Omar supporters should work on a defense to the immigration fraud allegations, if there are any, not squawk about the timing of the DOJ’s investigation.
Maryland voters on Nov. 3 will decide whether the Democrat-run legislature can eliminate the state's lone Republican district -- but GOP ad campaigns against the ballot question have been virtually nonexistent.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) voiced her concern over a meeting between House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law. While walking near the Capitol, Ocasio-Cortez was asked if she was “concerned with” Jeffries's meeting with Kushner. “Yeah,” she said before laughing. “I don’t know what that was about.” The New York...
The NBA on Wednesday announced sweeping sanctions against the Los Angeles Clippers for what the league said was an intentional effort to circumvent its salary cap by funneling money to star player Kawhi Leonard through endorsement opportunities and other income in order to sign him in 2024. The Clippers initiated "off-court income opportunities" between Leonard...
President Trump is under pressure to avoid an escalatory spiral after launching the largest wave of strikes on Iran in weeks, with the U.S. military strained and the midterm elections rapidly approaching. Trump on Wednesday downplayed the Iran war's negative impact on Republican candidates. The president’s approval rating has reached a record low — 33...
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,...
