Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola again claimed victory in her Alaska Senate race against Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), after the latest ballot dump increased her lead over the incumbent. The race had yet to be called as of Saturday morning, with the Associated Press reporting 98% of votes have been counted. Peltola was leading the […]
After serving two terms, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will leave Sacramento in January 2027 to let Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra (D-CA) take his place. Becerra’s election victory marks his official return to California politics. He served as the state’s attorney general from 2017 to 2021, overlapping with Newsom’s first two years in office, before resigning to […]
A bomb was found Friday at an ethanol plant in Peoria, a central Illinois city of about 110,000, officials said, sparking an investigation involving the FBI and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people living nearby. Peoria Police Chief Brad Dixon said an explosive device found at BioUrja Renewables has been rendered safe, but evacuations […]
The December 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994 for an individual filer, will be sent to recipients in 17 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month, or on the last business day of the prior month if the first day falls on a federal holiday. Recipients […]
MILWAUKEE — The 2026 World Series went through Wisconsin for the first time in 44 years and provided the most surprising champion Major League Baseball produced in more than a decade. The Milwaukee Brewers, the sport’s smallest market with a middling payroll, forged one of the hottest runs in postseason history — an 11-2 march […]
Does Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) sit atop a mountain as the only Republican VIP spared by the 2026 blue tsunami? Marco Rubio’s position as secretary of state means he must own an unpopular war in the Middle East, while JD Vance as veep is even more joined at the hip with President Donald Trump, whose […]
DENVER — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) could announce a 2028 presidential bid as early as January, hoping to establish himself as the Democratic front-runner. But two potential rivals have already made it clear that the California governor won’t dictate when they enter the race. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), speaking Friday […]
Democratic strategist Richard Fowler has won the Washington Examiner’s 2026 election pundit contest, accurately predicting the blue wave that flipped the House and Senate. While none of the half-dozen pundits predicted how big the tsunami ended up being, Fowler predicted Democrats would pick up six Senate seats. His crystal ball foresaw that Democrats would win […]
President Donald Trump will not discuss the alleged Chinese spy scandal that precipitated the downfall of former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with Chinese President Xi Jinping when he meets with him twice during his trip next week to Asia. A senior administration official told reporters on Friday that “the situation with Nvidia should not really […]
A federal judge grilled Justice Department lawyers for hours in a Washington, D.C., courtroom on Friday over the planned Sunday closure of the East Potomac Golf Links and East Potomac Park, appearing likely to halt the looming closure after previously prohibiting the Trump administration from removing trees from the golf course. President Donald Trump has […]
