Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was arrested on contempt-of-court charges in central Kentucky and booked into Louisville’s Jefferson County jail on Thursday evening. Bevin had a live bench warrant against him after a Jefferson County judge found him in contempt of court for failing to turn over his financial records in his divorce and child support proceedings. Bourbon County law enforcement arrested […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) is facing criticism after a report accused the senator of repeatedly avoiding his job responsibilities, including constituent meetings and public appearances. Fetterman reportedly declined to meet with three wheelchair-bound veterans who had traveled to his office, telling staffers that he was sick after the veterans arrived. He later told staffers that […]
Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his rhetoric over the Falkland Islands overnight after President Donald Trump appeared to question whether the United States would support the United Kingdom in a future conflict with Argentina over the disputed territory. The Falkland Islands, known as the Islas Malvinas in Argentina, are a resource-rich self-governing archipelago in the […]
Election forecaster Inside Elections shifted the New Hampshire Senate race from “tilts Democrat” to a “toss-up” rating on Wednesday, following the momentum behind GOP candidate and former Sen. John Sununu in his bid to reclaim his seat. The rating shift comes just days before New Hampshire’s Senate primary on Tuesday, Sept. 8, in which Sununu […]
EXCLUSIVE — A group of bipartisan lawmakers will introduce legislation Friday to strip members of their taxpayer-funded pensions if an ethics committee investigation finds substantial reason to believe they committed a violation. The bill comes during a tumultuous Congress in which a slew of scandals have plagued Capitol Hill. The legislation, introduced by Reps. Zach […]
If Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) seeks the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, it will be a chance at a do-over. In 2016, Cruz had the best chance of winning the GOP nod of any movement conservative since Ronald Reagan in 1980 and, then again as the incumbent president, in 1984. Then came Donald Trump. Cruz still […]
The national average price for regular gas continues to rise on Friday, reaching $4.15 per gallon, according to AAA. It is an increase from a week ago, and also a month ago, when regular gas was $4.09 per gallon. If gas prices remain at the current level, they will set a record high for fuel […]
EXCLUSIVE — A U.N. agency trusted by the State Department faced dozens of security incidents that threatened U.S. aid in a three-month period, according to records obtained by the Washington Examiner. The U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs documented 48 reports of fraud, diversion, and other obstacles from April through June for U.S.-funded […]
Undecided voters in Maine, Texas, and Ohio who want to see their Senate candidates debate head-to-head before the midterm elections may be out of luck. The trio of battleground toss-up contests, which could determine whether Republicans keep control of the Senate, are the remaining competitive races this cycle without a televised debate on the calendar. […]
Republican lawmakers are largely open to the idea of some sort of bipartisan fiscal commission to address the federal government’s debt and deficits, although they have varying opinions about what exactly that would look like and what hard decisions might need to be made. Last month, the national debt hit $40 trillion, a milestone that […]
