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February 12, 2026 2:16 PM ET With California’s upcoming midterm elections using newly gerrymandered maps , an 87-year-old Democrat slumlord and spousal abuse convict is entering the race for a formerly Republican-leaning Southern California district. Following voters’ passage of Proposition 50, five Republican congressional seats are now in play for Democrats as the gerrymandered maps

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer February 11, 2026 12:13 PM ET Democratic Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan took to X to critique the SAVE America Act (H.R. 22), which mandates documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration. In it, he implicitly insults the intelligence and capability of millions of American women by treating

Mary Rooke Commentary and Analysis Writer February 11, 2026 12:13 PM ET Democratic Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan took to X to critique the SAVE America Act (H.R. 22), which mandates documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration. In it, he implicitly insults the intelligence and capability of millions of American women by treating

February 11, 2026 11:54 AM ET A House Judiciary Committee hearing descended into chaos on Wednesday while Democratic Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal shouted at Attorney General Pam Bondi about the files regarding sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Jayapal asked the victims of Epstein’s trafficking ring to stand and then asked Bondi if she would apologize to

February 11, 2026 11:40 AM ET A D.C. grand jury declined to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a video urging military and intelligence officials to reject unlawful orders, torpedoing a prosecution pursued by Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, according to NBC News. President Donald Trump had accused the lawmakers of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”

February 10, 2026 10:11 PM ET The Republican-controlled House of Representatives failed to clear a procedural rule Tuesday evening that would prevent any lawmaker from forcing a vote on terminating President Donald Trump’s tariffs for the majority of 2026. Lawmakers voted 214-217 to approve the rule, falling short of a simple majority. Tariff-skeptical Republican Reps.

February 06, 2026 8:57 AM ET Allies of Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn have spent tens of millions of dollars to reelect him, but this war chest may not be enough to juice the longtime incumbent’s polling numbers in the final weeks of the brutal GOP primary, according to new surveys. The nasty and expensive

February 01, 2026 8:15 PM ET Democrats spent years pushing for gun restrictions. Now they’re rushing to buy firearms and invoking Second Amendment rights after federal agents killed a licensed gun owner in Minneapolis. The shift has drawn accusations of hypocrisy from conservative critics. Writing in The Hill, columnist Robby Soave noted that progressives “favor

February 01, 2026 12:12 PM ET Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped a convicted robber to run New York City’s troubled jail system. Stanley Richards, 64, will become the first formerly incarcerated person to serve as commissioner of the Department of Correction, the New York Post reported Saturday. The appointment comes less than a week after

February 01, 2026 10:56 AM ET The Department of Justice’s Friday release of records related to Jeffrey Epstein illustrates how the notorious convicted sex offender communicated with senior political operatives, tech leaders, Cabinet officials, and foreign power brokers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) released more than 3 million pages of records related to Epstein under