Tennessee voters are headed to the polls on Thursday to set key races after the state’s congressional lines were dramatically reshaped by GOP-friendly redistricting that squeezed out the state’s lone Democratic House lawmaker. The Volunteer State waded into the national fight over congressional lines this cycle after state lawmakers repealed a 56-year prohibition on mid-decade redistricting amid President Trump’s push for red states to boost...
President Trump on Thursday dismissed reports of the U.S. military being low on munitions amid the war with Iran, saying his administration is determining who leaked the information to news outlets. “The U.S. has massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped...
The Senate Homeland Security Committee is set to vote Thursday morning on a resolution to hold former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci in contempt following a hearing last week when the doctor pleaded the Fifth more than 100 times. Fauci received a sweeping pardon from former President Biden during his last days in...
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) has joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in proposing to eliminate the Social Security payroll tax cap. This would impose the 12.4 percent tax on all wages and self-employment income, on top of the graduated income tax. Today, the Social Security payroll tax applies only to the first $185,000 or so in...
In today's issue: ▪ El-Sayed's tall task ▪ Fauci faces contempt vote ▪ CDC director confirmed ▪ Another redistricting battle in Missouri The demographic breakdown of the vote in Democrats’ Michigan Senate primary this week includes some glaring warning signs for the party as it seeks to rally voters behind progressive Abdul El-Sayed to win the critical battleground seat...
Tom Smith suggested at an event following Tuesday's statewide primaries in Michigan that he will be resuming his run in Michigan's 8th Congressional District, despite recently suspending his campaign.