Politics

546 articles in the Politics category.

The Capital Building
PoliticsUS NewsMarch 5, 2026

House Rejects War Powers Resolution, Allowing Trump’s Iran Operation to Proceed

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives voted 212-219 Thursday to reject a War Powers Resolution that would have required President Trump to halt military action against Iran within 30 days unless Congress approved it, following the Senate's similar rejection amid broad...

Kristi Noem and Markwayne Mullins
US NewsPoliticsMarch 5, 2026

Trump Replaces DHS Secretary Noem with Sen. Mullin Amid Leadership Concerns

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON – President Trump announced Thursday that he is replacing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), citing her service while addressing recent performance issues, including a controversial ad contract and operational...

The Capital Building
US NewsPoliticsMarch 4, 2026

Senate Rejects War Powers Resolution to Limit U.S. Action Against Iran

By Tommy Flynn

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted 71-27 Wednesday to table a War Powers Resolution that would have required President Trump to end military action against Iran within 30 days unless Congress authorized it, effectively rejecting the measure amid ongoing operations. Introduced by Sen....

Jasmine Crockett/Al Green
US NewsPoliticsMarch 4, 2026

Crockett and Green Fall in Texas Democratic Primaries: Potential Boost for GOP in Midterms

By Tommy Flynn

AUSTIN – U.S. Reps. Jasmine Crockett and Al Green lost their Democratic primaries Tuesday, reshaping Texas' congressional landscape and potentially aiding Republicans in the November general election amid a competitive Senate race. Crockett, representing Texas' 30th District,...

President Trump in a tuxedo, attending opening night of “Les Misérables” at the John F. Kennedy Center.
US NewsPoliticsMarch 3, 2026

Trump Ends Boycott, Set to Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner in Honor of America's 250th Birthday

By RWTNews Staff

WASHINGTON – President Trump announced on March 2 that he will attend the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner as the honoree, marking his first appearance at the event as president after maintaining a boycott throughout his first term and the initial year of his second term...

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PoliticsUS NewsMarch 3, 2026

Texas Senate Primary Shatters Spending Records in High-Stakes GOP Battle

By RWTNews Staff

AUSTIN – The 2026 Texas Senate Republican primary has become the most expensive in U.S. history, with ad spending exceeding $122 million ahead of Tuesday's vote, according to ad-tracking firm AdImpact. Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn faces challengers Attorney General Ken Paxton and...

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri attends the Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 16, 2023
PoliticsHealthDecember 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.
PoliticsIn the CourtsDecember 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 NewsPoliticsDecember 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 NewsPoliticsDecember 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.
PoliticsIn the CourtsDecember 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 NewsPoliticsDecember 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.