The Taiwanese government throttled national internet access this week as part of a multilevel military drill testing the island’s resilience in the face of a hypothetical Chinese invasion. Access was restricted for approximately 30 minutes on Monday as part of the annual Han Kuang defense exercises, which are scheduled to conclude on Friday. Taiwanese military […]
AIPAC is pouring an eye-popping $4.4 million into an obscure California special election, spending heavily to defeat a Democratic state senator who won the primary by 26 points for a congressional seat that will be occupied for only a few months. The extraordinary spending against state Sen. Aisha Wahab has transformed the Aug. 18 contest to […]
President Donald Trump has a winning story to tell regarding his crackdown on crime, but the public may not be listening as voter concerns about the economy dominate the political discussion. Less than 100 days before November’s midterm elections, Trump’s crime record could help Republicans blunt losses as voters remain increasingly concerned about the economy. […]
Fox News asked Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) why she so quickly endorsed Abdul el Sayed for Senate after their contentious primary, and she replied with a characteristically folksy defense of party loyalty. “That’s called democracy, friend, right? You don’t sign up for a Democratic Party to be salty grapes and just continue to hold a […]
The Trump administration’s recent proposals to significantly overhaul Head Start could hand Democrats another issue to attack Republicans on the affordability front. But congressional Democrats have largely left the issue untouched, potentially passing up on an easy opportunity to score political points ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. This month, the Department of Health and […]
Major U.S. airlines are in talks with the Trump administration about the sudden uptick in federal immigration arrests inside airports, the Washington Examiner has learned. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has put a greater focus on arresting illegal immigrants in the United States as they attempt to board domestic flights this summer, creating some uneasiness […]
Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong lost the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Tuesday’s primary election to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, detracting from socialists’ recent electoral victories. Crowley secured the primary win with 39.8% of the vote, compared to Hong’s 39.4%, according to the Associated Press. Hong consistently led the crowded Democratic primary field against the […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton waded into a high-profile legal battle on Tuesday between a surrogate and a California couple over an unborn baby’s access to lifesaving healthcare, which has captivated anti-abortion activists. Paxton, who is running for Senate, filed a petition to intervene in the Texas court case between surrogate McKenna West, an Alaska […]
Rebecca Cooke is getting a second chance to unseat Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), after securing the Democratic nomination in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Cooke, a nonprofit executive and small-business owner, defeated Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge on Tuesday in a close primary race. The Associated Press called the race for Cooke at […]
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic nomination for Minnesota‘s open Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) in a closely watched primary and delivering another victory for the Democratic Party’s ascendant progressive wing. The Associated Press called the race for Flanagan at 11:27 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. With 80% of the expected […]
