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 […]
05.05.2026

By Robert Romano “[T]here is appropriated to the United States Secret Service, for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the pur17 poses of security adjustments and upgrades, including within the perimeter […]
05.04.2026

By Robert Romano The 2026 partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security ended unceremoniously on April 30 in the House with unanimous passage of H.R. 7147 , legislation that had already passed the Senate that funds all agencies in the department except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]