Politics & Elections

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President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2025.
Politics & ElectionsCrime & CourtsJuly 9, 2026

Trump Vows Immediate Push for Supreme Court Rehearing on Birthright Citizenship Ruling

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will immediately petition the Supreme Court to rehear its 5-4 decision last month striking down his executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The move comes as the administration continues to challenge what it views as...

Graham Platner Withdraws from Maine Senate Race Following Sexual Assault Allegation (Video)
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 9, 2026

Graham Platner Withdraws from Maine Senate Race Following Sexual Assault Allegation (Video)

By Tommy Flynn

Democratic nominee Graham Platner announced Wednesday that he intends to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after a woman accused him of sexual assault in 2021. The move ends an insurgent campaign that overcame earlier controversies but collapsed amid the new allegation...

Voters cast ballots behind privacy flaps on Election Day.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 8, 2026

Trump Administration Ties FEMA Anti-Terrorism Grants to State Election Security Reforms

By Tommy Flynn

The Trump administration is requiring states to implement specific election security measures, including the use of hand-marked paper ballots and citizenship verification for voters, or risk losing a portion of federal anti-terrorism preparedness funding. Federal Emergency...

Smithsonian National Museum of American History
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 7, 2026

White House Report Details Ideological Capture at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Accusing Leadership of Prioritizing Activism Over Education

By Tommy Flynn

A new report from the White House Domestic Policy Council charges that the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History has undergone ideological capture under its current leadership, transforming the federally funded institution from a steward of America’s...

Senator Mitch McConnell exits a vehicle on October 30, 2024, in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 7, 2026

McConnell Hospitalized Since Mid-June as Limited Transparency Fuels Rumors and Raises Concerns Over Senate GOP Agenda

By Tommy Flynn

Senator Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Republican from Kentucky and former longtime Senate Majority Leader, has remained hospitalized for nearly three weeks following a medical emergency on June 14, 2026, prompting questions about his condition and the impact of his absence on...

Maine Dem Senate Nominee Platner Faces New Sexual Assault Allegation, Cancels Events Amid Dropout Speculation
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 6, 2026

Maine Dem Senate Nominee Platner Faces New Sexual Assault Allegation, Cancels Events Amid Dropout Speculation

By Tommy Flynn

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner abruptly canceled multiple campaign town hall events in Maine over the July 4-6 weekend, just as a new report detailed a sexual assault allegation from a former girlfriend. The developments have intensified speculation that the...

Traffic moves in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Photo: Adam Michael Szuscik / Unsplash
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 3, 2026

GOP hardliners vow to blockade must-pass bills unless voter ID demands met

By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Despite the looming 2026 midterm elections and the growing list of congressional responsibilities, a persistent group of Republicans are vowing to obstruct all U.S. House business until leadership effectively forces the Senate to take up a voter ID bill....

Senator Mitch McConnell exits a vehicle on October 30, 2024, in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 3, 2026

Sen. Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Being Found Unconscious; Office Reports Steady Improvement

By Tommy Flynn

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell (R), 84, remains hospitalized more than two weeks after being found unconscious at his Washington, D.C., home on June 14, 2026. A newly released 911 dispatch audio indicates emergency responders were dispatched for an unconscious person, with...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addresses the audience during a Congressional Gold Medal award ceremony
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 3, 2026

Speaker Johnson Criticizes Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Ruling in Newsmax Interview

By Tommy Flynn

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), a former constitutional law litigator, expressed strong disappointment with the Supreme Court’s recent 6-3 decision in Trump v. Barbara, which upheld broad birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. During a July 2, 2026, appearance on...

The Declaration of Independence displayed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Opinion
Politics & ElectionsJul 2, 2026

Op-Ed: The Declaration is a gift. But to keep it, we must earn it

By Jay Lapeyre | Free Society Coalition

The Declaration is one of America's greatest gifts. To keep it, we must understand it, discuss it and apply it.

Hillary Clinton Urges Federal Employees to Obstruct Trump’s Acting DNI Bill Pulte
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 2, 2026

Hillary Clinton Urges Federal Employees to Obstruct Trump’s Acting DNI Bill Pulte

By Tommy Flynn

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton publicly encouraged federal employees to slow-walk or refuse sharing information with Bill Pulte, President Trump’s newly appointed Acting Director of National Intelligence. In a July 1, 2026, appearance on the Democracy Docket podcast...

Democratic Socialists Openly Embrace Communist Ideology Within Party Ranks
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsJuly 1, 2026

Democratic Socialists Openly Embrace Communist Ideology Within Party Ranks

By Tommy Flynn

Recent electoral successes by Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates have spotlighted a growing embrace of Marxist and communist principles among some progressive leaders in the Democratic Party. In New York City’s 2026 primaries, candidates aligned with the DSA...