House Speaker Mike Johnson says he's "absolutely convinced" Republicans will defy historic midterm trends and grow the House majority this fall.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 3:57 pm
Bill Maher slammed Melissa Chaudhry, a progressive Democrat challenging Rep. Adam Smith in Seattle, for omitting LGBT rights to appeal to Muslims.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 3:23 pm
Brian DePeña's staff told reporters the Lawrence mayor doesn't speak English when pressed about his arrest for allegedly misusing funds.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 2:35 pm
James Carville fires back at DSA candidate Oliver Larkin ahead of Florida's primary election, calling Democratic Socialists a "pack of fools."
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 2:15 pm
Rep. Ralph Norman suggested that South Carolina special GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff rival Sen. Darline Graham is the establishment's chosen candidate.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 1:20 pm
USS Benfold lost power for four days in the South China Sea after a generator failure, forcing the Navy to tow the destroyer to Subic Bay.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 1:12 pm
House Republicans accuse McKinsey & Company of peddling misleading DEI claims, but the consulting firm says it stands by its diversity research.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 12:41 pm
Republican attorneys general from Florida, Louisiana and West Virginia launched a joint probe into Anthony Fauci's COVID pandemic response.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 12:36 pm
Riley Jane English admitted to traveling armed with a knife and Molotov cocktails to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during his confirmation.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 12:34 pm
Mike Lawler blasted Letitia James over antisemitic hate crimes in New York, claiming over 90% go unprosecuted and demanding she enforce the law.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 12:30 pm
A former John Cornyn staffer joins James Talarico's Democratic campaign against Ken Paxton in a Texas race that could flip Republican Senate control.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 11:29 am
Randy Fine calls Dan Bilzerian's GOP primary challenge an "organized pogrom against the Jews" after an AI video depicted Nazi tropes.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 11:21 am
Jon Ossoff's campaign rally comments about Trump aide Natalie Harp sparked accusations of sexism from conservatives and White House officials.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:43 am
Salman Ahmed Elmi, once honored as an outstanding refugee in Minnesota, now faces charges for aiding a scheme to bill Medicaid for over $1 million.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:41 am
Advancing American Freedom says government zoning rules and energy regulations are why Americans can't afford homes, and offers 10 policy fixes.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:34 am
Jared Kushner says U.S.-Iran communications are "more robust" than ever but accuses Iranian officials of trying to "trick" the U.S. with false concessions.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:26 am
The Mahajan family alleges stray voltage may have spooked a Central Park carriage horse, leading to their son Romanch's fatal fall during a tourist ride.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:15 am
U.S. ICE lodged a detainer against a Honduran illegal immigrant charged in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a North Carolina father in Sylva.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 10:07 am
Trump's declining approval rating is pushing Hispanic and young voters back to Democrats, but Black voter erosion remains a major challenge.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 9:00 am
Trump threatened to bomb Oman and demanded Iran's surrender as the 60-day ceasefire deadline expired with no deal over the Strait of Hormuz.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 7:32 am
President Trump endorsed North Carolina state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom, the replacement GOP nominee running for U.S. House after Rep. Chuck Edwards dropped his re-election bid.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 6:06 am
Dr. Robin Pierucci says the state's sweeping abortion expansion could leave families making irreversible decisions with limited prenatal information.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 6:00 am
John Nagel, a 30-year state trooper who won the Republican primary, says Minnesota voters of all backgrounds are fed up with fraud under Ilhan Omar.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 6:00 am
DSA-endorsed Oliver Larkin challenges Rep. Jared Moskowitz in Florida's 25th District primary as the Democratic Party's left-center civil war heats up.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 5:00 am
A federal appeals court found the Justice Department unlawfully bypassed Senate confirmation to install Sigal Chattah as Nevada's top prosecutor.
Posted on 18 August 2026 | 3:13 am