On September 17, 2025, during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee oversight hearing, Eleanor Holmes Norton, delegate from the District of Columbia, was seen on Capitol Hill. Holmes Norton’s retirement from the House has initiated a competitive race for her non-voting seat. Among Democrats, Robert White, who serves as an at-large councilmember and has […]
Oklahoma’s political future is in the hands of voters as they participate in primary elections to determine the candidates for governor. With current Governor Kevin Stitt unable to run again due to term limits, the competition is fierce. Former President Trump has thrown his support behind Mike Mazzei, who has previously served as a state […]
Republican Representative Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are facing off in a primary runoff. The winner will challenge Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff in the upcoming fall election. In the initial primary held in May, neither Collins nor Dooley secured a majority vote to win the Republican nomination outright. This led to the […]
The Group of Seven (G7) summit witnessed a renewed focus on the war in Ukraine as President Donald Trump signaled the possible reimposition of sanctions on Russian oil shipments. This move follows the easing of tensions with Iran after an agreement to end the Gulf conflict. During the summit held in Evian-les-Bains, France, Trump highlighted […]
This week, President Donald Trump attributed a drop in car insurance premiums to his stringent immigration measures, wrongly linking illegal immigration during the Biden administration to a previous rise in premiums. On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social a graphic illustrating year-over-year premium changes from 2021 to 2026, showing a sharp increase from 2021 to […]
Senate Republicans narrowly blocked an effort to limit President Donald Trump’s authority in the conflict with Iran as a peace agreement starts to form. This attempt, led by Sen. Raphael Warnock, coincided with Trump’s recent memorandum of understanding with Iran, which could potentially end the war. Although the details of this deal remain vague, Republicans […]
Governor JB Pritzker has approved a nearly $56 billion budget for Illinois, emphasizing its focus on the state’s future despite challenges posed by federal policies. Highlighting the importance of the budget, Pritzker remarked, “This is a budget for Illinois’ future, even as the federal government works to take us backward.” He announced the budget at […]
President Donald Trump has consistently assured the public that private funds would cover his proposed White House ballroom project. Yet, internal contractor estimates have indicated that taxpayers were expected to shoulder a significant portion of the costs. By March, these costs had risen to $600 million, according to a report by The Washington Post. Trump […]
Outside the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building in Washington, D.C., a large banner displays a quote alongside a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. The banner reads, “Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” It attributes these words to Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United […]
Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat from Georgia, is urging the United States to adopt a stronger moral imagination through his new book. Warnock, who became Georgia’s junior U.S. senator after serving as senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, draws on his religious background to inspire change. This church once had Rev. Martin Luther […]