An older leftist assaulted a Turning Point volunteer at a New Hampshire polling site on Tuesday. “An 18-year-old stood his ground at the polls in New Hampshire today and was assaulted for it,” Turning Point said. “He stayed calm. The left got violent,” they said. “Don’t cede the ground, show…
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BANGOR, Maine—Troy Jackson, former president of the Maine Senate, defeated long-serving Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), flipping a Senate seat to bring the Democrats’ freshly minted majority to 53 seats.The battleground Senate race was among seven flips by Democrats on Election Night, when the party gained control of the Senate.A scandal…
The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) – Canada’s largest labor federation representing about three million workers – announced Thursday, Oct. 29, that its members will refuse to handle weapons and military equipment destined for Israel, according to a statement released by the organization. The resolution marks a significant shift in the federation’s…
Army Avenger Missile Systems Deployed Near Mar-a-Lago, Trump Airport, Officials Say U.S. Army Humvee-based AN/TWQ-1 Avenger short-range air defense systems have been set up near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and at Donald J. Trump International Airport, about three miles to the west, according to officials…
New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation on Oct. 28 that bars artificial intelligence (AI) operators from offering certain chatbot features to minors, according to the governor’s office. State legislators approved the bill earlier this year. The law is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. Hochul…
OpenAI CEO Calls Home PC RAM Use “Quite Terrible” in Global Allocation Context OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a podcast interview that it is “quite terrible” for people to have random-access memory (RAM) in their own personal computers when that memory could be placed in artificial intelligence (AI) data…
Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt reached 9.54 trillion hryvnias ($212.61 billion) as of late September, according to figures released on Oct. 27 by the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance (MOF). The debt more than doubled from $97.95 billion at the end of 2021, before the escalation of Kyiv’s conflict with Russia…
Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won the Tennessee governor’s race on Tuesday, saying in her victory speech it is time to get to work.With votes still being counted and the race called, Blackburn led Democrat Jerri Green 45.57%-42.9%. Independent David Hatley had 9.31% of the vote. Only one of the…
President Donald Trump’s endorsement, a near-unstoppable force in this year’s Republican primaries, slammed into a Democratic wave Tuesday night as several of his hand-picked Senate and gubernatorial candidates went down and Democrats claimed control of both the House and the Senate.Trump-backed Senate nominees Ken Paxton, in Texas; Michael Whatley, in…
(The Center Square) — Federal officials sent letters on Tuesday to people suspected of recruiting an alleged spoiler candidate in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, in a move to possibly bring federal charges in the consequential case.Marc Elias, founder of Elias Law Group, said top leadership at his firm received letters…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 230 illegal foreign nationals in 15 states in a three-day operation cracking down on commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) violations.U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced the results of Operation Guardian at a news conference at Melton Truck Lines, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ICE…
President Donald Trump acknowledged early Wednesday that the Iran war and its impact on gas prices played a role in the midterm election drubbing Republicans suffered but he vowed to try to work with the Democrats now poised to take control of Congress.“I think we’ll work with the Democrats, and…
Democrats swept elections coast to coast on Tuesday night and seized control of Congress and prized statehouses in the deep red South, as Americans punished Republicans for failing to finish the job of taming inflation and fixing an economy about to be transformed by artificial intelligence.Hispanic, young and independent voters…
Florida voters on Tuesday approved one of the largest property tax cuts in the state’s history, while Virginians wrote a right to abortion into their constitution and Missouri voters turned back a Republican-led effort to repeal the abortion protections they adopted two years ago.The results came as voters in 39…
Washington state has a legal bullseye on its back for gender identity policies affecting eligibility for women’s prisons, sex disclosure in girls’ school sports, parental say in how schools address their children, and parents’ recovery of runaway children.The Supreme Court already agreed to review the latter on one question: whether parents can challenge the law,…
Democrats are projected to take control of the House of Representatives Tuesday night, with all indications pointing to a Blue Wave that will place House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in the Speaker’s chair.Democrats won multiple seats that were considered bellwethers of the night, including holding two seats in Florida,…
Tuesday’s midterm elections largely proceeded with few major delays, technical difficulties or legal challenges by both major parties–a sharp break from recent years when allegations of election fraud and the poor performance of election systems have dominated headlines.The relative calm came despite an unprecedented buildup on all sides. The Justice…
When Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) insisted in October that he had “zero interest in running for president,” nobody took him all that seriously — after all, that’s the standard line for any incumbent up for re-election in a must-win state. But even before the Senator had successfully defended his seat…
Somali residents packed a Minneapolis venue and erupted in celebration as early results showed Rep. Ilhan Omar easily winning another term in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, even as a federal criminal investigation into her family’s immigration paperwork remains active weeks after agents searched her Washington-area home. Video circulating online captured…
By R. C. Sproul, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, November 04, 2026Martin Luther statue in Dresden, Germany. | iStock/robertmandelMartin Luther faced a major crisis in 1515.Luther was by then a doctor of the church and was teaching theology and biblical studies at the University of Wittenberg. He had recently finished a series…
