US Politics

Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate candidate, pushed back hard against Vice President JD Vance after Vance publicly labeled him “very, very evil” at a Detroit rally. Vance made the incendiary comment at the rally earlier Monday, delivering a pointed and personal attack against El-Sayed before a Michigan crowd. “There’s something about Abdul El-Sayed that is…

The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 is facing a complicated path forward in the House after clearing the Senate by a wide margin. A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced companion legislation targeting Russia’s energy revenues, banks, and sanctions-evasion networks while the chamber remained in its August recess. Republican Representatives…

House Republicans are advancing a resolution that puts Democrats on the record about where they stand on socialism and its growing influence within the party. Rep. Jeff Crank (R-CO) introduced the measure to “condemn and denounce socialism in all its forms,” with the resolution specifically naming the Democratic Socialists of America. The resolution cites New…

The political organization behind Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again movement has struggled to gain meaningful traction for Republican candidates ahead of the midterms. With less than three months until the midterm elections, the MAHA PAC has fallen well short of expectations as a political fundraising and mobilization force. President Trump and key…

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow construction of a new White House state ballroom to continue, lifting lower court blocks on above-ground work. Five conservative justices, including all three of President Trump’s appointees, sided with the administration in the closely watched case. Chief Justice John Roberts broke from his conservative colleagues, joining the court’s…

The Jeffrey Epstein files controversy continues to draw bipartisan attention, with one prominent Democratic congressman placing blame squarely on the Biden administration for withholding them. Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) has argued publicly that former President Biden should have released the Epstein files during his time in office. Frost sits on the House Oversight and Government…

The Republican Party’s campaign arms have formally asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over television advertising rates ahead of the midterm elections. The request follows a federal appeals court ruling that determined only candidates, not political party committees, are entitled to the lowest available broadcast television ad rates. The GOP campaign committees…

Paxton is pushing back hard against sharp criticism from the man he defeated in the Republican primary for Texas’s open U.S. Senate seat. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appeared on Fox News Sunday to defend his campaigning pace after Sen. John Cornyn called him a weak and lazy candidate. “John Cornyn doesn’t know my schedule….

Democrats eyeing a return to the House majority are leading the early push to claim open seats on one of Capitol Hill’s most powerful committees. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, known for its sweeping authority over health care, artificial intelligence, energy, and telecommunications, will have at least eight vacant seats in the next Congress….

Approximately 85 Americans are still missing following devastating flash floods along the border of Nepal and Tibet, the State Department confirmed Sunday. State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott appeared on ABC’s “This Week” to deliver the latest figures on American citizens affected by the disaster. “This morning, I can say we now have 85 Americans, approximately,…