Two Republican candidates for governor are leading a crowded field in the polls, so what do Democrats do? Cancel a planned debate. Just hours before it was scheduled to...
American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp confirmed that Sen. John Cornyn of Texas has been invited to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Leaders in Iran sent a Tuesday letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) confirming that “non-hostile vessels” would be permitted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The choke point carries a fifth of the world’s oil per day. But few ships have made the journey through the single passageway from the Persian Gulf to...
Congress's bipartisan agreement to end the government shutdown restores operations across the federal government, but keeps major health programs, including the nation's HIV response, on a short-term continuing resolution until Jan. 30, 2026, which means prevention, treatment and care programs continue at last year's levels.
President Trump and White House officials are grappling with how best to sell their agenda to the American people ahead of next November’s crucial midterm elections. Trump’s approval ratings are flagging, his sweeping tariffs are at risk in front of the Supreme Court, and Democrats won big in statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) denied Sunday that President Trump told her not to run for Senate or governor in her home state in 2026. “That is absolutely not true,” Greene told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “Actually, I never had a conversation at all with the president about running for...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) claimed Sunday that President Trump is “losing his MAGA base” over files related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as controversy surrounding the disgraced financier heats up. “You know why Trump is losing his MAGA base on this?” Khanna asked NBC News’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press.” “The reason he’s...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Sunday that President Trump’s recent criticism put her "life in danger." The president pulled his endorsement of Greene late Friday, the culmination of a back-and-forth online feud. Trump also called the conservative firebrand a “traitor” on his Truth Social platform Saturday, remarks that Greene called “so extremely wrong.” “Those...
The millions of Americans who are recreational marijuana users should not be prohibited from exercising their Second Amendment rights. But people who are convicted of multiple DUIs should lose their guns rights for some number of years.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday defended Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after the New York Democrat came under fire over the end of the government shutdown. “Chuck has been an effective leader. Remember, when Chuck was Majority Leader during the Biden administration, he produced a string of legislative wins with a bare majority,...
President Trump over the weekend pardoned two individuals charged in connection with the investigation into the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. The president issued pardons for Suzanne Ellen Kaye, who served an 18-month sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents amid an investigation into her involvement in the riots, and Daniel Edwin Wilson, who...
The rift between President Trump and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) escalated over the weekend, as the House eyes a vote this week on the files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The duo traded jabs on social media, with Trump ultimately withdrawing his support for Taylor Greene's 2026 reelection bid. The Georgia...
Pocketbook issues and “affordability” dominated the election contest in New York City, as well as the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. The 2026 midterms could well follow the same script, with the same results.
