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  Trump threatens to ‘veto everything’ during a Democratic Congress Donald Trump threatened to veto every piece of legislation put forward during the second half of his administration if Democrats flip control of the House or Senate during next month’s midterm elections. “Well, I think the Republicans are going to win. But if there was, you call it gridlock, what happens is I veto everything,” Trump told reporters Friday morning while speaking on the South Lawn. “And then the Democrats come and...

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  Justice Department orders California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens The Justice Department on Friday ordered California election officials to identify suspected noncitizens on voter rolls and set aside their mail-in ballot – warning that officials who knowingly count ballots cast by noncitizens could face criminal liability. The stipulation marks an escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to scrutinize voter rolls as the government continues to double down o...

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  US consumer sentiment nears lowest point since index began ahead of midterm elections American household confidence dipped close to a historic low in October, as elevated prices stemming from the Iran war worsened the public’s economic outlook ahead of midterm elections. The Consumer Sentiment Index from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers dropped to 48.0 this month, down from a final reading of 48.1 in September. Economists surveyed by Reuters had predicted the index would land...

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  9th Circuit blocks path for Trump to again deploy National Guard without state approval Trump illegally usurped Gov. Gavin Newsom’s command of the California National Guard by ordering a surge troops deployed into Los Angeles and across the state amid protests against the White House’s mass deportation program last year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday. The 2-1 decision split the president’s own appointees to the court, with Judge Eric D. Miller of Seattle siding with Judge Jenn...

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  Trump boasts he ordered DOJ to sue Alaska to get election result tossed out if they lose Attorney General Todd Blanche has declined to pledge DOJ’s independence from the White House and would not rule out similar suits in other states Donald Trump says he ordered the Department of Justice to sue the state of Alaska in an effort to block the results of a U.S. Senate election from being certified, unless the incumbent Republican wins. Government attorneys filed a lawsuit Friday arguing that t...

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  Elon Musk pumps nearly half a billion dollars into Republican campaigns ahead of midterms: report Elon Musk has reportedly injected around $77 million into his America PAC in the first half of October alone SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has pumped more than $445 million into Republican campaigns ahead of the midterm elections, according to a report. ​The GOP has been forced to contend with grim polling ahead of the midterms, with Democrats surging in polls across the country amid public anger over t...

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  Voters want the next Congress to focus on costs and Iran, not on Trump, a new AP-NORC poll shows Regardless of the outcome in the coming election, a new AP-NORC poll shows voters from both major political parties want the next Congress to focus on making life more affordable and ending the war in Iran, while fewer are looking for an emphasis on Donald Trump — whether it’s investigating him or supporting his agenda. The results suggest that voters are ready for Congress to tackle core issues,...

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  Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there. Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud in her family’s immigration paperwork and have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of her relatives, a person briefed on the investigation told The Assoc...

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  Elon Musk reportedly on top of Dems’ list to investigate after midterms

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  George W. Bush's brother trashes Paxton, says he voted for Talarico Former President George W. Bush’s brother, Neil Bush, has revealed he voted for Democratic candidate James Talarico for U.S. Senate in Texas, calling Donald Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 election “an affront to our democratic institutions.” “I voted early today, and I voted for James Talarico for the United States Senate,” the Texan businessman wrote in a post on Facebook on Tuesday in a snub to Republican candidate Ke...

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  Judge curbs Trump administration’s hunt for noncitizen voters in some states, citing flawed data A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to stop certain investigative actions in its hunt for noncitizen voters, writing that the department’s efforts rely on faulty data that includes US citizens legally allowed to vote. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín wrote in the order that DHS’s data alleging hundreds of thousands of possible illegal voters “is widely known to inadvertent...

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  DOJ’s suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say The statement revealed in court papers raises questions about the reliability of the list of 20,000 people in California The statement, made in court papers, raises further questions about the reliability of a list of 20,000 people the justice department provided to election officials in Los Angeles last week. The department sent the county and California secretary of state the list last week an...

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  Trump and Vance’s Oval Office announcement turned into a spectacle of barely contained rage Donald Trump has found a new way to make America great again: paying people to become professional snitches. On Tuesday, the president and JD Vance unveiled a $25 million fraud whistleblower fund, under which Americans who provide tips leading to successful prosecutions would receive large financial rewards. Basically, you can rat on your enemies to the government for cash now — and, Trump added, he wi...

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  Trump rages against ‘crazed lunatic’ judge who halted Potomac Golf Course work in early-morning Truth Social tirade Donald Trump lost it on the federal judge opposed to the government’s work to improve a public golf course in Washington, D.C., in a social media screed early Monday morning, saying his administration has an “absolute right” to perform the work. In a Truth Social post before dawn, Trump attacked U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes, a day after he unveiled his plans to close the pub...

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  Trump heads to Kansas amid farmers' concerns over a costly harvest season Economic struggles are becoming a significant political issue for Republicans in states long considered party strongholds Farmers have spent months feeling the squeeze as costs for inputs like diesel, fertilizer and seed have soared due to refinery constraints and supply disruptions tied to the Iran war. Diesel averaged $6.30 per gallon nationwide on Friday, more than 70% higher than a year ago, according to motor...

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  Abdul El-Sayed heckler exposed as ex-GOP staffer with ‘Christian nationalist ties’: report The attendee who pressed Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a tense town hall this weekend was exposed as a former GOP staffer with “Christian nationalist ties,” journalist Marisa Kabas reported. As first reported by Kabas on her Substack The Handbasket, Tommy was actually Thomas Teepell, who previously served as operations director for Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)...

