Negotiating teams from Russia, Ukraine, and the United States concluded two days of talks in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday with an agreement on prisoner exchanges and a pledge to meet again. But that’s it. The next meeting is unlikely to produce more. Why? Simple. Russia’s war aims in Ukraine remain unchanged. The Kremlin […]
By every conceivable metric, last week’s midterm results were cataclysmic for the Republican Party. The Democrats picked up seven seats in the Senate, 42 seats in the House, and at least five governors’ offices. As of this writing, the outcomes of the Senate races in Alaska and Mississippi are still being determined, as are 18 […]
House Republicans have chosen Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) as their leader when they become the minority pitted against a massive Democratic majority in the next Congress. By a vote of 106-73 Tuesday, they picked the chairman of the judiciary committee over current Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA). Scalise is the more polished and accomplished legislator, […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth survived another battle with Democrats when House Republicans this week sent back eight articles of impeachment brought by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). While Massie won’t be back next year, Democrats are not done with the Defense secretary, who remains a key target for scrutiny — and possibly another impeachment vote —...
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is moving quickly to quash a brewing rebellion in his caucus by telling colleagues privately that he’s locked up the votes to be majority leader and laying out a comprehensive plan for the new Democratic Senate in 2027. Senate Democrats say that Sens. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Elissa...
A showdown over Missouri's congressional map has taken several turns in the last week, as competing court rulings leave lingering questions about which district boundaries should be in effect for the midterms. Under the current rulings, Missouri officials are moving ahead with the GOP's favored 7-1 map that’s set to give the party a pickup opportunity. ...
In today's issue: ▪ Final major Senate matchup set ▪ GOP midterm convention kicks off ▪ Smithsonian head announces retirement ▪ Countries cut off West Bank settlements New Hampshire is emerging as a key state to watch as the primary season wraps up, with Rep. Chris Pappas clinching the Democratic nod last night to face former Sen. John E....
The Trump-centric Republican midterm convention that kicks off Wednesday in Dallas is putting GOP candidates in a tight spot. On one hand, there are clear arguments in favor of attending the convention and wrapping themselves metaphorically in President Trump’s flag. Most GOP candidates want Trump’s backing and his blessing. He said last week he is...
A new proposal from the White House to expand childcare subsidies to cover stay-at-home parents is dividing conservatives. The idea is not a new one. The rule change the administration is pushing forward that would make married stay-at-home parents eligible for federal funding has been bandied about by think tank scholars and Republicans in Congress. It’s part...
President Trump's escalation of the trade war with Canada is coming at a bad time for Senate Republican candidates, who are being put in the awkward place of having to defend the administration's economic record while having to push back against Trump's targeting of critical Canadian imports and companies. Trump got pushback from a loyal...
The Republican National Committee's (RNC) midterm convention kicks off in Dallas on Wednesday, a first-of-its kind event aimed at helping Republicans buck President Trump's low approval numbers and defy historical midterm trends. The two-day event, billed by some as a "Trump-a-palooza," will host dozens of top speakers from the administration and Republican leadership, as well...
Stefany Shaheen, a health tech entrepreneur and daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), is projected to narrowly defeat state Democratic Party Vice Chair Maura Sullivan in the bitter Democratic primary for outgoing Rep. Chris Pappas’s (D-N.H.) seat with 90% of precincts reporting, according to Decision Desk HQ. Stefany Shaheen and Sullivan, a former top official at...
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson (D) announced Tuesday that a Charlotte food bank received 270,000 eggs as part of his antitrust settlement with three of the country’s largest egg producers. Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte accepted the donation, after food banks in Raleigh and Winston-Salem received eggs last month. Five more...
President Trump on Tuesday signed executive orders to ban the sale of Canadian dairy products, motor vehicles and many alcoholic beverages in the U.S., as the trade war between the two countries continues. The bans take effect on Sept. 29, with Trump signing the orders on the day retaliatory Canadian tariffs on $27.6 billion worth...
Democratic strategist James Carville speculated Tuesday that President Trump wants his party to lose the midterms. “The only answer that I can come up [with] that explains the current behavior of Donald Trump is simply this: he wants the Republicans to lose. He hates them. He wants to torture them,” Carville told journalist Al Hunt...
A House Democrat seeking reelection is selling Zyn-inspired campaign merchandise, leaning into an association with the explosively popular nicotine pouches that have devotees among the Trump administration. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) is selling a $50 "GLUE-ZYN-KAMP" storage tin on her office campaign website, mimicking the Zyn pouches' ubiquitous circular container. The Democrat is among...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Tuesday released records related to the city government’s response to worsened air quality after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying city leaders “lied” about how safe it was to breathe. Mamdani’s office released 170,000 pages of records, with the mayor’s fiscal 2027 budget including $34 million...
