Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) pressed the Republican Party to coalesce behind former football coach Derek Dooley’s Senate campaign, framing him as the best candidate to flip the Georgia seat red. Polling indicates another candidate in the crowded field of GOP contenders, Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), is leading Dooley by a significant margin ahead of the […]
Councilwoman Brooke Pinto released a nearly 70-page opposition research document on Monday that included her opponent’s home address, escalating tensions in the race to replace longtime Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Both candidates launched campaigns last year to succeed Norton for the District of Columbia’s nonvoting seat in the House of Representatives, following the delegate’s […]
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) signed legislation on Monday banning the import, sale, manufacture, purchase, and transfer of “assault weapons” in Virginia, as well as prohibiting the sale of high-capacity magazines in the state. Spanberger put pen to paper just shy of a midnight deadline to either approve or veto a series of bills, several of […]
Former Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly said President Donald Trump’s AI-generated photo, which depicted him as Jesus Christ, is clout-chasing and a mockery. “I don’t know why the president’s getting so desperate for attention that he feels the need to mock 1.4 billion Catholics,” Kelly said Monday on The Megyn Kelly Show. “Now, it’s Catholics. […]
Women’s sports activist Riley Gaines says she still “supports” President Donald Trump despite the president saying he’s “not a big fan” of her. Gaines was among the prominent conservative voices to slam Trump’s Truth Social post on Monday that depicted him as Jesus Christ healing a sick man, which has since been deleted. Trump later […]
Democrats are gaining ground in the race for the Senate majority as a tougher national environment for Republicans reshapes key battlegrounds, but flipping the chamber remains a steep climb. A new round of rating changes from the Cook Political Report is giving Democrats fresh optimism, with four races moving in their direction as President Donald […]
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) announced that his committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Kevin Warsh’s nomination for chairman of the Federal Reserve next week. Warsh, if confirmed, would replace Jerome Powell, who has faced ire from President Donald Trump for not doing more to cut interest rates. FED NOMINEE KEVIN WARSH […]
The May Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be issued to recipients in 17 days. SSI payments are typically issued to beneficiaries on the first day of each month. Beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive […]
EXCLUSIVE — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) raised half a million dollars last weekend to combat a ballot measure backed by Democrats that could reshape Virginia‘s congressional map. Johnson headlined a rally on Saturday opposing the gerrymandering push alongside former GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin in Great Falls, Virginia. After the event, Johnson attended a private fundraiser, […]
The U.S. military announced its latest strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Southern Hemisphere on Monday night. It was the third announced strike in April by the U.S. Southern Command. Two male suspected “narco-terrorists” were killed in Monday’s strike, which is part of the ongoing efforts to eliminate suspected narco-trafficking as part of […]
