Democratic New Jersey state Sen. Jim Beach is not backing down from an intraparty fight with Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ). Beach hit back after Kim blasted him on Wednesday as a cog in the state’s Democratic machine. Kim announced that he would be “supporting challengers against State Senator James Beach and other elected officials who […]
Former Democratic Rep. David Trone has jumped into the race to retake his old Maryland House seat, primarying Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-MD), who succeeded him in the district after he unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2024. Trone, cofounder of Total Wine & More, filed for reelection Thursday, according to the Federal Election Commission website. […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said the Republican Party is advocating multiple ways to deliver on affordability, potentially spreading itself too thinly to attract voters. President Donald Trump is seeking to boost the GOP’s messaging on affordability ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, as the party aims to keep its slim majority in the […]
Democratic Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow on Wednesday criticized Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) for her impeachment inquiry of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. McMorrow said her U.S. Senate primary opponent indulged in “political theater” with the move, which is unlikely to gain traction. Stevens, McMorrow, and progressive physician Abdul El-Sayed are […]
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention on Thursday, ruling that the government has no lawful authority to continue holding him while it pursues his removal to a third country. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said the case had reached a breaking point because “since Abrego […]
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York predicted that Democrats will tout Miami Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins as a “harbinger” of more election wins for Democratic candidates next year. “Anything that a Democrat wins right now, the party is going to be able to crow and say this is a sign that voters are already tired of […]
President Donald Trump’s looming executive order that would limit states’ authority over artificial intelligence has triggered a rare rebellion within his own coalition. From Florida to Missouri, Republicans who have spent the past year writing their own AI rules say they will not stand down if Trump attempts to nullify their laws by decree. The […]
The Department of Homeland Security rolled out a campaign on Wednesday targeting criminals “with ties” to New York City. The DHS’s Homeland Security Investigations agency and the FBI are co-leading the task force, branded as the “first-of-its-kind” effort that is being aided by a host of agencies ranging from the New York Police Department to […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security at around 10 a.m. on Thursday morning. Her testimony comes as part of an annual committee hearing on “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” as it is titled. She will appear alongside director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joseph Kent and operations […]
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) on Wednesday launched a petition through his Patriotic PAC group to pressure the Trump administration into firing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who is facing scrutiny from Congress over his department’s authorization of strikes against alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. Ryan has suggested Hegseth may have committed war […]
