Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) laid out a plan to break the gridlock in the House by attaching the SAVE America Act to the $1.15 trillion defense spending bill, possibly jeopardizing its path to passage on the floor. Johnson unveiled the plan Monday night as the House Rules Committee met to advance the fiscal 2027 National [ā¦]
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that a second candidate named Dan Sullivan must be allowed to appear on the ballot in Alaskaās U.S. Senate race, rejecting state election officialsā effort to disqualify him over concerns his candidacy was intended to confuse voters. The decision carries national implications as Republicans defend a narrow Senate majority, [ā¦]
Over 100 Venezuelan immigrants are missing after the hotel they were staying at collapsed in back-to-back earthquakes hours after being deported to their home country from the United States. A deportation flight flying out of Miami landed in Venezuela on Wednesday, dropping off 146 Venezuelans, according to a deportation flight tracker. They were sent to [ā¦]
The Minneapolis City Council has approved repealing what the all-Democrat municipal body says is a decades-old āhomophobicā ban on adult bathhouses, an ordinance that was originally passed with the help of the cityās first openly gay council member. Nine members of the 13-person city council voted on Thursday in favor of the repeal, which will [ā¦]
Texas Democrats tore into Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton after a video emerged showing him flying with his alleged mistress to Iceland ahead of Independence Day. The 2026 Texas Senate race between Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico has emerged as one of the most personally contentious of the midterm elections. Democrats were given [ā¦]
Democrats are barreling toward their next test of support for Israel as the House prepares to vote on legislation that would zero out most American military assistance. The House is expected to vote on the measure, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), as soon as this week, providing fresh insight into whether a leftward drift [ā¦]
President Donald Trump downplayed pressure to sign a bipartisan housing bill Monday, arguing that itās āunimportant compared to the SAVE America Act.ā Affordability remains a top issue heading into Novemberās midterm elections, and while the president has seen national gas prices decrease in recent weeks following a ceasefire in the Iran war, heās also made [ā¦]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) took aim Monday at President Donald Trumpās Freedom 250 Great American State Fair, calling it a shadow of Minnesotaās. āAmericaās real state fair starts August 27,ā Walz said in an X post. āPlan accordingly and thank you for your attention to this matter.ā Trumpās 16-day Great American State Fair celebrates the [ā¦]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha firmly asserted that he does not believe a socialist will win the presidential election in 2028, saying there is āno shot whatsoeverā of that happening. Despite various socialist candidates securing the Democratic nominations in primaries across the country, Concha said left-wing candidates are successful only in blue states or cities, [ā¦]
The Democratic National Committee omitted Graham Platner of Maine from its photo of the top five Democratic nominees in their respective Senate races. A poll tracker account on X noted Platnerās absence from the image that featured former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Texas state Rep. James Talarico, former Ohio Sen. [ā¦]