New Battlefield Project plans 10,000 poll guards amid Trump mail-ballot push
A plan to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places is not normal midterm routine.
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Hochul Pardons Convicted Noncitizen Ahead of Immigrant Detention Case
Kathy Hochul pardoned a convicted noncitizen, and that action arrives just as a Supreme Court case on bond hearing rights for immigrants facing deportation is.
Read the full story →Trump’s Call for Lower Rates Lands on a Hard World
The request came in a quiet press release, but the effect lands loudly on the line worker who keeps the plant running, the shop owner who keeps salaries in.
Read the full story →Trump mocks fade at TIFF when Lake Ontario loans a new name
Trump sits in the front row, and the room shifts. A ripple of laughter follows his bid to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America.
Read the full story →Cruz is willing to back $5,000 adult checks, but only if they work
Cruz put the idea in blunt terms on Fox News. He said, "I don’t think we should be paying people that are not working" - Sen. Ted Cruz.
Read the full story →An ICE injunction in Springfield meant officers had to move
The next step, as reported in the story tied to the order, is where my worry stays quiet and persistent.
Read the full story →Roy Cooper has to explain why “D.S.A.” keeps coming up
North Carolina voters are about to watch Roy Cooper make the same argument, again, just with sharper edges and more attention.
Read the full story →Trump Speech Draws 2.5 Million Viewers on Fox News
President Trump spoke to millions last night, and Fox News carried the moment to a wide audience.
Read the full story →Missouri map ruling settles a long redistricting fight
The Supreme Court rejected reinstating the Republican drawn congressional map for Missouri on September 8, 2026.
Read the full story →Trump reposts video as morning quiet gives way to afternoon scrutiny
The morning was calm. The country paused to mark September 11, a day that asks for reflection more than reaction.
Read the full story →Pastor King Prayer Cast Doubt at NC Rally
A pastor led a prayer at a campaign stop for Michael Whatley in North Carolina.
Read the full story →Trump promises $5,000 dividend, Lutnick says no taxpayer funding
The claim came with a quiet weight in the room. President Donald Trump’s proposed payment, a $5,000 dividend for all U.S.
Read the full story →Kelsey Grammer Says Trump May Be One of the Best Presidents
Kelsey Grammer thinks Donald Trump may go down as one of the best presidents.
Read the full story →A $500 check for people who paid full price
The mail will start moving in October.
Read the full story →Salvadorans hoped Bukele could spare them from deportation
Some Salvadorans who have lived and worked in the United States for decades are still protected from deportation.
Read the full story →Census Plan Would Leave Millions Unseen
The Trump administration proposed changing the national census to include only U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Read the full story →The GOP Held a Convention and Still Needs a Spark
The GOP held an unusual midterm convention in Dallas this week.
Read the full story →Trump Asks Supreme Court to Restore Voter Database
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to reinstate a controversial citizenship records system his administration has sought to wield for.
Read the full story →Trump says firefighters carried him from 9/11 site; records do not show he was there
President Donald Trump told a story this week that cannot be checked against any public record.
Read the full story →TSA Lets Some Non-Flyers Walk to the Gate Again
TSA has restored gate access for some non-passengers through a new policy. The program is initially available in 13 airports. It costs nothing to participants.
Read the full story →The White House Shared a Map That Crossed Out New Mexico
The White House reposted an image that crossed out the word Mexico in New Mexico and replaced it with America.
Read the full story →Ballots Are in the Mail, and the Clock Is Ticking
Ballots are already in the mail in two swing states, and the window to change how they move is closing fast.
Read the full story →A Traffic Stop Sent a U.S. Citizen to Mexico
Brian Morales García is a U.S. citizen. A routine traffic stop in Texas put him in immigration custody.
Read the full story →Trump Floats 'New America' After Renaming Lake Ontario
President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the state of New Mexico to "New America," days after he signed an executive order changing Lake Ontario to "Lake.
Read the full story →Free Tickets Now Fill Seats GOP Lawmakers Skipped
The Republican Party is giving away free tickets to Donald Trump's midterm convention after lawmakers and candidates stayed away.
Read the full story →Trump Threatens $5 Billion Suit Over National Guard Report
President Donald Trump is threatening to sue the Center for American Progress for $5 billion over a report that found his National Guard deployments did not.
Read the full story →Elon Musk's Money Arrives for Ken Paxton in Texas
Elon Musk's super PAC has begun spending to help Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate race, a move that could shift a contest Republicans have watched with growing.
Read the full story →Former Fetterman Staffers Promise More on X
Former staff members for John Fetterman launched an X account promising damaging revelations well beyond The Wall Street Journal report.
Read the full story →Trump’s shrinking room to move is now plain to see
Donald Trump is still president, but the room around him appears to be getting smaller.
Read the full story →Turning Point Grows Without Charlie Kirk
Turning Point USA now has more chapters, more donors, and more staff than it did when Charlie Kirk was alive.
Read the full story →Marcus Coleman Says No One Called After His Daughter’s Crash
Marcus Coleman told Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill that none of them had reached out after his daughter’s life-changing crash.
Read the full story →Ty Cobb Says Trump Plans to Steal Midterms
Ty Cobb, a former White House lawyer for President Trump, said on MS NOW that Trump intends "to steal these elections where possible." The remark landed on a.
Read the full story →Novartis Heart Drug Fails to Stop Attacks
The drug worked on paper. It did not stop heart attacks.
Read the full story →Trump Ties Trade Threats to Fed Rates After Jobs Surge
President Trump said he would stop trading with countries that run trade deficits with the United States unless the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates.
Read the full story →Susan Collins Says She Won't Bring Up Troy Jackson's Second Cousin
Susan Collins just told a reporter she will not bring up the fact that Troy Jackson fathered two children with his second cousin.
Read the full story →AOC Laughed When Asked If She'd Date a Conservative
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laughed when TMZ asked if she'd date a conservative.
Read the full story →Four MAGA defectors say they were addicted to fear and rage
Leaving MAGA now offers a place to land for people who walked away from Donald Trump's movement.
Read the full story →Parents May Need to Prove Citizenship for Child Passports
A family at a passport office could soon be asked to show more than a photo ID and a birth certificate.
Read the full story →Democrats Block Vote That Would Lock In Supreme Court
The Democratic-led Senate voted against confirming a new conservative justice nominated by the Republican president.
Read the full story →The Navy Changed 85% of Its “Proven” Frigate
The first Constellation frigate is now due in 2029, three years later than planned. The delay is only one part of the problem.
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