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The nation’s top military officer has told a Democratic senator there are no plans to deploy troops to polling locations during the 2026 midterm elections. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered the assurance in a letter to Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who had formally requested the confirmation. “The Joint Force…
Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie named 14 individuals on the House floor as Jeffrey Epstein coconspirators who he believes should be investigated and prosecuted. Massie made the accusations during an Aug. 31 floor speech, citing the protections afforded by the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause, which broadly shields members of Congress from civil or criminal…
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…
Japan’s regulatory approval of a 700 MHz satellite communications framework has given AST SpaceMobile a significant boost heading into the final stretch of 2026. Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) rose 2% on Monday, ending August marginally in positive territory after falling 22% in June and 34% in July. Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications…
RTX (RTX) closed the most recent trading session at $207.73, marking a decline of 1.88% from the prior day’s closing price. That drop significantly lagged behind the S&P 500, which posted a comparatively modest daily loss of just 0.33%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.70% during the same session, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq declined…
Amazon.com (AMZN) shares fell roughly 3% after the Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a lawsuit accusing the company of secretly inflating advertising prices. The lawsuit, filed Monday, claims Amazon spent more than seven years quietly raising prices that advertisers paid through its online ad auctions without their knowledge. Regulators allege the scheme affected…
Singapore is rolling out its most ambitious package yet to address a deepening demographic crisis, offering over S$60,000 ($47,100) in support for every citizen child from birth to age 17. The city-state’s total fertility rate fell sharply to 0.87 in 2025, down from 0.97 the previous year, making it the world’s second lowest behind South…
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…