The Supreme Court handed Republican campaign arms a significant campaign finance victory on Friday, scuttling an effort by Democrats to slash the GOP’s cash advantage in the midterm elections. The high court ruled 8-1 to halt a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that excluded political parties and joint fundraising […]
The Department of Justice on Friday announced charges against five individuals for illegally voting or helping someone illegally register to vote in the 2022 and 2024 elections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. The case includes two people whom federal prosecutors identify as illegal immigrants, two other noncitizens, and one U.S. citizen accused of helping […]
The GOP-majority North Carolina Board of Elections approved stricter rules for mail-in ballots Friday, just hours before the state became the first in the country to begin sending ballots for the midterm elections. The State Board of Elections voted along party lines to direct county officials to reject certain absentee ballots for certain errors that […]
Democrats are gearing up to crash the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas next week, sending their top messengers to highlight the affordability crisis and their own agenda for 2026. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the Democratic National Committee announced Friday counterprogramming plans to the GOP’s two-day confab. Jeffries is sending four members of […]
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin asked the Justice Department this week to review whether election-related nonprofit groups, some with multimillion-dollar backing from a Mark Zuckerberg-linked nonprofit, improperly received sensitive state motor vehicle and voter-registration data. In a letter sent Wednesday to Attorney General Todd Blanche, Mullin raised possible violations of the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection […]
A Massachusetts judge ruled a mistrial in the prosecution of Lindsay Clancy on murder charges after the jury deadlocked after seven days of deliberations, sending the case into a crossroads over how prosecutors will move forward. Judge William Sullivan of the Plymouth Superior Court declared a mistrial after the jury could not come to a […]
A website posing as an informational site for the Republican National Committee’s upcoming midterm convention in Dallas was redirecting users to the Justice Department’s website for the Jeffrey Epstein files as of Friday afternoon. The website, gopdallas2026.com, advertises itself as the “2026 RNC Midterm Convention” site and promotes information about next week’s event. The site […]
News anchor Maria Bartiromo fired back at Fox News, disputing the company’s statement that it terminated her employment. The network had issued a press release on Thursday, announcing Bartiromo’s firing, saying “effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with Fox News Media,” and thanking her for the over 12 years she has worked at the […]
President Donald Trump is expected to fly aboard the Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar during an upcoming overseas trip, despite lingering questions about the aircraft’s security capabilities. Trump is expected to use the Qatari-gifted jet for the trip to Ireland next week, according to the Washington Post. The flight marks Trump’s first international travel aboard […]
President Donald Trump reiterated on Friday Vice President JD Vance’s suggestion from the day prior that the military operation in Iran is not a war. Vance, holding a press briefing at the White House, told reporters Thursday that he would not characterize the conflict as a war since “right now, there is no active shooting.” […]
