The Republican Senate campaign arm released a new ad on Thursday slamming Democratic Arizona senatorial candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) for abandoning his family while his wife was pregnant. The 30-second “Deadbeat” ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee is the latest sign of a bruising race to fill the vacating Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-AZ) […]
A Polish citizen was arrested on charges of spying for the Russian government for a possible assassination attempt on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Identified as Pawel K., the Polish citizen was charged with readiness to act for foreign intelligence against Poland, according to the Polish National Prosecutor’s Office. Pawel K. was accused of collecting and […]
Top progressives in the House of Representatives laid out the agenda they will push if Democrats win control of the lower chamber in the 2024 election. The Congressional Progressive Caucus outlined seven policy ideas for the 119th Congress should they regain control of the House. For progressives who have been at odds with President Joe […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) accused Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) of throwing his “wife under the bus” on Thursday, a taunt that follows reports he plans to blame Nadine Menendez for alleged misconduct in a federal corruption case. Bob Menendez, who is being prosecuted for the second time in his career over allegations he abused his […]
Stormy Daniels wanted no part in helping former President Donald Trump by accepting a subpoena served to her by his legal team while she was arriving at a Brooklyn bar last month. The former adult film actress rejected the subpoena, which a process server said he was forced “to leave them at her feet.” The […]
The third day of former President Donald Trump‘s hush money trial concluded with the seating of 12 jurors and one alternate, leaving five alternate spots left to fill. By the end of the day on Thursday, the full dozen jurors needed for the trial were sworn in, though two others who were initially sworn were […]
Mayor Brandon Johnson was met with strong opposition from Chicago residents during a Wednesday City Council meeting over his $70 million budget request to support the city’s immigrants and asylum-seekers. One resident has even launched a recall effort. As a strong supporter of Chicago’s sanctuary city status, Johnson petitioned the city’s aldermen to allocate more […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined to move forward with a rule change that would make it more difficult for him to be ousted by his fellow Republicans, turning down requests from some lawmakers to increase the threshold and avoid another contentious speaker’s race. Reports surfaced early Thursday that Johnson was considering a change to […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) signed legislation that allows “patriotic organizations” such as the Boy Scouts of America to recruit in Florida schools and also denounced Satanism. This law also opens the door for the Girl Scouts, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America, Boys and Girls Club of America, Future Farmers of America, Little League Baseball, […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) has signed a law that will bring college athletes closer to becoming de facto employees of the universities where they attend. The Virginia legislation will grant colleges the chance to pay athletes directly through name, image, and likeness deals, undercutting the NCAA’s rule on colleges paying athletes directly via NIL guidelines. […]
