Tuesday’s Michigan Democratic Senate primary pitting progressive Abdul el Sayed against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) is one of the most important races in the country as a referendum on the socialist takeover of the Democratic Party. If el Sayed wins, it will test whether a left-wing candidate can win in a battleground state. Most polls […]
This story is part of a series of monthly snapshots from the Washington Examiner, titled Midterm Countdown, gauging the state of the 2026 election cycle. Scroll down to the bottom of the story for the latest prediction market odds of who is going to win. Republican optimism about winning the 2026 midterm elections has grown […]
Candidates for governor are offering different visions for how to balance economic development with residents’ concerns over rising electricity demand, land use, and local control as data centers become a prominent issue in state politics. The facilities that power cloud computing and artificial intelligence have become a flashpoint in several states as communities push back […]
Activists from at least a dozen leftist groups are organizing or promoting the “autonomous zone” protest in Madison, Wisconsin, that officials say is harming the neighborhood. Protesters began setting up an encampment on July 22 that has since blocked traffic and business after a police-involved shooting that day that killed convicted felon Corey Ruiz, according […]
The Trump administration was sued by 25 Democratic-led states over the president’s latest round of global tariffs, arguing that it was trying to use a different legal authority to resurrect a policy the Supreme Court had struck down. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Monday, targeting […]
SPOKANE, Washington (AP) — Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris. In some cases, only chimneys were left standing. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, were among the most […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) invited former special counsel Jack Smith to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee over his handling of Operation Arctic Frost. Smith has become one of the foremost targets of Republicans after seizing the government trifecta following his prosecution of President Donald Trump. Upon his request, Smith was invited by Grassley to […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) came out strongly against Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) after further revelations emerged around his alleged abuse of his ex-wife, Emily Moreno. Scott was asked about an alleged “double standard” by which Democrats and Republicans in Congress handle allegations of abuse or misconduct, to which the senator said no such double standard […]
The Democratic Socialists of America advertised writings on Tuesday by a former Communist Party USA leader recounting his time in the pro-Soviet group. Jay Schaffner promised to fill a “gap in the historical record” on the party in a post on the DSA’s website foreshadowing “Red Lives: Our Years in the U.S. Communist Party (1950–2000).” […]
Police continue searching for a motive in the shooting at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger restaurant over the weekend that left three people dead and seven others injured. The armed suspect was identified by the Twin Falls Police Department as Chad Williams, 24. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound following Saturday’s shooting, according to Police […]
