With control of Congress expected to hinge on a narrow margin in 2026, a small group of House and Senate incumbents is already emerging as the most vulnerable lawmakers of the coming cycle. Both parties are already zeroing in on a limited group of races likely to determine the balance of power. Many of the […]
FBI Director Kash Patel announced that he is surging federal agents and “investigative resources” to Minnesota as a fraud scandal mostly involving Somali immigrants continues to grip the state. In a update on Sunday, Patel said the bureau’s investigation will look to “dismantle large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs,” some of which have already been […]
The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C., a day before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot confessed to investigators that he became “bewildered” by the 2020 election and believed someone needed to “speak up,” according to a new memo. The memo, unsealed on Sunday, detailed Brain Cole […]
President Donald Trump said a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war is “very close” to being reached following his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. Trump met with Zelensky for the first time since October at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as the peace talks were at their highest […]
Virginia Republican state Sen. Bryce Reeves has dropped out of the 2026 race for Sen. Mark Warner‘s (D-VA) seat, citing a “serious family health matter” that requires him to remain in the Commonwealth. “Today, after prayerful reflection and conversations with my family, I am withdrawing from the U.S. Senate race. A serious family health matter […]
(The Center Square) – With the impending rescheduling of marijuana in the U.S., the transportation industry is searching for answers on whether it still will legally be able to test employees before sending them on the road or in the air. Truck and school bus drivers, train engineers and pilots are all considered “safety-sensitive” transportation […]
(The Center Square) – While former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan spends the final days of 2025 behind bars, the next filings in Madigan’s appeal of his corruption convictions are expected in late January and February. Madigan began serving a 7.5-year prison term Oct. 13 at a minimum security prison camp in Morgantown, West Virginia. […]
(The Center Square) – In President Donald Trump’s first year in office, illegal border crossings in Arizona plummeted to record lows. They represent roughly a 92% drop from illegal entries and a record number of gotaways reported in Arizona during the Biden administration. Under the Trump administration, illegal entries in Arizona this year were 66% […]
(The Center Square) – According to an analysis of migration data from the three most populous states, more Californians and Floridians are moving to Texas than Texans are moving to those states. Overall, the majority of out-of-state movers relocating to Texas are leaving Democratic-led states that have higher state income taxes and more progressive tax […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois‘ initiative to boost the amount of state contract money it awards to businesses owned by racial minorities and women continues to struggle despite the tens of millions of dollars the state has spent. This month, the number of those businesses that are certified for preference in state contracting dropped again, […]
