Politics & Elections

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon participates in a fireside chat in North Carolina, June 25, 2025. Photo: U.S. Department of Education via Flickr / CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from Original
Politics & ElectionsEducationJuly 25, 2026

Democrats push back against education department dismantling

By Esther Wickham | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Eighty-six House Democrats are urging the U.S. Department of Education to stop plans to transfer two key offices to other federal agencies, arguing the move exceeds the administration's legal authority and could weaken federal protections for students. In a...

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US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 25, 2026

Trump Attends Rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Mixes Humor and Media Criticism After April Shooting Disruption

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump appeared Friday night at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, delivering remarks that blended familiar campaign-style jabs at the press with lighter moments as the annual gathering returned months after a shooting forced the...

Screenshot of The Economist interview
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 24, 2026

Elon Musk Turns Tables on The Economist in Tense Interview Over “Far Right” Label and Public Backlash (Video)

By Tommy Flynn

In a wide-ranging interview with The Economist, Elon Musk sharply rejected attempts to frame his political positions as extreme, instead accusing the media of smearing mainstream views as “far right” while dismissing concerns that large numbers of people loathe him. The...

Aerial view of the Pentagon
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 24, 2026

Senior Navy Official Placed on Administrative Leave After Undercover Video Reveals Plan to Reverse Trump Policies (Video)

By Tommy Flynn

A senior official in the Office of the Secretary of the Navy has been placed on administrative leave after an undercover video released by investigative journalist James O’Keefe captured him criticizing President Donald Trump and expressing an intent to reverse administration...

Elderly Michigan Widow Stunned to Learn Federal Records Show Nearly $150,000 in ActBlue Donations Made in Her Name (Video)
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 23, 2026

Elderly Michigan Widow Stunned to Learn Federal Records Show Nearly $150,000 in ActBlue Donations Made in Her Name (Video)

By Tommy Flynn

An 88-year-old widow living in a modest trailer in rural Michigan has expressed shock after being shown federal campaign finance records attributing nearly $150,000 in political donations to her through the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue over a five-year period....

The Pentagon
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 23, 2026

House Passes $1.15 Trillion Pentagon Authorization Bill, but Senate Path Remains Rocky

By Tommy Flynn

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday, authorizing roughly $1.15 trillion for the Pentagon and related national security programs in a 216-212 vote. The measure, which sets...

House Clears Key Procedural Hurdle for SAVE America Act, Setting Up Fast-Track Push in Senate
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 22, 2026

House Clears Key Procedural Hurdle for SAVE America Act, Setting Up Fast-Track Push in Senate

By Tommy Flynn

In a narrow but decisive vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a budget reconciliation framework that opens the door for major provisions of the SAVE America Act to move forward with only 50 votes in the Senate — plus Vice President JD Vance as the...

Traffic moves in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: Adam Michael Szuscik / Unsplash
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 22, 2026

House Ways and Means Committee Subpoenas Three Left-Wing Nonprofits Tied to Marxist Billionaire Neville Singham

By Tommy Flynn

The House Ways and Means Committee has issued subpoenas to three far-left nonprofit organizations linked to Marxist tech billionaire Neville Roy Singham as part of an ongoing investigation into more than $39 million in funding that flowed to the groups and broader questions of...

New Hersey Governor Mikie Sherrill held a press conference on the over 6600 non-citizens registered to vote.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 22, 2026

Software Vendor Disputes New Jersey Governor’s ‘Glitch’ Claim in Noncitizen Voter Registration Scandal

By Tommy Flynn

The French technology firm IDEMIA is pushing back against New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s assertion that a software error was solely responsible for registering thousands of noncitizens to vote, placing the ultimate responsibility on state election officials. Sherrill disclosed...

President Donald Trump speaks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, May 22, 2026. Photo: Joyce N. Boghosian / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 22, 2026

Trump endorsements score wins for Arizona candidates

By Andrew Rice | The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Congressional candidates in Arizona sailed to victory with endorsements from President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump’s endorsement in the primary election played a key role in several races where control of Congress may hang in the balance. Some races are...

Rep. James Talarico and Sen. Jon Ossoff
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 22, 2026

Democratic Candidates Accept Major Contributions from Epstein-Linked Billionaire After Denouncing ‘Epstein Class’ and MAGA

By Tommy Flynn

Two high-profile Democratic candidates accepted significant campaign support from LinkedIn co-founder and major Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, a billionaire with documented social ties to Jeffrey Epstein, even as they publicly attacked Republicans and “MAGA” as the so-called...

New Hersey Governor Mikie Sherrill held a press conference on the over 6600 non-citizens registered to vote.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 22, 2026

New Jersey Admits 'Software Error' Registered Over 6,600 Noncitizens to Vote; Many Cast Ballots

By Tommy Flynn

New Jersey officials revealed this week that a software error at the state’s Motor Vehicle Commission improperly registered approximately 6,600 noncitizens to vote between June 2023 and June 2024, with a preliminary analysis showing many of those individuals cast ballots in...