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A California judge on Wednesday suspended criminal proceedings against the man accused of prowling around Trump National Golf Club near Los Angeles with weapons just days before President Donald Trump was set to speak at the location.Jeanine John Taele, a decorated Marine veteran, was arrested on Aug. 2 after local... Read more

Michigan Senate Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed on Wednesday ripped into President Donald Trump, referencing his top aide, Natalie Harp, amid gossip about the pair’s relationship.During a town hall in Farmington Hills, el Sayed turned a campaign speech against Trump as he hit his GOP rival, former Republican Rep. Mike... Read more

Sen. Darline Graham Nordone’s (R-SC) narrow special election runoff victory is giving South Carolina political strategists reason to believe the critical early presidential primary state could be wide open in 2028.Graham Nordone defeated Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) 52.5% to 47.5% Tuesday in the Republican runoff to permanently replace her late... Read more

President Donald Trump has reportedly directed his top aides to earmark some of his campaign war chest for 2026 midterm ads focusing on his achievements in office, a potentially risky strategy given the president’s low polling numbers.Trump reportedly told the aides to comb through his remarks to find clips of him talking... Read more

President Donald Trump defended his decision to pause tariffs on some beef imports, even as Republicans criticize the decision.“Prices are coming down very rapidly, and now beef is starting to come down,” Trump told The Glenn Beck Program on Wednesday. “The meats, the beef is starting to come down, but... Read more

Three Secret Service officials were placed on leave in a misconduct investigation, the details of which aren’t public.The suspension included Secret Service communications chief Anthony Guglielmi. The trio, all of whom are in the Secret Service’s communications office, have lost their security clearances and access to their work devices, as... Read more

President Donald Trump is honoring the life of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton by ordering federal buildings across the country to lower flags to half-staff for a week.“Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away,”... Read more

Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher on Monday praised Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who appears to be the new face of economic pressure placed on Iran.“Bessent is indeed the best-equipped person to handle this. Not only because, in my estimation, Bessent is the most consequential treasury secretary in some... Read more

Second lady Usha Vance said she has always felt loved and embraced by Vice President JD Vance’s family after she was drawn into a clash between her husband and Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed.The comments came after a campaign rally where el Sayed appeared to take a swipe... Read more

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has completely cleared the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines, indicating a possible major step toward ending the war, now approaching its sixth month.Since the memorandum of understanding negotiations with Tehran broke down earlier this summer, the United States and Iran... Read more

Recent blemishes on President Donald Trump’s generally strong Republican primary endorsement track record may be attributable to the L-word: not liberalism, but loyalty. A few Trump loyalists received coveted presidential endorsements that were not enough to salvage their floundering candidacies.Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) will be the latest candidate to put... Read more

President Donald Trump has increasingly amplified his pro-family policies, parts of which have garnered unlikely cross-party support, in a midterm push, but voter concern over the economy may thwart Republican chances in the midterm elections.Trump, alongside Education Secretary Linda McMahon, on Monday used the start of the school year to... Read more