Politics & Elections

879 articles in the Politics & Elections category.

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies on the Department of Justice's fiscal year 2026 budget request at a House Appropriations Committee hearing
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsOctober 2, 2025

Bondi: Memphis Safe Task Force makes 93 arrests

By Kim Jarrett

"Yesterday 40 arrests were made including a Tren de Aragua terrorist, a felon in possession of a firearm, a man wanted for rape of a child, and an arrest for assault on a federal officer," Bondi said on social media. "To date, there have been 93 arrests and 28 illegal guns seized. Our work is saving lives."

Wind Turbines and an old windmill at the Roscoe Wind Farm in West Texas
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsOctober 2, 2025

Trump Administration Cancels $7.56 Billion in Biden's "Green New Scam" Projects

By Tommy Flynn

"President Trump promised to protect taxpayer dollars and expand America’s supply of affordable, reliable, and secure energy. Today’s cancellations deliver on that commitment,"

Chuck Schumer at a rally with fists raised.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsOctober 2, 2025

Holding America Hostage: The Schumer Shutdown

By Tommy Flynn

The impasse, Democrats' second block in 48 hours, bears their leadership's imprint, as the measure garnered unanimous House Republican backing and three Senate Democratic votes

Split image: NYC Skyline on left, President Trump pointing on right
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsOctober 1, 2025

Trump Administration Halts $18 Billion in NYC Infrastructure Funding Over DEI Concerns

By Tommy Flynn

The pause targets the $16 billion federal commitment to the Gateway Program's Hudson River rail tunnel, aimed at replacing century-old infrastructure between New Jersey and Manhattan, and over $2 billion for the Second Avenue Subway's Phase 2 extension from 96th to 125th Street in Harlem.

President Trump smiling with two thumbs up
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsOctober 1, 2025

Florida Cabinet Unanimously Approves Land for Trump Presidential Library in Miami

By Tommy Flynn

The library, spanning an estimated 90,000 square feet, will include interactive displays on the Abraham Accords, border security reforms, and economic policies, alongside archives of over 1 million documents from both terms.

U.S. Rep. Tim Moore, R-N.C., speaks at a news conference in Charlotte, N.C.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsOctober 1, 2025

Proposal would strip away some immunity from judges

By Alan Wooten

Judicial Accountability for Public Safety Act, authored by Rep. Tim Moore, R-N.C., was filed after Monday’s field hearing in Charlotte by the Committee on the Judiciary. Moore participated in the discussion along with a number of other congressmen and congresswomen from the state.

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsOctober 1, 2025

The Schumer Shutdown: Democrats Vote to Shutdown Government

By Tommy Flynn

Democrats tried to blackmail Republicans into adding $1.5 Trillion to the clean spending bill, $500 million of which would go to health care for illegal aliens.

Screenshot of Eric Swalwell's CNN interview
Politics & ElectionsUS NewsSeptember 30, 2025

Swalwell Vows to Target Private Entities That Work With the Trump Administration

By Tommy Flynn

This threat is designed to undermine President Trump by intimidating those willing to work with the administration.

Mike Johnson and Republican Congressmen hold a press conference
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 30, 2025

No deal in talks to avoid shutdown as parties blame each other

By Thérèse Boudreaux

Republicans’ Continuing Resolution – which the Senate will vote on again Tuesday – would extend existing government funding levels until Nov. 21, buying lawmakers time to pass all 12 annual appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026.

Washington Capitol Building.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 28, 2025

What happens if the government shuts down?

By Thérèse Boudreaux

The stakes are even higher this time around given that the Trump administration is planning to make some of the furloughs permanent if the government shuts down. An Office of Management and Budget memo called on agencies to “use this opportunity” to eliminate agency positions deemed unnecessary.

Protestors are gathered in front of a background of teargas and smoke during the assault on the White House in late May, 2020
Opinion
Politics & ElectionsSep 28, 2025

The Surge in Left-Wing Political Violence: Rhetoric, Propaganda, and a Manufactured Narrative

By Tommy Flynn

This uptick stems directly from inflammatory rhetoric portraying conservatives as existential threats, rhetoric that has permeated Democratic leadership and justified vigilante responses in the minds of radicals.

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office, May 5, 2025.
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 27, 2025

Trump says he won't back down on Antifa terrorism designation

By Brett Rowland

Trump has long wanted to take action against the decentralized, leaderless collection of groups, networks and people who claim to be anti-fascist. But it didn't get done during his first term in office.