A push to ban states from passing new laws on artificial intelligence is likely to fall short on Capitol Hill despite a late plea from President Donald Trump. Trump publicly threw his weight behind the ban on Tuesday, asking that it be added as part of a defense bill that will soon be sent to […]
Democrats are heading into the holiday season on a high note after sweeping wins in the 2025 elections and judicial blows dealt to Republicans over redistricting efforts. However, new data and analysis show that Democrats will need to do more than ride this temporary blue wave if they want to be successful in the 2026 […]
The recent indictment of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s (D-CA) former chief of staff jolted one of the nation’s most influential Democratic power centers, exposing long-standing patterns of corruption within its ranks. Political powerbroker Dana Williamson, one of California‘s most sought-after Democratic consultants both before and after she ran Newsom’s office, was charged on 23 counts, including […]
In just over a month, the first-ever private sector import ban on new Chinese drones to the United States will likely go into effect. The ban itself, which industry insiders say could help U.S. manufacturers break China’s unofficial global monopoly on the technology, wouldn’t actually require President Donald Trump to act at all. The National […]
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) shared an audio recording of several graphic, violent threats he has received in the wake of President Donald Trump suggesting Crow’s actions of urging U.S. military members to “refuse illegal orders” were punishable by death. Crow was among six Democratic lawmakers who recorded a video calling for service members to disobey illegal […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has announced that she will be retiring from Congress at the start of next year. Greene, who has served in the House of Representatives since 2021, announced she will be leaving the lower chamber, effective Jan. 5, 2026. The Georgia legislator has publicly feuded with President Donald Trump over the […]
The Supreme Court has temporarily halted a lower court’s order barring Texas from using its new congressional map for the 2026 elections after the state filed an emergency petition to the high court Friday evening. Justice Samuel Alito, who oversees the judicial circuit in which the case originated, granted an administrative stay of a lower […]
The Department of Homeland Security has been awarding a number of federal contracts for just under $100,000, after Secretary Kristi Noem vowed to review contracts of six figures and more personally. On June 11, Noem vowed to review and consider department proposals upwards of $100,000. Since then, DHS has authorized 11 federal contracts for between […]
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) broke the collective silence among the Utah congressional delegation on Thursday regarding the state’s latest congressional map, which came out on Nov. 11. Utah is in the midst of a redistricting battle brought on by the League of Women Voters of Utah, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, and Better Boundaries. This […]
The FBI has concluded that Thomas Matthew Crooks acted alone in his 2024 attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. The 20-year-old would-be assassin struck Trump’s ear with a bullet during a July 2024 campaign rally, missing a fatal shot at the soon-to-be 47th president and instead killing rally attendee Corey Comperatore. It […]
