The race to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is quickly becoming one of the most expensive and negative Democratic primaries of the 2026 cycle, fueled in part by millions of dollars from cryptocurrency-backed super PACs. Three prominent Illinois Democrats are competing for the open seat: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), who represents a suburban Chicago […]
House Republicans are torn over how difficult to make life for the Senate as a band of rebels pressures Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to pass a national voter ID bill. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has cautioned House conservatives that there could be consequences to going to war with Thune, and at least one rebel […]
EXCLUSIVE — More than 15 federal employees were forced out of senior posts at the Department of Homeland Security agency U.S. Customs and Border Protection during Kristi Noem’s time as secretary, according to three federal sources with direct knowledge. Well over a dozen employees at CBP’s Washington headquarters were forced to resign, retire, relocate, or were […]
Recent U.S. intelligence reports have assessed that after nearly two weeks of Operation Epic Fury, Iran’s government leadership is not in danger of imminent collapse. The evaluation comes after 12 days of regular military strikes by United States and Israeli forces, which led to the deaths of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his wife, daughter, son-in-law, […]
EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN) is introducing his inaugural piece of legislation on Thursday, marking an effort to raise the “death gratuity” for Gold Star families for the first time in decades. Fresh from a special election win last December, Epps framed the bipartisan HONOR Gold Star Families Act in the context of […]
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region. Several intense supercell thunderstorms moved across northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana the previous day, including […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took to social media on Wednesday night to blast the “left-wing media” for claiming that the Trump administration has delivered “mixed messaging” regarding the objectives in Iran and Operation Epic Fury. Leavitt insisted the administration has been consistent in its communication about the overall goals of the military operation. […]
Two oil tankers were set ablaze in the Persian Gulf after Iran conducted a suicide boat attack, local officials said, marking the latest escalation of Iran’s threat to stop the flow of oil globally. The vessels caught fire in waters off the coast of Iraq, near the Strait of Hormuz, leaving one crewmember dead while […]
The United States will release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at the request of President Donald Trump as part of a coordinated international effort aimed at stabilizing energy markets amid the war in Iran. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that the drawdown follows an agreement among 32 member nations […]
President Donald Trump tore into Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Wednesday in Kentucky, suggesting that the governor’s dyslexia diagnosis makes him unfit to be president. Newsom, a frequent Trump critic widely acknowledged as a top contender to be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028, has recently begun discussing how the learning disability affected him as […]
