Former Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is set to make his first public appearance since suspending his scandal-plagued campaign in June. Platner is slated to speak about the history of unions and organized labor at a Labor Day rally on Sept. 5, according to the Hancock County Democratic Party, marking his first public event […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha accused Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani of attempting to distance themselves from past positions as they seek to appeal to a broader electorate. Concha weighed in on Ocasio-Cortez’s and Mamdani’s efforts to distance themselves from left-wing positions that previously trended among progressives, suggesting their efforts […]
Abdul el Sayed, the Democratic nominee for an open Senate seat in Michigan, neglected to mention his top endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in his first campaign advertisement for the general election. The 30-second spot is largely identical to a previous primary election ad that featured endorsements from the […]
The Japanese government is outraged after Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a tiny island north of Hokkaido, a territory that Tokyo has insisted was illegitimately stolen from the country in the final days of World War II. Putin toured the island, known in Russia as Iturup and in Japan as Etorofu, on Thursday. It is […]
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) blamed War Secretary Pete Hegseth for 153 civilian deaths in Yemen across three U.S. strikes, saying it was the continuation of a “pattern” with him and calling for a “reckoning.” The War Department released its annual civilian casualty report, revealing that 153 Yemeni civilians were killed and 243 wounded in three […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed openness to campaigning with Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) as she prepares to face Republican nominee Bruce Blakeman, signaling a warming relationship between the two Democrats who represent different factions of the party. Asked Thursday whether he would support Hochul’s reelection campaign following a recent poll showing Blakeman just […]
The Trump administration threatened legal action against California on Thursday after an investigation found an “unbroken pattern” of sexual misconduct by employees at two state women’s prisons. In a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon at the Justice Department said investigators had reasonable cause to believe the […]
The family of a deceased Republican candidate in Oklahoma‘s Senate election disputed the medical examiner’s conclusion that he died by suicide, raising questions about the circumstances that led to the relative’s unexpected death over three months ago. The medical examiner’s office determined Barry Christian, one of three candidates who ran for Oklahoma State Senate District […]
Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha praised White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for her performance behind the podium, arguing that Leavitt distinguished herself through preparation, confidence, and a willingness to aggressively defend President Donald Trump’s agenda. “It’s probably one of the toughest jobs you can do in Washington, certainly one of the toughest jobs you […]
Three former police officers in Macon, Georgia, were arrested this week for allegedly using Flock cameras to track people illegally while in uniform. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office arrested the officers this week on multiple, varying charges, including violation of oath by a public officer, prohibition on law enforcement retaining license plate data, and stalking. […]
