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Is Iowa still a 2028 testing ground? Andy Beshear and Don Trump Jr. make their cases
With the midterm elections less than four weeks away, there’s a bit of a 2028 shadow campaign going on that includes a prominent Democrat warning his party to back off the liberal jargon.
‘Barbaric spectacle’ or ‘no-brainer’? Lawmakers split over livestreaming an execution
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan has drawn sharp criticism from international observers and lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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Trump calls for Zelenskyy’s ouster after criticism of Russia diesel deal
President Trump is pressing Ukraine to vote out President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after he slammed America's diesel import deal with Russia.
El-Sayed calls for end to Iran war in favor of ‘Michigan first’
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says in a new anti-war ad that he will put "Michigan first."
Homeland Security’s Mullin draws on family drug history to warn of ‘new opioid crisis’
For Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the drug-related deaths of two college students in Mississippi triggered his personal memories of a relative involved with synthetic drugs.
Trump to Norway after Nobel snub: ‘We will not forget’
President Trump veered far from midterm election politics during a rally in upstate New York on Friday, aiming a bitter diatribe at the Norwegian Nobel Committee for giving the Peace Prize he has long sought to South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a former U.N. human rights chief, for her work on justice and accountability for war crimes and genocide.
Trump hammers Hochul, Democrats on rising prices at N.Y. campaign stop
President Trump blasted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for the high cost of living in the Empire State during a rally in Syracuse, New York, to boost Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for governor.
Trump cancels trip to SEC football clash in Alabama because of Hurricane Isaias
President Trump will no longer attend the Georgia-Alabama college football game on Saturday, saying first responders must focus on Hurricane Isaias as it barrels toward the Gulf Coast.
John Kennedy stumps for Mike Rogers in Michigan, boasts that the Senate contender ‘pisses excellence
A day after a sharp, sometimes tense debate with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers was back on the trail Friday, this time alongside Sen. John Kennedy.
Top Democrats and allies join the wealthiest to fight a California billionaire tax
It is not just tech moguls and venture capitalists fighting a California proposal to tax the net worth of billionaires, even though they are putting up the majority of the money in one of the most expensive ballot fights in state history.
DHS blasts Mamdani after he sought release of migrant involved in shooting
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani picked the wrong illegal immigrant to defend, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Friday, saying the man the mayor sought to free came to the U.S. illegally several years ago, amassed a lengthy criminal record and tried to run down ICE officers this week.
State Department adds sanctions to International Criminal Court
The Trump administration is slapping fresh sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
Trump creates panel to investigate Lisa Cook in long-running bid to fire Fed governor
President Trump is setting up a special committee to investigate whether Fed Governor Lisa Cook lied about a mortgage application.
Feds charge Republican with double voting in 2024
Federal prosecutors announced charges against a man they say voted twice in the 2024 election, casting ballots in North Carolina and Alabama.
Trump lauds Rogers for hammering El-Sayed on Michigan debate stage
President Trump commended Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers for his debate performance Thursday night against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, calling it an obliteration.
Time for term limits? Dems in majority could have familiar faces in key roles
Democrats hope to bring a new agenda to the House next year if they take the majority, but they will most likely do so with many of the same faces that have steered their party's legislative work for a decade or more.