Republican Dave McCormick bashed Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), his Democratic opponent in Pennsylvania’s Senate race, for walking a political tightrope on Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), an outspoken critic of Israel whose campaign he supported this cycle. Casey, running for a fourth term in the fall, has attempted to create daylight between himself and Lee, one […]
The White House is standing by CIA Director Bill Burns and other U.S. negotiators participating in the Israel–Hamas ceasefire talks. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the prospect of a personnel change after Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) expressed concern about the negotiation’s progress as Israel starts military operations in Rafah, Gaza. “Our […]
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, has quietly cut funding from a program that allows homeless people a safe space to sleep at night despite awarding the nonprofit organization that runs it more than half a million dollars to expand just six months earlier. The move marks a 180-degree turn from the efforts of his […]
A GOP-backed ad attacking Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has been pulled from the air for including falsehoods. The ad claimed Baldwin “cut Medicare funding and used that money to subsidize electric vehicles.” Democrats believe the ad was referring to Baldwin’s vote in favor of the Inflation Reduction Act, which did not cut Medicare but left […]
The top executive at NPR failed to appear at a congressional hearing designed to examine alleged bias at the news outlet despite being funded by taxpayer dollars. Katherine Maher, who was named CEO of NPR earlier this year, said she declined the invitation to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee due to a scheduling […]
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) signed a new election law, adding to the several already signed since the 2021 legislative session, spurred by concerns from Democrats and Republicans about voting processes in the Peach State following the 2020 election. The state is expected to be a pivotal race again for President Joe Biden and former President […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled his long-awaited bill to bar noncitizens from voting in federal elections, a measure he first teased alongside former President Donald Trump nearly a month ago. Johnson, along with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) and other GOP lawmakers, introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act on Wednesday, seeking to amend the […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made it on the ballot in a handful of states. Despite saying he does not belong to any party, some have helped him get there. As he embarks on his quest to get on the ballot in all 50 states, Kennedy will appear on the ballot in […]
A candidate who reportedly died after the deadline to remove names from the ballot was winning the Republican primary in Indiana’s 7th District, which includes the majority of Indianapolis. Jennifer Pace won the GOP primary with 31.2% of the vote, with the Associated Press calling the race with 99% of precincts reporting on Wednesday at […]
A new California bill has the potential to ban self-checkout options in grocery stores in an attempt to curb retail theft. Senate Bill 1446, introduced by Democratic state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, would “prohibit a grocery or retail drug establishment from providing a self-service checkout option” unless conditions such as ensuring that no more than two […]
