Days after the state's primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor.
Analyst Nate Silver on Wednesday questioned Democrat Graham Platner’s chances of beating Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in November, citing a recent poll that showed a decrease in his lead over the incumbent. A new poll released Wednesday by Public Policy Polling found Platner with a 4 percentage point lead over Collins, reflecting a weakening in his...
Rather than relying solely on the whims of a particular administration, the MARA Act would establish science-based requirements, ensuring clear and consistent guardrails for how aquaculture research and development proceed in federal waters.
It is June again. That means another collision between Pride Month and Title IX Month, and another round in the clash between biological sex and gender identity. As they have been for years, students, parents, schools, and lawmakers are still being forced to choose sides on an issue that unfailingly grabs national attention. The divide could...
The Senate is expected to launch into a voting blitz on Thursday as it moves toward passing a budget reconciliation package that would fund immigration enforcement agencies. A party-line vote kicked off hours of debate, followed by a series of unlimited back-to-back amendment votes before final passage later this week. The chamber on Wednesday revealed...
Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances of flipping a critical New Jersey battleground district amid a Republican congressman’s prolonged absence from Washington. Rep. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-N.J.) formally clinched the GOP nomination for another term Tuesday, teeing up an uphill battle for the toss-up seat representing the west-central part of the Garden State. He’s...
Republican incumbents who were snubbed by President Trump in the midterms are increasingly signaling they will take a more independent approach to his agenda, creating fresh challenges for GOP leaders as they race to notch a series of legislative victories in the weeks ahead. Republicans are looking to pass an immigration enforcement funding package, secure...
President Trump on Wednesday evening signaled he will name acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to officially serve as the nation's top prosecutor. During a dinner at the White House, the president said that he will instruct Dan Scavino, the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, and other aides to nominate Blanche to the...
It is no secret that the climate crisis narrative and the policies attendant upon it are facing political headwinds. After decades of climate alarmism about horrors that always are a mere decade or so away there is now substantial evidence that the American public places a much higher priority on such other problems as economic growth and healthcare costs. But is climate alarmism such...
In today's issue: ▪ Redistricting casualties sealed with Alabama ▪ House defies Trump with votes on Iran, Ukraine ▪ Senate advances immigration enforcement bill ▪ Trump floats Blanche for permanent AG The national redistricting battle that has dominated politics for the past year is finally coming to an end — for this cycle — following a Supreme...
Several Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers following a report that a White House official intervened to grant a $620 million Pentagon loan to a company linked to President Trump’s eldest son. “We write to demand a full explanation for what appears to be an egregious example of Trump administration corruption involving the White House delivering...
The Army has identified the American soldier who died Sunday, along with a British Army soldier, during a military training accident in Iraq. Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of Robinson, Texas, died on May 31 at Erbil Airbase in what the Pentagon called a “training-related incident,” according to a statement released late Wednesday. Seibel was...
