Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) is making his largest investment yet in the midterm elections, unveiling a $3.3 million statewide organizing effort designed to help Democrats defend the governor’s mansion, capture key congressional seats, and cement the party’s hold on state government. “Rise Up Pennsylvania” is being billed as the largest coordinated midterm campaign in Pennsylvania […]
House Republicans released a spending patch on Friday that would extend funding for the federal government until December. The stopgap measure, expected to be taken up by the House next week before members leave for a monthlong recess, comes ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown. House Speaker […]
Former California Democratic Rep. Katie Porter said she’s abandoning politics “for now” and instead rebranding herself as a book reviewer, since losing her bid to become the Democratic nominee for California governor. “Hi, it’s Katie Porter with a nonpolitical post,” she announced in an Instagram video on Thursday. “I’m done for now with politics and […]
President Donald Trump endorsed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), to replace him permanently in the Senate. Nordone was sworn in this week as a temporary replacement after her brother died unexpectedly last weekend of a suspected aortic tear. But in a social media post on Friday, Trump said he […]
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is standing by her economic record at the six-month mark of her administration, while a new poll shows her disapproval numbers stand 3 points higher than her 44% approval rating. Virginia Commonwealth University released a poll on Wednesday showing Spanberger with a 47% disapproval rating six months into her role as […]
A dozen Somali gangs with hundreds of members, mainly teenagers, are wreaking havoc in Minnesota, committing public shootings and murders out in the open, according to local officials. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, whose office patrols the metropolitan region surrounding Minneapolis and St. Paul, told the Washington Examiner that as many as 300 Somali youth […]
A federal appeals court on Friday struck down New Jersey’s decades-old ban on so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, ruling that the state’s restrictions on AR-15-style rifles and magazines holding more than 10 rounds violate the Second Amendment. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 10-5 decision that New Jersey’s restrictions cannot […]
Ben Shapiro on Thursday slammed Vice President JD Vance’s appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast this week, saying the likely frontrunner for the 2028 GOP presidential nomination “did not sound very conservative.” The vice president sat down with Rogan for a podcast interview on Wednesday, as the U.S. and Iran resumed strikes following the dissolution of […]
Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) will stay on the primary ballot for now after a Florida judge dismissed a lawsuit from one of his Republican opponents. Friday’s ruling marks a win for Mills as he prepares to compete in the Aug. 18 GOP primary election. Michael Johnson, one of three Republican primary candidates challenging the congressman’s […]
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez suspended her gubernatorial campaign on Friday following her campaign’s mishandling of campaign finance reports. Rodriguez was viewed as the establishment’s pick to vie for the Democratic nomination next month, but she announced she would no longer move forward with her campaign following major inaccuracies in its financial disclosures. “As we […]
