CNN’s Jake Tapper issued a strong fact-check after claims from President Donald Trump’s secretary of defense alleged there were people leaking information from the department.According to Secretary Pete Hegseth, leaks put their brave American soldiers in danger. “I have delegated tasking authority t…
The ongoing saga of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool continued Monday as the water drained, revealing the damage that was visible. Thus far, there is no 350-foot gash in the lining. Photos from Washington D.C., activist Joe Flood and Democratic Party strategist Matt Rein show the slow process of…
Federal agents have shot and killed another person, this time in Maine. According to the Bangor Daily News, agents working for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed a man in Biddeford, which is a little over 15 miles south of Portland. Thus far only one person has b…
The 2026 midterms are here, and negative campaign messaging is flooding screens across the U.S. In Texas’ Senate race, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s comments about Democratic Texas Rep. James Talarico have gone viral.Rather than simply suggesting Talarico is weak on border security or inf…
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has set up several problems for the U.S. Senate, and this week’s big one is the nomination of Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department. On Wednesday and Thursday, President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general Todd Blanche is scheduled to appear …
Democratic primary elections, in particular, are showing us America is both in the midst of a deep crisis and is on the verge of what could be transformational, positive, life-altering political and economic change comparable to FDR’s New Deal. It became obvious, really, in the first minute of New Y…
If Democrats flip either or both branches of Congress in the United States’ 2026 midterms, it will be a major setback for President Donald Trump. A Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives would likely subject Trump to a wide variety of investigations, and a Democratic U.S. Senate ma…
There is a looming financial crisis that Washington politicians are not only ignoring, but they’re also making it worse by ignoring it. The New Republic’s Grace Segers wrote Monday that food prices are continuing to rise as fuel prices drive up transportation costs. Wages, which continue to remain s…
During the George W. Bush and Barack Obama years, conservative journalist Gretchen Carlson was a prominent figure on Fox News — co-hosting the morning show “Fox & Friends” for eight years before her own show, “The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson,” debuted in 2013. But Carlson became persona non gra…
Veteran campaign consultant James Carville is warning that Democrats need to keep their eyes open for Republican hijinks as the election nears. The Daily Beast reported that Carville was responding to listener emails for his podcast, “Politics War Room,” when someone asked about Speaker Mike Johnson…