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‘Punch in the gut’: West Virginia woman tells Congress her Obamacare premium jumped 323%

West Virginia woman's Obamacare premium skyrockets 323% after tax credits expire, calling it a "punch in the gut" during congressional testimony.

House oversight probe puts Minnesota elections under scrutiny over noncitizen voting concerns

House chairman demands answers from election officials in 10 states about voter roll maintenance and noncitizen voting safeguards amid ongoing concerns.

Jim Jordan says FBI searched Barron Trump’s room during Mar-a-Lago raid at Jack Smith hearing

Former special counsel Jack Smith faced tough questions as Jim Jordan accused the DOJ of breaking FBI protocol during the 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid.

House jams Senate by attaching repeal of Jack Smith provision to $1.2T funding package

The House voted to repeal a Senate GOP measure allowing lawmakers to sue the government for $500K, attaching it to a funding bill that could keep the government open.

Washington Dem pushes bill to bar recent ICE hires from future police jobs, slamming Trump’s ‘occupying force’

A Washington state Democrat introduced the ICE Out Act of 2026, which would block state law enforcement from hiring recently sworn-in ICE officers.

Platner controversies put Democrats in a political bind

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s mounting controversies are testing the willingness of Democratic voters and politicians to support a compromised candidate who could be their best option to defeat Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) next year. Platner has been hit with a string of negative headlines in recent days. Most notable was the revelation that he...

Trump tests GOP pressure points with beef, DOJ moves

President Trump is testing pressure points within the GOP with a series of particularly bold moves that have shown just where some Republicans are willing to draw a line on certain issues. Farm state Republicans have expressed concern about Trump’s idea to import beef from Argentina as U.S. cattle ranchers face economic headwinds.  Meanwhile, New...

Ben Shapiro says Trump’s $230M DOJ payout push is ‘rife with conflicts of interest’

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Saturday slammed President Trump’s effort to receive a $230 million payment from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as compensation for the various federal probes into his conduct. “I think that it’s rife with conflicts of interest,” Shapiro told NewsNation’s Batya Ungar-Sargon.  “I cannot see a world in which that does...

Mills takes lead over Platner as Maine Democrat’s controversy swirls: Poll

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) has taken the polling lead over Democratic primary challenger Graham Platner in the Pine Tree State's 2026 Senate race, according to a survey released Saturday.  The SoCal Strategies Maine Poll found Mills garnering 41 percent support from likely voters surveyed, while Platner received 36 percent. A fifth of respondents were...

Trump adds 10 percent tariff on Canada amid Reagan ad spat

President Trump on Saturday slapped Canada with a 10 percent tariff on top of its current rate after an advertisement lobbying against tariffs aired during the World Series. The Canadian ad, which has angered the president, features different parts of speech former President Ronald Reagan gave in 1987 about “free and fair trade” when announcing...

Trump calls lack of Russia-Ukraine peace progress ‘very disappointing’

President Trump on Saturday said the lack of progress toward peace between Russia and Ukraine amid their more than three-year war is “very disappointing.” The president has attempted to chart a course for peace since the start of his second administration after making a pledge to end the war in a day on the campaign...

Sunday shows preview: Trump jets to Asia amid shutdown; US tensions with Venezuela rising

As federal workers remain in limbo amid the government shutdown, President Trump is traveling to Asia in an effort to unpack key foreign policy topics at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits. Trump is also set to meet with high-ranking counterparts during stops in Malaysia, Japan and South...

Trump’s $230M DOJ settlement bid likely has few legal backstops

President Trump’s bid to be awarded as much as $230 million by his own Department of Justice as compensation for the various federal probes into his conduct would likely face few legal backstops if successful. The president confirmed Tuesday that his personal legal team was seeking out a settlement, a request that could prompt his...

Trump: Hamas won’t be hard to ‘take care of’ if Gaza ceasefire fails

President Trump on Saturday placed preliminary blame on Hamas should its ceasefire with Israel fail, but called the current deal in place an "enduring peace." "I think it will hold," Trump told reporters after meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a refueling stop in Doha aboard Air Force One while en...

Maher invokes Trump third term rumors amid ballroom construction: ‘He’s not leaving’

Comedian Bill Maher on Friday alluded to the notion that President Trump could seek a third term after the demolition of the White House's East Wing to make way for a massive ballroom. Maher told his panelists on HBO's "Real Time," former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele and former Biden White House communications director...

Most Americans share negative view of Trump AI posts: Survey

A majority of Americans say they have a negative opinion of President Trump sharing AI-generated videos mocking protesters and Democratic leaders related to the government shutdown, according to a new poll.  A YouGov survey found 70 percent of American respondents said they strongly or somewhat disapprove of Trump’s artificially generated video where he’s in a...

Trump taps crypto regulator Mike Selig to run CFTC after pulling nominee

President Trump nominated cryptocurrency regulator Mike Selig to head the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), almost a month after the Trump administration withdrew its nomination of Brian Quintenz. White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks announced Trump's "excellent choice" early Saturday morning. Sacks called Selig "deeply knowledgeable about financial markets and passionate about modernizing...

A teachable moment for Young Republicans — and their party at large

The recent exposure of racist and antisemitic messages in a Young Republicans group chat has caused deep hurt and outrage, and the GOP must address this with both moral clarity and a commitment to education and growth in order to become a home for all Americans.

Electric heat to cost more this winter, federal agency projects

The U.S. Energy Information Administration said average U.S. consumers who rely on electricity will see expenditures rise 4%.

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