This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. China is leading the world in moving away from fossil fuels, and the rest of the globe—including the United States—must now follow, former US Secretary of State John Kerry has told The Guardian, as Cop watchers wonder exactly how […]
11/11/1975: Virginia State Bd. of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: November 11, 1975 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s message to the G7 — that Washington intends to maintain severe economic pressure on Iran — has an audience beyond the diplomats gathered in Paris. It also matters to the people inside Iran’s security establishment who may someday have to choose between protecting the regime and abandoning it. For an […]
A huge Democratic majority in Congress. Six new Democratic state trifectas and governorships. Five new Democratic attorneys general. At least 545 additional state legislative seats. Reproductive rights leaders have spent the past week trying to wrap their heads around the enormity of the Democratic tsunami and how it could reshape the national abortion-rights landscape. In […]
Rep.-elect Don Leonard (D-Ohio) hasn't been sworn in yet, but he's making a name for himself on Capitol Hill as one of the most outspoken anti-establishment progressives in the incoming freshman class. Why it matters: That's an unlikely position for a Democrat who represents a rural Ohio district that President Trump carried by 10 percentage points in 2024. Leonard is archetypal of a burgeoning breed of swing-district House Democrats — populist in style, receptive to left-wing policies and unbound by traditional political norms — that will be well-represented in the 120th Congress. "I'm really vibing with my class," he told Axios in a Tuesday interview on Capitol Hill. "These are everyday citizens who heard the same call I heard and stood up." State of play: Leonard, a professor of city planning who defeated Republican Rep. Mike Carey in last Tuesday's midterm elections, was turning heads on Capitol Hill before he even arrived for freshman orientation on Sunday. He told his local CBS affiliate the day after the election he will "be shopping for a new leader" unless House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) changes his pro-Israel positions. He made an even bigger splash on Tuesday with a video he posted to social media saying he met with "senior members" who warned him his life would be a "living hell" and that he would lose reelection if he opposes Jeffries for speaker of the House. The other side: House Democratic Caucus chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), asked about Leonard's video at a press conference Tuesday afternoon, told reporters, "I don't know what senior Democrats he's talking about." "I think all of us here can attest to the work, the time, the energy that Hakeem Jeffries put into helping us build this majority," Aguilar said. Aguilar predicted Jeffries will be "overwhelmingly selected" as speaker and that he doesn't "lose any sleep over that." "Members could have ideas and interests and they could have asks along the way, but the outcome is not in ques
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council has a simple message for Washington: cut your losses in the war with the Houthis and help establish an anti-Houthi breakaway state. When Riyadh and its Yemeni allies launched airstrikes on Sanaa airport on July 13, reigniting the Yemeni civil war, the anti-Houthi coalition could hardly have envisioned the conflict going […]
Have you heard of the National Popular Vote Compact? It calls for votes from the Electoral College from participating states to pledge their electors to the popular vote winner instead of the winner of their state. As of today, 22 states have signed on, including California and its 54 electoral votes. At least for now, […]
Candidates endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America will hold eight House seats and run the two largest cities next year, as well as serving in dozens of local and state offices.
The secretary of state, who is required to travel by government plane, defended his trips to his alma mater to see his son play.
A lesson from the US midterms is that electorates are repelled by the arrogant mega-rich buying democracy. This is a fight Labour can afford to pick For most people, $224m (£168m) is a lot of money, especially if you spend it and get nothing in return. But Elon Musk is richer than most people. In fact, there is no one richer. As the wealthiest of the US’s tech oligarchs Musk could afford to blow huge sums on a failed bid to prop up Republican candidates in Texas, his adoptive home state, in last week’s midterm congressional elections. He is reported to have spent a further $250m failing to engineer results in other races. Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that President Donald Trump sees “no need for major combat operations” against Iran as the administration's sweeping economic offensive and naval blockade devastate the Islamic Republic's economy. The post Rubio: ‘No Need for Major Combat Operations Against Iran’ — U.S. ‘Achieving Same Objective by Economic Means’ appeared first on Breitbart .