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  Jon Stewart to stay at ‘The Daily Show’ through the 2028 election Jon Stewart will remain at the helm of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” through December 2028, extending his once-a-week hosting role through the next presidential election. Skydance announced the two-year extension on Monday, resolving uncertainty about Stewart’s contract, which was due to expire in December. The new deal means one of television’s most prominent critics of Donald Trump is staying in place for the rest of Tr...

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  Abdul El-Sayed's fighting style terrifies MAGA | Republicans don't know how to handle this Michigan Democrat Jesse Watters can’t seem to stop admiring Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. The Fox News host loves to talk about how Michigan’s Democratic nominee for the Senate is “in great shape” and how “Abdul . . . beat the machine” — meaning the party establishment’s candidate, Rep. Haley Stevens — in a hard-fought primary. During an interview in August, Watters clearly enjoyed El-Sayed’s jokes and blun...

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  Joe Manchin to campaign with Collins in Maine Former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., is traveling to Maine this week to campaign with Republican Sen. Susan Collins, according to details shared first with Semafor. The moderate West Virginian said his visit is motivated by the attacks on Collins for voting too often in support of President Donald Trump. Manchin will hit Maine on Wednesday with Collins and visit Androscoggin County, a fairly evenly divided part of the state. Collins is looking to e...

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  CBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed heckler Jan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim Brotherhood CBS’s chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has apologized for and deleted a social media post praising a man who questioned Democratic Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood during a town hall on Saturday. On Sunday, Crawford, who initially joined CBS in 2009, wrote on X: “Earlier,...

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  Zacharia says she misheard question on where she took bar exam The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday that Zacharia sat for the California bar exam after she received her law degree from Pepperdine University, but she did not pass. The Journal reported that Zacharia moved to China shortly after and took a job as an associate at the Zhong Lun Law Firm. The watchdog group Campaign for Accountability filed a complaint with the State Bar of California on Wednesday over her claims that sh...

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  Katie Zacharia did not pass the bar exam, senior administration official says A Trump administration official argued that the White House press secretary could technically be considered a “lawyer.” Legal experts have disputed that argument. White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam when she took it after graduating from law school, according to a senior administration official. The official argued that Zacharia could technically be considered a “lawyer,...

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  US justice department sues California over alleged noncitizen voting DoJ had demanded that LA county confirm citizenship of people on list in thumb drive, but officials refused The US Department of Justice sued California on Thursday, seeking a court order to prevent the state from tabulating certain ballots cast in the midterm elections. The suit came two days after the department made a specious demand to the state. On Tuesday, the department sent election officials in Los Angeles county...

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  Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says Federal authorities investigating Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker’s phone and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe. The subpoenas were issued for a grand jury collecting evidence in Minnesota as federal authorities probe potential fraud in Omar’s immigration paperwork, said the perso...

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  Katie Zacharia presented herself as a lawyer. She’s not The press secretary is supposed to spin the news, not be the news. On that most essential qualification, the new lead White House spokeswoman, Katie Zacharia, is struggling. She has presented herself as a lawyer but does not meet the requirements in her home state to use that title. And at least one watchdog group has asked the State Bar of California to investigate.

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  Judge ‘furious’ as 430 trees are chopped down from golf course Trump wants to renovate A federal judge on Monday said she was “furious” with the Trump administration’s move over the weekend to cut down at least 430 trees from a Washington, DC, public golf course that President Donald Trump is seeking to renovate. US District Judge Ana Reyes, who is overseeing a legal challenge to Trump’s plans to overhaul the East Potomac Golf Course, put a tentative hold on any further tree removal and is ho...

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  Fox News is now predicting Democrats will take control of the House in midterms The Senate, where the GOP holds 53 seats, remains a toss-up, the conservative outlet says For the first time this year, Fox News is projecting that Democrats will win control of the House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections. In its latest power rankings Tuesday, the conservative outlet forecast that Democrats are favored to capture 219 seats — one more than the 218 needed for a majority. Republica...

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  As Americans face affordability crisis, poll reaffirms ‘supporting Medicare for all is not radical’ Yet another poll, this one released on Tuesday, shows significant support for Medicare for All as Americans grapple with rising healthcare costs and the Trump administration and congressional Republicans target federal programs upon which tens of millions of people rely. A plurality (43%) of respondents to the latest Axios-Ipsos American Health Index said they support replacing private health i...

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  US Justice Department threatens California over alleged noncitizen voters, letter shows The US ​Justice Department on Tuesday gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face legal action, according to ‌a letter reviewed by Reuters - part of an unprecedented effort to find evidence of voter fraud ahead of next month’s elections. The letter, written by acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter and addressed to California Secretary of State Shirley...

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  ‘So desperate’: JD Vance bashed for hurling homophobic taunt at James Talarico JD Vance attempted a Hail Mary pass of sorts for the GOP in the form of homophobia on Tuesday when he used a midterm rally to imply that Texas Senate Democratic nominee James Talarico is gay. “I love you, too, sir,” Vance began at an event in Tyler, Texas, seemingly in response to a rallygoer, before adding, “In a totally platonic way, to be clear.” “I’m the vice president, not James Talarico.” Vance’s schoolya...