social media post, saying "now is the time" for those looking to "create positive change” in the Caribbean country. “The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change...
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola (D) responded to the Justice Department's (DOJ) lawsuit seeking to block her state from certifying its election results should her Republican challenger lose, saying Friday the move was "frivolous." “This is clearly corruption. This is clearly a very desperate attempt to cling to power, using his allies in Washington, D.C....
The Trump administration unveiled new initiatives for U.S. fishermen Friday, including a new government website known as Seafood.gov. At a rally in Fort Myers, Fla., Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the creation of a voluntary label made for U.S.-caught fish, which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began offering...
A new poll released Friday suggests half of Americans are concerned Republicans may try to overturn the results of November’s midterm election. Fifty percent of respondents to the New York Times/Siena University survey said they were either "very" or "somewhat worried" the GOP may use “illegal means” to overturn the election, compared to 49 percent...
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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump uses DPA to give $150M for gas and diesel President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act on Thursday night, announcing that the government would be spending $150 million toward boosting domestic gas and diesel production as the White House looks to ease consumer...
