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The right must consider the possibility that the new prime minister may in fact be good at politics. The post Burnham, Populist? appeared first on The American Conservative.
Rep. Andy Harris says DSA-backed candidates are pushing Democrats toward communism, arguing it will help House Republicans in the midterm elections.
Three subcontractors claim nearly $900,000 in unpaid work on Home Court, the Obama Presidential Center's basketball facility hosting WNBA All-Star events.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer waded into her state’s divisive Democratic Senate primary Friday, endorsing Rep.
St. Louis Public Radio hosted one of the first media appearances this year between Rep. Wesley Bell and former Congresswoman Cori Bush. The primary race is a rematch of a race Bush lost last year to Bell.
Although Flock Safety’s auditing tools have helped catch the bad actors, more is needed to protect Americans’ privacy.
President Donald Trump had gone mostly quiet on trade wars since the Supreme Court struck down his tariffs and the start of the Iran conflict in February, making many think his campaign of import taxes would fade until after the US midterm elections in November.
Former state Senate President Troy Jackson officially became Democrats’ Senate nominee in Maine Saturday, starting a 101-day sprint to Election Day in a nationally watched, must-win race for his party.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) said MAGA is not backing down in the midterm elections just because President Donald Trump isn’t on the ballot. He’s heard people say, “‘There is no enthusiasm out there, and without Trump on the ballot, those Trump voters aren’t going to show up,’ well, take a l...
Critics decry Israel's sweeping media reforms, warning of further risks to press freedom and election integrity.
Senate Democrats have three contested primaries left on the calendar — and Warren is involved in all of them.
Brazil has denied visas to two senior US State Department officials whom the Trump administration planned to send to scrutinize the fairness and integrity of the country’s electoral system before the October 4 presidential vote.
Standard minimum wage and overtime laws now apply to the state's goat herders, whose animals clear brush and reduce fire danger. The costs are unsustainable.
The new prime minister has little room to maneuver on the UK’s brewing fiscal crisis. The post Back to the ’70s in Burnham’s Britain? appeared first on The American Conservative.
Gretchen Whitmer backed Haley Stevens over Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary as early voting begins, setting up a key Democratic clash.
After threatening a “massive attack,” the president said his envoys were talking with Tehran but left open the possibility of a sharp military escalation.
It was filed by several businesses, including Learning Resources, Inc., which was also involved in the IEEPA tariff litigation.
Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger and former state Senate president, now faces Susan Collins in Maine's Senate race ranked a toss-up.
The South Carolina GOP lawmaker said groups like the Congressional Black Caucus should be banned for practicing “segregation.” The post Nancy Mace baselessly accuses minority caucuses of reverse racis...
Airport security screeners at the 20 private-contract airports get paid during a government shutdown. A public sector union wants to make sure that doesn’t happen.
California rejected nearly 150,000 mail-in ballots during its June primary, the highest total in recent election cycles, as a surge in late-postmarked ballots sparked concerns about changes to U.S. Postal Service processing. According to data from the California secretary of State’s office, 148,241 ...
Troy Jackson won his party's nomination by commandeering the progressive movement that fueled Graham Platner's rise. He will face off against GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November.
The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee voted Friday to recommend that South Carolina should hold the nation's first 2028 presidential nominating contest.
South Carolina is expected to be the first state in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary contest after the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) rules and bylaws committee voted Friday to approve it as the initial battleground. The committee’s recommendation will now go to the entire Democratic ...
A visit to the Rio Grande Valley reveals a border community buckling under the weight of Republicans’ immigration policies.
The Trump administration is seeking tens of billions of dollars in supplemental appropriations for the Iran War, a war which the president and allies have repeatedly claimed is already won.
The popular governor lends her weight to centrist Haley Stevens in the race.
Alaska sent more than 3,000 letters to voters in the state asking them to verify their citizenship, ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, after a data mix-up between state agencies possibly added noncitizens to the voter rolls. Alaska Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher said during a hearing with s...
With a flurry of cost-of-living measures and a day in Number 10 North, the new prime minister has hit the right early notesAppropriately enough, Andy Burnham ended a week of political signalling and first impressions back in Manchester on Friday. At the offices of the new No 10 North – where the pri...
An iPod, a walrus, and the Almighty Vice Lord Nation.
I live in New York City, so Zohran Mamdani is my mayor. On Tuesday, you may have seen Mamdani release […] The post My Mayor’s Arrest Warrant appeared first on No Labels.
