Former President Donald Trump is as strong a fundraiser as ever. But he is bleeding money on legal expenses. Meanwhile‚ President Joe Biden has no shortage of political liabilities going into November‚ but new campaign finance filings show he is building a formidable cash machine. Both men raised tens of millions of dollars in the last quarter of 2023‚ according to campaign finance reports filed Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission. But they’re spending that money in very...

Partisan identification is looking more favorable for Republicans these days. All the talk about candidates often obscures the simple fact that elections are mainly a battle between parties. Recent shifts in partisan voter identification suggest Republicans may be in a better position than they have been for years. It may surprise readers to learn that the GOP has faced an often-significant disadvantage in baseline support despite frequently winning national elections. Democrats...

For Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell‚ deciding when to cut interest rates is hard enough: Too soon‚ and inflation could rise again. Too late‚ and unemployment might shoot higher. The challenge is doubly difficult this year because he is doing it in the glare of election-year politics. Allies of former President Donald Trump‚ the Republican front-runner‚ have already argued that the central bank is seeking to help President Biden by signaling that cuts...

The latest Taylor Swift conspiracy theory has nothing to do with a cryptic new novel or unproven speculation she’s secretly queer — and it’s certainly not being floated by Swifties. As a recent offering from conservatives goes‚ Swift is part of a psyop‚ or a psychological operation‚ that’s being used by the Pentagon to convince her followers to support Democrats. Yes‚ you read that right. That idea‚ which has been floated by Fox News anchor Jesse Watters (who...

Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing scrutiny and criticism from Republicans based on a flawed translation of a speech she made at a gathering to commemorate recent elections in Somalia. Republicans led by U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer‚ also from Minnesota‚ have criticized an alleged translation of a speech to a room full of Somali supporters in Minneapolis last weekend‚ with Emmer calling it "anti-American" in a post on X. Omar said the translation accompanying a video of the speech...

Conservative calls to deport Representative Ilhan Omar over comments she purportedly made about Somalia have no legal merit‚ experts tell Newsweek. The progressive Democrat‚ a Somali American and Muslim‚ has been under fire for remarks she allegedly made to Somali American constituents that have been viewed over 7 million times on X. Omar‚ a Somali American and Muslim‚ seemed to address a deal struck by Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland with landlocked...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday called for "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar‚ D-Minn.‚ to be expelled from Congress‚ have her citizenship revoked‚ and deported from the country over a speech she gave which critics alleged Omar put the interests of Somalis over Americans.  The clip of Omar’s Jan. 27 speech‚ which went viral this week‚ appeared to show the Somali-born congresswoman assuring her constituents that she would use her influence to ensure the breakaway...

Thick clouds of black smoke billowed into the air of East Palestine‚ Ohio‚ after a Norfolk Southern train derailment nearly one year ago‚ polluting the environment with toxic chemicals that residents fear have caused long-term health effects. “We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open‚” hazardous materials specialist Sil Caggiano said. After a year of pleas for help and near silence from the Biden administration‚ the president...

Jena Griswold‚ Colorado’s secretary of state‚ on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a decision by the state’s high court to remove Donald Trump from the ballot‚ citing the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in the case next week after justices decided to take up Trump’s appeal. Griswold said Colorado’s Election Code is designed in such a way that allows the secretary and...

Only two House lawmakers on Wednesday voted against a measure seeking to ban Hamas terrorists involved in last October’s attack on Israel from ever entering the US –  Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.). The No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act‚ introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)‚ would deem any members of Hamas‚ Palestinian Islamic Jihad‚ the Palestine Liberation Organization or other individuals who participated in or facilitated...