Politics

Trump says Karoline Leavitt resigning as White House press secretary

Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary ever, gave birth in May to a girl, her second child.

US Takes Lead from Hungary on Pro-Family, Anti-Abortion International Pact

The United States is set to take the lead in the Geneva Consensus Declaration, an international agreement focused on promoting women’s health, strengthening families, and affirming the protection of human life.

Trump’s Justice Department Arrests Expert on Far Right as Part of SPLC Crackdown

Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center

White House celebrates solar eclipse by reposting 2017 photo of Trump

As Spain, Greenland, and Iceland celebrate a solar eclipse darkening their skies midday on Wednesday, the Trump administration’s White House account on X joined in on the fun by reposting a viral 2017 picture of President Donald Trump looking up at an eclipse with his bare eyes.

Former Mexican governor charged in case of 43 students who vanished in 2014

Ángel Aguirre indicted in case that rocked Mexico and became symbol of its brutal cartel violence

AOC Knows a Lemon When She Sees One

Francesca Hong’s surprise loss in Wisconsin is a blessing to the Democratic Party.

Trump’s defunct Jan. 6 fund lives on in Georgia Senate race

The Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization fund” to payout Jan. 6 rioters and other perceived victims of “lawfare” might be dead, but the defunct Department of Justice initiative just won’t go away in the high-stakes Georgia Senate race.

New Jersey voting fraud scandal heats up as House GOP enters fray

New Jersey’s noncitizen voter scandal is moving under a national microscope after several House Republicans sent a letter to the software company blamed for the voter roll error, seeking more information from their side of the story.

Countries in ‘armed conflict’ barred from hosting Eurovision

Organisers says new rule will ensure contest provides ‘safe and welcoming environment’ for participants

Are pollsters compromised by socialists or just incompetent?

The polling miss in the Wisconsin Democratic primary for governor follows the polling miss in the Michigan Democratic Senate race. This raises a question: Are polling outlets trying to put a thumb on the scale for socialist Democrats, or are they wildly incompetent?

Midwest shows DSA Left could take over the Democratic Party

It’s worth poking around the entrails of the returns for the agonizingly close — and, given pre-primary polls results — surprising results of recent Democratic primaries in the key swing Midwestern states of Michigan and Wisconsin, with a side look at Minnesota.

Greenland forces Trump-linked US oil firm to delay drilling

US envoy had claimed Americans could be extracting crude by as early as next year