05.18.2026

By Robert Romano The U.S. Supreme Court on May 15 shot down a last-ditch effort by Virginia Democrats to overturn a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that found Virginia’s redistricting to be unconstitutional, with the nation’s highest court refusing to even hear the case . As a result, instead of the new gerrymandered 10-1 Congressional District map Democrats were […]
05.15.2026

By Manzanita Miller With the June 2 California gubernatorial primary election two weeks out, early voting data shows turnout among Republicans, as well as older voters, a group that leans conservative, outpacing other groups. California voters head to the polls on June 2 where voters will decide […]
05.14.2026

By Robert Romano “Both countries agreed that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon.” That was the White House’s readout of the May 13 meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, conveying at least the U.S. understanding of how the meeting shaped up on the question of the Iran war — and the all-important fate of Iran’s nuclear weapons program. The U.S. readout of […]
05.13.2026

By Bill Wilson There is a tendency, especially by conservative Americans, to look at an election victory or a legislative or political “win” and relax, to fall back and make the assumption that all will now be well. This trend has been a recurring theme in American politics for at […]
05.07.2026

By Robert Romano Democrats’ lead in the 2026 generic Congressional ballot dropped from 46 percent to 41 percent, to 44 percent to 41 percent, according to the latest Economist-YouGov poll taken May 1 to May 4 compared to April 24 to April 27 . Inside the poll, leading the partial slippage was drops in support for Democrats among men from 35 percent […]
05.06.2026

By Manzanita Miller California has become synonymous with costly, unsafe, tax-and-spend policies that drive businesses and families out of the state, but Republicans have a serious shot at reclaiming the governor’s mansion for the first time in decades this November, and that says a lot about how […]