California’s wealthiest donors are overwhelmingly backing San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan (D) in the heavily contested governor’s race. An analysis published Thursday by the San Francisco Chronicle shows that more than 30 billionaires, most of them based in the state, have poured close to $9 million into the election, either by donating directly to candidates […]
Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved six gubernatorial midterm election races to favor Democrats, though Republicans are still slated to win the majority of them. The Center for Politics at the University of Virginia’s election monitor moved the ratings for Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, Minnesota, New York, and Rhode Island. The latter three went from “likely Democratic” to […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told the Washington Examiner he opposes a vote on “nuking” the filibuster, warning that putting Senate Republicans on the record would only stoke GOP divisions over President Donald Trump’s marquee election bill. “I don’t think that serves anybody’s interest,” Thune said in a sitdown interview at his […]
Hungary is once again playing spoiler for the European Union after reneging on an agreement to furnish Ukraine with a massive loan. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked the alliance from providing a $100 billion loan to Kyiv meant to replenish its dwindling coffers amid the ongoing Russian invasion — a seismic flip-flop on the issue […]
A bipartisan duo in the House is offering a compromise plan to end the monthlong shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security that would fund the agency while tightening oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a rare middle-ground effort amid an escalating partisan standoff over immigration. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is planning to keep senators in town for the April recess if Democrats cannot reach a compromise with the White House on funding for the Department of Homeland Security. In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Thune said he expects to cancel his travel plans if the […]
Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) said he is open to caucusing with House Democrats next year if he wins a third term in November. Earlier this month, Kiley announced he had left the GOP and become an independent as he runs for reelection. The congressman will be listed as an independent on the ballot come November, […]
Former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio said he thinks the Democratic Party “overcompensated” with its response to President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration in his first term. Former President Joe Biden and his administration received major criticism for their handling of border security, as the United States’s illegal immigrant population reached an all-time […]
EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Thursday that any effort to leave NATO would require approval from Congress, pushing back on President Donald Trump’s assertion that he could withdraw unilaterally. “Yeah, absolutely, I don’t think you can make that kind of a decision unilaterally,” Thune told the Washington Examiner in a sit-down […]
The acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division denied on Wednesday that politics will play a role in the federal review of the pending merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery. Democrats have raised concerns about the perceived political ties between President Donald Trump and Paramount CEO David Ellison. His father, […]
