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Why the Virginia Police Association Backed Democrat Spanberger for Governor
This week, the Virginia Police Benevolent Association announced its endorsements for the three statewide executive races in Virginia. One of the endorsements raised eyebrows, as it was for Democrat Abigail Spanberger for governor. Four years ago, the association endorsed Republican Glenn Youngkin, and in 2017, it endorsed Republican Ed Gillespie, and in 2013, it was… -
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Jerry Nadler Faces Youthful Primary Challenger
Longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., is facing a formidable Gen Z opponent in the form of Liam Elkind during this primary season. Elkind, a former Rhodes scholar and nonprofit founder, has already raised more than $340,000 in his bid to oust Nadler after launching his campaign on July 30. The Democrat incumbent, by contrast, has… -
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Cornyn Gains Ground in New Texas Senate Primary Poll
After months of negative Texas Republican Senate primary polls showing him trailing a firebrand opponent, longtime Sen. John Cornyn appears to be gaining some ground. On Monday, Emerson College Polling showed Cornyn leading 30% against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s 29% among Republican primary voters. Thirty-seven percent of the respondents remained undecided and the margin… -
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Your Money, Their Agenda: The Left’s Taxpayer-Funded War on Trump
What if I told you that your tax dollars helped prop up a massive left-wing political influence campaign that fed staff and policy ideas into the Biden administration and is now working to oppose President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration and his reforms to the bureaucracy? My book “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating… -
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Georgia Congressman Sets Up Statewide Team to Flip Senate Seat Red
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins just entered Georgia’s U.S. Senate race in late July, but his campaign says he’s already built the infrastructure needed to flip the Senate seat red in 2026. Incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., narrowly won the state in a 2022 runoff election and is now up for reelection. “He [Collins] is the… -
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Republicans Have an Answer to Democrat Fundraising
Conservatives are catching up to the Left when it comes to digital donation prowess. While the Left is known for employing the fundraising behemoth ActBlue, Republicans increasingly have their own formidable fundraising platform called WinRed. Ryan Lyk, the CEO of WinRed, described the organization’s mission as helping “Republican candidates raise more money online, grow a… -
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Mail-In Voting Integrity Concerns Prompt DOJ Investigation
Following up on President Donald Trump’s executive order on improving the integrity of American elections, the Department of Justice recently issued requests to multiple states for information about their voting procedures and databases. As reported in Votebeat, the DOJ has “asked for varied sets of data and records, including voter rolls, information on potential election… -
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Brown’s Reported Senate Run Leads to Shift in Ohio Race
After weeks of speculation, former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is reportedly entering the race to run next year against Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who was appointed earlier this year to replace now Vice President JD Vance. Crystal Ball’s Larry Sabato already changed the state of the race from “Likely Republican” to “Lean Republican.” Brown was… -
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Abbott vs. Newsom: Rhetoric Ratchets Up in House Redistricting Arms Race
As Texas Republicans push to redraw their congressional map along (district) lines more friendly to their party, a redistricting arms race has broken out between governors from both parties. Texas state House Republicans’ redistricting plans could hypothetically flip as many as five Democrat-held congressional seats, an effort President Donald Trump supports. In response, California Democrat… -
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Mamdani: Cuomo ‘Conspiring’ With Trump to Rig NYC Mayor’s Race
THE CENTER SQUARE—New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is accusing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of “conspiring” with President Donald Trump to rig the election in his favor. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the Queens assemblyman and self-described socialist mayoral candidate pointed to a New York Times report claiming that Trump recently spoke on the phone with… -
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The Senate’s Gone for August: Here’s What It Left Behind
The Constitution gives the president the power to nominate and, with the Senate’s “advice and consent,” to appoint men and women to approximately 2,000 positions in the executive and judicial branches. Such appointments are critical for a new president, especially when he replaces a president of the other party. Typically, appointments are easier to secure… -
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Education, Climate, Taxes Are Key in Pivotal Race to Determine Control of Virginia House
With Virginia’s state elections just under three months away, candidates across the commonwealth are mobilizing their campaigns. Known for its off-year elections, Virginia often sets the tone for the congressional midterms that take place throughout the country the following year. In Virginia, an election in a purple district outside of the capital of Richmond has… -
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Trump’s Endorsement of Virginia’s GOP Nominee for Governor—and a Little History
Amidst questions about actress Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad and her reported Republican voter registration, President Donald Trump was asked Sunday if he was going to endorse Virginia’s Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in her race for governor against former CIA case officer and Democrat member of Congress Abigail Spanberger. The reporter “said the quiet part… -
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn Enters Tennessee Governor Race
Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced her run to be governor in her home state Wednesday, making her the third senator this Congress to announce a departure from Washington for gubernatorial ambitions. “I love Tennessee, I believe in Tennesseans, and I’m ready to deliver the kind of conservative leadership that will ensure our state is… -
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Conservatives, Stop Funding Radical Leftists
Stop giving money to your adversaries. This should seem like an obvious rule of politics. But until the Trump administration went after funding for NPR, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other leftist organizations, conservatives couldn’t seem to stop handing taxpayer dollars to activists determined to undermine their principles. While President Donald Trump has… -
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Mace in the Race: South Carolina Lawmaker Seeking GOP Nod for Governor
Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday announced her candidacy in an already crowded field for the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina. “I’m running for governor because South Carolina doesn’t need another empty suit and needs a governor who will fight for you and your values,” Mace said in her announcement speech. “South Carolina needs… -
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More Voter Fraud Exposed: Proven Cases of Ballot Tampering and Rigged Elections
A woman votes in two different states for four elections in a row. A small-town mayor locks away ballots and refuses to count the votes. A mayoral candidate forges over 100 absentee ballot requests and sends them to a fake nursing home address. A husband and wife, both candidates for office, fake their residence in… -
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Combative Biden White House Aide Disputes Cognitive Decline Claims
A top White House official and campaign chief for former President Joe Biden took probing questions from House investigators on Wednesday, pushing back strongly against assertions of Biden’s cognitive decline while still in office. Steve Ricchetti, counselor to the president in the Biden White House and a longtime player in Democrat politics, sat down with… -
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Georgia GOP Lawmaker Racking Up Endorsements, Campaign Cash for Senate Bid
Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins is entering one of the most high-stakes Senate races of the 2026 cycle armed with dollars and endorsements. The mullet-sporting congressman announced his bid Monday to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., who narrowly won the state in a 2022 runoff election. Since then, Collins has secured the support of important… -
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MAP QUEST: Texas Redistricting Could Boost GOP’s House Delegation in Midterms
Texas Republicans have released their proposals for a redrawn Texas congressional map, and that could spell trouble for Democrats in the midterms. The new map, proposed by state Rep. Todd Hunter, has the potential to add nearly half a dozen Republican seats from Texas to the GOP House conference in 2026, which could counteract the…