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WATCH LIVE: Kathy Hochul welcomes Texas Democratic lawmakers to New York

HOCHUL DEMANDS NATIONAL MILITARY-STYLE WEAPONS BAN AFTER NEW YORK CITY SHOOTING Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is welcoming a group of Democratic lawmakers from Texas who left the state in the wake of Republican efforts to redistrict the state mid-decade. They will address the push from President Donald Trump and Republican state lawmakers to create more […]

Schumer and Jeffries ask Johnson and Thune for meeting to address healthcare funding

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) asked to meet with their counterparts, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), to discuss government funding. With government funding set to expire Sept. 30, the House and Senate are bracing for a shutdown. The Democratic leaders highlighted […]

Trump ‘loves’ Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad after learning she’s a Republican

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA — President Donald Trump joked Sunday that he loved Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle “great jeans” ad after he learned she is a registered Republican. Sweeney’s jeans ad previously stirred up speculation that it was a nod to eugenics, a theory that humanity could be improved through selective breeding. “She’s a registered Republican?” […]

Boeing workers at defense plants go on strike

More than 3,200 workers at Boeing defense factories walked off the job Monday. Members of the International Association of Machinists voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative agreement that would have given union members a 20% pay increase over the next four years. The union did not detail why its members rejected the contract, saying it […]

Football coach Derek Dooley launches Georgia Senate campaign

Derek Dooley, a former NFL and NCAA football coach with Gov. Brian Kemp‘s (R-GA) backing, launched his Georgia Senate campaign Monday. Dooley joins a crowded field of 2026 Republican competitors, including Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) and Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA). Kemp reportedly urged Dooley to run and is expected to back him. Kemp was widely […]

200 days in office: Trump pivots to midterms after ‘excessive’ second 100 days

President Donald Trump is marking his 200th day since returning to the White House on Thursday, concluding a second 100 days back in office that were different from his first. Trump’s first 100 days were propelled by preplanning undertaken during transition as he simultaneously responded to news events. Although White House officials contend they also […]

Texas has kicked off it’s mid-decade redistricting effort. What does the process look like?

President Donald Trump asked Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) to call the state legislature in for a special session where they could approve new Congressional maps that would redraw district lines in favor of Republicans. That kicked off a partisan back-and-forth, with Democratic states such as California and New York threatening to redraw their maps in […]

Mace announces campaign for South Carolina governor

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is running for governor in South Carolina, she announced Monday. Mace’s declaration comes after months of speculation, sometimes emanating from herself, about whether she would run. She often openly wondered “if I were governor,” or suggested she may be “forced” to run. The South Carolina Representative announced her decision at an […]

When money can’t buy votes: Three times the underfunded candidate beat the odds

While the better-funded candidate typically beats out their competitors each election cycle, the republic the founders crafted allows grassroots movements to fuel major political upsets.  It’s well known that the candidate who spends the most is usually the victor. For example, more than 90% of candidates who spend the most win when it comes to House seats.  […]

Here’s what’s at stake if the EPA withdraws the Endangerment Finding

The Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to reverse a landmark finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health could have profound implications for current and future climate regulations. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Tuesday a proposal to withdraw the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which concluded that six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, pose a […]
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