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

President Trump meeting with Tina Peters in the Oval Office.
US NewsPoliticsJuly 1, 2026

Trump Hosts Tina Peters at White House Following Her Release from Prison

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump welcomed former Mesa County, Colorado, election clerk Tina Peters to the White House on June 30, 2026, for a meeting in the Oval Office and lunch. Peters, who had been imprisoned for over two years after her October 2024 conviction on charges related to...

Dallas Texas skyline from Reunion Tower September 2025
US NewsPoliticsJuly 1, 2026

Trump Announces Historic First-Ever GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump has announced that the Republican Party will host its first-ever national midterm convention, scheduled for September 9-10, 2026, in Dallas, Texas. The two-day event aims to celebrate administration accomplishments, energize supporters, and build momentum...

Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks to the United States House of Representatives
US NewsPoliticsJuly 1, 2026

House Cancels Votes, Sends Lawmakers Home Early Amid Standoff Over SAVE America Act

By RWTNews Staff

House Republican leadership canceled all remaining votes for the week on June 30, 2026, and sent lawmakers home for an early recess, citing internal tensions over advancing the SAVE America Act. The decision followed the failure of a procedural vote on the annual defense...

The Supreme Court building in Washington D.C.
In the CourtsPoliticsJune 30, 2026

Supreme Court Upholds Broad Birthright Citizenship in 6-3 Ruling, Rejects Trump Executive Order

By Tommy Flynn

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2026, that the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause guarantees citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully present or temporarily visiting the country. In a 6-3 decision in Trump v. Barbara, the Court...

Trump Nominates Keith Sonderling as Permanent Labor Secretary
US NewsPoliticsJune 30, 2026

Trump Nominates Keith Sonderling as Permanent Labor Secretary

By Tommy Flynn

President Donald Trump announced on June 29, 2026, his nomination of Keith E. Sonderling to serve as the permanent U.S. Secretary of Labor. Sonderling has served as Acting Secretary since April 2026, following the resignation of former Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. Trump...