Supreme Court expected to release major tariff ruling Friday
The Supreme Court is expected to provide an expedited ruling Friday on the legality of many of the tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on imports from other countries. The decision could undermine much of Trump’s economic agenda for his second term. The court heard arguments on the case in November, and typically releases opinions […]
What’s an invasion? Gambling site’s definition costs gamblers millions
Gamblers are upset after the wagering website Polymarket refused to pay out bets on a U.S. invasion of Venezuela. The site claims America’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro did not actually qualify as an invasion. What is Polymarket? Polymarket is what’s known as a prediction market. It’s a gambling platform where people are allowed […]
Republicans defy Speaker Johnson with vote to extend Obamacare subsidies
More than a dozen Republicans joined Democrats to extend Obamacare subsidies, defying House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. The speaker had urged Republicans to vote against it, saying the federal health care system was riddled with fraud. The vote, which passed with 230-196, extended the Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years. Seventeen moderate Republicans voted […]
The US brought a South American strongman to trial 3 decades ago. His case could foretell Maduro’s fate
When the United States took Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his home on Saturday, it was 36 years to the day since U.S. forces captured another South American strongman: Panama’s Manuel Noriega. Their cases are both extraordinary and similar: both were indicted on drug-trafficking charges by federal grand juries in the U.S.; both were taken […]
Police say federal agents shot two people in Portland
Two people are hospitalized after reportedly being shot by federal Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday. The Portland Police Department said officers responded to a 911 call around 2:18 p.m, where they found a male and female with apparent gunshot wounds. The department said federal agents were involved. “We are still in the […]
Georgia 14 Special: Greene New Deal
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise resignation announcement sent shockwaves through Congress, as the onetime staunch ally of President Donald Trump transformed seemingly overnight into one of his chief antagonists. But the North Georgia congresswoman’s abrupt decision also caught her own district by surprise, triggering a free-for-all special election in early March. More than a dozen candidates […]
Wyoming Senate: Cowboy State Roundup
Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ retirement announcement took Capitol Hill by surprise, and she set off a domino effect in the least populous and most Republican state in the union. But the fight for her seat looks to be a few broncos short of a rodeo. Rep. Harriet Hageman, the state’s lone House member, wasted little […]
Republicans Try to Maintain House Majority Before November
By Nathan L. Gonzales The unexpected death of California Republican Doug LaMalfa is a sad reminder of the fragility of the GOP’s House majority on Capitol Hill. In 2024, House Republicans won a 220-215 majority. But that’s with all of the seats filled, and that margin has fluctuated over the past 12 months with four […]
Report Shorts (Jan. 8, 2026)
Alaska Senate. Former Rep. Mary Peltola is interviewing campaign managers ahead of a potential challenge to GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan, according to Axios. This would be a recruitment win for Senate Democrats considering Peltola might have had an easier chance getting elected governor and her entry would put the Senate seat on the battleground. Peltola […]