The House Ethics Committee launched an investigation into Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) over sordid allegations of an affair with a staff member. The committee announced it would be investigating “engaged in sexual misconduct towards an individual employed in his congressional office” and “discriminated unfairly by dispensing special favors or privileges.” The investigation will revolve around […]

The race between the Republican leader of the North Carolina Senate and his primary challenger remains too close to call, after residents cast their ballots in Tuesday’s election.  Unofficial results showed just two votes separated incumbent lawmaker Phil Berger from Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page on Tuesday evening. With all precincts fully reported, Page received […]

NATO forces on Wednesday shot down an Iranian missile headed for Turkey, as the United States’s decision to target Tehran militarily continues to spark wider regional conflict.  A spokesman for President Recep Erdogan said that the capacity to ensure Turkey’s security “is at the highest level.” A fragment of a preventive missile fell into an […]

Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas led the country as the first states to hold 2026 primaries on Tuesday, with the results showing some tough outcomes for incumbent candidates.  In Texas, the results that trickled in left Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) set to face a runoff election with state Attorney General Ken Paxton, as neither candidate […]