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February 05, 2026 10:10 AM ET A plurality of voters are still undecided on which of the three major candidates to back just over three months before the GOP primary to replace former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, according to new polling. An Emerson College Polling survey released Thursday found 24% of likely GOP primary

January 26, 2026 7:28 PM ET Drama between Border Czar Tom Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been trickling into the media for months, and President Donald Trump’s decision to send the former to Minnesota is adding fuel to the fire. In recent weeks, it’s been reported that Homan had been sidelined by

January 26, 2026 4:39 PM ET Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman broke with his party Monday by rejecting calls from Democrats to defund or abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal immigration authorities. Fetterman, a moderate Democrat, said he opposed a lapse in funding for federal immigration

January 26, 2026 4:24 PM ET Vice President J.D. Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child, due in late July. Usha Vance announced the news Jan. 20, prompting one author to lose her mind. Slate staff writer Heather Schwedel begins her analysis of the pregnancy by referencing “ rumors about J.D.

January 26, 2026 2:54 PM ET Democratic New York Rep. Tom Suozzi voiced regret on Monday after crossing party lines to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week. Suozzi, a centrist Democrat representing a House district President Donald Trump won in 2024, apologized for voting Thursday to fund federal immigration enforcement following the fatal

January 26, 2026 2:35 PM ET A growing number of Republican lawmakers are questioning the continued federal law enforcement presence in Minnesota following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. In the days after Pretti’s death, and the release of additional video footage, several Republicans have called for a deeper investigation into the shooting. Republican House

January 26, 2026 2:33 PM ET Some conservative members of the House Republican majority are sounding the alarm over the billions of dollars allocated to localized pet projects embedded in recently-passed funding bills. The lower chamber passed two bills on Jan. 22, providing $1.3 trillion in funding for seven government departments. The bills also included billions

January 26, 2026 2:18 PM ET The Minnesota Department of Education is at risk of losing its federal funds from the Education Department (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) after refusing to negotiate with the administration after an investigation found they had violated Title IX and allowed men to compete in women’s sports, the

January 25, 2026 9:59 PM ET Socialist Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in an interview with ABC News which aired Sunday, appeared to argue Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not necessary partly because it is younger than him. Host Jonathan Karl pressed the mayor, who took office Jan. 1, over his past

January 18, 2026 7:36 PM ET Democratic Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas ripped into fellow party Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner over redistricting in the commonwealth, declaring Saturday she didn’t need advice from “a cuck chair in the corner.” With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, redistricting plans have surfaced in both Republican-led and