Politics

324 articles in the Politics category.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri attends the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 16, 2023
PoliticsDecember 8, 2025

Republicans divided over how to address rising health care costs

By Thérèse Boudreaux

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate will hold a doomed vote next week on Democrats’ bill to extend the enhanced Obamacare subsidies for three more years. Senate Republicans, meanwhile, have not decided on an alternative health care bill, despite millions of Americans’...

Gwynne Wilcox of the NLRB on the left, Cathy Harris of the MSPB on the right.
PoliticsDecember 7, 2025

Appeals Court Upholds President Trump's Authority to Remove Leaders from Key Federal Agencies

By Tommy Flynn

The ruling aligns with a May 2025 Supreme Court order staying lower court reinstatements of Harris and Wilcox, where Chief Justice John Roberts noted the agencies' executive roles likely render removal restrictions unconstitutional.

Tim Walz speaks at the Climate Solutions Grant in 2024
US NewsDecember 7, 2025

Minnesota's $1 Billion Somali Welfare Fraud Scandal: Billions Stolen From Taxpayers Through Systematic Fraud

By Tommy Flynn

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have uncovered a sprawling fraud scheme that siphoned more than $1 billion from taxpayer-funded programs intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the vast majority of the theft linked to individuals from the state's Somali...

J6 Pipe Bomber on surveillance video on left, Brian Cole mugshot on right.
US NewsDecember 5, 2025

FBI Arrests Suspect in 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case After Years of Stalled Investigation

By Tommy Flynn

Cole, who has no prior criminal record, was taken into custody without incident and appeared in court via video that afternoon, where Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather ordered him detained pending a preliminary hearing on December 11.

The Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
PoliticsDecember 5, 2025

In a Big Win for Republicans, Supreme Court Reinstates Texas' Redrawn Congressional Map for 2026 Midterms

By RWTNews Staff

The Supreme Court's stay extends Alito's November 21 hold indefinitely, directing responses from challengers by November 24. Full briefing could lead to oral arguments in January 2026, with a decision by March—after Texas' March 3 primaries but before November generals.

Reid Hoffman on left, Epstein on right.
US NewsDecember 4, 2025

DOJ Probe Targets Reid Hoffman's Epstein Ties and Dark Money Network Funding Democratic Causes

By RWTNews Staff

Hoffman, a billionaire with a net worth of $2.7 billion per Forbes, has donated over $500 million to Democratic causes since 2016, primarily through anonymous vehicles like ActBlue, which processed $1.6 billion in 2020 for left-leaning PACs.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rings the Closing Bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in celebration of the launch of NYSE Texas in Arlington, Aug. 20, 2025.
US NewsDecember 3, 2025

Abbott asks Treasury Department to suspend Islam group’s tax-exempt status

By Bethany Blankley

Abbott was the first governor to designate the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as foreign terrorist organizations. He also directed state and local law enforcement to investigate them and an Islamic Tribunal in north Texas.

Biden Autopen signatures
US NewsDecember 3, 2025

Trump Declares Biden's Autopen-Signed Documents 'Null and Void,' Sparking Legal Questions

By RWTNews Staff

Ramifications could ripple across policy and personnel. Among 162 Biden executive orders, Trump has already revoked 89 since January 2025, including those on climate and immigration. The declaration could target the remaining 73

Matt Van Epps at the podium during his victory speech.
US NewsDecember 3, 2025

Republican Matt Van Epps Wins Tennessee's 5th Congressional District Special Election

By RWTNews Staff

The gain in a D+6 seat bolsters GOP confidence in suburban battlegrounds, where Trump's 2024 performance improved by 5 points from 2020.

Jim Jordan speaks at an event.
US NewsDecember 2, 2025

Newly Declassified Documents Reveal Jordan, GOP Lawmakers Probing DOJ Misconduct as Smith's Team Seized Their Phone Records

By Tommy Flynn

The overlap suggests potential retaliation, as the Judiciary Committee received whistleblower complaints in 2022 on FBI issues. Grassley, in a November 20 letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, demanded records on the subpoenas, noting they "may have been used to monitor congressional oversight."

Screenshot from a video posted on X by @MELANIATRUMP on September 5, 2024
US NewsNovember 30, 2025

Melania Trump Launches Production Company Ahead of Documentary Debut

By RWTNews Staff

The documentary, directed by Brett Ratner in his first film since 2017's The Lego Ninjago Movie, provides unprecedented access to Trump's private world during the transition period.

A German Antifa member punches a cameraman. Screenshot from the cameraman's point of view.
World NewsNovember 30, 2025

Antifa Violence Targets AfD Youth Congress in Germany, Echoing Tactics of Hitler's Brownshirts

By Tommy Flynn

The demonstration, estimated at 25,000 to 30,000 participants by Hesse state authorities, delayed the event by over two hours as demonstrators erected 19 roadblocks on highways and bridges, assaulted officers with stones, bottles, and flares, and injured at least 10 to 15 police personnel