US Politics

Trump opened the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, by paying tribute to the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The president addressed the crowd on Wednesday, September 9, just one day before the one-year anniversary of Kirk’s death. Kirk was fatally shot on September 10, 2025, while delivering opening remarks at a Turning…

Lobbyists and interest groups have spent $31 million pressing Congress on the Protect College Sports Act, the sweeping bipartisan bill backed by Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell. The legislation represents one of the most significant federal attempts to regulate the business of college athletics in the history of American higher education. Cruz, a Republican…

House Democrats are facing mounting internal pressure over the rapid expansion of data centers across the country, with progressives demanding legislative action to halt new construction. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has introduced a bill that would place an indefinite moratorium on data center construction until Congress establishes adequate safeguards for affected communities. Democratic candidates nationwide are…

At the Republican National Committee’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, President Trump urged Republicans to vote as though his name appears on the November ballot. “I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot,” Trump told the crowd in his keynote address at the RNC midterm convention in Dallas. Trump warned that Republican losses…

The Republican National Committee held its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas this week, and the event wasted no time cementing its unofficial nickname. Posters of President Donald Trump covered the walls of American Airlines Center, capturing moments from Oval Office meetings to his now-iconic stance in Butler, Pennsylvania. Red, white and blue baseball caps bearing…

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah is positioning himself as the leading candidate to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee, a move that would mark a significant ideological shift for the panel. The anticipated leadership change comes as term limits push Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa out of the committee’s top spot, opening the door for a…

Republicans from across the party are gathering in Dallas this week for a two-day Republican National Committee midterm convention led by President Trump. Trump is directing GOP members to campaign as though he himself is on the ballot during the upcoming midterm elections, setting an aggressive tone for the party. Administration officials, Republican candidates, and…

Bernie Sanders-endorsed democratic socialist David Morales has defeated incumbent Providence Mayor Brett Smiley in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election. Morales, a Rhode Island state representative, ran a platform centered on rent stabilization, affordable housing expansion, and higher taxes on corporate landlords and polluters. The victory adds Providence to a growing list of cities where progressive democratic…

Congressional lawmakers are facing mounting criticism for failing to address artificial intelligence risks after a prominent researcher made a dramatic public exit. Jacob Coxon resigned from AI lab Anthropic, saying he no longer believed it was possible to safely develop the technology being built there. Coxon announced on X that he quit because both Anthropic…

A new poll reveals that Americans are growing increasingly skeptical of information released by the federal government, with majorities expressing low levels of trust. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts conducted the survey, releasing their findings on Wednesday to broad public attention. The results paint a stark picture of the relationship…