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) is projected to win the race for California’s 40th Congressional District against fellow California Republican Rep. Young Kim in a race determined by the Golden State’s passage of Proposition 50 last year, according to preliminary results from Decision Desk HQ. With 69 percent reporting, Calvert leads his fellow Republican by about…
House Democrats' incoming freshman class is barely a week old and already threatening to defy party leaders in ways most of their incumbent colleagues wouldn't dare. Why it matters: It's a dynamic House leaders may have to learn to live with as they integrate a massive group of new members who were swept into office on a wave of populist, anti-establishment anger. "My class is huge not because of ... the Democratic Party and its brand but despite it," said Rep.-elect Don Leonard (D-Ohio). "Many of us are outsiders who didn't come up through the machine, don't buy into the conventions." Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar (D-Texas) told Axios: "Any members that are new and have just run their elections are going to be very close to where the voters are, and we know the voters are very upset." State of play: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is on track to become speaker, in part thanks to his rock-solid support among sitting House Democrats. His supporters include high-profile progressives such as Casar and Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). "There is one candidate in this race, Hakeem Jeffries, and I think that everyone is far more concerned about what that leadership means, what is it promising," Ocasio-Cortez told reporters on Tuesday. Things get more spotty when gauging Jeffries' support among incoming freshmen, some of whom have openly declined to commit to supporting his leadership. That includes members of the informal progressive "Bloc," including Reps.-elect Darializa Avila Chevalier (D-N.Y.), Melat Kiros (D-Colo.), Claire Valdez (D-N.Y.), Adam Hamawy (D-N.J.) and Chris Rabb (D-Pa.). "As far as I've heard, Jeffries is the only one running," said progressive Rep.-elect Randy Villegas (D-Calif.). "But ... I think we need to see some prioritization of some legislation, particularly around health care, foreign policy and immigration." Some incoming and sitting House Democrats ha
Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon (D), who lost to GOP incumbent Sen. Ashley Moody in last week’s midterm elections, referred to the contest during an interview posted Tuesday as a “missed opportunity” for Sunshine State Democrats. “If want to continue to profess that we care about Black people and Hispanic communities, then we need to…
EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) will run for a second term in the Senate in 2028, an early announcement that spares Republicans an open seat in purple North Carolina. “That’s the plan. Absolutely, I’m in,” Budd, 55, told the Washington Examiner at the Capitol on Tuesday. “This is an awesome state. It’s an honor […]
When Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his G7 counterparts in Paris on Tuesday, he told them that President Trump had considered resuming the war with Iran or cutting a deal — but chose a third option: strangling the Iranian regime, three people who attended the meeting told Axios. Why it matters: The Iran war has become a political albatross in Trump's second term, costing Republicans dearly in the midterms. For months, the president has alternated between threatening to obliterate Iran and predicting it will capitulate and give him the deal he wants. "He's been searching for the solution, but he wasn't sure what's the best way to go," a U.S. official close to Trump said. This debate over which course to follow has led to strife between several factions within the top echelon of the administration. Each faction had the support of U.S. allies in the Middle East — namely Israel favoring renewed strikes and most Gulf countries opposing them. Driving the news: After meeting with the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Monday, Trump said that a new round of strikes against Iran is "quite unlikely" and "doesn't seem to be necessary." Trump said he instead favors continuing the economic crackdown and naval blockade against Iran, in addition to a new operation dubbed "Iron Gate" to cut off land routes that Iran uses to move advanced weaponry and other technology. Behind the scenes: Rubio explained the U.S. Iran policy in a closed meeting on Tuesday with the foreign ministers of the G7 countries in Paris. "The President doesn't just have two options. It's not just return to war or sign a ridiculous peace deal. We won't do a stupid deal. The third option we have is to continue to do what we do now," Rubio said, according to three people in the room. Rubio went on to say that the U.S. is imposing devastating costs on Iran's economy, making it harder for it to fund terrorist organizations or rebuild its military. And there's no end date. "T
Mississippi, a state not known for close elections, now sits in the center of the national spotlight as an unusually high number of absentee and provisional ballots will determine the size of the Democratic majority in the Senate. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Liz Landers reports on how election officials are handling the ongoing vote count and the historic nature of this Senate race.
