Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson is riding a political high following his first debate against Sen. Susan Collins, finally gaining the viral momentum his campaign has struggled to capture since he became the Democratic nominee in July following Graham Planter’s withdrawal. On Tuesday night, Jackson faced Collins in the first debate between the rivals, using […]
A candidate for Congress in Arizona on Wednesday said she was raped in August as she repaired campaign signs. Bernadette Greene-Placentia, the Democratic candidate for the state’s 8th Congressional District, said she was sexually assaulted around 2 a.m. on a Friday evening that month in a parking lot as she carried out her nighttime routine […]
A federal judge in New York heard arguments Wednesday on whether to dismiss the case against an Army soldier accused of using classified information about the operation to capture Nicolas Maduro to win more than $400,000 on Polymarket. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett questioned lawyers about the government’s charges and the legal basis for applying […]
Democrat Brian Poindexter released a new ad Wednesday targeting his opponent, Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), featuring comments from his ex-father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), in the aftermath of Miller’s domestic abuse allegations. The spot highlights a comment Moreno made in a press gaggle at the Capitol, shortly after new domestic abuse allegations came to light […]
The Trump administration on Wednesday revealed it is investigating one of the country’s largest banks over whether it illegally favored minorities through DEI initiatives encouraging “racial equity” in homeownership. The Department of Housing and Urban Development informed Wells Fargo in a letter that it would examine whether the bank violated fair-lending laws, such as the […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is underwater with Pennsylvania voters but is relatively popular among Republicans in the state, according to a new poll. Fetterman has faced intense scrutiny over where his loyalties lie as the Democrat often drifts into GOP circles, leading to questions he may be looking to cross the aisle. The freshman senator […]
The Washington, D.C., Board of Elections has rescinded a $16,000 fine levied against socialist Janeese Lewis George days before she won the mayoral Democratic primary against former Councilman Kenyan McDuffie. The district’s elections board heard a hearing de novo request from Lewis George on Wednesday, as she asked the board to reconsider the Office of […]
The Supreme Court considered a legal battle on Wednesday involving an environmental challenge to the Air Force’s practice of detonating unexploded munitions, including explosives dating back to World War II, at a base on the Pacific island territory of Guam. The high court heard oral arguments in Department of Air Force v. Guahan over whether […]
CORALVILLE, Iowa — Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand bashed the Trump administration and Iowa Republicans for shifting the burden of funding food assistance programs to the states last year without a plan for filling in gaps in funding. Sand, 44, told food pantry organizers from east-central Iowa on Wednesday during a 2026 election campaign […]
The Democratic National Committee is suing the Trump administration over advertisements the White House has placed on television using taxpayer dollars. The Trump administration has spent over $20 million to roll out campaign-style public service announcements on television stations throughout 2026, with messages on each of the ads saying “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” […]
