ActBlue is introducing stricter passport checks for donors abroad after House Republicans identified weaknesses in the Democratic fundraising platform’s screening procedures, escalating questions about its earlier assurances to Congress. The new program, quietly unveiled Sunday in a press release by ActBlue, requires passport images and identity checks rather than the passport-number entries Republicans said could […]
Nebraska independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn said on Tuesday that his criticism of rural supporters of President Donald Trump from a recently leaked audio “came from a place of passion.” Osborn is still managing the fallout in which he suggested a fictitious voter in the small town of Red Cloud, Nebraska, supports Trump because “all […]
Israel’s military destroyed a nearly mile-long stretch of Hamas tunnels in the northern part of Gaza on Tuesday, which coincides with the three-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre that ignited the war. Israeli forces are engaged in an ongoing effort to destroy clear Hamas infrastructure in the parts of Gaza still under its […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is monitoring reports of a 28-year-old researcher who died of a “pneumonia of unknown etiology” in Russia but confirmed there is “no indication of a broader threat” from her death to the United States. The reports of the death of Daria Shipilova, a lab technician at […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) did not rule out cutting his second term as governor short if he is reelected to serve Maryland again in 2026. Moore is running for reelection to serve a second term as governor, taking on a challenge from former Republican state Del. Dan Cox, whom he defeated in the 2022 gubernatorial […]
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed launched a website attacking Republican challenger Mike Rogers over his record on government surveillance and the Patriot Act as the candidates enter the final stretch of the Senate race. The website, “MikeIsWatching.com,” opens with the words “Mike Rogers is watching you” displayed in large letters while eerie music […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) said the Trump administration blocked him from speaking at the groundbreaking of an Anduril facility in Baltimore County. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Moore claimed credit for the facility’s construction, which broke ground that day and is set to produce critical components for Virginia-class submarines. However, he said the Trump administration […]
Attorneys for former Olympian David Hearn are asking the inspectors general for the Department of Justice and the Interior Department to investigate what they view as an unjust prosecution. Hearn faced a federal charge for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool until U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, whose jurisdiction rests in Washington, D.C., filed a […]
President Donald Trump will deliver remarks at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Tradepoint Atlantic in Baltimore County, Maryland, where he is expected to tout a major investment aimed at expanding U.S. submarine production and defense manufacturing. PENTAGON TO CREATE FIRST-EVER AUTONOMOUS WARFARE COMMAND, HEGSETH REVEALS The event centers on plans by the defense technology company Anduril […]
EXCLUSIVE — A University of South Florida professor’s repeated trips to Cuba sparked internal security concerns amid a crackdown on academic ties with the island, records obtained by the Washington Examiner show. The public university’s board of trustees investigated economics teacher Dr. Gabriel Picone over four Cuba visits he took between July 2022 and June […]
