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...
Delray Beach canceled its 2027 St. Patrick's Day Parade and Pride event after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's new law restricting DEI-related funding.
Sen. Jim Justice said the GOP can "forget" reclaiming the Senate in 2028 after Democrats flipped at least eight seats in their historic blue wave midterm.
A behind-the-scenes rivalry between Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, which sources say has been brewing since the early days of the Trump administration, could be culminating in real time as Republicans seek someone to blame for the Iran war and the GOP's disastrous showing in last week's midterm elections.
Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot counting process, giving the state its first Black U.S. senator since post-Civil War Reconstruction.