The U.S. State Department on Monday commended the Dominican Republic for shutting down a Chinese cardboard factory that was operating under highly illegal conditions and in violation of multiple local regulations. The post Dominican Republic Shuts Down Illegal Chinese Cardboard Factory appeared first on Breitbart .
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said he would do all he could to help Sen.-elect James Talarico during the transition after the incumbent and his successor met on Capitol Hill for the first time post-election. “I told him I’ll be happy to help him all I can during the transition,” Cornyn told TMZ. “It’s normal. It…
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), most likely the incoming House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair, said Tuesday that former White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will face a congressional investigation in the next Congress. “We’re already looking at Susie Wiles,” the Golden State Democrat told reporters on Tuesday. “I mean, first let’s go back…
Officials in the sanctuary state of Illinois released a convicted violent illegal alien from prison, refusing to turn him over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveals. The post Sanctuary Illinois Frees Violent Illegal Alien Convict from Prison Despite ICE Request appeared first on Breitbart .
Democrats are poised to take control of a majority of state legislatures for the first time in 16 years after the party secured sweeping wins in the midterm elections. Twenty-four state legislatures will be under full Democratic control starting in January, with the party flipping 12 total individual chambers. Republicans will control both chambers in…
Former Secretary of State John Kerry warned in an interview published Tuesday the rest of the world is falling behind China when it comes to clean energy technology, arguing the country has emerged as the clear leader in a rapidly growing market. “The only country that has hugely accelerated is China. The rest of the…
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) is launching a new headquarters for his Saving Texas group in an effort to recruit and elect Republican candidates across the Lone Star State. The headquarters for the nonprofit, which is run by Cruz’s allies, will open in Austin, intended to be a hub for establishing GOP infrastructure to win…
The Democratic Socialists of America is facing an investigation in Florida over allegations of foreign funding from Cuba and China. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Tuesday that his office had issued an investigative subpoena to the DSA under the state’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and laws governing charitable fundraising. The investigation will […]
Breitbart Texas stood on the banks of the Rio Grande for more than a decade, chronicling the battle against open borders and transnational cartels. Throughout that entire fight, one constant remained: Texas stood as an immovable operational wall and courtroom vanguard against federal abdication. When Washington bureaucrats refused to enforce immigration law, Texas deployed the National Guard and state troopers, laid down miles of razor wire, built its own border wall, and enacted landmark enforcement statutes like Senate Bill 4 to protect its communities. The post OPINION: The Next Border Crisis — What Happens Along the Rio Grande Under Texas Democrat Leadership appeared first on Breitbart .
The U.S. secretary of state said that American economic pressure is doing sufficient damage to the leadership in Tehran.
House Republicans elected Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their new leader Tuesday, handing the reins of the battered GOP conference to one of its most prominent conservative firebrands. Why it matters: Jordan's victory marks a major shake-up in House Republican leadership, elevating a founding member of the hardline Freedom Caucus who campaigned as an alternative to the leaders who presided over the GOP's crushing midterm defeat . Jordan bested Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), who had served as the No. 2 House Republican since 2014, in the conference-wide secret ballot for minority leader. His victory signals an appetite among House Republicans for a more confrontational approach as they prepare to enter the minority. State of play: Jordan and Scalise entered Tuesday's election locked in a tight race, with both camps expressing confidence in their chances of winning. Jordan drew public support from some of the conference's most conservative members, who argued Republicans needed a change in direction after their devastating midterm losses. Scalise leaned on his longstanding relationships across the conference and his decade-plus of experience in leadership. The big picture: Jordan's ascent represents a remarkable turnaround for a conservative agitator who spent much of his career challenging the Republican establishment before becoming one of President Trump's most vocal allies. He'll be tasked with uniting a fractured Republican conference and leading the party's efforts to reclaim the House majority in 2028.
Democrats are pressing legislation that would make New Jersey the first state in the nation to define “Islamophobia” for use in criminal prosecutions and civil trials. The proposal is an abomination that, despite its protestations to the contrary, would erode citizens’ free speech rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution. It defines “Islamophobia” as, […]
This article was written by Mark J. Burns and published on Sport & State, a new media company founded by Clay Travis that is built around sports, culture, original voices, and live conversation. * * * * * Americans love a good comeback story, and Dianna Russini is going to try to rewrite hers, courtesy ...
