One week after President Donald Trump’s endorsement-winning streak in high-profile Republican primaries was snapped, the president’s immense clout over his party is facing another key test in South Carolina’s GOP gubernatorial nomination face-off. A week and a half ago, the president handed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette 11th-hour support as she seeks to succeed a top
Vice President JD Vance announced on Monday that he has referred allegations involving Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Justice Department’s fraud division for a potential criminal investigation over alleged fraud in federally funded social services programs. Vance made the announcement during an appearance on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters
The embattled leader of a left-wing nonprofit accused of secretly funneling money to members of extremist groups while publicly committing to “confronting hate” is headed for the hot seat on Capitol Hill. Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) interim CEO and President Bryan Fair will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as a congressional
BANGOR, Maine — It’s judgment day for Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic Senate candidate in left-leaning Maine who is aiming to oust longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a crucial race that’s among a handful that will determine if the GOP holds its slim Senate majority in the midterm elections. Platner, an oyster farmer and
Senate Republicans have struggled to move the ball on President Donald Trump’s voter ID and citizenship verification bill, but a late-night vote in the upper chamber breathed some life into an issue once thought dead. During the Senate’s marathon “vote-a-rama” to advance the GOP’s $70 billion immigration enforcement package, Republicans tried twice to attach the
LEWISTON, ME – As Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday to nominate a Democratic Senate candidate, a Republican lawmaker in the state says that Maine voters should be most concerned with the policies of Graham Platner, even though his political baggage has received most of the attention. “His personal life is a mess, right?”
Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, claimed on Sunday that Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins concerned her “at an even greater level” than Graham Platner while discussing the latest scandal he is facing. Escobar joined a panel on CNN’s “State of the Union” to discuss the allegations of rape fantasies, heavy drinking and violent episodes against Platner
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that he thinks the Democratic Party “has lost its focus on working people.” Mamdani, during a June 1 interview with MS NOW’s Eugene Daniels, said that people want to know what will be done about rent, housing, gas and groceries, noting, “We have to have answers to that.
President Donald Trump’s selection of Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to serve as acting director of National Intelligence elevates a housing finance regulator and former social media philanthropist to one of the government’s most sensitive national security posts. Before entering government, Pulte was best known as the grandson of the founder of homebuilding
A Republican-led congressional oversight report alleges that senior Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., failed for years to act on warnings about fraud in the state’s social services programs, allowing hundreds of millions of dollars in confirmed or alleged losses and placing billions more at risk. The Walz administration had the power to stop