Ascent Strategic — a prominent political consulting firm — has a reminder for candidates and political organizations poised to encounter the midterm elections. “This all-important election cycle is truly underway, but are you ready? T…
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White House warns Iran against attacks marking anniversary of Soleimani strike
The White House on Sunday threatened Iran with “severe consequences” in the wake of recent escalations on the second anniversary of the U.S. strike that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qud…
Jim Jordan rejects Jan. 6 committee’s request for interview
Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, signaled he won’t be cooperating with the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, which he also accused of running a partisan witch hunt. Mr. Jordan wrote in a letter to Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi Dem…
NYC mayor says Dems need to become ‘radically practical’ as he clears way for noncitizens to vote
New York City Mayor Eric Adams cleared the way Sunday for noncitizens to vote in the Big Apple’s municipal elections. Mr. Adams also called on fellow Democrats to become what he called “radically practical” and focus on issues like So…
Ron Johnson running for reelection to Senate from Wisconsin
Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, said Sunday he will run for reelection to the U.S. Senate in November. Mr. Johnson won his first Senate campaign in 2010 as a wave of Tea Party conservatives ushered Republicans into Congress, and he won reelecti…
Nancy Pelosi not giving up on persuading Joe Manchin to enact Biden agenda
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she still believes President Biden’s agenda can reach the finish line with the help of Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat. Mrs. Pelosi is fixated on what she can get done now while Republicans are form…
Jan. 6 committee member floats proposal to block Trump from a potential return to White House
Rep. Jamie Raskin suggested Sunday that Donald Trump could be blocked from returning to the Oval Office if the Democrat-controlled Jan. 6 committee rules that the former president was complicit in “organizing” or “participating” in last year’s attack o…
Democrat-run states, cities using a race-based system to distribute scarce COVID-19 treatments
Several Democrat-run states and cities are giving preference to non-White patients for receiving potentially life-saving treatments against COVID-19, a race-based scheme that legal scholars say is unconstitutional. Health officials in Minnesota and New…
CDC director disputes Justice Sotomayor’s claim about kids seriously ill with COVID
A top Biden administration health official on Sunday contradicted Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s claim about the number of kids seriously ill with COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Sudan protest group rejects U.N. offer for talks with military
CAIRO — A leading Sudanese protest group on Sunday rejected a United Nations initiative to hold talks with the military aimed at restoring the country’s democratic transition following an October coup. The move suggests Sudan’s political de…