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Comeback Kamala? Harris holds on to her presidential dreams

Former Vice President Kamala Harris still hopes to be president. That’s the most obvious conclusion to draw from Harris announcing over the course of 24 hours that she is not running for governor of California but is releasing a new book about her failed 2024 presidential campaign. Harris’s book won’t be about failure, of course, […]

Harris blasts SCOTUS for forgetting what ‘democracy and rule of law is supposed to be’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on Thursday night’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to promote her upcoming book, 107 Days. The tome is an account of Harris’s presidential campaign after Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential election. Stephen Colbert discussed the former vice president’s life after the campaign and […]

The key Russiagate records that are still classified or heavily redacted

A number of key documents related to the “manufactured” Russiagate scandal are still heavily redacted or not yet declassified years later, despite efforts by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, among others, to make information about the start of the Trump collusion investigation public. As President Donald Trump’s administration continues […]

Congressional gridlock threatens billions in earmarks for lawmaker pet projects

A fast-approaching government funding deadline means a new federal budget, and lawmakers can secure funding for community projects back home — or so they hope. But so-called “earmarks,” formally known as congressionally directed spending, are once again on the chopping block unless Congress can find the bipartisan muster to pass a new fiscal 2026 budget that begins […]

How the intel community worked to keep the public in the dark on Trump-Russia investigation

Reams of documents, new and old, reveal that the intelligence community worked diligently against the public release of information related to its investigation of Russia’s alleged intervention to assist President Donald Trump during the 2016 election. Proponents of the intelligence community argue this was done to preserve national security, but detractors believe the roadblocks were […]

Inside the GOP blowup over Brian Kemp’s Georgia Senate pick: ‘It’s a dumpster fire’

A fragile peace between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and President Donald Trump‘s world is collapsing over Georgia’s Senate race, with one GOP insider calling the fallout “a dumpster fire.” Kemp was widely viewed as Republicans’ strongest contender to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), but Kemp chose not to run. According to sources, the governor and […]

Kamala Harris talks new book, horrors of January 6, on ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on the “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Thursday night. Harris discussed various topics, including her upcoming book, 107 Days. After being introduced by host Stephen Colbert, she was greeted by a loud ovation from the audience that lasted for nearly 45 seconds. “Madam Vice President, it’s nice to […]

Trump says Senate ‘must’ stay in session to confirm all nominees: ‘No recess’

President Donald Trump on Thursday called on Senate Republicans to stay in session instead of taking a monthlong recess in order to confirm his nominees who require confirmation from the upper chamber. “The Senate must stay in Session, taking no recess, until the entire Executive Calendar is CLEAR!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We have […]

Top takeaways from the latest FEC fundraising reports

Newly released fundraising numbers offer another set of clues as to who is best prepared financially for next year’s midterm and 2028 presidential elections. Mid-year Federal Election Commission filings for political action committees, including super PACs, leadership PACs, and joint fundraising committees, were due on Thursday, just weeks after House and Senate lawmakers were required to release their quarterly fundraising […]

Trump’s latest tariff order enacts levies on Aug. 7; Canadian rates increase to 35%

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his latest round of tariffs will go into effect on Aug. 7, not Aug. 1 as expected. The White House made the last-minute move ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline for foreign countries to finalize trade deals with the United States. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier […]
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