Photo-Illustration: Cornyn Lonestar Victory Fund In many years of observing politics, I’ve seen a lot of nasty, negative ads between primary opponents who belong to the same party.…
Read more Cornyn’s Nasty Attack on Paxton May Haunt Texas RepublicansBoycotts. Prebuttals. Rebuttals. Historic guests. California members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives’ approach to President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night are…
Read more California’s Congress members’ plans for Trump’s State of the Union addressPhoto: Chip Somodevilla//Getty Images This week, there’s been a lot of attention focused on the U.S. Supreme Court, thanks to its stunning decision blowing up the rationale for…
Read more How Justice Alito’s Retirement Might Upend the MidtermsOn Thursday, Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that calls for the end of the United States’ 64-year-old embargo against Cuba.…
Read more Rep. Jim McGovern introduces bill to end “counterproductive” U.S. embargo against CubaAnother deadly shooting in Minnesota at the hands of federal agents carrying out President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown heaped pressure on Senate Democrats to shut down the federal…
Read more Latest deadly shooting by federal agents pushes government closer to shutdown as Trump claims Minnesota officials are ‘inciting insurrection’ | FortuneAs the Senate Banking Committee prepares to debate long-anticipated legislation that would establish regulation for the crypto industry, the fate of the bill is in limbo after Coinbase…
Read more Landmark crypto bill on knife’s edge as Coinbase CEO pulls support ahead of key Senate vote | FortuneWith proposals of large-scale data centers spreading across Michigan, U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday released what he called “terms of engagement” aimed at protecting communities from…
Read more Senate candidate El-Sayed says data centers must protect communities or stay out of Michigan – Detroit Metro TimesThe Senate’s top Democrat urged his colleagues Monday to take legal action over the Justice Department’s incremental and heavily redacted release of records pertaining to the late sex…
Read more Chuck Schumer urges action after ‘blatant cover-up’ of Epstein files redaction inaction | FortuneU.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers has assembled a campaign team of extremist pastors and activists who have long opposed LGBTQ+ rights and promoted false claims about election fraud,…
Read more U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers builds team of religious bigots, election deniers – Detroit Metro TimesFive months after joining the U.S. Senate, Adam Schiff delivered a floor speech on what he called “the top 10 deals for Donald Trump and the worst deals…
Read more In first year in Senate, Schiff pushes legislation, party message and challenges to TrumpAs California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta ponders a run for governor, he faces scrutiny for his ties to people central to a federal corruption investigation in Oakland and…
Read more Pondering a run for governor, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta faces questions about legal spending(CNN) — President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed a funding package to reopen the federal government, officially bringing a close to the longest shutdown in history. The final approval came…
Read more President Trump signs bill to reopen government, ending longest shutdown in US historyOn Sunday night, the Senate successfully passed a test vote 60-40, clearing the way for a vote to pass a compromise bill which would fund the government at…
Read more Is the Government Shutdown Ending? Live UpdatesThe shutdown is not yet over: once the bill is through the Senate, it must pass the House—where Democratic leaders appear in no mood to compromise and the…
Read more Did Democrats Win the Shutdown After All?(CNN) — A small band of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Monday night to approve a funding measure to reopen the federal government — without securing their party’s…
Read more Senate votes to end government shutdown, sending funding bill to the House(CNN) — A critical bloc of eight Senate Democratic centrists on Sunday helped advance a funding deal to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanced…
Read more Senate advances deal to reopen government after centrist Democrats strike major deal to end shutdownEarlier this week, I spoke to Platner, who told me that his journey into politics began, in high school, when he read work by the historian Howard Zinn.…
Read more What Explains Graham Platner’s Popularity?Is an AI-generated video of a politician technically a deepfake if the words they’re saying are their own? By any reasonable definition, yes, and the National Republican Senatorial…
Read more A GOP Account Posted a Chuck Schumer Deepfake With a Real Schumer QuoteBy Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South…
Read more Ex-CDC chief issues RFK Jr. warnings as key US vaccine decisions loomSen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) speaks with Iowa state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, who is running for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, at the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry…
Read more Van Hollen, Democrats in Iowa call for end to political violence after Kirk’s killing