One of Republicans’ most respected pollsters has identified an emerging group of swing voters who could help decide the 2026 midterms: Call them the weighted vest women. They’re already flooding your social media feeds and neighborhoods — all while donning weighted vests, the latest fitness influencer fad of 2025. You don’t have to look far … Read more
Congress is barreling toward votes on stopgap funding bills Friday before lawmakers leave for recess. Here’s what to watch: IN THE HOUSE — The House will vote this morning on the GOP-led continuing resolution funding the government through Nov. 21. Expect nearly every Democrat to vote against it, though Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie … Read more
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best … Read more
America’s late-night talk show hosts rallied Thursday to support Jimmy Kimmel after his suspension — and accused President Donald Trump of sliding into authoritarianism. TV network ABC yanked Kimmel off air after comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk that appeared to associate his alleged assassin with the MAGA movement triggered a backlash … Read more
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s federally-focused campaign against vaccines is entering a new phase with allies intent on rolling back school and health care facility mandates. Anti-vaccines advocates are now targeting Louisiana, Texas and Idaho, where they are pushing red state governors to follow Florida’s lead in removing requirements in schools for students to … Read more
GOP Reps. Nancy Mace and Cory Mills are locked in an escalating personal clash over Mace’s failed effort to censure Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar for her response to the killing of activist Charlie Kirk. Mills was one of four Republicans to join all Democrats and kill Mace’s censure measure, which fell just one vote short … Read more
House Republicans have invited a leading anti-abortion group to brief GOP staffers on the looming expiration of Obamacare subsidies, according to an invitation for the event viewed by POLITICO. It comes as a growing number of congressional Republicans are calling for an extension before the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits expire at the end … Read more
House Republican leaders are discussing a plan to pass a seven-week stopgap funding measure Friday then not bring the House back into session until after the Oct. 1 shutdown deadline, according to three people granted anonymity to describe the talks. No final decision has been made on House scheduling, but “that is the plan so … Read more
Longtime Washington congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton garnered her most serious political challenge in 35 years Thursday when Robert White, a third-term D.C. Council member and former aide to Norton, announced he would challenge her in next year’s Democratic primary. Norton, 88, has faced mounting questions about her ability to serve in Congress that have … Read more
The top three elected officials in the District of Columbia were on Capitol Hill Thursday to defend their management of local law enforcement activities. They were also on hand to push back against Republican aspersions about crime in the capital city that President Donald Trump used to justify his takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department … Read more