Author name: Lance Hudgins

February 03, 2026 12:00 PM ET Senate Majority Leader John Thune has the power to save Republicans’ congressional majorities and President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda.  Not to mention, shoring up election integrity come midterms and enticing Democrats to alienate themselves from the majority of voters. All Republicans need to do is bring a single piece of

February 03, 2026 11:53 AM ET Republican Florida Rep. Greg Steube issued a stark warning to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro after she took aim at anyone carrying firearms in the nation’s capital. Pirro, President Donald Trump’s nominee, warned Monday that anyone who brought a gun into Washington, DC, should “count

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya’s bid for Senate in Minnesota is getting a big boost from the Republican establishment while local party activists bristle at national leadership for ignoring their concerns about Tafoya’s political history. Tafoya entered the race Jan. 21, vowing to help expand Senate Republicans’ majority in the 2026 midterms and positioning

February 02, 2026 7:22 PM ET After months of defiance, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to comply with the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation. For months, the Clintons refused to honor subpoenas from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, arguing the demands were invalid and politically motivated. WASHINGTON, DC

February 01, 2026 4:32 AM ET Democratic Texas Senate candidate Taylor Rehmet defeated Trump-endorsed Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a Saturday special election for a seat the president won by double digits three times, multiple outlets project. Rehmet, a union leader and Air Force veteran, won 57.2% of the vote compared to Wambsganss’s 42.8%, with 95%

January 30, 2026 7:19 PM ET Former CNN host Don Lemon will walk free Friday after a judge ordered his release without bond following his arrest. Federal agents arrested Lemon Thursday night in Los Angeles. Authorities said Lemon stormed an evangelical church in St. Paul, Minn. U.S. District Judge Patricia Donahue imposed no domestic travel

January 30, 2026 6:51 PM ET The Senate approved a mammoth government spending package Friday evening funding vast portions of the federal government and a separate stopgap measure temporarily funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Lawmakers voted 71-29 to approve the funding package, which was endorsed by President Donald Trump. Five Republicans — Sens. Ron

January 30, 2026 5:56 PM ET A group of conservative Republicans failed to strip an earmark to a left-wing nonprofit supporting illegal migrants in a government funding package on Friday. Lawmakers voted 58-42 to table an amendment that would strip a $500,000 earmark to New York City-based New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE) secured by Senate

January 30, 2026 5:11 PM ET The Senate rejected an amendment Friday that would strip $5.1 billion in refugee welfare spending out of a government funding package in a vote of 32-67. The vote split Republicans with 32 GOP senators supporting the measure and 20 voting “no”. All Democrats opposed the amendment, which was offered

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer January 30, 2026 3:08 PM ET Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner slammed Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard over her presence during the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) execution of a search warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub in Georgia on Wednesday. Warner claimed Gabbard “has got