Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 76, shot down speculation that he would be retiring this year in the wake of a mistaken NPR report, reassuring the public that he is “here for another term.” Rumors swirled about Alito’s retirement plans after NPR published and then retracted an article by reporter Nina Totenberg that Alito […]
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers brought attention to Abdul el Sayed’s disdain for the state’s beloved Mackinac Island with a trolling post. The left-wing Senate hopeful’s hot-mic comment regarding his dislike of the island, captured in a 2020 documentary around his failed 2018 gubernatorial run, resurfaced online shortly after el Sayed won the Democratic […]
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) blamed his primary loss on a flood of outside spending, singling out a clean energy group that dumped millions into the race and arguing that the “radical left successfully employed a strategy to influence” the outcome. “Republicans across the country should take notice,” Ogles told the Washington Examiner in a text […]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz is wading into the debate over hemp ripping through the halls of the Senate this week, asking the chamber to keep a provision in the continuing resolution that would delay an impending ban on hemp products. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) championed adding language to the Senate […]
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to end deportation protections that have allowed hundreds of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in the United States. U.S. District Judge Patti Saris, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton in Boston, rejected a renewed effort by immigrant-rights advocates to preserve […]
President Donald Trump’s role as a kingmaker for the Republican Party hit a snag this week as two of his preferred candidates in primary races were defeated, including Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), bringing his loss total to six for the cycle. Trump, however, shrugged off the recent string of losses, suggesting neither stood a chance […]
President Donald Trump has notified Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook that he is considering removing her from the central bank over allegations of mortgage fraud, and has given her three weeks to respond before making a final decision. In an Aug. 5 letter, the White House told Cook there was “sufficient reason to believe” she […]
A prominent right-wing media figure was attacked by antifa militants in the Brittany region of France this week, the latest incident in a trend of leftist violence in the country. Erik Tegner, a journalist and founder of the conservative publication Frontières, was confronted after leaving a bar with friends on Wednesday night. Several videos of […]
Republican candidates in 2026 could see $800 million in fundraising help from President Donald Trump’s super PAC in the crucial midterm election year, the president announced on Friday. Trump touted his Make America Great Again Inc.’s $800 million war chest in an interview with Punchbowl News on Friday. The massive fundraising number could prove vital […]
The Senate voted Friday to strengthen sanctions against Russia and Iran, passing a measure honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham in a rare but strong show of bipartisanship. The upper chamber cleared the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 with the support of 86 senators. Only 11 senators — 10 Democrats and one […]
