More U.S. Senators in their seventh term chose to seek reelection than to retire Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced last week that he would not seek an eighth term in the chamber next year, ending many months of speculation as to his potential retirement plans. The Republican Party benchContinue Reading
Only two sitting or former Lieutenant Governors have served in the U.S. Senate from Minnesota – none directly elected from the office Another unexpected Democratic U.S. Senate seat in a battleground state opened up for the 2026 cycle this week when Minnesota DFLer Tina Smith announced she would not seekContinue Reading
As if there were much doubt before, it is now obvious whose side President Traitor 47 is on.Continue Reading
Traitor 47 signed an executive order to give him and other presidents greater power over independent regulatory agencies — entities Congress set up to be shielded from White House control. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Traitor 47’s executive order Tuesday toContinue Reading
Federal Election Commission member Ellen Weintraub testifies on Capitol Hill on Sept. 20, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission says Traitor 47 is trying to improperly remove her from the post. Ellen Weintraub announced Thursday evening thatContinue Reading
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin has reportedly submitted recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget that seek to strike the EPA’s “Endangerment Finding,” which forms a key scientific and legal basis for the agency’s safeguards to address heat-trapping emissions that drive climate change and harm publicContinue Reading
The Democratic congresswoman needed only two words when asked what she’d like to say to the Tesla mogul., Read MoreContinue Reading
The current governor thinks wife Casey should succeed him in 2026 while throwing shade at Rep. Byron Donalds, the president’s preferred choice., Read MoreContinue Reading
We speak with Jose Saldaña, director of Release Aging People in Prison, about a wildcat strike by New York prison guards who claim limits on solitary confinement have made their work more dangerous. “The people who are living in a dangerous environment are the incarcerated men and women,” says Saldaña,Continue Reading
Opinion polls suggest that potential cuts to programs like Medicaid and Medicare are deeply unpopular.Continue Reading