Rep. Karen Bass says her Los Angeles home was burglarized, two firearms stolen
Rep. Karen Bass, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate who was on President Joe Biden’s short list for a running mate in 2020, said her home was…
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Montana health department adopts rule severely restricting changes of sex on birth certificates
Health officials in Montana adopted a proposed rule change Friday pertaining to changing the identification of sex on state-issued birth…
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Republican congressman presents convicted January 6 rioter with flag flown over US Capitol after her release from prison
Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas presented an honorary American flag recently flown above the US Capitol to a convicted January 6 rioter…
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Trump and Justice Department submit special master nominees to review Mar-a-Lago documents
The Justice Department and Donald Trump’s lawyers have submitted their proposals to a federal judge for who should serve as special master to…
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Ted Cruz nails something fundamental about Donald Trump and 2024
Ted Cruz’s relationship with Donald Trump has been, um, interesting to watch over the past few…
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California to create first statewide extreme heat ranking and warning system
On Friday, September 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom a legislation to establish the first-in-the-nation statewide extreme heat wave and warning…
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More than half of GOP governor nominees have questioned or denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election
The Republican nominee in at least 22 of this year’s 36 gubernatorial races is someone who has rejected, declined to affirm, raised doubts about,…
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In Senate races across the country, candidates are locked in a debate over debates
Voters looking to see their Senate candidates put to the test on a debate stage may only get one opportunity this fall, while others may be entirely…
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Russia buying millions of rockets from North Korea for Ukraine war
According to a Senior U.S. Defense official, Russia is in the process of buying millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for use in…
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Sprint to the midterms sets off on unsettled political terrain
The two-month sprint to the midterm elections is set to take place on political terrain that is much less settled than Republicans had hoped it would…
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These are the key governor’s races to watch this fall
From the early days of Donald Trump’s presidency, through the Covid-19 pandemic and following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.…
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Raskin says January 6 committee will release its report ‘by the end of the year’
A Democratic member of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol said Sunday that he expects the…
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GOP Senate nominee in blue Washington says she supports state law guaranteeing abortion up to fetal viability
The GOP nominee for US Senate in Washington said Sunday that she supports a law in her state guaranteeing the right to an abortion up to fetal…
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Biden’s use of Marines during Philadelphia speech adds to debate over politicization of the military
As President Joe Biden stood outside Philadelphia’s Independence Hall on Thursday night, making the case ahead of the midterm elections that…
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Trump is back in the headlines, and it may cost Republicans in November
Midterm elections tend to follow a predictable script. The party in the White House loses seats in the Senate, and especially in the House.…
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China warns of ‘counter-measures’ as US approves $1.1bn arms sales to Taiwan
China has warned the United States it will take “counter-measures” after the Biden administration approved more than $1.1 billion in arms sales to…
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Texas governor says rape victims can take Plan B morning-after pill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this week that rape victims in his state can take Plan B, a pregnancy-preventing emergency contraceptive known as a…
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Rob Schneider says ‘SNL’ was ‘over’ after Kate McKinnon performed ‘Hallelujah’ as Hillary Clinton
“Saturday Night Live” veteran castmember Rob Schneider says the long-running sketch show was “over” after Kate McKinnon’s 2016 performance of…
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Donald Trump has repeatedly called for lengthy jail sentences for those who he claimed mishandled classified information
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the lengthy jailing of opponents of his who he claimed mishandled classified…
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William Barr, on Fox, says there’s no legitimate reason for classified docs to be at Mar-a-Lago and doubts Trump declassified
Former Attorney General William Barr appeared on Fox News on Friday to say there is no “legitimate reason” for classified documents to have been at…
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