Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is reportedly not considering War Secretary Pete Hegseth as her replacement in the upper chamber once she is sworn in as Tennessee’s governor. Blackburn defeated Democrat Jerri Green in Tennessee’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday, holding 45.49% of the vote compared to Green’s 42.98%, with 98.9% of the vote counted, according to […]
A group of Maryland property owners are urging the Supreme Court to get involved in a property rights fight over the potential construction of power lines amid a data center boom in the region. Data center development and increased energy production to support those data centers have been hot-button issues across the country in recent […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be headlining the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention next week, marking his first speech following the midterm elections. The news came on Thursday as rumors of Rubio’s impending resignation began circulating in the wake of new reports from the Independent and Bloomberg, though Rubio promptly denied the reporting in […]
The House Republican conference is set to see a major brain drain of intelligence and defense hawks following the staggering defeat in the 2026 midterm elections. The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is set to lose three members after Tuesday’s elections, with another race still too close to call. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Scott […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is commuting the death sentences for all 548 inmates on death row in California, he announced Thursday. Newsom’s clemency act comes in the final months of his position as governor, before Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra (D-CA) takes over the helm of the state. The outgoing governor said the list of 548 people […]
Terry McAuliffe, the one-term governor of Virginia and former head of the Democratic National Committee, isn’t spending much time at all thinking about the insurgent Left who will multiply their numbers in Congress following the Democratic sweep of the midterm elections. The centrist Democrat said the added bonus of a blue wave was securing large […]
A series of restrictive transgender ballot measures passed in multiple states on Tuesday, marking a political and cultural phenomenon amid the blue wave that crushed Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress. The propositions’ passage in Nebraska and Arizona, which will institute bans on biological males in female sports, came as Colorado and Washington state […]
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is overseeing a criminal investigation into the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade, a source familiar with the investigation confirmed. The inquiry is being handled primarily by career prosecutors, according to the source, opening a new chapter in the effort to identify who disclosed one of […]
Democratic Marine veteran JoAnna Mendoza defeated incumbent Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) in Arizona’s toss-up 6th Congressional District. Mendoza won 53% of the vote compared to Ciscomani, who received 44.9%, according to the Associated Press. Mendoza’s win marks a key victory for national Democrats who targeted the district as they seek to retake the House of […]
Retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) congratulated his likely successor, Republican candidate Paul LePage, on winning Maine’s 2nd Congressional District and flipping the seat red despite the blue wave that swept the midterm elections. “Four times, the people of Maine’s 2nd District chose me to represent them in Congress. I know what an incredible honor it […]
