In his victory speech at his campaign headquarters in Detroit, Sen.-elect Abdul el Sayed (D-MI) declared, “We don’t want our money sent to do apartheid, or genocide, or war.” El Sayed might have wanted to throw shade at Israel, which, throughout his campaign, he made out to be a boogeyman as he spread the blood […]
Following the Republicans’ Midterm Elections drubbing, Vice President JD Vance sent out an X post. It infuriated those who have spent years trying to convince an American president, Democratic or Republican, that overthrowing the Iranian regime was an urgent, easy-to-accomplish mission. “The reason we lost is the [Iran] war,” Vance concluded. Indeed. President Donald Trump […]
On Tuesday night, the country watched as the American people made their choice for the makeup of the next Congress. It was not the outcome any of us in the Republican Party wanted, especially knowing that many of my colleagues will not be joining us in the 120th Congress. The next two years will be […]
New York City’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, promised not just to freeze rents for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments in the city, but also to build another 200,000 affordable units and preserve another 200,000. Those goals just got harder because the two biggest buyers of mortgage loans, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have responded to the […]
The fight for the 2028 Republican primary is beginning to take shape on the heels of the GOP's devastating midterm losses, with Vice President Vance facing criticism for blaming the losses on the Iran war and other big-name Republicans appearing to stake out their own positions. The losses have created a huge opening for GOP White...
Democrats flipped Senate seats in previously deep-red territory such as Kansas and Texas in part by criticizing Trump administration policies that helped create high diesel and beef costs. Now they're going to be under pressure to deliver for farmers, who want the party to put words into actions once they take control of the House...
Republicans’ hopes of finishing a big chunk of President Trump’s agenda in the lame-duck session of Congress are rapidly deflating in the wake of the blow-out losses their party suffered in Tuesday’s election, say Republican aides on Capitol Hill. Senate Republican sources say the bold talk before Election Day of ramming a budget reconciliation package...
House Republicans are divided over how to move forward after the party’s devastating election losses, with some calling for an overhaul of the current leadership team and others arguing that President Trump bears much of the blame. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told staff on a call Wednesday that he would not run for minority leader,...
Tuesday was a big night for Democrats, and Gen Z was a big reason why. Young voters aged 18-29 broke hard for Democrats, including young men, who had been an important constituency for President Trump in 2024. The voters were also a big part of the winning formula for the party in Texas, where some...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly not in consideration to replace Tennessee Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn’s (R) open Senate seat. An Associated Press report, citing a person familiar with the matter who discussed the private conversations on condition of anonymity, stated that Hegseth is not being considered for the seat. Instead, Blackburn was focused on her...