Democratic candidates in Illinois’s 2026 Senate primary are steering clear of hard takes on Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) leadership in the upper chamber.  The candidates are looking to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), 80, who announced in April 2025 that he will not seek reelection to a sixth term, ending more than four decades representing […]

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) demanded that President Donald Trump fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over her handling of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. Tagging Trump in what the senator said was a “direct appeal” on X, Fetterman pleaded with the president to fire Noem over her perceived incompetence. “@realDonaldTrump I make a direct appeal to […]

President Donald Trump is moving toward a reset on his signature issue after a pair of fatal shootings involving federal immigration officials in Minneapolis. The question is whether Trump can successfully de-escalate without abandoning his commitment to deport illegal immigrants in the face of protests against those efforts. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has become a […]

Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha suggested that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will need to rely on voters having a “goldfish memory” to win the presidency in 2028. Newsom has not announced his 2028 presidential bid, but his latest public events have signaled he could be considering it. Concha appeared on Fox News’s Fox and Friends […]