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What is Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang running amok in Colorado?

Venezuela‘s largest criminal gang, Tren de Aragua, is wreaking havoc in Colorado, driving national attention. The group revolutionized crime in Venezuela and across Latin America, in the words of author Ronna Risquez, running the country from prisons and extending its reach across the Western Hemisphere. In several areas, the gang has taken complete control, usurping […]

McCarthy argues Trump uses actions, not words, to showcase leadership

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy argued that Donald Trump has showcased his presidential leadership, pointing to the example of how the former president honored the Abbey Gate victims earlier this week. McCarthy praised Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), for their campaigning, contrasting it with that of President Joe Biden and Vice […]

GOP plans to use White House menthol ban to chip away at Harris’s swing-state support

Republicans are planning to tie Vice President Kamala Harris to the Biden administration’s support for a proposed menthol cigarette ban in an effort to win over black voters in key battleground states ahead of the November election. As Harris enjoys a boost in national polling, Republicans are plotting ways to whittle down support among certain […]

Iowa Democrat running unopposed in GOP-held state legislative race

Iowa Democrats are sure to pick up at least one seat in the Iowa House this election cycle as there is no Republican candidate running in one GOP-held district.  In Iowa’s 81st House District, Davenport School Board President Dan Gosa is the only Democratic candidate on the general election ballot. Democrats hold 36 of the […]

CIA takes credit for Taylor Swift terrorism plot arrests

The CIA took credit for thwarting a planned terrorist attack on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour earlier this month.  During the annual Intelligence and National Security Summit on Wednesday, CIA Deputy Director David Cohen said the agency initially warned Austrian authorities that a terrorist attack on Swift’s Vienna concerts was in the works.  “The Austrians were able to […]

Harris channels Obama with poll showing Democrats’ excitement to vote soaring

Vice President Kamala Harris is doing her best former President Barack Obama impression by increasing Democrats’ excitement to vote to levels not seen since 2008. A Gallup poll released Thursday shows 78% of Democrats and those leaning toward Democrats are more enthusiastic than usual about voting, compared to 64% of Republicans and Republican leaners who […]

Christie leaves trail in favor of teaching Yale students how to run a campaign: Report

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a two-time Republican presidential candidate, will now teach a class on political campaigns at Yale University.  Christie will teach a 15-person seminar for graduate and undergraduate students titled “How to Run a Political Campaign” at Yale this fall, according to a new report from Semafor. The class will look […]

David Axelrod awestruck over Hogan performance in deep-blue Maryland: ‘Defying gravity’

Ex-Obama adviser David Axelrod expressed shock that former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is shattering expectations in his senate battle against a Democratic official.  Hogan is a popular Maryland Republican who served as the state’s governor for two terms. After leaving office in 2023, he threw himself into a challenge against Prince George’s County Executive Angela […]

Army backs up Arlington cemetery employee involved in Trump visit

The U.S. Army has come to the defense of an employee at Arlington National Cemetery who has been the subject of criticism due to a controversy involving former President Donald Trump. Trump appeared at the cemetery on Monday to honor the third anniversary of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the 2021 Abbey Gate […]

Nicole Shanahan calls swing states ‘incredibly disingenuous’ for keeping RFK Jr. on ballots

Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s former 2024 presidential running mate, argued it is “ironic” how several swing states are now working to keep Kennedy on their voting ballots, even though he has already suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump. While several states originally pushed back against Kennedy being allowed on the […]
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