Slotkin prioritized ads for users interested in ‘Islamic studies’ Rep. Elissa Slotkin speaks at the 2024 DNC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D., Mich.) will need all the help she can get to clinch victory in her competitive race for Michigan’s open Senate seat in November. But there’s one portion of the electorate she
The Biden-Harris administration abandoned $57.6 million in American funds, a “significant amount of classified information,” and advanced biometric data that enabled the Taliban to hunt down nearly 500 former Afghan officials during its bungled 2021 withdrawal, according to the findings of a three-year long congressional investigation. The report, published Monday by the House Foreign Affairs
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin say people need to engage and compromise to make government work in an age of polarization. AUSTIN—Govs. Wes Moore, a Maryland Democrat, and Glenn Youngkin, a Virginia Republican, appeared at a political forum last week to discuss their approach to running their respective states at a
Lawmakers return to Washington on Monday with the spending deadline approaching and the presidential election just 57 days away. Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Sept. 9 under pressure to avert a government shutdown as both parties prepare for an election season spending fight. After a full month away from the capital, lawmakers have just
The Harris campaign said it welcomes Cheney’s endorsement. Former Vice President Dick Cheney said that he is endorsing Democratic nominee Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump in the presidential election. Cheney, the father of former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), served as Republican vice president under the George W. Bush administration. “As citizens, we
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office defends the state’s efforts to stop illegal immigration. AUSTIN—Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas criticized Texas’s attempts to stop illegal immigration while praising Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in addressing the “root causes” of the border crisis. Mayorkas spoke Sept. 6 at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin. The
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office defends the state’s efforts to stop illegal immigration. AUSTIN, TEXAS—Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas criticized Texas’s attempts to stop illegal immigration while praising Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in addressing the “root causes” of the border crisis. Mayorkas spoke Sept. 6 at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.