POLITICS

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) With the midterm elections a week away and oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz at prewar levels, gas prices remain high, dropping slightly in the last month. U.S. Central Command reported over the weekend that the United States has ensured 1.5 billion barrels of...

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump both campaigned in Michigan over the weekend, highlighting the national importance of the state’s closely-watched U.S. Senate race. Obama attended a rally in Detroit on Saturday, throwing his support behind Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. “We’re clear...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The FBI has arrested a CIA contractor accused of slipping classified intelligence to the journalist he was dating. Open Source Intel reported, “A CIA contractor has been arrested for allegedly passing classified U.S. intelligence to his journalist girlfriend, who published a report for Drop Site...

(José Niño, Headline USA) House Republicans have subpoenaed New Jersey’s top election official, demanding to know how roughly 6,600 noncitizens ended up registered to vote. According to a House Judiciary Committee press release published last Wednesday, four Republican committee leaders subpoenaed Acting Secretary of State Shirley Emehelu after her...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Trump administration is pushing back against unfounded accusations of election interference after the DOJ filed a lawsuit against Alaska over what the Alaska Division of Elections has characterized as a scheme to confuse voters in the state's U.S. Senate race. Attorney General Todd Blanche and other...

(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,...