Author: Emily Hallas

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) on Tuesday convened again with President Donald Trump in Washington, cementing a bipartisan approach to the White House that sets her apart from her Democratic colleagues. Whitmer has met with Trump multiple times since he took office in January, including in an April encounter that went viral when the governor shielded…

Former DeKalb County, Georgia, CEO Michael Thurmond announced on Wednesday a Democratic gubernatorial campaign to succeed outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA). Thurmond, who has also served as Georgia’s labor commissioner and superintendent for the DeKalb County School District, joins a crowded pack of Democratic candidates vying to flip the governorship ahead of the 2026 election.…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday named himself the chairman of a new task force he created to oversee the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Vice President JD Vance is set to serve as the initiative’s Vice Chair, according to the executive order Trump signed creating the task force. The task force’s membership also…

Some Republican operatives hope Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is the candidate who could keep a Texas Senate seat red in the 2026 midterm elections, as Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) chances of winning reelection remain shaky. While Cornyn has held the seat for over two decades, he has faced rising opposition from conservatives in recent years…

Republican-turned-Democrat Tracy Hunt launched a campaign on Monday seeking to oust Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) from his House seat in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District. Hunt made overtures to both disillusioned Republicans and Democrats in a video announcing his campaign, framing himself as the moderate candidate who could unseat Fitzpatrick in a Republican-leaning district. The incumbent…

While better-funded candidates typically beat their competitors each election cycle, the republic the founders crafted allows grassroots movements to fuel major political upsets. It is well-known that the candidate who spends the most is usually the victor. For example, more than 90% of House candidates who spend the most win. “Campaign finance matters,” Michael Kang, a law…

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History removed references to President Donald Trump in an exhibit about impeachments last month, after undergoing an internal review for “political or partisan influence.” In September 2021, the museum added a temporary label including content about Trump’s impeachments to a display that had not been otherwise updated since 2008.…

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announced Thursday plans to order a special election in November for voters to decide whether to approve new congressional maps to redistrict California House seats in favor of Democrats.  The strategy comes as a retaliatory rebuke to Republican-led Texas’s recent proposal to redraw the political maps in an effort to flip…

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday introduced legislation seeking to modernize weather radio systems after deadly Texas flashfloods recently raised alarms that emergency communications had failed to prevent the loss of life.  The floods along the Guadalupe River in central Texas occurred over the July 4 holiday weekend, leading to the deaths of over 130…

Ford, one of the United States’s “Big Three” automakers, took out a multibillion-dollar loan credit agreement amid unease about the effect President Donald Trump’s tariffs are having on the automobile industry.  The $3 billion line of credit, available through July 28, 2026, offers Ford the ability to strengthen liquidity and financial flexibility as the Big…