POLITICS

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Soon-to-be former Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., expanded on his attacks against President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement, suggesting that the Trump-led coalition will disappear from Republican politics once he is out of office. Tillis, who was forced into retirement amid the prospect of a Trump-endorsed primary...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) This November, roughly one third of gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial seats are up for reelection. A quarter of U.S. states’ secretary of state seats are up for grabs. And 296 state executive offices in 43 states are on the ballot, according to data published...

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) The Department of War is seeking to build a more robust deep-cover spying program to wage economic warfare against China and other nations deemed adversaries of the United States.  A half-dozen sources familiar with the matter told The Washington Post that the Pentagon hopes to develop...

(Headline USA) Ukraine’s top negotiator involved in a humanitarian mission led by U.S. first lady Melania Trump reportedly said that a local ceasefire with Russia will start Tuesday — two days before the mission begins — and last several days. Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators reached a deal Friday to...

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) President Donald Trump is calling on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar to resign amid the ongoing federal investigation into the Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota. “It was just revealed just a little while ago that . . . her name is not Ilhan Omar, the one that...

(Headline USA) Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk are suggesting a 2029 trial date because they say it could take them that long to prepare their case. Attorneys for Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, said Thursday that the defense's proposed schedule was “absurd” and defendant...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Three men claim the late Senator Lindsey Graham paid them for sex, the New York Times reported. Their claims appear in a video that the progressive online network the Young Turks released on Thursday. The South Carolina Republican died suddenly in July. The half hour film,...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump-led DOJ is reportedly examining allegations that Corey Lewandowski, one of President Donald Trump's longtime allies, may have profited from his senior adviser role at DHS when Kristi Noem led the department, according to The Wall Street Journal. The allegations against Lewandowski stem from a referral...

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) With less than two weeks until Election Day, the Minnesota U.S. Senate race has shifted in favor of Republican and former sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya. The Cook Political Report shifted its rating in the race from “Likely Democrat” to “Lean Democrat.” The shift comes as fraud,...

(Headline USA) A Mexican-born judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine states into whether noncitizens are registered to vote. U.S. District Court Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in Oakland found the government's effort is relying on data that is allegedly full of errors and that it's...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Seven in 10 true independents say the country is headed the wrong way, a new The Center Square poll found, but most won’t commit to either major party’s candidate. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found 70% of true independents say things in the country...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Another ISIS-inspired attack has been thwarted in Texas, this time an alleged attempted assassination of a U.S. congressman in north Texas: U.S. Rep. Keith Self. The FBI arrested and charged a 17-year-old resident of McKinney for planning to assassinate Self at an event earlier this...