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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s congressional redistricting battle is racing back toward the U.S. Supreme Court at perhaps the most difficult possible moment: ballots are already moving, voters have begun participating in the election process, and control of the U.S. House could depend on a handful of seats. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Missouri’s plan to conduct the November general election under its older 2022 congressiona

WASHINGTON — The 2026 midterm elections have moved from campaign rallies and polling averages to actual ballots, opening the final stretch of a national contest that will determine control of Congress and shape the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. In-person early voting began in Virginia on September 18, while voters in Minnesota, Idaho and South Dakota are among those able to cast absentee ballots ahead of Election Day. Virginia’s early-voting period runs th

President Donald Trump is making an unusually direct wager heading into the 2026 midterm elections: rather than allowing Republican candidates to distance themselves from the White House, he is putting his presidency, his political movement and his record squarely at the center of the campaign. The strategy will be on full display in Dallas this week, where Republicans are gathering for the party’s first-ever national midterm convention on September 9 and 10. Trump is schedul

The Trump administration is taking its mail-ballot fight back to the Supreme Court after a federal judge blocked new Postal Service election rules ahead of the 2026 midterms. With ballots already going out in North Carolina and more states set to follow, the clock is running fast. The administration says the rules are designed to strengthen ballot tracking, verification and election integrity. Opponents claim the changes come too close to Election Day and could disrupt voting

ANCHORAGE — Alaska’s 2026 Senate race is heading toward November with an extraordinary complication: Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is not only facing former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, but another candidate carrying almost exactly the same name. Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., a retired teacher from Petersburg, advanced from Alaska’s August 18 open primary and is positioned to appear alongside incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan in the general election. The unusual ballot situation immed

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will headline the Republican Party’s major 2026 midterm convention in Dallas next month, putting the administration’s record directly at the center of the battle for control of Congress. The Republican National Committee event is scheduled for September 9 and 10 and is being built as a national showcase for the party’s message heading into the final stretch before November. Trump and Vance are expected to appear

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s push to tighten federal handling of mail-in ballots moved a significant step forward Wednesday, setting off a new legal offensive from Democratic-led states as the 2026 midterm elections rapidly approach. A federal judge lifted a key injunction that had blocked implementation of portions of Trump’s election-related executive order, clearing an immediate obstacle for the administration as it presses for new nationwide standards involving m

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance challenged Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed over his past rhetoric surrounding Sharia law. Instead of simply answering the substance of that criticism, El-Sayed escalated the confrontation by dragging Second Lady Usha Vance into the political fight. The exchange is rapidly becoming one of the most revealing confrontations of the 2026 midterm campaign. Speaking Friday at the Cleveland-Cliffs Middletown Works steel plant in

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley is escalating his law-and-order offensive against Democrat Roy Cooper, accusing the former North Carolina governor of never adequately explaining why thousands of prisoners were moved out of state correctional facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic — and pointing to subsequent arrests as evidence that the decision carried a heavy public-safety cost. During an August 21 appearance on Breitbart News Daily, Whatley delivered one

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States entered a pivotal moment this week as President Donald Trump’s administration advanced an aggressive policy agenda while facing mounting legal, political, and geopolitical pressures ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. At the center of domestic headlines, the Trump administration appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow construction of a new White House ballroom to proceed, framing the project as essential to national security following

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President JD Vance delivered one of the clearest signals yet about the Trump administration’s strategy in the ongoing Iran conflict, declaring that America’s top priority is protecting U.S. energy prices while ensuring Tehran never acquires nuclear weapons. Speaking in a recent interview, Vance stated plainly that the administration’s “goal number one” is to keep oil and gasoline affordable for American families, with the second objective focused on pe

In a stunning political collapse, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell suffered a decisive defeat in Minnesota’s Republican primary, a loss widely seen as a direct rebuke from grassroots voters after his controversial embrace of amnesty policies. Lindell, once hailed as a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and a vocal champion of election integrity, stunned supporters in recent months by softening his stance on illegal immigration. His comments signaling openness to forms of “amnest

Washington is once again on edge as newly released text messages tied to Dr. Anthony Fauci expose what critics say is a troubling gap between private concern and public messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to verified reporting from The Wall Street Journal and CBS News, Republican investigators led by Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Rand Paul have obtained more than 34,000 text messages and hundreds of voicemails from Fauci’s government phone. Inside those texts, Fauci

A political firestorm erupted following comments by Tom Cotton during Sunday’s broadcast of Life, Liberty & Levin, where he issued a stark warning about the direction of the Democratic Party after Abdul El-Sayed secured the party’s U.S. Senate nomination in Michigan. Appearing alongside host Mark Levin, Cotton did not mince words. He described what he sees as a growing ideological shift inside the Democratic Party—one he framed as a dangerous alignment of far-left economic po

The U.S. Senate on Friday confirmed Cameron Hamilton as Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), installing the former Navy SEAL at the helm of the nation's disaster response agency during one of its most turbulent periods in recent history. The confirmation came as part of a Senate package approving 74 Trump administration nominees, including David Cummins to lead the Transportation Security Administration and Daniel Perez as U.S. ambassador to Brazil

Vice President JD Vance acknowledged that negotiations and efforts to end the conflict with Iran will not be quick or simple, but insisted the Trump administration remains confident that the United States will achieve its strategic objectives and prevent Tehran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. His remarks came during an interview Wednesday on Fox News' The Ingraham Angle. Vance said Americans may become frustrated as negotiations experience advances followed by setbacks,

Washington's Democratic establishment suffered a humiliating political setback Tuesday after Rep. Haley Stevens lost Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate primary despite benefiting from more than $60 million in outside support—one of the most expensive Democratic primaries in U.S. history. Campaign advertising tracker AdImpact reported that $63.9 million in outside advertising backed Stevens, accounting for nearly 78 percent of all spending in the race. The largest contributor w

Former Vice President Mike Pence is calling on President Donald Trump to take decisive military action against Iran, arguing that diplomacy has reached its limits and that America must eliminate the regime’s remaining nuclear and military capabilities once and for all. His remarks come as the Trump administration continues to position U.S. forces across the Middle East while maintaining pressure on Tehran through military deployments and negotiations. Speaking Monday on Fox N

A sharp debate is emerging inside the Republican Party over the Trump administration's strategy toward Iran, with Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), a retired Air Force brigadier general and member of the House Armed Services Committee, warning that inconsistent messaging could embolden one of America's most dangerous adversaries. Speaking Monday on CNN's OutFront, Bacon argued that Tehran interprets Washington's alternating threats and diplomatic overtures as hesitation rather than stre

Prediction markets and several recent polling trackers are increasingly pointing toward a difficult November for Republicans, with expectations that Democrats could regain the House and potentially challenge Republican control of Congress. While prediction markets are not election results, they reflect the expectations of traders and should not be ignored. For Republicans, this should serve as a wake-up call. Voters ultimately decide elections, but concerns over inflation, an