James Braid, the White House director of legislative affairs, is expected to depart the Trump administration in the coming weeks for a position in the private sector. Multiple reports indicate this transition. Braid, 35, has served as a critical link between the White House and Capitol Hill, helping advance President…

Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., stated on Thursday that severe economic sanctions alone are insufficient to end the war with Iran. McCormick argued that President Donald Trump may need to maintain military pressure despite his administration’s recent focus on economically isolating Tehran. “You’re not going to do it just through economic…

A Senate Republican campaign committee has sent a private memo to leading artificial intelligence companies warning that public backlash against data centers is threatening the party’s hold on a key Ohio Senate seat. The memo, titled “Ohio Data Center Risk” and dated August 18, warns that Senator Jon Husted and…

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a 2022 regulation targeting unfinished firearm components, commonly known as “ghost guns,” is unconstitutional, delivering a significant victory for gun rights groups that challenged the rule for more than four years. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of the Northern District of Texas…

By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 19 August 2026 03:19 PM EDT A new survey by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that 58% of registered California Democrats would be inclined to support a candidate identified as a democratic socialist, compared with 48% who favor a “mainstream Democrat.” Candidates…

House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., has demanded former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra explain why he withheld Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary and phone from a select subcommittee investigating the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent Wednesday, Comer requested Becerra provide answers by Sept….

By Alex Chen | Wednesday, 19 August 2026 Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., stated on Wednesday that Republicans currently possess a clear distinction between their policies and what he described as the growing socialist element controlling the Democratic Party. “You see in all the polling and in the voting, Republicans are…

President Donald Trump criticized Texas Senator John Cornyn on Friday for blocking Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, claiming the senator reversed his position only after losing the GOP primary to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — a race in which Trump endorsed Paxton. In a Truth Social post, Trump…