Paxton trumpets affordability message with new tax proposal as Senate race hits stalemate

Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton on Friday unveiled a sweeping new tax proposal, as his Republican campaign hits a polling stalemate against rival James Talarico in one of the country’s tightest races.  Paxton, who is also the state’s attorney general, touted the sweeping tax breaks plan as part of a new affordability campaign message highlighting […]

Israeli minister slams Turkey after foreign minister meets with new Hamas leader

Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government of becoming “the command center for Hamas’s rapists and murderers.”

Another Maine Democrat candidate rocked by another scandal, and it’s a doozy

Troy Jackson is the Democratic nominee voters tapped to challenge incumbent Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R), after Graham Platner dropped from the race over allegations of rape […]

Another Maine Democrat candidate rocked by another scandal, and it’s a doozy

Troy Jackson is the Democratic nominee voters tapped to challenge incumbent Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R), after Graham Platner dropped from the race over allegations of rape […]

Democrats could flip Texas Senate seat because Paxton ‘is so awful’: Sabato

A high-profile election analyst says state Rep. James Talarico (D) may give Democrats a real shot at finally winning a statewide race in Texas given general election political weakness in his opponent, state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). “Since 1994, I’ve gotten call after call virtually every day from Texans in politics on the Democratic…

Democrats Need a Better Answer on Voter ID. Here's One

Donald Trump's incessant crusade for the immediate enactment of the SAVE America Act is very likely to fail - thanks to a Senate Democratic filibuster that a crucial number of Senate Republicans refuse to kill.

Trump aide busted on Fox as big economic bet blows up in his face

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett scrambled Friday after being confronted by Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo about the “way lower than expected” economic growth that fell far short of his previous predictions.In early May, Hassett told Bartiromo that he “personally would make a bet” with his “friends” that U.S. economic growth would be 4% for the “rest of the year.” He doubled down on that prediction in early July. And yet, on Thursday, the Commerce Department reported “weaker than expected” GDP growth – a broad measure of economic activity – of just 1.5% for the second quarter of 2026, per the Bureau of Economic Analysis.“Yesterday, the GDP was slower than expected; last time we spoke, you told me you were expecting 4% growth in the second half of the year,” Bartiromo said. “We got a growth number yesterday, but it was way lower than people expected – how would you assess the macro story today?”Rather than admit his prediction was widely off, Hassett attempted to reframe his past remarks as referencing a narrower interpretation of economic growth.“Well I think that what we were looking at when you and I talked last was... uh... the really surging domestic demand, and so final sales within the U.S. were about 4% actually, almost exactly the number we talked about, 3.9%,” Hassett said. “The reason why the topline number was 1.5% was that we imported so many capital goods because we're building factories so fast that the number was different than we expected by a little bit.”Despite Hassett’s claim that the United States was “building factories so fast,” federal data paints a different picture. Factory construction spending was actually down 22% when compared with the same time last year, having declined every month this year. Manufacturing employment is also trending downward, with the sector losing 38,000 jobs over the past 12 months while adding 18,000 in the past six months.“The bottom line though is that if you look at that – the huge surge in capital spending – it means that the economy is really running on all cylinders,” Hassett claimed.

Democrat David Jolly Thinks 'Trans' Athletes Have More Constitutional Rights Than Girls