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As President Trump prepares to host Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, rights advocates and lawmakers are demanding human freedom take center stage at the summit. The September 24 Trump-Xi meeting has drawn intense attention from bipartisan lawmakers, human rights organizations, and advocacy groups pressing the administration to act. Calls are mounting for Trump to…
Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola are locked in a fierce dispute over fisheries management ahead of the 2026 Alaska Senate election. The central flashpoint is bycatch, the unintended capture of salmon and other nontarget species in nets used by large trawling vessels harvesting pollock and other groundfish in the Bering Sea and…
A new poll indicates that a majority of American voters believe the country is moving in the wrong direction ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The survey results suggest widespread dissatisfaction among the electorate, with voters expressing concern about the current state of the nation. Democrats appear poised to benefit from this pessimistic national mood,…
Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the top Republican on the Senate Homeland Security Committee, says federal agencies have failed to share investigative findings with his office. The Department of Homeland Security has not handed over findings from its probes into the January killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis, despite repeated congressional requests. Pretti,…
Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker delivered sharp criticism of Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the leader’s high-profile summit with President Trump in Washington, D.C. During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Wicker said that had the White House sought his “advice,” he would have recommended Trump “not invite Xi Jinping to Washington for such…
California’s labor movement notched a significant win in 2025, adding more than 100,000 union members and outpacing the national rate of growth, according to a sweeping new study produced by researchers across nearly every campus in the University of California system. The study, called “State of the Unions,” was spearheaded by UCLA’s Institute for Research…
A federal appeals court has struck down rules restricting protesters from the steps of the U.S. Capitol, finding the policy violated constitutional free speech rights. The 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit targeted Capitol Police Board restrictions on demonstrations held on the Capitol’s eastern steps. The challenged…
American and Iranian officials held a three-hour meeting at the United Nations, President Trump confirmed, marking a significant moment in diplomatic engagement between the two nations. The meeting signals a potential shift in relations between Washington and Tehran, which have remained deeply strained for decades following years of sanctions and political hostility. Trump confirmed the…
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers is demanding a rapid conclusion to the war in Iran, citing record fuel prices that are squeezing Michigan families and businesses. Rogers made the remarks in a campaign ad released on the social platform X, filmed inside a Michigan grocery store to highlight the cost-of-living pressures tied to the conflict….
Gavin Newsom is emerging as one of the most prominent Democratic figures actively preparing for a potential 2028 presidential campaign. The California governor has spent recent months raising his national profile, traveling across the country and engaging in high-profile political debates. Newsom has been vocal on economic policy, social issues, and Democratic strategy, positioning himself…