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New Jersey’s voter scandal: Letters to the Editor — July 27, 2026

The Issue: Blaming a “glitch” for some 400 noncitizen votes in NJ elections since 2023. It’s very interesting that the first thing Gov. Mikie Sherill did after finding out...

Why did Team Trump drop sanctions on the killers of Hong Kong’s freedom?

With Team Trump increasingly aware of China’s meddling in US politics and elections and...

Tim Kaine rejects national voter ID mandate, says states should handle issue

Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, on Sunday rejected calls for a national voter ID mandate, saying instead state legislatures should pass their own voter identification laws.

Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of stoking antisemitism, says Democrats privately fear radical fringe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of fomenting antisemitism and directly blamed his anti-Israel rhetoric for a climate of fear gripping Jewish residents.

Sen. Kennedy says Trump likes daily strikes on Iran: ‘Sometimes you have to kill a few chickens to scare the monkeys’

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump likes the daily strikes on Iran, which paused going into the weekend after nearly two straight weeks of attacks on Iranian infrastructure. "I think we ought to continue the blockade and starve them out," Kennedy said on CBS News's "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan. "I...

Colorado high court tosses redistricting ballot measures

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday tossed out two cases involving new redistricting ballot measures that would have favored Democrats.  One ruling said the redistricting measure violated the state constitution’s “single subject” requirement that calls for measures proposed by petition to focus on one issue for inclusion on the ballot.  The Democratic aligned group, Coloradans...

PBM lobby goes on the offensive

The nation’s top pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) lobbying group is going on the offensive, stepping up its advocacy efforts against the pharmaceutical industry after Congress passed a PBM industry overhaul last winter. The pharmaceutical industry spent years pointing fingers at pharmacy benefit managers as the reason for high drug costs, and Congress finally was able...

Hegseth announces new Defense Policy Board after clearing out previous panel 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the 15 individuals who will make up the new Defense Policy Board, just over a year after the previous panel was cleared out by the Pentagon chief.  Robert Lighthizer, who was the U.S. Trade Representative during President Trump’s first term, will be the chair of the board, which was established...

Senate Ethics panel dismisses Luna complaint against Gallego

The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) filed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) accusing the senator of making inappropriate advances toward several women and violating campaign finance rules. The Ethics panel informed Gallego in a letter Friday that its investigations “did not find evidence that your actions violated...

Cassidy calls out Trump’s staff over SAVE America Act insult

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) punched back at President Trump on Monday after Trump called out Cassidy and other GOP senators for not supporting the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, even though Cassidy has consistently voted for the bill. Cassidy took a shot at Trump’s staff for having “misled” the president after Trump lumped...

Top House Republican says Pentagon misled him about troop reduction plans in Europe

House Armed Services Committee Chair Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) said he believes the Pentagon’s policy chief misled him about a plan to reduce by thousands the number of U.S. soldiers in Romania. Rogers accused Elbridge Colby, under secretary of Defense, of not keeping Congress in the loop on force posture changes in Europe after the Alabama...

House Democrat: Idea of Democratic Party going hard left ‘frankly overblown’

Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) said Friday that talk about the Democratic Party taking a hard-left turn is “frankly overblown,” comments that came after notable wins by democratic socialists in Democratic primaries. “I mean, there are a lot of other people, like me, who won our elections on Tuesday who don’t take those kinds of positions....

Sotomayor warns expansion of presidential firing power will ‘unleash only chaos’

Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a sharp dissent from the bench on Monday after the court overturned a nearly century-old precedent on presidential firing power, arguing the majority’s decision grants President Trump and future presidents “unbridled authority” that undermines the separation of powers.   “Put simply, today the majority reshapes our Government,” Sotomayor wrote in a...

New York’s no-bid contracting scandal: A quarter-billion dollars, awarded by race

New York City's Racial Equity Plan, released by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, commits the city to using racial classifications to guide over 200 goals across nearly every agency, including setting aside hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts for favored racial groups, which is a continuation of the city's longstanding policy of race-based contracting.

Trump says SAVE America Act more important than ever following SCOTUS ruling on mail-in ballots

President Trump on Monday slammed the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, arguing it is now even more important for Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots sent by Election Day to be...

The Korean War offers lessons for a fragile US-Iran ceasefire

To anyone with a bent for history, this is not unique.

Democratic Project 2029 calls for child social media ban, strict kids safety rules on tech

Democrats working on a policy blueprint ahead of the 2028 presidential election released their kids online safety proposal Monday, calling for a ban on social media for kids under 16 and stronger privacy protections. The "Kids Over Clicks" proposal is the first to be released by the group, Project 2029, and zeroes in on the...

Supreme Court to hand down final decisions Tuesday: Here’s what’s left 

The Supreme Court will hand down all of its remaining opinions from this term on Tuesday, setting the stage for a blockbuster day with decisions expected on birthright citizenship,  transgender athlete bans and campaign finance.  Chief Justice John Roberts made the announcement as the court concluded its session Monday.  Here’s what the court will hand...

Liberals eat their own, harass Scott Wiener over Gaza stance 

The revolution always eats its own. This is one of the most central and frequently recurring themes in far-left radical organizing. And make no mistake, the far-left is feeling ascendant, as victories for democratic socialists in New York City have empowered the activist wing of the Democratic Party. These activists now feel comfortable showing who they truly are. Their...

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