President Trump endorsed North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, the replacement GOP nominee running for U.S. House after Rep. Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday backed new Maine Senate Democratic nominee Troy Jackson, and said he will officially endorse the former state Senate president if Jackson “asks” him. “You want a working-class voice in Washington, D.C., Troy is certainly that voice. I have seen his platform. It is a strong platform, standing up for...
Democratic strategist James Carville on Sunday ripped into popular left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, saying that if he shapes himself into a force within the Democratic Party, "I'm out of here." "To talk about the larger Democratic Party, post the election in Michigan going forward, I am not going to be in the same party...
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) death has left a massive hole in the hawkish wing of the Senate GOP as President Trump navigates the wars in Iran and Ukraine. There’s broad agreement that no single lawmaker can fill the void left by the Senate stalwart, a rare figure who was close to the president while maintaining...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is staring down one of his busiest weeks of the year as Republicans race to wrap up a lengthy to-do list before lawmakers leave Washington for the month-long August recess. At the top of the agenda is President Trump’s push for the Senate to adopt a budget resolution, which...
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Sunday denied abuse allegations levied against him by his ex-wife and vowed to continue his reelection campaign. “I’ve been portrayed as an abusive husband, an abusive father and a violent man,” Miller said in a video he posted to social media. “Those allegations have damaged my reputation, caused enormous pain...
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argued Sunday that Abdul El-Sayed can appeal to Republicans and independents in the Senate general election in Michigan if he defeats Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. “The reason I think that Dr. El-Sayed will win in Michigan is that if you're [a] working-class Republican, you know what?...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday said President Trump "certainly" wants him to investigate perceived links between autism and vaccines. Kennedy made the remark during a heated interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union," when Bash asked if the Wall Street Journal was accurate in reporting...
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, said Sunday that the U.S.’s current minimum wage is radical. When asked by NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday” about Republican candidate Rep. Tom Tiffany possibly calling her “a radical trans activist,” Hong responded with a retort about the federal minimum wage. “What's radical is...
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) was hospitalized on Sunday after being involved in a hit-and-run car crash, according to her office and local authorities. Kaptur’s office said the congresswoman was a passenger in a vehicle heading to church service when the car was struck. The 80-year-old is “active, alert, and being treated for non-life threatening injuries,”...
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) pressed for his fellow Ohio Republican and former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller, to resign in the wake of abuse allegations involving Moreno's daughter and granddaughter, adding that he thinks the GOP representative needs "serious psychological help." “If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller...
A new Department of Homeland Security regulation issued on July 17, 2026, will restrict foreign reporters' ability to work independently in the United States by shortening I-visa durations to eight months.
GOP Sen. John Kennedy (La.) on Sunday expressed doubt about the Senate confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to the full-time post. Kennedy, a member of the Judiciary Committee, noted on NBC News’s "Meet the Press" that GOP Sens. John Cornyn (Texas) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) are “talking” with the Justice Department about a resolution...
Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) said Sunday he is unsure whether President Trump truly believes his claims that vandals damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. “I don't know whether he really believes that, or it's part of his political messaging, or he's just thinking out loud,” Kennedy told host Kristen Welker on NBC News's "Meet...
