Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will decide on a 2028 presidential bid by early January, but Kamala Harris could complicate those plans.
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections.
House Republicans are slated to hold their leadership elections on Nov. 10, according to two GOP staffers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Politico, which first reported the news, noted that Republicans will hold a two-hour candidate forum that morning before voting on the leader, whip, conference chair and other positions. Members also have...
A federal appeals court panel Monday refused to order California to set aside 20,000 mail ballots that the Trump administration says are likely from noncitizens. In a 2-1 vote, the panel found it has no jurisdiction and the administration needs to wait for the trial judge to rule. He’s set to hold a hearing Tuesday, but...
President Trump is intensifying his anti-Muslim attacks on Abdul El-Sayed in the final stretch of campaigning before Election Day. At a Sunday rally in Michigan, Trump unleashed a volley of Islamophobic comments against El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee who is seeking to become the first Muslim senator in history. Trump said El-Sayed is “on the side...
With eight days to go before the midterms, President Trump is in one of the most reliably red states — Mississippi — to campaign for Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, as Democrats see a sliver of optimism in the state. The Democratic-aligned Senate Majority PAC recently announced it will spend $1.2 million on a television ad...
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...
