President Donald Trump is escalating his tough-on-crime campaign against Democrats, particularly those considering 2028 presidential bids, ahead of an expected illegal immigration crackdown in Chicago on Friday. Trump’s pressure campaign comes as his federalization of the California National Guard this summer was deemed illegal by a federal court judge on Tuesday. Trump increased his criticism […]

A once-in-a-generation game of political musical chairs has kicked off in Iowa with the retirements of Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Gov. Kim Reynolds, two retirements jolting Iowa politics. Within hours after Ernst announced her retirement on Tuesday, Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) jumped into the Senate race, immediately positioning herself as the GOP front-runner to […]

Russia launched another massive drone and missile attack against Ukraine on Wednesday that left four people dead and significant damage to the country’s infrastructure.  Ukrainian officials estimated that over 500 drones and 24 missiles were fired by Russia throughout the country, hitting targets in nine of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Reuters reported. Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and […]

The Senate Judiciary Committee will reconvene after the August recess this week for two days of hearings on judicial and United States attorney nominations amid tensions spurred by President Donald Trump and his growing frustrations with a tradition that is holding up the confirmation of key nominees. The so-called blue slip process allows home-state senators to effectively veto nominees […]