Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas (D), a woman helping lead the charge to redraw the commonwealth’s congressional maps to favor Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, has used her donors’ cash to: bankroll her family business, fund her daughter’s political career, cut checks to churches who support her party, pay for casino […]

The government shutdown is one step closer to ending after the House Rules Committee advanced the Senate’s short-term funding bill Tuesday night. The panel voted 8-4, along party lines, to pass the measure, teeing up the legislation for a full floor vote on Wednesday.  Democrats used the Rules meeting to criticize the Senate deal, which […]

Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced he was running for the congressional seat of Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who is retiring at the end of his term in 2026.  Nadler first won election to Congress in 1992. Schlossberg announced his candidacy for Nadler’s seat with a video posted to […]

House members racing to return to Washington ahead of Wednesday’s vote on a measure that would fund the government have taken matters into their own hands to ensure they get back in time.  As the government shutdown enters day 43, lawmakers have booked multiple flights, taken a train, driven, or, in the case of Rep. […]