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What to expect when you’re expecting a budget

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 41  SPENDING SPECIFICS: Crucial state budget details — including aid for New York City, the structure of a surcharge on high-value second homes and...

Sen. John Curtis exploring 2028 run for Utah governor

John Curtis arrived in the Senate just 16 months ago. He’s already eyeing a...

Maine progressive says he won’t back Schumer even after Democrats unite behind Collins challenger

Democrat Graham Platner says he won't back Schumer as Senate leader despite a cordial call, as he gears up to challenge Sen. Collins in Maine.

ActBlue scrutiny fuels new GOP bills to tighten election donation rules

House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil unveils campaign finance bills aimed at boosting transparency and curbing foreign election influence.

UNC Charlotte Reinstates Sex-Segregated Housing, Walks Back Trans Exception

The decision was made in response to Trump’s executive order recognizing only two sexes.

House investigating Airbnb over Chinese AI models

House Republicans have launched an investigation into U.S. companies' use of Chinese-developed artificial intelligence, starting with a probe into Airbnb and Anysphere, the parent company of Cursor. In letters sent Thursday to the companies, the Republican chairs of the House Committee of Homeland Security and House Select Committee on China said their joint investigation is...

Leveraging Artemis II means rejecting NASA budget cuts 

We should embrace this optimistic future, remembering that investment in space exploration is also an investment on Earth.

Republicans would lose big if midterms were held today: Brit Hume

Fox News’s chief political analyst, Brit Hume, on Wednesday said Republicans would lose big if midterm elections were held today, citing voter concerns about the Iran war and affordability.  “I think if the election were held today, given in the middle of this conflict, that the House would be obviously gone. And there’s a good...

China on the ropes: The ‘Donroe Doctrine’ gains ground in Latin America

Beijing is losing access to rare minerals in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, while the F-16s roar across the skies of Peru and Argentina.

Luna announces MK Ultra hearing

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that the House Oversight Taskforce on the Declassification of Federal Secrets will hold a hearing next month into the controversial MK Ultra program. “Hearing on May 13. MK Ultra. House Oversight Taskforce,” Luna, who chairs the task force, wrote in a post on social platform X. Project MKUltra...

Gaming out a nuclear Iran

What would a nuclear Iran do? Or, more particularly, what would the fanatical, murderous military cabal dominating Iran do? 

Fetterman laughs when asked about relationship with Democrats: ‘Well, I mean, cordial’

Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) let loose a hearty chuckle and admitted that he’s not that “popular” in the Senate Democratic caucus, even though he flipped the Senate seat in Pennsylvania long held by Sen. Pat Toomey (R), allowing Senate Democrats to have majority in 2023 and 2024. Asked by Fox News anchor Sandra Smith,...

First Trump tariff refunds expected about May 11 

The federal government is expecting to issue the first refunds of President Trump’s invalidated tariffs on or about May 11, according to new court documents.  U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton, who oversees the process, revealed the timeline following a closed hearing on Wednesday. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has been working for weeks to refund $166 billion in Trump’s tariffs,...

Today’s far-reaching presidents should look instead to George Washington’s restraint

Washington defined the presidency not by what it could do, but by what it must refuse to become.

A tale of two kings

King Charles’ visit, like that of his grandfather King George VI with President Franklin Roosevelt in June 1939, comes at a time of global peril.

Cassidy trails behind Letlow, Fleming in Louisiana’s GOP Senate primary: Poll

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) is falling slightly behind his GOP challengers ahead of Louisiana’s Republican primary, according to a new poll.  The incumbent senator is currently in third place among likely Republican primary voters in the state, according to an Emerson College poll released on Thursday.  Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming (R) received 28 percent...

Why the voting rights ruling could hurt Democrats in the South

In today’s issue: The Supreme Court’s ruling further curtailing the Voting Rights Act (VRA) could spell trouble for Democrats’ congressional representation in the South. The court’s 6-3 decision Wednesday only directly strikes down the current congressional map for Louisiana, which had sued to protest the second Black-majority congressional district the state had been required to...

Rising deaths in Congress highlight concerns of an aging legislative body  

Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) last week became the fifth member of the 119th Congress to die in office, continuing an upward trend in the number of member deaths seen in recent years. Scott’s death puts the current two-year session — which began January 2025 and ends January 2027 — on track to surpass recent congressional...

James leading GOP gubernatorial primary in Michigan: Survey

U.S. Rep. John James (R-Mich.) is the leading Republican candidate in Michigan’s gubernatorial primary race, according to new polling. Glengariff Group, Inc. published new polling data for the race on Tuesday from likely GOP primary voters in the state. James garnered 37 percent of support in the survey, followed by businessman Perry Johnson with 19.8...

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