Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Vice President JD Vance is currently the Republican Party’s front-runner for the 2028 presidential nomination, but warned that the 2026 midterm elections could reshape the field. In an exclusive video interview with the Washington Examiner, Walker said Vance has emerged as the leading contender for the nomination while suggesting […]
State election officials are taking steps to preserve ballots and other records from the 2024 election after the Justice Department issued litigation-hold notices, an extension of the Trump administration‘s fight for access to state voter rolls following multiple courtroom defeats. Nevada has asked counties to retain election materials indefinitely, including any remaining records from 2022, […]
GOP consultant and former Bush adviser Karl Rove explained his decision to vote for the Democrat running against Bo French, the Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, marking the second time he has voted for a Democrat. Rove had called French a “bigot” days earlier for posting a picture of seemingly Asian American and […]
President Donald Trump tore into the “hostile” Federal Reserve after the board voted on Wednesday to raise interest rates but held back criticism of Chairman Kevin Warsh, whom he tapped to lead the central bank earlier this year. Speaking with reporters in North Carolina, Trump was asked about the interest rate decision. The president said Warsh’s […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ripped into former North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and his “band of communists” for crime in the state, branding his chosen candidate in the Tarheel State Senate race, Michael Whatley, as tough on crime. Trump was in Charlotte stumping for Whatley when he leaned into a familiar Republican line […]
A narrow measure offered by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) Wednesday that would’ve forced artificial intelligence companies to build a “kill switch” to prevent their advanced models from going rogue was shot down by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). The episode marked the latest instance of Congress trying and failing to advance AI legislation amid a growing […]
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill that would require data centers to cover the cost of grid and energy upgrades, an effort to shield households from rising energy prices and allay rising fears among voters about the industry. On Wednesday, the House voted 417-3 to pass the Ratepayer Protection Act, which was introduced […]
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Michigan next to appear with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed as he looks to rally a splintering Democratic Party. Harris was quick to endorse el Sayed following the primary election, and the two have engaged several times since. But Harris heading out to the Great Lakes […]
A federal court in Virginia gave a civil judgment against the Iranian and North Korean governments this month for sponsoring terrorists who killed or injured Americans. The two countries now owe more than $486 million combined for seven terrorist attacks between 2019 and 2023, Clinton-appointed U.S. Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled on Sept. 8. The decision […]
Former Kansas Republican Gov. Bill Graves is backing Democrat Adam Hamilton in his bid to unseat Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), crossing party lines to endorse the pastor. “For the last six years, Senator Roger Marshall has turned his back on Kansas,” Graves said in a video shared by Hamilton on X. “In contrast, Adam Hamilton […]
