Category: Politics

Republican Senate candidates are increasingly embracing candidate-specific super PACs, marking a significant departure from the party’s traditional fundraising strategy and creating new vehicles to attract unlimited donations as the battle for control of the Senate intensifies ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. For years, Republican candidates were generally discouraged from…

Senator Mitch McConnell remains hospitalized nearly three weeks after being admitted following an undisclosed medical emergency, his office stated Thursday. The former Senate Republican leader continues to improve and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while recovering from his hospitalization. “The Senator appreciates the outpouring…

A new poll released ahead of Georgia’s general election has found Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) holding a double-digit lead over Republican Rep. Mike Collins, giving the first-term Democrat an early advantage after Republicans concluded their contentious primary contest. The survey shows Ossoff leading Collins 56% to 43% among registered voters….

By Sam Barron | Thursday, 02 July 2026 07:38 PM EDT A San Francisco jury deadlocked on Thursday over the most serious charge against seven individuals who blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 to protest U.S. military aid to Israel. The seven demonstrators were convicted of false…

House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain said on Thursday that the Democratic Party’s embrace of socialist candidates is built on false promises of “free” government benefits, predicting voters will reject the left’s agenda in the November midterm elections. During an appearance on a recent program, McClain stated democratic socialists are…

Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., said Thursday Congress must eliminate housing subsidies and grants from a bipartisan housing package, arguing government intervention—not insufficient federal spending—is the root cause of America’s housing affordability crisis. McClintock criticized legislation recently passed by Congress but still pending before President Donald Trump, stating it overreliance on…

By Jim Mishler | Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Matt Schlapp, chair of the Conservative Political Action Conference, stated that despite traditional odds, President Donald Trump and the GOP party have a “fighting chance” to retain congressional majorities in the upcoming midterm elections. Schlapp told a recent broadcast that a key…

House Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., warned Wednesday that the federal government has little chance of recovering fraudulent Medicaid payments once they are distributed. He emphasized that efforts must focus on preventing money from leaving the Treasury rather than attempting recovery after the fact. “You’ve got to stop…

The Justice Department filed lawsuits against Virginia and California on Wednesday, challenging state firearm restrictions that the department says violate the Second Amendment and unlawfully limit Americans’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The suits target a Virginia law banning the sale of certain semiautomatic rifles and a newly…

Congressman Andy Ogles, a Republican from Tennessee, stated on Wednesday that Congress must pass legislation ending birth tourism following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment. Ogles said he has already proposed legislation that he believes would do just that. “I predicted that the…