California’s gubernatorial debate on Wednesday marked the first televised debate since then-Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped his bid over the sexual assault allegations against him. There were six candidates on the debate stage who met the 5% polling threshold. The Republican candidates were Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, and Steve Hilton, a former Fox […]
The Southern Poverty Law Center allegedly paid an informant who infiltrated the organizing of the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, more money than one of the top groups involved in planning the rally brought in that entire year. Prosecutors alleged this week that the SPLC, a left-wing organization ostensibly focused on fighting […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boats laying naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The move follows Iranian naval forces firing on ships passing through the strait “without the required authorization” after Trump agreed to extend the ceasefire in order to schedule new peace talks […]
Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said it’s “not shaping up to be a favorable year for Republicans,” as history indicates that the House of Representatives will flip to Democrats. “It was likely that the House was going to flip to Democrats before any of the redistricting wars,” Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt Show […]
Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) introduced legislation on Wednesday to reincorporate Arlington and Alexandria, two independent jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, into Washington, D.C., hearkening back to a time when the federal district extended west into the neighboring state. The aptly titled Make DC Square Again Act would reverse an 1846 congressional action, known as retrocession, that […]
During the overnight “vote-a-rama,” the Senate passed a budget resolution early Thursday morning to fund both federal immigration agencies part of the Department of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The resolution was adopted in a 50-48 vote shortly after 3:30 a.m. Eastern. Notable votes and non-votes included Republicans Sen. […]
Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was investigated by the Arizona House in 2013 as a state lawmaker over allegations from female Democrats that he used a “sexual slur,” but the case was ultimately dropped after investigators said they were “unable to corroborate” the claim. The female lawmakers who filed the harassment complaint later requested the speaker […]
Virginia Democrats got a big win with their gerrymandering referendum, which raises the question of whether Republicans should have avoided the mid-decade redistricting fight in the first place or fought even harder. There was plenty of finger-pointing the day after the Virginia redistricting ballot initiative narrowly passed, with the “no” vote outrunning President Donald Trump’s […]
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger secured a major political victory Tuesday as voters narrowly approved the redistricting referendum she championed, handing Democrats a possible path to winning 10 out of 11 of the state’s House seats. It was a close race, with 51.5% voting for the measure and 48.6% voting against it. The referendum lets the […]
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) has been the congressional representative for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district since January 2023. Between Washington, D.C. and New Jersey, Kean has seven offices, but over the last month he appears to not have been to any of them. He’s also been missing in the House Representatives and his GOP […]
