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Wisconsin Democrats want to allow absentee voters to cast a new primary ballot

A chaotic Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor that has seen numerous candidates drop out and re-enter the race has threatened to leave thousands of voters who have already returned their ballots with worthless votes for the state's top office.

Trump says U.S. has ‘no interest’ in Iran talks for now

Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, President Trump gave a dim view on possible talks with Iran to end the war.

Platner ally Troy Jackson stepping in to take on Sen. Susan Collins

Troy Jackson, a former state Senate president and fifth-generation logger, is poised to replace Graham Platner on the Democratic ticket in the U.S. Senate race in Maine.

New State Department report details decades of Cuban espionage against U.S.

A State Department report said Cuba's intelligence service continues to have "scores of still-unidentified agents" inside the U.S. government.

Senate Intelligence Committee advances Jay Clayton’s nomination for DNI, floor vote expected soon

The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday advanced Jay Clayton's nomination to serve as the next Director of National Intelligence, as GOP leaders aim to confirm him to the role before the August congressional recess.

Rep. Al Green accuses Trump administration of trying to expel people of color

REP. AL GREEN: "I don't think the president has a heart. He simply desires to do whatever he can to push people of color out of the country..."

Career criminals roaming free is a problem even in deep-red Texas

Even in Texas, career criminals are allowed to roam free up to the point that they kill someone, proving that there needs to be a nationwide crackdown on crime to counter the national attitude shift toward criminal justice reform around 2018. Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old rising featherweight boxer, was killed while cycling with her boyfriend […]

Why the State Department’s new report on Cuba matters

As a rule, reports by Washington, D.C.’s various bureaucracies are often meant to be written, not read. Many are perfunctory. To the extent they contain revelations, they are often watered down or hidden in the worst type of bureaucratic prose. But the State Department’s new report, “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism,” should be […]

Johnson notches early win on reconciliation 3.0, but tougher fights lie ahead

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) secured a win Tuesday when House Republicans voted to advance a budget framework for a third reconciliation package. But the proposal still faces significant obstacles ahead as GOP leaders work to keep conservative hardliners on board. The budget framework calls for $73 billion in defense and intelligence funding amid the conflict...

Massie says money for farmers in Iran war supplemental is ‘ironic’

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) called Congress' move to ask for more than $11 billion for the Agriculture Department (USDA) as part of supplemental funding for the Iran war “ironic” on Tuesday. “What’s ironic about that is the… bailout for the farmers was necessitated by the war with Iran,” Massie told The Hill outside the House...

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