Author name: Lance Hudgins

February 07, 2026 7:14 PM ET Democratic Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman, an avowed socialist, announced Saturday she will challenge her longtime ally, Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who seeks reelection in June. Raman, an Indian immigrant, has served on the City Council since 2020 after — with backing from the Democratic Socialists of America

February 06, 2026 1:33 PM ET Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez offered a frail defense of migration in a guest essay for The New York Times (NYT) published Wednesday.  Sánchez’ argument for migration is two-pronged. “The first and most important” consideration is “a moral one,” he claims. “S pain was once a nation of emigrants.

Walk into a high-stakes State Department meeting with Secretary Marco Rubio, and you might find him dissecting last night’s Miami Dolphins game, play-by-play, formation by formation. Then, in a heartbeat, he pivots: breaking down alliances, threats, and America’s next move on the global stage. People close to the secretary say that’s just who Rubio is.

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer February 04, 2026 3:29 PM ET Rural Texas residents claim that a Muslim city is being built in their backyard and accuse local officials of being very secretive about the deal. Kaufman, Texas, residents didn’t think much of it when Kaufman Solar LLC bought a massive parcel of land in

February 04, 2026 5:58 PM ET House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — who shepherded legislation to effectively federalize U.S. elections during the presidency of Joe Biden — claimed that President Donald Trump wants to “nationalize” the midterms. Trump said during a Monday appearance on “The Dan Bongino Show” that federal Republicans need to take control

February 04, 2026 4:32 PM ET The Washington Post reportedly slashed its workforce by roughly one-third Wednesday, The Associated Press reports .  Many of those fired have taken to social media to share their heartbreak.  “I was laid off by The Washington Post today. This is gutting for our readers and our section, but I’m

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman is voicing pessimism about Congress reaching a spending deal for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), citing his own party’s opposition to funding immigration enforcement absent sweeping restrictions. Fetterman told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a brief interview that congressional Democrats are unlikely to agree to another short-term patch

February 04, 2026 2:18 PM ET Olivia Craighead, a writer for New York Magazine’s “The Cut,” took aim at the sartorial choices made by guests at the weddings of two Trump officials. “[B]asically no one was capable of turning a look,” claims Craighead. “Turning a look” appears to be an annoying way of saying, “looking

February 04, 2026 2:17 PM ET The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday it will allow California Democrats to move forward with their voter-approved gerrymandered maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Since the approval of Proposition 50, which seeks to reduce Republican congressional seats from nine to four by redrawing district boundaries, the state GOP

February 03, 2026 2:21 PM ET Nearly two dozen Democrats broke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to pass a sprawling funding package on Tuesday afternoon, ending the four-day partial government shutdown. Lawmakers voted 217-214 to approve the Senate-passed deal that funds nearly 80% of the federal budget through Sept. 30, including the Departments of War