POLITICS

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump already has a backup plan if Americans sour on him, and it involves running Israel.  TMZ reported that the president joked about moving there and taking over as prime minister during an Election Day appearance on Fox News on Tuesday. Trump built the joke...

(The Center Square) Amid a devastating loss for Republicans Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump has remained defiant as he takes stock of his party’s showing. Trump, who stayed at the White House Tuesday, hosted a watch party in the East Room, flanked by members of his cabinet...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) At least 20 Democrats received preservation letters as part of the Trump administration's investigation into the "decoy Dan Sullivan" scheme, an effort allegedly designed to confuse voters seeking to support incumbent GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan. Among the recipients of the letters was Marc Elias, a Democratic attorney...

(Headline USA) Democrats dominated the early results of the 2026 elections, with the Republicans expected to lose the House and Senate---along with a number of gubernatorial seats. Tuesday's GOP bloodbath was highlighted by Amy Acton's stunning victory over Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio gubernatorial race, as well as Annie Andrews's win...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Tuesday acknowledged that the US bombed Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday and said that the US struck an anti-aircraft “facility” that it watched get built for two months. The president made the comments about the strike, which he downplayed as a “minor attack,”...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 230 illegal foreign nationals in 15 states in a three-day operation cracking down on commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) violations. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the results of Operation Guardian at a news conference at Melton...

(Headline USA) The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday. The Republican president told Fox News Channel during a phone call on Election Day...

(Headline USA) The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over an Alaska Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry, two people familiar with the matter...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) For the first time in history, the U.S. Department of Justice is monitoring voting in all 50 states. In a statement issued Tuesday morning, the DOJ said one if its most important missions “is ensuring election integrity, supporting free and fair elections, and protecting the...

(Headline USA) Federal authorities charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of letters containing white powder and ominous warnings about treason to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections. The powders turned out to be nonhazardous — yeast or flour — though not all letters have been...

(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Control of Congress is at stake in Tuesday's midterm elections, with Democrats seeking to overturn Republican majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are on the ballot Tuesday, along with 35 Senate seats, including two special...

(Headline USA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for another wave of strikes on Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections in the United States, according to two regional officials and a third person familiar with the matter. A return to full-scale war with Iran could help Netanyahu to form an...