NYC Mayor Mamdani Breaks Ramadan Fast with Rikers Island Inmates, Draws Firestorm of Criticism

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited Rikers Island during Ramadan and broke his fast with inmates who share his Muslim faith, calling it "one of the most meaningful evenings" he's had as mayor. The visit, which Mamdani posted about on X, ignited a wave of backlash from critics who questioned why the mayor chose […]

Susie Wiles, Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, Vows to Stay on as Trump's Chief of Staff

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and she isn't going anywhere. Wiles received her diagnosis after a series of tests, days before the news became public, sources told the Daily Mail. She informed her senior staff before President Trump announced it on social media, and she made one […]

Democratic Senators Quietly Discuss Whether Schumer Should Step Aside After November

Chuck Schumer is facing something no Senate leader wants to confront: a caucus that's started whispering about life after him. According to The Wall Street Journal, quiet discussions among Democratic senators, aides, and donors have turned to whether the Senate Minority Leader should step aside following the November elections. The conversations aren't happening on cable […]

Barron Trump Eyes Property Development as He Turns 20, Following His Father's Footsteps

Barron Trump turned 20 on March 20 and is already charting a course that will surprise no one who has watched the Trump family operate. The youngest son of President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump is shifting his focus away from his studies at New York University to prepare for what sources close to […]

Senate Pushes SAVE America Act Through Weekend Votes as Trump Demands Election Integrity Law Before Midterms

The Senate is barreling through a weekend of votes on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, President Trump's top legislative priority, as conservative pressure mounts to get the bill across the finish line before November. Alongside the SAVE America Act debate, senators are expected to vote Saturday on an amendment from Sen. Tommy Tuberville to […]

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco Surges in California Governor Polls, Blasts Sacramento's Crime Policies

A Republican sheriff who runs one of the largest sheriff's offices in the U.S. is sitting near the top of early polling for the 2026 California governor's race, and he's not mincing words about why. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco ranked at 16% in a Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll released Wednesday, just one […]

Illinois Democrat Juliana Stratton pledges to block every Trump nominee, reject Schumer as leader

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, the Democrat favored to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin, told a progressive YouTube commentator that she would refuse to confirm any Trump nominee or appointee and would not support Sen. Chuck Schumer for another term leading the Senate Democratic caucus. Every single one. Cabinet, Supreme Court, or "anywhere else." That is […]

Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she was kicked out of Arkansas restaurant after employees claimed discomfort

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a Little Rock restaurant while having lunch with two other mothers after the owner told her security detail that her presence made employees uncomfortable. Sanders said the owner of The Croissanterie approached a member of her State Police Executive Protection Detail and demanded the governor's party […]

Mullin Clears Senate Committee for DHS Secretary as Fetterman Breaks With Democrats, Rand Paul Votes No

Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security cleared the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on March 19 in a narrow 8-7 vote. The margin came down to an unlikely split: Sen. Rand Paul, the committee's Republican chairman, voted against the nominee, while Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, voted […]

Hawaii Democrat Elle Cochran switches to GOP, giving Republicans their largest caucus in nearly two decades

Hawaii State Representative Elle Cochran announced Monday that she is leaving the Democratic Party and joining the Republicans, a move that boosts the House Republican Caucus to 10 members in the 51-seat chamber. It marks the party's largest showing in nearly two decades. Cochran, who was elected to her seat in 2022, told constituents during […]
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