California Rep. Ro Khanna (D) on Tuesday called on Congress to ban sports prediction markets, raising concerns about how they “fuel addiction” and expose the American youth to “public health risks.” “Sports prediction markets are sports betting disguised as financial trading. They flout state and tribal gambling laws, siphon state tax revenues, fuel addiction, and…
Following a LOOKOUT and Intercept investigation, town officials asked the private prison firm for information about a state prison it operated at the site. The post Arizona Town’s Probe on Sex Abuse Claims Could Block Prison Firm Building New ICE Camp appeared first on The Intercept .
Through October, municipal issuers have sold $511 billon of municipal bonds in 2026, up 4% from 2025, which puts the market on pace for a third consecutive record high, and the market could surpass $600 billion for the first time. Bloomberg Intelligence spoke with Emily Brock, Director of the Federal Liaison Center for the Government Finance Officers Association to discuss how state and local governments build public support for their infrastructure investments and Bond Programs on-site at BAM Mutual. (Source: Bloomberg)
U.S. forces reportedly launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Somalia’s Puntland region on Monday night. The post Report: U.S. Bombs Somalia in Anti-Islamic State Action appeared first on Breitbart .
The Justice Department announced charges against over a dozen people linked to a Mexico-based drug trafficking network operating throughout the country that was run out of the South Carolina state prison system. The operation, tied to the Sinaloa cartel, has been present in South Carolina since at least 2011 and has spread into the Carolinas. ...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday unveiled an effort designed to boost Republicans in Texas, after Democrats made sweeping gains in the state in last week’s midterm elections. Cruz said his political group, Saving Texas, is establishing a physical headquarters in Austin. The site will be used to coordinate candidate recruitment, grassroots infrastructure, fundraising, and […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) declined to back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as he prepares to seek his caucus’s support to become majority leader beginning in January. Asked by reporters outside the Capitol if she would back her home state’s senator for the top spot in the upper chamber given calls for new leadership…
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Former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) has expanded her lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in her state’s competitive Senate contest. The latest batch of votes to be counted reported Peltola leading by 2,517 first-choice votes which extended her lead of 637 from last week. She holds 48.63 percent of the vote, while Sullivan has 47.47…
The same antisemites condemning the state of Israel instead ought to be thanking the Jewish state for keeping them, their banks, their credit card issuers, and everyone they’ve ever known safe from cyberattacks. As the multibillion-dollar North Korean hacking of Binance makes clear, in cyberspace, no one is safe. Individuals, terrorist groups, criminal gangs, and […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that the US is closely aligned with Europe in trying to reach an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its fifth year.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is facing an investigation by his company's board after his affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Meanwhile, President Trump defended Huang amid questions over how much the White House knew about the affair. Jo Ling Kent reports.
In our recent column on the feverish 2028 maneuvering already underway behind the scenes, we name-checked three potential GOP hopefuls. Vice President JD Vance has long been considered the favorite in a hypothetical primary field. We also mentioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). Public opinion will ebb and flow in […]
Any right-thinking conservative who priorities fertility should prioritize facilitating remote work, because it raises the odds that couples turn plans into children without building a new entitlement state.
Hundreds of thousands of conservative Californians moved to Texas, hoping for a change of political scenery. Now they find themselves in a blue state.
A Northern California judge on Monday permanently barred Shasta County from implementing a voter-approved initiative that sought to dramatically reshape voting in the conservative stronghold.
President Donald Trump has more authority to fight state and local data center moratoria than another executive order promising faster permits. He can direct federal agencies to secure computing capacity for national security missions, invoke existing laws to protect essential infrastructure, and challenge states that interfere with authorized federal operations. Those powers offer a way […]
This article was written by Matt Foley and published on Sport & State, a new media company founded by Clay Travis that is built around sports, culture, original voices, and live conversation. * * * * * Readers of a certain age will remember there once was a time when a man wore a Carhartt ...
