Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed is facing accusations that he is more focused on national politics than representing Michigan after leaked audio showed him describing the state’s Senate seat as a platform to build the progressive movement and influence the Democratic Party ahead of the 2028 presidential election. El Sayed is competing against Rep. […]
Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino is stepping down after the company’s rebranding effort last year drew widespread backlash from longtime customers. The company’s challenges began in May 2025, when it unveiled a brand refresh that included changes to restaurants nationwide as part of an effort to modernize its image. The initiative drew months of […]
President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States “may” have a new president in 2029 and compared the Iran war to “playing a banjo,” adding to speculation that the president may not be ready to pass the torch at the end of his second term as well as offering an unclear analogy to the […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) appeared inclined Monday to rebuff President Donald Trump’s demand to cancel the upcoming August recess and continue trying to pass the GOP’s SAVE America Act in the latest escalation over the stalled proposal. Thune suggested the endeavor to advance the party’s House-passed voter ID and elections bill is futile after previous failed votes and in […]
The House Committee on Ethics has revealed it is investigating Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX), the latest lawmaker to face scrutiny from the congressional panel. A public statement released Monday by Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) did not disclose the allegations that precipitated the investigation. “The Committee notes that the mere […]
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission on Monday, ruling that the advisory panel does not violate a federal requirement that presidential advisory committees be “fairly balanced.” U.S. District Judge John Cronan, a Trump nominee in New York, rejected arguments that the commission was unlawfully skewed because it included […]
Washington Examiner Executive Editor Bob Cusack says Republicans desperately want President Donald Trump to focus on selling the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to the public. Looking to examine whether Americans have benefited from the legislation, host Taylor Popielarz asked Cusack what he had learned about who is gaining economically from the bill, and whether […]
The Democratic National Committee is confronting a renewed credibility crisis under Chairman Ken Martin as financial struggles, management controversies, and questions about the committee’s influence fuel calls from outside Democrats for new leadership. Democrats outside the DNC have grown louder in their calls for Martin to step down, while renewed fights over the party’s direction […]
A 15-year-old was arrested in connection with a mass shooting in Seattle on Sunday that killed two people and injured four. The 15-year-old is just one of two suspects. The two are believed to have opened fire on each other and shot several bystanders in the crossfire. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said the teenager was […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) did not rule out the inclusion of a ban on mail-in ballots in Republicans’ third-party-line budget bill. During an interview with the Washington Examiner on July 23, Steil said that conversations have already begun over what policies the House Administration Committee wants to include in its […]
