LANSING, Michigan — Michigan Democrats are worried that a bitter Senate primary between Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and Abdul el Sayed will leave voters demoralized in one of the most consequential swing states of the 2026 cycle. The nominee who emerges from the Aug. 4 primary will face the gargantuan task of uniting the party […]
GOP gubernatorial hopeful and pillow purveyor Mike Lindell wants to impose a six-month, one-time amnesty period for illegal immigrants living in Minnesota. “I’d like the whole United States to do this, but let’s say I did it here in Minnesota,” Lindell told the Washington Examiner in a Tuesday interview. “Six months, all the illegal immigrants […]
The Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether a federal law barring the home distilling of alcohol is unconstitutional, after a pair of federal appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on the legality of the longstanding statute. The Buckeye Institute, a conservative think tank, is backing an appeal to the high court asking the justices […]
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) defeated Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) in the Republican primary and will face incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) in Arizona‘s November gubernatorial election. With 39% of the vote counted as of Tuesday evening, Biggs took 69.6% of the vote compared to Schweikert’s 17.2%, according to the Associated Press. Republicans Scott Neely and […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday that his office lacks the power to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits the Big Apple later this year but urged President Donald Trump to carry out the International Criminal Court‘s warrant. In a two-minute video posted to social media, Mamdani backed down […]
The House pushed through a stopgap measure on Tuesday that extends funding for the federal government until December. The House voted 220-205 to pass the funding patch, with six Democrats — Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Don Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), and Kathy Castor (D-FL) — voting to support […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Tuesday urged President Donald Trump to bring the Iran war to a close, a contrast to the president’s rejection that same day that the midterm elections would not affect his war strategy. During a press conference, Johnson was asked if he plans to use congressional powers to check Trump’s […]
A former U.S. soldier was charged with arson in connection with the detonation of an incendiary device the day prior near 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, which is home to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office. Andrew Arrabaca, a 43-year-old Army veteran, appeared in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, where prosecutors alleged he […]
War Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) make a visit to U.S. Central Command to speak with troops after the outgoing senator called the Trump administration‘s war with Iran “an utter and complete failure.” The exchange unfolded during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in which Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of […]
A federal appeals court in Washington on Tuesday upheld White House trade adviser Peter Navarro‘s felony contempt of Congress conviction, rejecting his claim that former President Donald Trump‘s executive privilege protected him from complying with the House Jan. 6 committee’s subpoena. In a unanimous 37-page opinion, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals […]
