Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's alienation of affection law after a judge ruled her messages establish jurisdiction.
A federal appeals court has ruled to keep in place a lower court blockade on the Department of Homeland Security using its SAVE database to check voter rolls, undercutting the Trump administration's efforts to help states boot noncitizens from their registration lists.
LIV Golf is collapsing in a sea of red ink, lawsuits, and unpaid bills. No one’s mourning its passing — certainly not the PGA Tour, the shockingly woke sports media, or most golf fans. But LIV Golf transformed the sport and everyone who loves the game, from players to fans, owes it gratitude, not scorn. […]
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) gave his support Wednesday to Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) for the Senate, after previously questioning why President Trump endorsed her in their tense Republican primary runoff. “I respect the decision of South Carolina voters, and I congratulate Senator Darline Graham on winning the Republican nomination. I will support our Republican nominee...
In today's issue: ▪ House sends funding bill to Trump ▪ Markey coasts to victory over Moulton ▪ U.S. launches new Iran strikes ▪ Postal Service whistleblower issues warning Members of both parties came together Tuesday as the House easily approved a short-term funding measure to keep the government open into December and rule out the possibility...
An ACLU attorney argues that the Trump administration's boat strikes off the Venezuelan coast are illegal, immoral, and ineffective, citing the deaths of Trinidadian nationals Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo as evidence of the campaign's human cost.
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) kicks off a four-day swing through the South on Wednesday, one key state will be noticeably missing from his itinerary: Georgia. The state is home to one of the most pivotal Senate contests in November, where Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) is trying to win reelection. In the process of his midterm...
President Trump is taking every available avenue in his effort to appeal to voters on affordability as frustrations over high prices and economic uncertainty show no signs of subsiding nine weeks out from the midterms. Trump met with oil and gas retailers and refineries at the White House as oil prices jumped again amid the...
GOP lawmakers are punting major fights — including government funding, money for the war with Iran and the extension of expanded surveillance authorities — until after the November election, setting up a bloated lame-duck agenda that will be difficult to get done by Christmas. The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill to fund the...
Abdul El-Sayed is walking a political tightrope in the Michigan Senate race as the Democratic nominee enters the final stretch of his campaign, looking to shore up support among skeptical Jewish voters without outright disavowing controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker. El-Sayed has also faced pressure to disavow Piker, who campaigned for El-Sayed during the primary...
As the final primaries wrap up and we head into the full gale of the general election campaign season, the consensus is that Republicans are all but certain to lose their very narrow House majority. If you ask Nate Silver and his team, they’ll say there’s an 86 percent chance of Democratic control with the...
The Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has quickly run into roadblocks in the House, facing opposition from Democrats and little urgency from GOP leaders. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) hasn’t signaled any intention to bring the bill to the floor in the lower chamber's first few days back from recess,...
Turbulence in the bond markets, fueled primarily by rising anxiety about government debt, is creating one more headwind for President Trump and the GOP as they move toward challenging midterm elections. Bond yields ticked up again on Tuesday, with the yield on the U.S. Treasury 10-year note hitting its highest point since January 2025. The...
A majority of young Americans don’t have pride in the direction of their country, a newly released poll suggests. In a survey conducted by American University's Sine Institute of Policy & Politics and published Tuesday, 70 percent of respondents — aged 18 to 34 — said they weren't proud of “where America is heading as...
