Daily news coverage of politics, policy, and issues shaping the nation.
New York City will choose its next mayor on Tuesday in a three-way race expected to send Democrat New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, a self-identified socialist, to Gracie Mansion. The leading candidates on the ticket are Mamdani as the Democrat nominee; former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing the…
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. “Richard B. Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States, died last night, November 3, 2025. He was 84 years old. His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne; his daughters, Liz and Mary; and other family members were with him as he passed,” a statement obtained by…
The Virginia election season began with the Democrat ticket leading, but after scandal hit Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones, at least one observer predicts it could be the first split-ticket outcome in the state in 20 years. Democrat gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger and Jones had led in the polls since June. However, after politically charged, violent text messages sent by Jones in 2022 were made public in early October, Jason Miyares became…
The Ohio redistricting committee, just beating its Oct. 31 deadline, has agreed to new congressional districting maps for the 2026 cycle. The new map gives Republicans a 12-3 advantage with Ohio’s 15 congressional districts and spares the state a redistricting fight that would have been more consequential and involving for both sides. Ohio Republican Party…
One of President Donald Trump’s recent appointees to a federal judgeship issued an order recommending a stronger punishment for an illegal immigrant criminal in order to “afford adequate deterrence.” Judge Joshua Divine, Trump’s nominee to the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, wrote on Friday that Lesman Rivera-Vasquez, who pleaded…
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters will decide whether they want to retain the Democrat majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Three Democrat justices of the seven-person court are up for a retention vote, and the results could impact the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election in the Keystone State, which could be a cause for…
Virginia is one day away from its statewide election, and the Democrats have taken back the lead in key races. For the first time since the scandal that momentarily plagued Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones, he is back ahead of Republican incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares. In early October, reports revealed Jones’ history of reckless driving and threatening violence against one of his political opponents. In 2022, police pulled over Jones for reckless driving….
Radical Islamic militants “brutally murdered” 17 Nigerian Christians in recent days, according to two sources familiar with the attack. The men and women were killed in the north-central part of Nigeria, Lawrence Zongo, who is a Christian living in Nigeria and reports for Truth Nigeria, told The Daily Signal. The deadly incident is just the…
The Trump administration told a judge Monday that it would use contingency funds to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during the federal government shutdown. The Department of Agriculture planned to freeze payments starting Nov. 1 because it said it could no longer keep funding it due to the now 34-day shutdown. More…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Trump administration’s latest attempts to curtail press leaks disallows White House reporters from accessing the inner offices of senior communication officials in the West Wing in order to protect national security secrets. A memo released to the reporters Friday evening addressed from the National Security Council to President Donald Trump’s White…
Democrats appear to have an edge in early voting going into Tuesday’s Big 3 elections: two governors’ races and the mayoral race in the nation’s largest city. Experts caution on reading too much into early voting numbers for the New York City mayor’s race and the Virginia governor’s race. However, the early voting numbers might…
After months of declining to weigh in, President Donald Trump has revealed his preferred candidate in the New York City mayoral race. “If it’s going to be between a bad Democrat and a communist,” Trump told CBS’ Norah O’Donnell, “I’m gonna pick the bad Democrat all the time, to be honest with you.” New Yorkers…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—An Obama-appointed judge may have violated federal law by greenlighting a Biden Department of Justice effort to secretly secure Republican senators’ private cellphone data, legal experts say. Chief Judge of the D.C. District Court James Boasberg signed orders in 2023 preventing cell phone carriers from notifying 11 Republican members of Congress about…
The remains of three hostages, including those of Israeli-American Omer Neutra, were returned to Israel over the weekend. Neutra, a native New Yorker and the grandson of a Holocaust survivors, “lived and died a hero,” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee wrote on X Monday. In addition to Neutra, Hamas also returned the remains…
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—New York Attorney General Letitia James is fighting a federal criminal probe over alleged “selective enforcement” in cases she brought against President Donald Trump’s business and the National Rifle Association, court documents unsealed Friday reveal. James’ effort to block subpoenas issued by the Department of Justice touches “on matters of national concern,…
President Donald Trump threatened Nigeria with ending all U.S. aid and ordering military strikes unless the government addresses the persecution of Christians at the hands of Islamic terrorist groups. Trump warned on Saturday that the U.S. will take the crisis into its own hands if local authorities do not. “If the Nigerian Government continues to…
THE CENTER SQUARE—Death threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up by 8,000% compared to the same time frame last year, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. Assaults against ICE officers remain at a 1,000% increase, The Center Square first reported. Targeted removal efforts prioritizing arresting violent offenders are ongoing as ICE…
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., openly criticized his own party‘s refusal to reopen the government on CNN’s “State of the Union,” stating that Democrats “really need to own the shutdown.“ “Fundamentally, I’m deeply distressing that 42 million Americans are going to lose their SNAP benefits. And now that’s one of the big reasons why I refuse…
President Donald Trump recently wrapped up a crucial weeklong trip to Asia, including a significant summit with Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China. This trip highlighted Trump’s emerging strategy toward China for his second term: cooperate in some areas when must, while maintaining pressure on Xi’s government. In the lead-up to…
Oregon state Rep. Dwayne Yunker began asking questions when he discovered the state was using tax dollars to bring developmentally disabled clients to a strip club this past summer. Yunker—a Republican lawmaker in a very blue state with a Democrat super majority in the legislature—has exposed this and other controversial Medicaid spending in the state…