Rep. Haley Stevens and the Senate Democratic PAC said they were not involved in the effort to pay for user-generated content endorsing her. The post Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens flo...
Nancy Mace questions whether Darline Graham meets South Carolina ballot eligibility rules, citing new state laws on Republican primary voting.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) made a surprise, last-minute endorsement for Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) over progressive Abdul El-Sayed in the open Michigan Senate race on Friday — highlighting Democratic angst over the possibility of a far-left victory in the Aug. 4 primary. “As governor, I’ve...
Flávio Bolsonaro is forging ahead with his campaign for Brazil’s presidency after a chaotic week marked by fresh legal trouble and an uneasy truce with his stepmother.
The Sentencing Project highlights the perverse consequences of the felony murder rule, a vestige of British law that still prevails in federal courts and all but two states.
Missouri's attorney general is investigating whether Cori Bush personally benefited from tornado relief fundraising tied to Politivist Power Inc.
In today’s edition, Ben Kamisar breaks down Democrats’ new presidential primary order. Plus, Kristen Welker explores the political pressure the ongoing Iran war is putting on Republicans.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government may propose a pricey energy security and defense spending plan ahead of 2027 general elections, according to Corriere della Sera.
Scotland Yard is looking at two £250,000 donations to the party by Britain Means Business before the 2024 electionPayments to Reform UK first revealed by the Guardian are now being investigated by the Metropolitan police.The inquiry is scrutinising payments made to the party via a company controlled...
Hours before addressing the White House press corps, the president endorsed using subpoenas against reporters in national security leak investigations.
President Trump slapped replacement tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union to replace expiring ones.
Party briefing notes say: ‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election’ Reform UK has instructed its councillors to describe a police investigation into donations from the mother of George Cottrell as an establishment stitch-up, as polling showed the par...
South Carolina is poised to hold the first Democratic presidential nominating contest in 2028 after the Democratic National Committee’s powerful rules committee voted to keep the state at the front of the line.
Killings by ICE agents undermine support of voters but White House doubles down on deportation policy
The Section 301 tariffs announced on Thursday overstep the powers granted by Congress and likely run afoul of the major questions doctrine.
Jay Feely explains how NFL pressure prepared him for Congress as he joins a long history of athletes like Scott Turner and Tommy Tuberville in politics.
The Maine Senate race is rated a toss-up as Troy Jackson runs on Medicare for all and abolishing ICE against Republican incumbent Susan Collins.
Katie Hobbs' reelection campaign burned through $7.4 million in Q2 while raising just $2.64 million, leading to criticism about where support for her campaign is really coming from.
Democrats are hoping to move past Graham Platner's scandal-plagued campaign as they look to unseat Susan Collins. In Jackson, they chose a nominee with a similar economic populist message as Platner.
Trump's income surged 250% to $2.2 billion largely from crypto ventures, but Senate Democrats say the Clarity Act's ethics provisions fall short.
Lawmaker absences expose a constitutional gap over replacing members who cannot serve.
A Michigan Democrat is drawing attention with her refusal to back Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed over his campaigning with political commentator Hasan Piker and disgraced Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.), in an interview Wednesday with CNN’s Jake Tappe...
A Kalshi billboard displaying New York City mayoral election odds in New York on Monday, October 27, 2025. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Could you accidentally gamble away your right to vote? If you live in Wisconsin, and you bought contracts on a prediction market like Kalshi about who wou...
The country’s foreign minister said, however, that anyone wishing to partner with the West African nation “must respect” its sovereignty.
Democrats selected former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson on Saturday to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall after Graham Platner's embattled campaign ended.Why it matters: Jackson's selection is another win for the left flank of the Democratic party, which lined up behind another ...
President Trump and Republicans can’t seem to escape the political fallout of the conflict.
The NDAA was once one of Congress’s most reliable bipartisan bills. Recent fights over presidential power, social policy, war and election law […] The post Defense Divided appeared first on No Labels.
Along with Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia, the state will help decide the party’s next presidential nominee.
Maine Democrats on Friday nominated former state senator Troy Jackson to replace former Senate candidate Graham Platner on the ballot, launching a 101-day sprint for the party to build a coalition capable of ousting Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). Jackson easily clinched the nomination during a state con...
