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Democratic Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen announced Friday he would not seek reelection after his state eliminated the only Democratic-majority district in its new congressional map. Tennessee lawmakers passed a newly drawn map that split Memphis along new lines and eliminated Democrats’ advantage in the 9th district, which Cohen represents. Cohen said during a news conference

The Senate’s top rule keeper struck down key provisions in a Republican-led $72 billion immigration enforcement package Thursday, ruling that they violated budget rules. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that four sections of the House Security & Governmental Affairs Committee’s portion of the legislation violated the Byrd Rule, which dictates that provisions in a reconciliation

Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie introduced legislation Thursday to force the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) to register as a foreign agent. Massie introduced H.R. 8809 to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, which requires individuals doing political, lobbying or advocacy work on behalf of foreign principles to register with the Department

A video has surfaced online of a mobile billboard being driven around Los Angeles appearing to taunt Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over her January trip to Ghana while the city was on the cusp of wind-driven wildfires. The video advertisement, as displayed on the roving jumbotron, is a montage of animated illustrations, with

BANGOR, Maine — With most of the administration overseas, Vice President JD Vance stayed stateside Thursday, leading the charge on both domestic policy and the looming midterms. Vance touched down in Bangor, Maine, for his first trip dedicated to the Anti-Fraud Task Force, arriving around 24 hours after holding a press conference on the topic

The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation Thursday into Republican North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards over allegations of sexual harassment and a “hostile work environment.” Edwards allegedly acted inappropriately toward two now-former female staffers, including one who accused him of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. The committee said in a Thursday statement

As Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano defended himself before Congress on Thursday, a legal expert told the Daily Caller what to expect next in the Department of Justice’s case against him — and what changes could follow. Jason Johnson, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF), says he was the first to

Senators unanimously voted Thursday for Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy’s resolution to withhold their paychecks during government shutdowns. The Senate adopted the measure in a 99-0 voice vote, which allows senators to receive backpay only after a government shutdown ends. The resolution only impacts the Senate and would not prevent members of the House or

Andreessen Horowitz, a powerful Silicon Valley venture capital firm co-founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, is so far the top dollar contributor in the 2026 midterm election cycle, beating out billionaires George Soros and Elon Musk. The New York Times reported Wednesday Andreessen Horowitz has funneled over $115 million to midterm election efforts, making

Fairfax County Commonwealth’s attorney Steve Descano testified Thursday that voters are “obtuse” if they expect him to fulfill his campaign promises. Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan got into a heated exchange with Descano after his office removed his immigration policy from his website weeks prior to the hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration