Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is no closer to convincing Maryland Democrats to draw a new House map after a flurry of meetings with party officials in Annapolis. Jeffries visited Annapolis on Wednesday to lobby Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson to redraw the state’s congressional map so Democrats could pick up an additional House seat […]
With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, voters are tracking a busy calendar of key dates that will shape the battle for control of Congress, governorships, and statehouses. The general elections will be held on Nov. 3. On that day, voters nationwide will decide all 435 House seats, 33 Senate seats, and 36 governors, as well […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that President Donald Trump has yet to engage with Democratic leadership on the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, despite the president’s comments last week that he would personally be involved in the talks. Before departing the White House last Friday, Trump told reporters that he had not […]
Washington, D.C., is on the precipice of political change in 2026, with much of the old guard stepping down, while newer faces and ideas come to the forefront in the district. With third-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) each retiring at the end of 2026, District of Columbia voters will […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is giving his Democratic members two options: Attend President Donald Trump‘s State of the Union silently or do not attend at all. “The two options that are in front of us, in our house, is either attend with silent defiance, or to not attend, and send a message to […]
President Donald Trump is hosting a Black History Month reception at the White House on Wednesday at around 3 p.m. TRUMP TO GET DHS SHUTDOWN ‘BULLY PULPIT’ WITH STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS “The President very much looks forward to having an event later this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate Black History Month and […]
Netflix is facing a new consumer lawsuit seeking to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets, adding to the intensifying legal and political scrutiny of the high-stakes deal. The complaint, filed late Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California by three Netflix subscribers, alleged the […]
The high-stakes showdown over a proposed wealth tax is intensifying in California, pitting progressive firebrand Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and a healthcare union against Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and a coalition of business titans and cryptocurrency executives. Sanders is set to rally supporters in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon, casting the “billionaire tax” as […]
The Department of Education opened a civil rights investigation into Portland Public Schools following a complaint that alleged the district engaged in unlawful racial discrimination by creating a Center for Black Student Excellence. The inquiry, announced Tuesday, stems from a December complaint filed by Defending Education, a conservative national nonprofit group that challenges diversity, equity, […]
Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha said Tuesday that Stephen Colbert’s show is “simply a super PAC” for Democratic politicians. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is drawing attention online after posting its interview with Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico on YouTube, despite CBS’s legal advice. The network said it advised Colbert that releasing this […]
