Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor's race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with U.S. Rep. John Rose.
Slightly more Americans distrust the federal economic data than trust it, according to a survey that was published on Tuesday. The Economist/YouGov poll found that 46 percent of Americans “completely or somewhat” distrust federal government data on the economy, while another 42 percent “completely or somewhat” trust it. Some 12 percent of respondents said they...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is eliminating the age cap on new hires, allowing those over 40 to join its deportation force. The move will end the limitations on the physically demanding job at a time when the Trump administration is pressed for personnel to carry out its mass deportation agenda. “We are ENDING...
The Republican State Leadership Committee PAC and the Republican Attorneys General Association teamed up with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) Secure Your Vote initiative to launch a seven-figure investment to turn out voters on Wednesday ahead of the state’s off-year elections in November. The investment will include direct mail, digital outreach, and grassroots efforts to...
Netanyahu persists with a war with no purpose — in which Israeli casualties increase and Hamas is strengthened every day — for three purely personal reasons.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said this week that so-called pocket rescissions, a controversial maneuver that President Trump’s budget office is considering to reduce spending, are not legal, potentially throwing a wrench into the administration’s plans. A pocket rescission occurs when the president asks Congress to cancel already approved funding close to the end...
President Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and spending package could speed up insolvency for Social Security’s trust funds, according to a new analysis from the Trump administration's chief actuary for the program. The Office of the Chief Actuary (OACT) at the Social Security Administration (SSA) released an analysis this week of the law’s potential effects on...
An investigation from Sen. John Ossoff (D-Ga.) found 510 "credible reports of human rights abuse" of those held in immigration detention centers across the country. “Through interviews, analysis of public reports, and site inspections, the Senator’s staff has received or identified 41 credible reports of physical and sexual abuse, 14 credible reports of mistreatment of...