A Democratic PAC that supports doctors and scientists in elections is attempting to unseat Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) by blaming her for high healthcare costs in one of the most tightly contested House districts in the country in the November midterm elections. 314 Action Fund, a left-wing political action committee that helps candidates with science […]
Senate Republicans may not be able to reach a consensus on their own SAVE America Act, but they now have fresh scrutiny against Democratic candidates for opposing widely supported federal photo ID requirements to vote. A trimmed-down voter ID proposal from Republicans failed to attract any Democratic support and overcome a Senate filibuster last week, […]
A Syrian court sentenced former President Bashar Assad to death, testing the new government’s relationship with Russia. Assad secretly fled Syria the night before rebels seized Damascus, taking refuge in Moscow with his family. He’s been closely guarded and closed off from the world since, as Russia has sought to secure a relationship with the […]
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) was candid about her primary election loss to Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed this week, saying she is still in the Democratic Party and will support her party’s candidate even if centrist candidates like her “aren’t winning.” Stevens, the establishment-backed candidate in Michigan who had the support of Senate Minority Leader Chuck […]
The Trump administration announced Monday that it was rescinding its ban on the social media app TikTok on government devices. A Monday memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget rescinded a 2023 White House directive that prohibited the use of TikTok on government devices, citing concerns that its then-China-based parent company, ByteDance, […]
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is speaking Tuesday afternoon at a press conference regarding a U.S. military veteran who was recently released from a Russian prison. RUSSIA FREES IMPRISONED US MARINE OVER HEALTH CONCERNS Markey is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. after it was revealed that former Marine Robert Gilman is coming back to the […]
A transgender medical group said its influential guidelines are “opinions” in a court motion against government plaintiffs — an acknowledgment that critics call a huge confession. The Federal Trade Commission and conservative states want to “silence one half of a scientific debate” by accusing the World Professional Association for Transgender Health of deceptive trade practices, […]
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) tapped the former Republican mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona, as her running mate ahead of her November reelection matchup against GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ). “The first thing I looked for in a running mate was someone who shares that value of putting Arizonans ahead of partisan politics. […]
Results from a recent poll of German voters showed that a significant majority opposes the long-standing “firewall” policy that prohibits major German political parties from working with the right-wing Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party. German polling firm Infratest dipmap, in a survey conducted between Aug. 3-5, found that 59% of eligible voters in the […]
Energy Secretary Chris Wright claimed that oil leaving the Persian Gulf region has hit above pre-war levels despite the conflict with Iran, and that crude oil flowing out of the Strait of Hormuz alone is nearly 9 million barrels per day. The figures, if accurate, would signal that the United States has succeeded in facilitating […]
