Author: Annabella Rosciglione

The Democratic National Committee will spend $1.5 million in New Jersey’s gubernatorial election on behalf of Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s campaign.  The investment marks one of the largest in a largely Democratic state. The money will go to the New Jersey Coordinated Campaign, which will help hire regional directors and organizers, fund voter outreach efforts, and…

President Donald Trump said he instructed the Department of Commerce to “immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS.” Trump said it will be “based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024,” adding, “People who are in our Country illegally…

A group of Republican state lawmakers from Midwestern states filed a complaint over smoke from Canadian wildfires. Republican state Reps. Austin Harris of Iowa, Elliott Engen of Minnesota, Calvin Callahan of Wisconsin, and state Sen. Clare Cory of North Dakota signed the letter. The Upper Midwest and parts of the Northeast have been experiencing poor…

Texas House Democrats were evacuated from their Illinois hotel on Wednesday due to a bomb threat.  In a statement, Texas House Democrats said they are safe and “undeterred.” A group of Democratic state lawmakers has been staying in Illinois after leaving Texas to deny their Republican counterparts a quorum to vote on a new congressional…

The New Zealand air force said on Wednesday that it evacuated three people from a United States research base in Antarctica.  One person needed urgent medical care and two others needed medical attention, the Royal New Zealand Air Force said in a statement. The extreme cold and landing in the dark made it one of…

President Donald Trump repeated his threat to take over Washington, D.C.’s government, which operates independently under home rule.  Trump again threatened a federal takeover of D.C., after a former Department of Government Efficiency worker was assaulted by teenagers in Dupont Circle. He called for the city to change the law to allow for prosecuting minors…

A federal judge ruled in favor of Elon Musk and his X social media platform in the billionaire’s challenge to a California law that bans artificial intelligence-generated, deepfake content related to elections. The law requires social media companies to remove deepfake content related to elections within 72 hours of reporting. Musk and the company joined…

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced Wednesday that she would run for governor of Tennessee in 2026. Blackburn, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, is widely considered the favorite in the Republican primary. Her announcement video ties herself to Trump’s agenda. “In his first six months, President Trump has made historic strides in Making America…

In a break from Democrats’ typical political position, one Democratic group, Democrats for Education Reform, is pushing the party to embrace school vouchers.  The push comes after Congress included a provision in President Donald Trump’s budget that will create the first national private school choice program, and Democratic led states are weighing participation. States must…