A State Department spokesperson addressed questions surrounding the ongoing Iran conflict and recent U.S. visa revocations in remarks that aired August 15, 2026. The briefing touched on two of the…
The Wisconsin Democratic governor’s race is now set after Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley defeated state Rep. Francesca Hong in the party’s August 12 primary, clearing the path for a…
A president visiting a police academy before midterms is not a civics lesson; it is a targeting exercise, and the only question worth asking is whether the target is real.
A string of personal controversies, a campaign finance investigation, and a well-funded challenger proved too much for a two-term congressman. Republican voters…
The fight over the Trump administration’s executive order on mail-in voting has reached the nation’s highest court, with the administration pressing the…
When a chokepoint in the Persian Gulf can erase a decade of complacency in a week, the republic has not secured its…
A State Department spokesperson addressed questions surrounding the ongoing Iran conflict and recent U.S. visa revocations in remarks that aired August 15,…
The federal government is proposing to hand Head Start to the states, and the forgotten children in the poorest counties will pay…
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