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Rove on GOP maintaining Senate control in midterms: 'It could be close'

Republican strategist Karl Rove said that the GOP may risk losing control of the Senate in next year’s midterms as the party faces rocky political territory. “Well, it could be close. I mean, first of all, remember, we have Maine — is critical to us. The reelection of [Sen.] Susan Collins [(R-Maine)], she ran not...

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Nadler endorses former aide as successor in Congress

Retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) backed his former aide, New York State Assemblyman Micah Lasher (D), in the race to succeed him in the Empire State’s 12th congressional district. In a video Nadler shared on social platform X on Monday, he said Lasher “by every measure, stands above the rest.” “Micah got his start in...

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Gallego to headline Montana Democrats event

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is set to headline a Democratic Party event in Montana next month amid growing 2028 chatter. Gallego will deliver the keynote address at the Montana Democrats’ annual Mansfield Metcalf Dinner on Mar. 7, the party announced on Monday. Gallego, who served five terms in the House before heading to the Senate, hasn’t...

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Raskin said unredacted Epstein files indicate DOJ improperly shielded names

Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said after reviewing the unredacted Epstein files that the Justice Department (DOJ) appears to have flouted the law when concealing various names in documents. Lawmakers on Monday were permitted for the first time to review the unredacted versions of all DOJ files related...

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Khanna says Maxwell should be sent back to maximum security prison

After Ghislaine Maxwell’s closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said she should be transferred back to the maximum security prison in Florida she was moved out of last summer. Khanna, a member of the committee, wrote on social platform X that Maxwell refused “to answer a single question...

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5 Super Bowl ads that packed a political punch

While Bad Bunny largely avoided controversy in his Super Bowl halftime show, some of the game's high-priced advertisements packed an overtly political punch.  Interest groups often turn to the Super Bowl for the biggest opportunity all year to deliver their political message to the broadest possible audience. This year was no different, with some of...

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Ford worker who heckled Trump not disciplined: UAW

The Ford worker who heckled President Trump during his visit to a plant in Michigan last month has not been disciplined, according to his union, United Auto Workers (UAW). TJ Sabula reportedly called Trump a "pedophile protector" during the president's tour of Ford’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, a reference to the administration's handling of...

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Discord requiring face scan or ID for full access

Discord, a social platform popular in the gaming community, announced Monday that it is rolling out new age assurance technology that will require users to submit a video selfie or another form of identification to fully access the platform’s features. Starting in early March, the platform will begin shifting all users to a “teen-appropriate experience”...

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$100 million won’t fix addiction if HHS keeps undermining what works

The Department of Health and Human Services has invested $100 million in a pilot program in eight U.S. cities focused on court-ordered treatment, psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and recovery-oriented housing, while rejecting harm reduction and housing-first approaches, which has been met with criticism for its lack of transparency and potential to undermine existing evidence-based initiatives.

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Homan once warned against sweeping immigration enforcement raids

White House border czar Tom Homan said last year that federal immigration enforcement operations should be targeted, rather than sweeping, according to a forthcoming book. In a June interview for “Undue Process: The Inside Story of Trump’s Mass Deportation Program,” by NBC News’s Julia Ainsley, Homan said that “the vast majority of the American people...

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Bad Bunny performance splits political world

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was met with mixed reactions, with some celebrating the performance's message of inclusivity and Latin culture, while others criticized it for its political overtones and language barrier.

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More Democrats call for Lutnick to resign over Epstein dealings

A handful of Democrats have demanded that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick resign after discovering the depth of his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein both personally and professionally.  The two were neighbors in New York and frequented similar social scenes during their time in the state, which led to Lutnick being mentioned over 250...

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Rubio denounces 'unjust' Jimmy Lai sentence

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday denounced a Hong Kong court's verdict against Jimmy Lai as unjust, calling the 20 year prison sentence handed out under a China-imposed national security law as a "tragic conclusion." “The Hong Kong High Court’s decision to sentence Jimmy Lai to 20 years is an unjust and tragic conclusion...

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Operation Metro Surge is eroding global trust in the US

The United States is struggling to maintain order within its own borders, as evidenced by the recent partial shutdown of the federal government and the tragic deaths of two American citizens at the hands of federal officers, while simultaneously presenting itself as a global titan and "merchant of stability" through arms sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia.

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March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC health officials say

Health officials in Washington, D.C., said Sunday that attendees of last month’s March for Life rally may have been exposed to measles, amid a nationwide outbreak of the disease. D.C. Health said in a notice it was “notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious” and...

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US military intercepts vessel 'hunted' from Caribbean to Indian Ocean

The U.S. military intercepted an oil tanker it said was operating in defiance of President Trump’s quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Indian Ocean overnight Monday after it tracked the vessel from the Caribbean. The Pentagon did not clarify if U.S. forces seized the ship, the Aquilla II, as U.S. personnel have done with at...

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Hegseth records message for Turning Point USA halftime show

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday praised Turning Point USA for an alternative Super Bowl halftime show meant to compete with the official performance by Bad Bunny. “From the War Department, we salute Turning Point USA and every American who still believes freedom is worth defending,” Hegseth said in the clip on the YouTube livestream...