DOJ investigating five TV networks over White House pool coverage
The agency said the probe seeks to determine whether Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC violated antitrust laws. It marks…
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Trump suggests ‘Ocean of Americas’ as new name for Atlantic or Pacific
The president also floated the idea of naming an ocean after himself.
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Trump says Ukraine should ‘get a new president’ after U.S.-Russia diesel deal
Ukraine’s Zelensky "wants to make problems for the world," Trump said Saturday, a day after praising Russia’s Putin.
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Join siguimi.com →Trump says he will ‘make a decision’ on Hegseth plan to live-stream execution
The Pentagon has said a firing squad for the Fort Hood shooter is scheduled for Dec. 3. “By showing it, maybe other…
Read at source →Christa Pike discharged from hospital, 10 days after failed execution
Pike, who survived an execution attempt in Tennessee, has been moved to a rehabilitation center, according to her…
Read at source →Trump fumes at ‘stain’ on Norway after missing out on Nobel Peace Prize
The president described the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay as “disgraceful and embarrassing”…
Read at source →Montana Democrat who refuses to drop out may spoil party’s Senate hopes
Candidate Alani Bankhead vigorously denies claims she is a Republican plant running to take votes away from a more…
Read at source →Darline Graham opposes Chinese manufacturing. Her husband’s job relies on it.
The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must “stop depending on Communist China for things…
Read at source →These lawmakers want to head off a potential post-election crisis
A bipartisan effort is underway in Congress to avert a constitutional crisis, where Republicans don't seat Democrats,…
Read at source →Why former Republican governors are backing a Democrat for Senate in a red state
Adam Hamilton, the Democratic Senate candidate in Kansas, is running as a centrist rather than a hyper-partisan and…
Read at source →The midterms are getting close. Why is Trump in Upstate New York?
Trump bet that his presence could turn out conservative Republicans in the gubernatorial race. But even some in the…
Read at source →Texas Senate nominee James Talarico reappears after multi-day absence
The Democrat’s campaign said he was recovering from the flu, while Republicans tried to make his absence seem…
Read at source →D.C. judge bars DOJ from gathering states’ voter lists to find noncitizens
Voting rights groups had challenged the effort, noting federal data includes errors that have led to citizens being…
Read at source →Trump announces diesel deal with Russia in bid to lower prices
The amount is small compared with U.S. demand, but the deal aligns the U.S. with Russia and against Ukraine’s efforts…
Read at source →Trump taps conservative commentator as next White House press secretary
Katie Zacharia replaces Karoline Leavitt, who departed the White House in August after giving birth to her second child.
Read at source →Ocasio-Cortez will stump for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Senate race
The matchup will test the strength of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing — and the congresswoman’s potential 2028…
Read at source →Democratic women’s caucus demands Trump administration changes after Cornell accusations
The lawmakers said the case “raised questions about the Title IX process and discipline imposed by Cornell University.”
Read at source →Cook moves 18 more House races toward the left
Polling and the work of prognosticators like the Cook Political Report suggest Democrats are likely to take back the…
Read at source →Trump is trying last-minute ways to bring down prices
What happened under the Trump administration this week that you may have missed.
Read at source →Trump escalates effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
A commission that will report to the president will assess the mortgage fraud allegations against her and consider…
Read at source →A Republican attack ad misidentifies its Democratic target. Twice.
A GOP ad used a photo of Republican Myron Lizer instead of Democrat Jonathan Nez. Nez is challenging Rep. Eli Crane…
Read at source →The midterm polls that caught our eye this week
Polls show Trump losing support among his base and voters focused on Senate control and issues.
Read at source →The politics of prediction markets
Amid concerns that political insiders might use privileged knowledge to make money, there’s a new wave of efforts to…
Read at source →Democrat has edge over Susan Collins in critical Maine Senate battle, poll finds
Likely voters prefer Jackson on several key issues, but they favor Collins’s ability to steer federal dollars to the…
Read at source →Talarico struggles to clarify positions on transgender rights amid GOP attacks
The Texas Democrat’s campaign at first declined to confirm he will support the Equality Act. After publication, it said…
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Trump’s ‘Super Intelligence Force’ wants safety without slowing innovation
The administration hopes to reap what it sees as the economic opportunities of AI while easing fears that the…
Read at source →Takeaways from Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers
Even mothers were not exempt in a fierce debate in the race for a critical U.S. Senate seat.
Read at source →Takeaways from Georgia Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins
The Democratic senator hit GOP Rep. Collins over accusations of ties to white nationalists. “You’ve hired half the…
Read at source →Vance, Rubio brush off questions about claim that Guilfoyle asked donor to pay $100K Amex bill
Allegations by former congressional candidate Eric Deters are the latest controversy to swirl around the U.S.…
Read at source →Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad…
Read at source →Hispanic staffers make up 9 percent of House workforce, report finds
The U.S. population is about 20 percent Hispanic and Latino.
Read at source →Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s…
Read at source →DOJ grand jury investigating former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson
Hutchinson was a key witness before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Read at source →A candidate says he slammed his wife against a door. She says he’s not an abuser.
Victor Marx, the GOP candidate for Colorado governor, said he was trying to teach his wife the importance of continuing…
Read at source →Speaker Johnson says he doesn’t know what’s next for him if GOP loses House
The remarks prompted speculation the Republican leader might retire from politics if Democrats retake the chamber.
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Layoffs at ‘extremely low levels’ despite Americans’ gloom about the economy
The data presents a disconnect with how many Americans are feeling about the economy less than a month from the…
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