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March 18, 2026 3:36 PM ET Vice President J.D. Vance fired back at a reporter Wednesday who asked about President Donald Trump “nationalizing elections.” Trump called on Republicans to nationalize elections and to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require every American to provide government-issued identification before voting. Vance said voter

March 18, 2026 3:00 PM ET Republican leaders pushed back on public hearings over the Iran war as Democrats reject classified briefings and demand public accountability. Democrats have called for public hearings to examine whether President Donald Trump intends to take control of nuclear material, deploy U.S. troops to Iran and outline a strategy to

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer March 18, 2026 2:35 PM ET A Virginia county and local school system are seemingly covering for an illegal immigrant who allegedly groped at least a dozen female students, most of them being minors. Authorities charged an 18-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador named Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz with nine

March 18, 2026 1:53 PM ET Vice President J.D. Vance said Wednesday that former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joe Kent’s resignation was a “good thing.” Kent resigned from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence over the conflict in Iran, arguing the country presented no “imminent threat” against the U.S. Vance

March 18, 2026 1:29 PM ET Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois held an election night party that featured a cash bar charging nearly $13 for water and soda and over $20 for wine. The campaign of Krishnamoorthi, who lost the Democratic Illinois Senate primary Tuesday, hosted the celebration at The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago

March 18, 2026 11:14 AM ET President Donald Trump issued a 60-day waiver for the Jones Act shipping law on March 18 in attempt to curtail the increasing fuel prices and supply disruptions caused by Iran’s pressure on the Strait of Hormuz. “President Trump’s decision to issue a 60-day Jones Act waiver is just another

March 18, 2026 10:54 AM ET Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul confronted Markwayne Mullin, the nominee to be the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, about his alleged anger issues during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday. Mullin said on Feb. 14 that he understood why Paul’s neighbor attacked him in November 2017, which caused

March 17, 2026 11:22 PM ET Former social media influencer Kat Abughazaleh fell short to her opponent, Evanston, Ill. Mayor and former state legislator Daniel Biss, in the crowded Democratic primary to represent a deep-blue Chicago area House district. The 26-year-old, who once worked for left-wing group Media Matters for America, won 25.6% of the

March 17, 2026 11:04 PM ET The candidate Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker endorsed for U.S. Senate secured the party’s nomination Tuesday night passing a test of the strength of his influence in his home state. Pritzker endorsed his own Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, 60, in April 2025, quickly flooding the race with his political

March 17, 2026 10:06 PM ET A former Congressman who went to federal prison shortly after leaving the House lost a Democratic primary Tuesday night in the district he had represented for 17 years before resigning. Jesse Jackson Jr., the son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and former two-time presidential