He’s the country’s most vulnerable Senate Democrat up for reelection. Even so, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) is showing no signs of shifting to the center in a fight over government funding. Ossoff’s “toss-up” race for a second term in Georgia would typically put him into a camp of potential wildcards, as Republicans paint his opposition […]
If Congress does not come to a deal to fund the government in the coming days, several paydays for military members, congressional staffers, and federal employees could pass. By Wednesday, Oct. 15, more than 2 million active-duty military members will miss their first paychecks due to Congress failing to pass a 2026 defense appropriations bill […]
Democratic leadership in the Senate is avoiding the backlash facing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) over his decision to rule out a one-year extension to expiring Obamacare subsidies. On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) refused to stake out any red lines as both parties continue to spar over a government shutdown centered […]
Once one of Donald Trump’s most loyal defenders, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is now viewed by many in her own party as a “radioactive” figure, a politician increasingly isolated from the MAGA movement she once championed. Over the past several months, Greene has emerged as one of the few Republicans in Congress openly challenging […]
President Donald Trump has said he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, which eluded him during his first administration, but he’ll find out on Friday if he finally got selected for the prestigious award. Trump would be only the fifth U.S. president to win a Nobel Peace Prize, following in the footsteps of former Presidents Barack […]
A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Oregon National Guard can remain under the Trump administration’s control. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling, rebuking the efforts of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, who sought to prohibit her state’s National Guard troops from being placed under the authority of President Donald Trump. […]
Several high-profile antifa leaders have fled the country or are actively making plans to abscond overseas. News of their escape comes after President Donald Trump designated antifa as a domestic terrorist threat and directed federal authorities to dismantle terrorism networks operating within the United States. Mark Bray, a financier of transnational antifa operations and antifa’s […]
The Supreme Court is slated to hear several potentially landmark cases in its 2025-2026 term, which began Monday, ranging from tariffs to transgender sports laws. While President Donald Trump has dominated the high court’s emergency docket since returning to office in January, many of the key cases on the Supreme Court’s merits docket for this […]
President Donald Trump is moving ahead to implement changes to the Diversity Immigration Visa Program that he has claimed is ripe with fraud and brings in the “worst of the worst” to the United States. The DV program provides a lottery for about 50,000 global applicants annually to be admitted to the country and receive […]
Family members of the hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023, sent President Donald Trump a video message thanking him for brokering a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. The agreement includes a commitment to return the hostages who have been held in captivity for over two years. The “Hostages and Missing Families Forum” […]
