Nebraska Republicans are pushing for a crucial change to the way the state allocates its Electoral College votes, advocating for a winner-takes-all system to avoid any uncertainty ahead of the November contest. Both Nebraska senators and all three of the state’s House representatives penned a letter to Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) and Speaker of the […]
An Alaska man has been indicted for allegedly making hundreds of threats against six members of the Supreme Court, according to the Justice Department, including plans to assassinate the justices. Prosecutors allege that Panos Anastasiou, 76, sent roughly 450 messages in March 2023 intended for six justices and two of their family members. Beginning in […]
The Uncommitted National Movement said in a statement Thursday that it will not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris while calling for its supporters to “block” a second term in office for former President Donald Trump. The movement is responsible for organizing hundreds of thousands of protest votes against President Joe Biden during the 2024 Democratic […]
A new poll found that centrist Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) has fallen behind former NASCAR driver Austin Theriault. A new Pan Atlantic Research survey, reported by Bangor Daily News, found 47% of support for Theriault, compared to 44% for Golden. It’s a marked turnaround from four years ago, when Golden was up by 20 points […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday will tee up a stopgap spending bill for a vote next week in a last-minute bid to avert an Oct. 1 government shutdown. The legislative move comes the day after the Republican-led House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) proposal to extend current funding levels into the next […]
Israeli officials announced Thursday the arrest of an Israeli man whom Iran recruited to carry out assassination plots against top Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The individual was identified as Moti Maman, 73. He was indicted Thursday, after which Shin Bet, Israel’s security agency, and Israeli police revealed it publicly. Maman was arrested […]
House Administration Committee chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) sent letters to five state attorneys general referring the committee’s findings about alleged “straw donors” through ActBlue, the fundraising platform used by Democrats, for investigation in each of those states. Steil sent the letters to the attorneys general for Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, and Florida, on Wednesday, including […]
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) provided details on what whistleblowers have revealed to him regarding the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, in which the Secret Service may have failed to properly secure the area Trump was in. The former president was golfing with some friends at the Trump National Golf Club when gunshots […]
A poll of Palestinians found a significant decline in support for the Oct. 7 attack compared to a few months ago, with the offensive losing popular support in Gaza for the first time. A September poll from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, polling Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, found that […]
In the Golden State, a ballot measure seeking to strengthen penalties for various crimes looks well on its way to passing in November. Proposition 36, titled the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act, would allow felony charges for certain drug possessions and for thefts under $950 in value, for offenders who have two prior […]
