Category: Politics

Senator Jon Husted, R-Ohio, told reporters on Thursday he would remain in Washington for as long as it takes to pass the SAVE America Act. He accused Senate Democrats of blocking legislation that he claims has strong backing from President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans, and the American public. Husted, who…

A senior aide to Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) declined to answer questions about whether the senator plans to release a video statement addressing his health, as pressure mounts for McConnell to speak publicly. Independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy posted a video on X on Wednesday showing McConnell’s senior communications adviser Robert…

A Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted July 8-13 reveals that the majority of U.S. voters would not consider voting for a candidate identifying as democratic socialist if they ran for president. The survey found 55% of Americans would not vote for such a contender, while 39% expressed openness and 6% had…

The clean-energy-aligned super PAC Invest in Tomorrow Coalition has pledged an additional $700,000 for paid media during the final week of the Republican primary race against Rep. Andy Ogles, bringing its total investment to approximately $2 million. The group had previously allocated $1.3 million as of Wednesday and stated it…

U.S. Senate nominee Troy Jackson, a former Democrat state senator from Maine, is facing renewed scrutiny after records linked him to an anonymous online account that repeatedly attacked then-Gov. Paul LePage during a bitter political feud more than a decade ago. Jackson used the alias “Canadians for LePage” to post…

By Theodore Bunker | Thursday, 30 July 2026 01:27 PM EDT Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, stated on Thursday that she hopes the Justice Department will pursue a contempt case against Dr. Anthony Fauci following his repeated invocation of the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a Senate hearing on the coronavirus…

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday that she plans to skip next month’s Michigan Democratic Party convention, stating she fears harassment if she attends. Nessel made the remarks during a roundtable discussion with Jewish leaders and community members from across the state. She said she no longer believes she…

It was widely reported last week that Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was on his 40th day of convalescence after a fall at his home on June 14 that led to his being rushed to George Washington University Hospital in the nation’s capital. His office told reporters the onetime Senate Republican…

Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke was indicted Friday on multiple felony charges, including bribery and conspiracy, following a state investigation into allegations that she accepted campaign contributions in exchange for helping advance a state COVID-19 testing contract while serving in the Hawaii Legislature. A Hawaii grand jury returned a 12-count…

Senate Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has stated that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will be “very forgetful, completely unrepentant, and arrogant to the extreme” during his testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee this week. Johnson said…