(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Former Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., may have seen her political career go up in smoke after a distant fifth-place finish in last month’s California gubernatorial primary.
But the troubled ex-lawmaker still has plenty of flames to dispense.
Porter, best known for allegedly dumping a bowl of steaming...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Only three states --- Maine, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin --- have both a Republican and a Democrat-adjacent senator currently representing them in Congress.
Of those, it may be safe to say that only Pennsylvania has a split senatorial delegation that genuinely gets along.
Centrist Republican David McCormick and...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) With the SAVE America Act facing an uphill climb even before the unexpected death of Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday, President Donald Trump and his allies are trying to find a legislative workaround that would allow them to close election-integrity loopholes.
One solution may be targeting...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) The stunning transformation of Great Britain in recent years --- from a beacon of decorum and stiff upper lips to a cautionary tale of wokeness run amok --- has been blamed on everything from socialism to satanism.
However, Rupert Lowe, a member of the British Parliament...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) The long-expected implosion of Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s senatorial campaign has led to plenty of head-scratching and finger-pointing, with the perplexed punditry seeking to assign blame after weeks spent vouching for the alleged Nazi rapist.
Not surprisingly, some were eager to deflect from the underlying dearth...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Organizers of a so-called gay cruise were left fuming after their ship was denied entry to ports in both Egypt and Turkey, according to numerous reports.
The ship, Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, was scheduled to dock in Turkey earlier this week but was turned away by local...
(Headline USA) U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday after a brief and unexpected illness, his office said in statement posted on social media.
The statement said the Republican from South Carolina passed away Saturday evening “from a brief and sudden illness.” No additional details were provided.
https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/2076185414721847673
The Republican was elected to...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A group of Democratic officials has taken a page from conservative Project 2025, launching their own “Project 2029” initiative.
The project, led by former Biden administration official Chad Maisel, seeks to prepare a potential Democratic administration from “day one” after the 2028 presidential election, though it remains...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) After nearly a monthlong absence, the mysteries surrounding the health status of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., are just as opaque as when he was found unresponsive on June 14.
Video released Friday by CNN showed McConnell, the longtime Senate majority leader and frequent Trump obstructionist, being...
(Headline USA) U.S. and Iranian leaders traded threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckled under crossfire in the Middle East and efforts continued to keep talks going.
President Donald Trump overnight made threats on social media of further missile attacks against Iran, after the funeral...
(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) California saw $1.4 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program errors for Fiscal Year 2025.
That accounts for $3.8 million every single day.
That's part of a trend of Southwestern states having to repay the federal government for SNAP benefits.
A payment error rate refers to instances of...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a contentious reaction Thursday when pressed about his failure to release his tax returns for several years, even as he criticized President Donald Trump’s finances.
Newsom’s outburst occurred during a press conference where he signed an education bill. Near the end of...