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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted an emergency request that reinstated a federal judge’s order blocking California provisions that limit school staff from disclosing a pupil’s gender identity to parents without the student’s consent. The decision, which the court’s three liberal justices opposed, pauses state protections while litigation con…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the reinstatement of the Staten Island-centered congressional map used by Republican U.S. Representative Nicole Malliotakis, after a New York judge ruled the district's configuration unlawfully diluted the voting power of Latino and Black residents. The move preserves the boundaries for now while appeals pro…
Republicans hold a slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives heading into the 2026 midterm elections. Over the coming months, voters will choose nominees in a range of primaries that could foreshadow the fall’s competitiveness and each party’s ideological direction. Several races feature incumbents facing high-profile or unconventional cha…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a government appeal over a federal statute that prohibits firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled substances. The case stems from an indictment against Ali Hemani, who said he used marijuana regularly and was charged after an FBI search turned up a pistol, marijuana and cocaine. A federal appeals court di…
Senior White House aides privately warned President Trump that a major military strike on Iran could trigger an escalation difficult to control and imperil Republican prospects in the November midterm elections. The president moved forward with the operation, emphasizing decisive leadership. White House models and advisers now warn of a gradual pol…
With Republicans holding a 53-47 Senate majority and 35 seats up for election, Democrats face a steep path to regain control in the 2026 midterms. Nonpartisan analysts classify only two Republican-held seats as competitive, while Democrats are defending four such contests and must net four pickups to win a majority. Eight races across Texas, North …
An unprecedented wave of redistricting driven by former President Donald Trump and swift countermeasures by Democrats has produced widespread disruption across multiple states but, so far, little net change in the expected balance of power in the U.S. House. Court rulings, state-level political dynamics and pending legal challenges have combined to…
U.S. lawmakers from both parties say the administration has not presented a coherent post-strike plan for Iran after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed much of Iran’s leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While Republicans largely welcomed the operation and urged Iranians to determine their future, Democrats questioned wh…
A Reuters/Ipsos nationwide online poll conducted as U.S. strikes unfolded finds just 27% of Americans approve of the strikes that killed Iran’s leader, while 56% say President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force. The survey, with 1,282 respondents and a three-point margin of error, shows wide differences by party affiliation and a siz…
A U.S. military strike on Iran has drawn public criticism from several influential figures within the MAGA movement who warn it may damage Republican prospects in November’s midterm elections. While some conservative commentators and candidates condemned the action as inconsistent with Trump’s 2024 pledge to prioritize domestic issues, other high-p…
President Trump’s decision to launch wide-ranging strikes on Iran, coordinated with Israel, represents a major escalation in U.S. foreign policy and a clear demonstration of willingness to deploy large-scale military power. The operation, announced briefly on the president’s social platform and described by the Pentagon as "Operation Epic Fury," ab…
Scouting America and the U.S. Department of Defense have reached an agreement intended to preserve the long-standing relationship between the youth organization and the military. The deal, announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, calls for the organization to eliminate policies characterized as "DEI" preferences and to base membership on biolog…
Two transgender men in Kansas have filed a state-court lawsuit seeking to overturn a recently enacted law that invalidated previously approved changes to gender markers on driver’s licenses and birth certificates for more than 1,000 residents. The plaintiffs, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, argue the statute violates their state …
Airport security screeners received only a portion of their normal pay on Friday as a partial federal government shutdown continues. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed on Feb. 13 after lawmakers failed to reach agreement on immigration enforcement reforms demanded by Democrats, suspending operations funding for agencies includin…
Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to provide private testimony to a House oversight panel concerning his past association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The session follows testimony from Hillary Clinton and takes place amid partisan disputes over the scope and motives of the inquiry, calls to subpoena former Preside…
President Donald Trump will visit Corpus Christi, Texas, to highlight his economic record and fossil fuel policies days before contested Republican primaries in the state. The trip places him near several competitive U.S. House districts with significant Hispanic populations, underscores southern Texas’ role as the top U.S. liquefied natural gas ex…
As Texas holds a closely watched primary, the Republican contest between incumbent Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton has shifted what was viewed as a secure GOP Senate seat into a potentially competitive race. With public polls showing Paxton ahead and Cornyn warning that a Paxton nomination would imperil Republican prospects nati…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to provide a closed-door deposition to a congressional committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein. The move follows initial refusals by her and former President Bill Clinton to cooperate, and comes amid wider document releases and revelations tying Epstein to numerous public figures.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to provide a closed-door deposition to a House committee probing the late Jeffrey Epstein. Clinton has said she has little to add and accused the Republican-led panel of diverting attention from President Trump’s connections to Epstein. The committee has already produced millions of pages of document…
Memorial events in Chicago this week will honor Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Public and private commemorations, including a musical tribute and a homegoing service, will draw elected officials, clergy, longtime allies and community members to reflect on Jackson's decades of activism on votin…
On Feb 26, U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Plover in Wisconsin’s third congressional district to highlight President Donald Trump’s economic message. The trip aims to reinforce the administration’s focus on household economic issues ahead of November’s midterm elections and comes as Democrats increase spending in the narrowly held Republica…
The Department of Homeland Security told state election officials it is not planning immigration operations aimed at polling sites during this year’s midterm elections. A DHS deputy assistant secretary reassured officials that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would not be present at polling locations, though a department official later noted ICE…
A senior House Democrat has accused the U.S. Justice Department of suppressing FBI interview records with a woman who has alleged sexual abuse by President Donald Trump when she was a minor. Representative Robert Garcia says the withheld files, drawn from a multi-million document release tied to Jeffrey Epstein, show the FBI conducted multiple inte…
The federal government has paused $259 million in deferred Medicaid payments to Minnesota after an audit raised concerns about theft of federal funds intended for social-welfare programs, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said. The money will be withheld until Minnesota submits a c…
Kash Patel said the FBI subpoenaed toll records for phone calls he and Susie Wiles made as private citizens in 2022 and 2023 while Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating former President Donald Trump. Patel says the records were filed in a manner that concealed them within the FBI’s systems; some procedural elements of the seizure and the age…
