Jockeying for pole position in 2028 has already begun as Democratic hopefuls have crisscrossed the country ostensibly to campaign for the 2026 midterm elections while building up their national profiles. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), both progressive stalwarts, raked in millions of dollars and are sitting on well over $15 million in […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is set to return to the podium on Thursday after taking months of leave for the birth of her second child. Leavitt is briefing reporters at the White House on Thursday afternoon, according to the White House schedule, when she will likely field questions about Iran, the midterm elections, […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Wednesday revealed his redline for staying in the Democratic Party, saying he would leave it should the political system abandon Israel. Fetterman is known as an old-style maverick in the Democratic Party, sticking to traditional positions on immigration, foreign policy, and more that are increasingly out of favor with the […]
House Democrats on Wednesday demanded Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin authorize an immediate independent investigation into two recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement-related deaths. Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) led nearly every member of the House Democratic Caucus in calling for an independent investigation […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening said Iran released a U.S. citizen it has held for nearly two years, a development that could signal positive movement in peace negotiations between Tehran and Washington. The president did not name the woman but said she had been “wrongfully detained” since December 2024, when he noted former President […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that veterans who have driven “heavy trucks” for the military will be automatically eligible for a commercial driver’s license, stating that they will replace illegal truck drivers being taken off the roads. The president revealed the development at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, where he mourned the death […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered a forceful message to President Donald Trump on Wednesday that the SAVE America Act “ain’t passing.” “Mr. President, the SAVE Act ain’t passing. It ain’t passing in the Senate, it ain’t passing the Democrats, and it ain’t passing in the courts,” Schumer said. The Senate minority leader’s comments […]
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) suggested Wednesday that interim Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC), the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham who was sworn in this week to fill her older brother’s seat, run in the South Carolina special GOP primary to become his permanent replacement. “’Why not her?’ would be my question, as it […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said the media should deplatform President Donald Trump, expressing concern over a speech he is expected to deliver on election integrity. With Trump set to give the high-profile speech on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez urged the press to censor the address, believing it will contain lies and be at odds with democratic values. […]
Vice President JD Vance said people “lost their minds” over UFC fighter Josh Hokit calling former first lady Michelle Obama “a man” at the White House fight last month, arguing the reaction was “totally disproportionate.” The comment was brought up when Joe Rogan asked Vance on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, if Hokit’s comment […]
