Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has emerged as the front-runner in California’s crowded race for governor, according to a poll released Wednesday. The survey, conducted by Emerson College Polling and Inside California Politics, found Becerra leading the field with 19% support. He was followed closely by Republican candidate Steve Hilton and Democratic businessman Tom Steyer, who each received 17%. Former […]
Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality TV star Spencer Pratt pushed back after reports claimed he had been staying at one of the city’s most expensive hotels despite previously saying he was living in an Airstream trailer after losing his home in the Los Angeles fires. Pratt had spent more than a month staying at […]
The Minnesota House fraud prevention and oversight committee released its final report following a two-year investigation into the state’s fraud crisis, concluding this week that Gov. Tim Walz’s (D-MN) administration allowed fraud to persist by protecting Somali fraudsters from state regulators out of concerns for cultural sensitivity, even accusing rank-and-file investigators of racially profiling suspected […]
Vice President JD Vance announced new efforts by the Trump administration to eliminate fraud schemes on Wednesday, alerting states that refuse to cooperate with the federal government that they will risk losing access to federal funds for “Medicaid Fraud Control Units” and, possibly, additional programs. Vance, who leads President Donald Trump‘s anti-fraud task force, held […]
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) has called a legislative special session on redistricting in Georgia for the 2028 election cycle. The announcement of the special session, set to start on June 17, comes as Georgia’s GOP has put mounting pressure on Kemp to suspend the state’s 2026 primaries and redraw the congressional map for this year’s […]
Former Navy SEAL officer Ed Gallrein has taken the lead over Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in a new poll on the Kentucky 4th District primary matchup. The latest Quantus Insights poll comes just one day before early voting begins in the Bluegrass state, where the closely watched election will test whether President Donald Trump’s endorsement […]
President Donald Trump’s nominee Kevin Warsh gained Senate confirmation Wednesday to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, where he is immediately set to face a dilemma between trying to curb inflation and fulfilling Trump’s wishes by lowering interest rates. The Senate confirmed Warsh, 56, on Wednesday in a 54-45 vote, with only Sen. John Fetterman […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) revealed a plan on Wednesday to pick up a dozen congressional seats for the Democratic Party. Jeffries called on Democrats in blue states, particularly New York, New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Maryland, and Illinois, to act “aggressively” to counteract Republicans’ gerrymandering push with their own redistricting agenda, during a […]
Gov. Tate Reeves (R-MS) called off Mississippi’s special legislative session to redraw the state’s judicial map after the previous court-ordered redraw was deemed incongruent with the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais. Reeves explained in a Wednesday morning radio interview with SuperTalk Mississippi Media that “there is no reason for the legislature to […]
The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance set a six-month pause on new Medicare enrollments for up-and-coming home healthcare and hospice providers due to rampant fraud. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the enrollment moratoria on Wednesday ahead of a press conference held by Vance. The move prevents new hospices […]
