Politics

546 articles in the Politics category.

A judge in a robe holds a gavel over a desk in a courtroom.
PoliticsIn the CourtsApril 22, 2026

Virginia Judge Blocks Certification of Redistricting Referendum, Halting Democratic Gerrymandering Effort

By Tommy Flynn

RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia circuit court judge on April 22, 2026, blocked certification of the results from Tuesday’s special election on a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the General Assembly to redraw congressional districts for the 2026,...

Vote Here sign
US NewsPoliticsApril 22, 2026

Virginia Voters Narrowly Pass Redistricting Amendment Allowing Democrats to Redraw Congressional Maps

By Tommy Flynn

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia voters narrowly approved a Democratic-backed constitutional amendment on April 21, 2026, that temporarily hands the Democrat-controlled General Assembly power to redraw the state’s congressional districts for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections. With...

Gavin Wilde
US NewsPoliticsApril 22, 2026

Declassified Documents Identify ‘Witness 2’ as Anti-Trump Intel Official Who Assisted Ukraine Whistleblower and Co-Authored Russia Collusion Assessment

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Newly declassified memos and transcripts from the Intelligence Community Inspector General’s 2019 investigation have identified the anonymous “Witness 2” who helped advance the Ukraine whistleblower complaint — the foundation of President Donald Trump’s first...

A “Vote Here” sign stands outside a polling place.
US NewsPoliticsApril 21, 2026

Declassified Memo Shows US Intelligence Warned of Major 2020 Election Vulnerabilities in Voter Data and Infrastructure

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — A newly declassified January 15, 2020, memo from the National Intelligence Council warned that foreign adversaries had the capability to compromise U.S. election infrastructure, specifically flagging voter registration databases and other internet-connected systems...

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Says Senate Leader Thune No Longer Considering SAVE Act
US NewsPoliticsApril 21, 2026

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Says Senate Leader Thune No Longer Considering SAVE Act

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) stated that Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is no longer actively considering the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a key election integrity bill that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to...

2025 Virginia Gubernatorial election map.
US NewsPoliticsApril 21, 2026

Virginia Voters Face Special Election on Redistricting Measure That Could Reshape Congressional Map

By Tommy Flynn

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia voters head to the polls today, April 21, 2026, in a special election on a constitutional amendment that would let the Democrat-controlled General Assembly temporarily redraw congressional districts for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections. The measure,...

Kash Patel testifies to Congress
PoliticsIn the CourtsApril 20, 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel Files $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against The Atlantic

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit on April 20, 2026, against The Atlantic magazine and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The 19-page complaint targets an April 17 article that alleged...

Pope Leo XIV during an audience with the media on May 12, 2025.
US NewsPoliticsApril 20, 2026

Pope Leo XIV Downplays Media ‘Feud’ Narrative with Trump, Says Debating President ‘Not in My Interest at All’

By Tommy Flynn

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV directly addressed media claims of a personal feud with President Donald Trump, stating on April 18, 2026, aboard the papal plane that the narrative “has not been accurate in all of its aspects” and that he has no interest in engaging the president in...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentine President Javier Milei announce the Isaac Accords.
World NewsPoliticsApril 20, 2026

Netanyahu and Milei Launch 'Isaac Accords' to Deepen Israel-Latin America Ties

By Tommy Flynn

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentine President Javier Milei officially launched the “Isaac Accords” on April 19, 2026, during a ceremony at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. The Isaac Accords establish a new strategic framework modeled...

Kash Patel testifies to Congress
US NewsPoliticsApril 19, 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel Tells Bartiromo: Arrests Coming Soon for Deep State Figures Who Tried to Rig Elections

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo that arrests are imminent for high-level figures he described as part of a “de facto coup” plot to thwart President Trump’s presidency and rig the U.S. electoral system. In...

Keith Ellison and Tim Walz at the State of the State of Minnesota address, April 23, 2025
PoliticsUS NewsApril 19, 2026

Democrats Block Republican Push to Impeach Gov. Walz and AG Ellison Over $9 Billion Fraud Scandal

By Tommy Flynn

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota House Democrats on the Rules and Legislative Administration Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to block a Republican-led resolution that would have launched formal impeachment investigations into Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith...

Trump Signs EO to Accelerate Psychedelic Drug Reviews
US NewsPoliticsApril 18, 2026

Trump Signs Executive Order to Accelerate Psychedelic Drug Reviews, Targeting Treatments for Veterans’ PTSD and TBI

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday directing the Food and Drug Administration to dramatically speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, with a strong focus on ibogaine for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain...