Michigan Democrats have spent years building one of the party’s most successful statewide operations, but Abdul el Sayed’s rise in the Senate primary is testing whether the coalition that powered those victories can survive the party’s deepening ideological divisions. Ahead of Tuesday’s primary to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), the contest between el Sayed, […]
President Donald Trump‘s push to pass the SAVE America Act has divided the Senate GOP, but even if the election integrity measure were to pass, it would likely not be in effect for the 2026 midterm elections. The Senate left Washington on Thursday without having moved the bill, despite pressure from Trump and MAGA allies […]
The Lincoln Project, the once omnipresent Trump antagonist group that reached its zenith during the 2020 campaign, is struggling to remain relevant following President Donald Trump‘s return to the White House. At its height, the political action committee raised tens of millions of dollars and cut ads critical of the president, but in the aftermath […]
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong hosted left-wing commentator Hasan Piker at a campaign rally in Milwaukee on Sunday alongside Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). The current front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Hong has leaned into populist messaging about the cost of living throughout her campaign and is backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) reached a deal with the Justice Department that puts Todd Blanche back on track to be confirmed as President Donald Trump’s attorney general before the August recess. The agreement, announced by Cornyn in a Sunday night statement, rescinds the president’s “anti-weaponization” fund in writing and restates testimony from Blanche’s confirmation hearing, […]
President Donald Trump said Sunday afternoon the anti-weaponization fund he has intermittently argued for in recent months could be “back on the table” if the Senate doesn’t confirm acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “A lot of people like it,” he said while speaking to reporters on Air Force One. “If they don’t approve Todd, I […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) expressed full confidence that socialist candidates can expand beyond liberal strongholds, arguing recent primary victories show the progressive movement can compete in politically divided states. Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press, Sanders pointed to a string of progressive wins and rejected the notion that Democratic socialist candidates are confined to deep-blue […]
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte said on Saturday incoming director Jay Clayton will start transitioning into his new role as head of the intelligence community on Monday. “I am eternally grateful to President Trump for the opportunity to serve as Director of National Intelligence, while he completed historic declassifications we right sized the […]
Former West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin argued that America’s two-party system has left independent voters without meaningful representation, saying Republicans and Democrats have built a political structure that discourages competition and rewards ideological extremes. “If you’re an independent, try to get on the ballot,” Manchin said on CBS News’s Face the Nation Sunday. “They make […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Sunday he thinks “many” working-class Republican voters in Michigan “will end up voting for” socialist Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed in a theoretical general election should he defeat Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in the primary election on Tuesday. While on Meet the Press, Sanders was asked by Kristen Welker […]
