Category: Politics

By Jim Thomas | Thursday, February 19, 2026, 10:59 PM EST President Donald Trump criticized investigators Thursday for publicly discussing the use of an FBI device intended to detect Bluetooth signals from missing Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker as authorities sifted through thousands of tips and pursued technical leads in…

By Jim Thomas | Thursday, 19 February 2026 07:25 PM EST Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and other Democrats have urged the Trump administration to reverse a planned rescission of approximately $602 million in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-related federal health grants. In a letter sent to Health and Human…

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:24 AM EST Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo., did not mince words Thursday, calling the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown “the stupidest” in American history. He blamed Democrats for what he described as a manufactured crisis. “This is the stupidest shutdown in…

Rep. Troy Downing, R-Mont., praised President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker peace in the Middle East during a recent television appearance. He described the Board of Peace initiative as “an incredible legacy for this administration.” Downing stated, “Well, first of all, what an incredible legacy for this administration to have…

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urged Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday to “break the filibuster” to pass the SAVE America Act, arguing the legislation would permanently secure U.S. elections by requiring photo voter identification nationwide. In an interview, Patrick stated Republicans should not allow the 60-vote threshold in…

Republicans are increasingly alarmed by a pattern of Democratic outperformance in special elections and down-ballot contests, even in districts where Donald Trump won comfortably in 2024. Recent data reveals Democrats have exceeded Kamala Harris’ 2024 benchmarks by an average margin of 10.5 percentage points across 20 state legislative races held…

By Sam Barron | Thursday, February 19, 2026 White House senior adviser Peter Navarro told Newsmax on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s policies are making housing more affordable for Americans. In an interview with host Rob Schmitt, Navarro stated: “Housing costs are the biggest part of Americans’ budgets. If you…

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:06 PM EST Kansas Republicans have voted to override Democrat Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of Senate Bill 244, which requires transgender individuals to use restrooms and changing facilities based on biological sex rather than gender identity. The Kansas Senate approved the override…

By Sam Barron | Thursday, 19 February 2026 08:00 PM EST Conservative Political Action Conference Chair Matt Schlapp said on Thursday he believes Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is the right pick to give the Democrat rebuttal to the State of the Union address next week. “She represents what the Democratic…

By Michael Katz | Thursday, February 19, 2026 Robert Wilkie, former U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary and undersecretary for defense in President Donald Trump’s first term, stated on Thursday that any U.S. military action against Iran must be sustained and forceful to “destroy the regime” and create conditions for freedom for…