Friday, August 28, 2026

Politics

Graham Platner makes his case to Senate Democrats amid latest controversy

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner met with Senate Democrats in Washington on Tuesday as he seeks to stem a wave of scandals and...

Jeffries warns that Pulte leading DNI threatens FISA reauthorization: ‘Deeply dangerous’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday hammered President Trump’s decision to make Bill Pulte the acting director of national intelligence (DNI), saying...

Blanche says DOJ 'not moving forward' with $1.776B anti-weaponization fund: 'Period'

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration is “not moving forward” with its $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, though he left unclear how...

Oz sidesteps questions on Pulte’s lack of intel background

Dr. Mehmet Oz sidestepped questions on Tuesday about President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, the homebuilder and director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...

Speaker Johnson says anti-weaponization fund 'off the table,' citing difficult vote margins

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that he told President Trump his proposed “anti-weaponization” settlement fund made it difficult for Republicans to push critical...

Oversight Democrats push Comer to subpoena Blanche, Patel in Epstein files probe

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats are pushing to subpoena acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel, noting that former...

Johnson navigates packed legislative agenda as Republicans return to Washington

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is facing an arduous stretch ahead as Republicans return to Washington this week to confront a tough legislative calendar that...

Republicans see path forward on reconciliation after administration backs down on anti-weaponization fund

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other GOP senators see a path for passing the stalled budget reconciliation package funding immigration enforcement operations...

Senators still hope for details on a deal to pause the war in Iran as talks falter

Senate Democrats and Republicans alike have high hopes for a deal to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But a...

Sexting scandal is latest Graham Platner controversy to threaten his chances in Maine

A sexting scandal is threatening to torpedo the insurgent Senate campaign of Democrat Graham Platner, who may represent the party’s best chance of ousting...