Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is in the middle of a heated GOP runoff race, threw his support behind changing the Senate filibuster rule to advance the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. “After careful consideration, I support whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary for us to get the SAVE America…
A handful of special and primary elections in Georgia, Mississippi and New Hampshire on Tuesday underscored Democrats’ overperformance streak as well as the enduring strength of President Trump’s endorsement as midterm season ramps up. Democrats flipped a Republican-held state House seat in The Granite State while the party’s candidate placed first in the special election runoff to…
Rep. James Comer (R-N.M.) on Tuesday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) asked New Mexico investigators to end a previous probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ranch in the state during President Trump’s first term. “I do know this: the federal government asked New Mexico to stop their investigation, I believe back in 2019,…
Former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe announced Wednesday that she’s running for Congress, joining a crowded Democratic primary for a district situated in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. “Virginians are working harder than ever, but the middle class is still out of reach for too many,” McAuliffe, who served as U.S. Special Representative for Global Partnerships during the Biden…
President Trump will venture to northern Kentucky on Wednesday in a forceful effort to topple a sitting Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), who has emerged as the president’s most vocal GOP antagonist in the Capitol. Trump is scheduled to visit a packaging plant in Hebron in Massie’s 4th Congressional District, where the president has endorsed…
DORAL, Fla. – House Republicans want to usher through a second massive spending package as the 2026 midterm elections ramp up, a tall order for a fractured GOP conference and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who commands a razor-thin majority. Republicans have been looking to strengthen their economic messaging amid voter concerns over rising grocery prices,…
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) is projected to win his primary race, fending off a long-shot challenge from 34-year-old antitrust lawyer Evan Turnage, according to Decision Desk HQ. Thompson, the 78-year-old civil rights leader, has represented Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District for more than 30 years. He is expected to prevail in November’s general election, as his…