Former Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) to become the next Virginia governor in the Nov. 4 election. The onetime lawmaker outraised her opponent despite a texting scandal on her ticket as well as accusations from the lieutenant governor that her alleged knowledge of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive […]
Washington Examiner Commentary Writer Tiana Lowe Doescher credited the now 36-day government shutdown for the runaway wins from Democratic candidates in New Jersey and Virginia. “What I can say is that now the longest government shutdown in history did what it was designed to do, and it was to juice up the margins for Democrats, […]
Congressional Democrats, fresh off multiple election night victories, are demanding that Republicans meet them at the negotiating table to end the record-breaking government shutdown. Democrats are seeking to build on the momentum from both last night’s wins and comments from President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning, in which he admitted that the elections were partially […]
Kansas Republicans ended their push to redraw the state’s congressional map that would have gained them one more red House seat. Republican state House Speaker Dan Hawkins announced the move on Tuesday night as Democrats won various elections nationwide. Hawkins said he didn’t gather enough support from the Kansas legislature’s Republican caucus to force a […]
The mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is proceeding to ranked choice voting after neither leading candidate clinched a majority of the vote on Tuesday. Democratic incumbent Jacob Frey received nearly 42% of the vote, whereas Democratic challenger Omar Fateh received almost 32%, according to the latest results. Frey is seeking a third term, and Fateh […]
President Donald Trump beseeched Republican senators to end the filibuster on Wednesday, hot on the heels of significant losses in Tuesday night’s 2025 elections. Trump has spent the last week-plus pressuring Republicans to abolish the filibuster to end the government shutdown, now the longest in history, through a simple majority vote in the Senate. The […]
The Republican Party took a huge loss on Election Day, while the Democratic Party gained momentum across the nation ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Following their significant losses in the 2024 presidential election, Democrats were jubilant when election results came in for their candidates in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City late Tuesday. […]
The first round of November Social Security payments for retirees aged 62 and above, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in seven days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Nov. 12. The second round of payments will follow on Nov. 19 […]
The misdemeanor trial of a former Justice Department employee accused of throwing a sandwich at a federal agent has become an unlikely test case for the Trump administration’s sweeping crime crackdown in the nation’s capital amid warning signs that Washington juries and judges are increasingly rejecting U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s aggressive charging strategy. Prosecutors initially […]
The Supreme Court will once again consider where executive powers end and congressional powers begin during arguments on Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs. With the consolidated cases of Learning Resources v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, the president’s ability to levy tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act is under scrutiny. […]
