Democrats picked their candidates for two competitive House districts on Tuesday that will be vital to the party’s efforts to flip control of the chamber this November. Democrats nominated former state Rep. Christina Bohannan to run against GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s first congressional district. Bohannan has taught at the University of Iowa College […]
President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to elevate Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence is raising a new question on Capitol Hill — whether the appointment helps resolve growing tensions inside the intelligence community or makes them worse. The move comes as a bitter internal dispute between […]
Jill Biden’s book tour has not been helpful to her husband’s legacy. The former first lady was on ABC’s The View Tuesday, touting View from the East Wing: A Memoir, her account of former President Joe Biden’s single term in the White House, and her husband’s age-related decline came up as it does in most […]
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advanced to November’s general election on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. She is in a very competitive race for a second term as mayor, facing Democratic Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman and Republican Spencer Pratt, best known for his role on the reality television series The Hills. […]
The first round of June Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,181, 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 June 10. The second round will go out on June 17 to those born between the […]
Housing finance guru Bill Pulte captured President Donald Trump‘s attention by referring the commander in chief’s political enemies to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution over allegations of mortgage fraud. But Pulte, a frequent flyer on Air Force One, has used his political savvy and Trump’s favor to leverage an otherwise lackluster role as Federal […]
Criminal complaints filed in Nebraska allege that Democratic Senate candidate Cindy Burbank and another candidate are running sham campaigns designed to ultimately clear the field for Dan Osborn, the independent candidate critics argue is effectively backed by Democrats. The filings accuse Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike Marvin of falsely certifying to Nebraska election […]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton whipped a standing-room-only election-night crowd into a frenzy when he revealed the lining of his suit jacket, emblazoned with the American flag on one side and the California flag on the other. Hilton, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, took the stage shortly after 10 […]
Some Trumpworld insiders want President Donald Trump to be more publicly vocal about differences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after Israel’s Monday actions aimed at Lebanon threatened to scuttle diplomacy to end the war with Iran. Trump and Netanyahu have a close personal relationship but have privately disagreed on multiple occasions since the president […]
LOS ANGELES — Orange County Reps. Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Young Kim (R-CA), whose districts were carved up under California’s new congressional map, are vying for the top two positions in the race for the state’s 40th Congressional District. Calvert was officially declared as one of the winners on Tuesday night. With 52% of the […]
