Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Politics

McConnell announces discharge from rehabilitation center

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Thursday he has been discharged from the rehabilitation center where he was undergoing intense physical therapy to recover from...

Trump orders limits on birthright citizenship, targets birth tourism

President Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders again aimed at restricting birthright citizenship, an apparent attempt to circumvent a recent Supreme Court ruling...

FCC votes to eliminate broadcast ownership rule

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to eliminate a long-standing rule capping the number of households a single broadcaster can reach nationwide,...

Ohio GOP senator says Miller 'unfit for public office' if 'guilty of domestic violence'

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) on Thursday said Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) would be “unfit for public office” if the allegations of domestic violence leveled...

Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt

The Senate committee chaired by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday voted to refer former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci to be...

Dwindling Colorado River creates water and power challenges for the Western US

As the Colorado River dwindles, it threatens to reduce the availability of both water and electricity in the Western U.S. Last week, the federal...

GOP infighting erupts as Thune warns of legislative ‘trainwreck’

Internal squabbles erupted in the Senate Republican conference Wednesday as GOP senators battled each other and the White House over a variety of issues,...

GOP Women’s Caucus chair says House should follow through on Edwards censure

Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.), chair of the Republican Women’s Caucus, on Wednesday said the House should follow through with a censure of Rep. Chuck...

El-Sayed beats Stevens to take on Rogers in battleground Michigan Senate race

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the fiercely fought Michigan Democratic Senate primary to face off against former Rep. Mike...

Senate GOP scrambles for August exit strategy that doesn't anger Trump

Senate Republicans are scrambling for a plan to exit Washington for a five-week August recess that won’t anger President Trump, who has demanded they...