Category: Politics

By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 10:51 AM EST Several years before the 2016 presidential election, then-President Barack Obama and his team never fathomed Donald Trump could become a serious candidate to win the White House, according to newly released oral history interviews. The interviews, compiled by Columbia…

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton expressed confidence Wednesday he is leading a competitive primary field after a new Emerson College poll showed him at 17% in the race for governor. The poll, released with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, places Hilton ahead of…

In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary declared that most medications should be available over the counter unless they are unsafe, addictive, or require medical monitoring. Makary outlined plans for the agency to pursue regulatory changes this year to allow more prescription medicines…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is entering the final stretch of the March 3 Republican U.S. Senate primary as the apparent front-runner, despite more than $60 million spent by GOP-aligned groups to boost Sen. John Cornyn and derail Paxton’s bid. A University of Houston survey of 550 likely Republican primary…

FBI Director Kash Patel revealed Wednesday that investigators have uncovered substantial funding networks linked to antifa during an appearance on “The Dan Bongino Show.” The revelation signals potential new enforcement actions as the bureau intensifies scrutiny of left-wing violence. Patel stated that these organizations do not operate in isolation but…

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) has identified James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for Texas Senate, as the primary beneficiary of recent controversy involving his interview with Stephen Colbert. Colbert’s network reportedly instructed him not to air an interview with Talarico, though “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” was not prohibited but…

Billionaire retail executive Les Wexner told House Democrats he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal conduct, saying he was deceived by the disgraced financier and had no role in any wrongdoing. In a deposition to Democrat members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday, the 88-year-old…

The Trump administration views the latest indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran as a fluid and unfinished process, according to State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott. Pigott stated that while U.S. and Iran have engaged in intermittent talks since April aimed at reaching a new nuclear agreement, key details remain unresolved…

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 10:55 AM EST U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker warned Wednesday that Europe’s long post-Cold War complacency is colliding with today’s security reality. Speaking about recent meetings in Munich alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Whitaker said Europe’s anxiety stems not from…

U.S. officials have confirmed that the United States is withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, ending a decade-long military presence focused on combating the Islamic State group. The withdrawal, already completed at several strategic outposts in northeastern Syria and along the border with Jordan and Iraq, is…