Back-to-back rulings in Massachusetts blocked TPS terminations for Ethiopia and South Sudan, sparking fierce debate over lower court authority.
The complaint explains why the tariffs violate the requirements of Section 301, and also run afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrines.
Reports that Madison Square Garden temporarily shut off its facial recognition system for Swift’s wedding expose a glaring problem with how the elite wield and control mass surveillance. The post Tay...
Daniel Ogama Adongo, a former Indianapolis Colts linebacker from Kenya, had overstayed his visa and faced multiple arrests including a criminal conviction.
President Trump’s new tariffs were hit with a legal challenge Friday from two small businesses that are represented by part of the legal team that toppled Trump’s earlier tariffs at the Supreme Court. The new surcharge, between 10 percent and 12.5 percent on goods imported from 60 trading partners,...
Ms. Whitmer, a popular second-term governor, is wading into one of the most contentious Democratic primaries of this year’s midterms.
Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday moved to restore unity among his followers after a plunge in popularity and the exit of key allies since his election loss to Peter Magyar’s Tisza party.
As ongoing fighting in the Middle East continues to influence prices at the pump, a new survey signals many Americans overestimate gas price increases. The Politico poll, released on Friday, found roughly 3 in 5 adults in the U.S. believe the cost of gas in their area rose more than the data shows. ...
President Trump used his speech to attack his political opponents, members of the media and even members of his own cabinet.
Democrats chose South Carolina for the first 2028 presidential primary, then Nevada, prioritizing Black and Latino voters. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia also hold early contests.
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board published an op-ed on Friday ripping President Trump’s latest “obsession” with tariffs that “despite their political unpopularity and economic harm.” The administration announced its newest slate of policies that are replacing the lapsing Section 122 tariffs...
Jackson clinched the Maine Democratic Party’s nomination for Senate on Saturday, energizing Democrats in a must-win race. The post Troy Jackson wins Maine nomination, kicking off sprint to beat — or l...
Trump mixed light jabs at the press with digs at members of his own administration and several potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders. The post Trump mildly rips press but hits usual target...
Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sectorHundreds of thousands of care workers could be exempted from the home secretary’s plans to toughen up the immigration system under proposals being considered by Andy Burnh...
This year’s rent freeze is just the latest regulation pushing New York City’s rent-stabilized housing stock toward financial and physical collapse.
An argument in support of the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act jurisprudence one is unlikely to hear in academia.
The Nashville Zoo says the vibrations from next door's planned data center might negatively affect hearing-sensitive animals.
Democratic lawmakers say New Jersey's motor vehicle system error registering 6,600 noncitizens demands accountability but reject widespread fraud claims.
A new analysis found only two states have seen healthy growth in middle-class income compared to inflation.
Among the priority bills the health committees are readying are those addressing healthcare price transparency requirements. Passage of the strongest possible, and therefore also consumer-facing, version of this emerging effort would be a good step forward for American healthcare. Based on the bills...
The White House has found new legal ways to keep tariffs flowing. But it's not enough to fully replace the revenue from the import taxes the Supreme Court struck down.The intrigue: The administration's replacement tariffs would raise about $105 billion a year — replacing about 60% of the revenue los...
Rep. James Clyburn announces he is running for a 18th term on March 12, 2026, during a press conference at the South Carolina Democratic Party. | Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The gerontocracy is real: The median senator is 64 years old, and 20 members of Congress ar...
A local lawmaker said she wants to "keep my measured distance from him so he can live his good little life." What about humans?
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday during a press conference that Canada is prepared to respond to President Trump’s threat of 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods if intensified negotiations for a comprehensive trade agreement fall through. “We’re ready because we have been focusing ...
A political action committee funded by clean energy investors is spending nearly $700,000 to support Republican challenger Charlie Hatcher against Trump-endorsed Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), marking the group’s latest effort to influence a Republican primary involving a House conservative. The post Clean...
South Carolina has been preliminarily tapped to hold the first Democratic presidential primary of 2028, as a key panel of party leaders picked the Palmetto State over Nevada on Friday after a contentious, racially fraught debate.Why it matters: It's a coup for Black leaders who argued the party's mo...
House Republicans demand answers from Gov. Miki Sherrill after 6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote through a New Jersey motor vehicle system error.
The White House’s latest global tariffs threaten to further strain American consumers who are already paying the costs of Trump’s Iran war. The post Trump threatens full-scale war as his tariffs take...