George Caldwell

House vote on Trump impeachment reveals rifts among Democrats

A majority of Democrats on Tuesday voted against rejecting an effort to impeach President Trump, bucking their leadership ahead of the midterms.

September 15, 2026

Senate Democrats block Clarity Act that would have set rules for cryptocurrency

Senate Democrats blocked a major cryptocurrency bill on Tuesday, delivering a setback for President Trump's tech agenda.

September 15, 2026

Republican Massie moves to impeach Hegseth

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie on Tuesday started a process to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

September 15, 2026

GOP aims to pass crypto oversight bill vs. Dem hurdles

Congressional efforts to pass a major cryptocurrency bill before the midterms face a major test on Tuesday.

September 12, 2026

GOP candidates turn up the volume on lower health insurance costs

Republicans are testing a new midterm message: They're populists fighting against health insurance companies while working to lower premium costs.

September 12, 2026

Mamdani, AOC draw heat for laughing at 9/11 memorial

Republican politicians expressed outrage after NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared to laugh on camera during a memorial for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

September 12, 2026

On Irish soil, Trump says unified Ireland would be ‘a great feather in everybody’s cap’

On a visit to Ireland on Saturday, President Trump said he would "love to see" the nation unified.

September 12, 2026

John Thune says only half of Republican senators want to end filibuster

Republican Senate Leader John Thune says the White House's attempts to move Republican senators to end the filibuster have been unsuccessful in most cases.

September 11, 2026

Border issue sizzles in Arizona congressional debate

An Arizona GOP congressman seeking reelection in a competitive district argues that voters need to keep Republicans in power to finish the job of permanently securing the border.

September 11, 2026

Southern Baptist pastor calls Democrats ‘advocates for evil’ at Republican convention

Southern Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress framed the midterms as a religious battle at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, saying Christians have a duty to oppose the Democratic Party and its Texas Senate candidate James Talarico.

September 10, 2026

Americans for Prosperity spends big against Democrat in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race

Americans for Prosperity, a group that promotes fiscal conservatism, is launching a $1.5 million ad campaign in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race to attack the Democratic nominee's record on taxes.

September 10, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel says Trump team forced Talarico interview off broadcast

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel says President Trump's administration forced him to cancel the live airing of an interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.

September 10, 2026

A year after Charlie Kirk assassination, Utah Valley University shuts down campus amid memorial

Utah Valley University is shutting down on Thursday as conservatives hold a memorial service for activist Charlie Kirk, one year after his assassination on campus.

September 9, 2026

Trump’s PAC channels midterm spending through new pop-up group

President Trump's political operation appears to be channeling major midterm spending through a newly formed group, called a pop-up PAC because it won't have to reveal its funding until late in the cycle.

September 9, 2026

Donald Trump Jr.’s VC company counters Dem claims of White House windfalls

A venture capital company linked to President Trump's family on Tuesday fired back at Democrats' claims that it benefited from White House connections.

September 9, 2026

Trump’s memes taunting Mexico, Canada draw backlash from leaders

President Trump's social media posts taunting America's neighbors are drawing backlash from their leaders.

September 7, 2026

N.H. democratic socialist candidate won’t commit to endorsing moderate nominee for Senate

Karishma Manzur, a hard-left candidate for New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seat, did not commit to endorsing Rep. Chris Pappas if he wins Tuesday's Democratic primary.

September 7, 2026

Ex-New York Gov. George Pataki says he has lung condition caused by 9/11 attack

Former New York Gov. George Pataki said this week that he has a lung condition caused by exposure at ground zero of the Sept. 11 terror attack.

September 7, 2026

Trump’s PAC unleashes first wave of general election spending with $10M ad buy in Texas

President Trump's cash-rich political operation disclosed its first wave of general election spending Saturday with a huge ad buy in Texas' high-stakes Senate race.

September 5, 2026

Kissing cousins: Maine Dem Senate nominee rebukes GOP’s Collins for ‘attacking my personal life’

Maine's Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Saturday fired back at Republican Sen. Susan Collins for mentioning that the mother of his children is his second cousin, grumbling that it's an attack on his family.

September 5, 2026