By Jarrett Stepman, Op-ed contributor Wednesday, November 04, 2026 | Eva HAMBACH/AFP via Getty ImagesOnly 6% of Democrats think that “patriotism” is important for the country.That was one of the unnerving findings of a recently released Gallup national survey about American values that highlighted the conflict of visions that defines…
By Mark Creech, Op-ed Contributor Wednesday, November 04, 2026Protesters clash with riot police during a march over the cost of living crisis on October 31, 2026 in Paris, France. French authorities have deployed 70,000 police officers across Paris this weekend due to a high risk of public disorder and social-media…
President Trump signaled he’s going to judge the Republican 2026 candidates and be a “political pundit” on why they won or lost their races after the election night bloodbath that gave the Democrats both chambers of Congress. Earlier, Trump said, “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we…
Here comes the mileage-based gas tax for Californians. Far-left Democrat candidate Xavier Becerra won California’s gubernatorial race on Tuesday evening to replace Gavin Newsom. Xavier Becerra defeated Republican Steve Hilton. Becerra previously served as California’s Attorney General from 2017 to 2021. He also served as the Health and Human Services…
Longtime Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins was unseated by Democrat Troy Jackson in Maine’s Senate race on Tuesday evening. RINO Susan Collins served five consecutive terms as a Maine Senator. Troy Jackson, the Democrat who married his cousin, booted Susan Collins. BREAKING: The Fox News Decision Desk can project that…
Tuesday’s midterm elections are shaping up to be the “biggest national wipeout for Republicans since 2006, when voters brutally punished the GOP for an ill-advised and poorly planned war in the Middle East,” The Federalist’s CEO and co-founder Sean Davis said in a post on X. In 2006, 56 percent…
President Donald Trump leaves the stage at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on Nov. 2, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch TimesWASHINGTON—President Donald Trump declared Nov. 1 through Nov. 7 as Anti-Communism Week with a presidential action signed on Election Day.“This week, we honor the victims of socialism and communism…
Senator Tommy Tuberville won the governor’s seat in Alabama on Tuesday night. Tuberville has been a US Senator from Alabama since 2021. Tommy previously coached at Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech, and Cincinnati, winning multiple coach-of-the-year awards after Auburn’s perfect 2004 season. Decision Desk HQ projects Tommy Tuberville wins the…
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In the Republican stronghold of Texas Tuesday, Democrats won. And then won some more.AUSTIN, Texas — In decisive victories in major races Tuesday night, Texans elected Democrats. The state hadn’t elected a Democrat to serve in the U.S. Senate since 1988 — a year before its new senator-elect, James Talarico,…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…
Democrat Peggy Flanagan defeated Republican Michele Tafoya in Minnesota’s Senate race, keeping retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s seat in Democratic hands and making Flanagan the first Native American woman elected to the Senate. Flanagan campaigned on affordability, health care, corruption and immigration, including opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in…
Democrats captured control of both the U.S. House and Senate on Tuesday, giving the party the power to advance legislation that would legalize abortion through all nine months of pregnancy nationwide and force taxpayers to fund killing babies. In the House, the pro-abortion party needed a net gain of only…
The incoming House Oversight Chairman threatened Trump and Trump’s circle after the Democrats flipped the House on Tuesday evening. Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia (CA) fired off an ominous social media post. “LAWYER UP.” Garcia said. LAWYER UP. — Congressman Robert Garcia (@RepRobertGarcia) November 4, 2026 The Democrats seized control of…
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, November 04, 2026Attendees pray together during a midterm election night watch party for Republican U.S. Senate candidate, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton at The Westin Galleria on November 3, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Paxton is facing off against Democrat, state Rep. James…
Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente announced Tuesday that he is stepping down from his post after a major high-speed train collision killed 69 people last week.The deadly crash last Wednesday marked the second major fatal incident in Spain this year, after a January train collision killed 46 people. The cause…
Incumbent Republican Rep. Scott Perry lost his re-election bid to Democrat challenger Janelle Stelson in Pennsylvania’s 10th district.The Associated Press called the race at 10:41 p.m. ET, and with 99% of the vote counted, Stelson held a 10-point lead over Perry. Perry had narrowly defeated Stelson in 2024 by just…
Democrats on Tuesday night appeared headed toward a wave-election victory in the midterms, scoring upsets in the House and Senate on their way toward taking control of Congress. The biggest wins for Democrats were in North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas, where they won GOP-held seats, along with scores of…
A U.S. magistrate judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden investigation, calling the case a weaponized “rush job.”U.S. Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui threw out the criminal complaint against Nikki Cole Floris and Bradley Benavides from the bench.…
Tucker Carlson claimed on X that President Trump could nuke Iran within days at Netanyahu’s urging, a charge Trump has rejected in favor of conventional bombs.Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson posted a lengthy message on X on Sunday asserting that President Trump was preparing to launch a nuclear weapon against Iran…
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready to back Catholic schools locked out of Colorado’s taxpayer preschool program for holding to Church teaching on sex and marriage, a religious-liberty fight parents and parishes say punishes faith.In a two-hour Election Day session in Washington, justices signaled deep skepticism of Colorado’s rule…
Police recovered a handgun they believe was used to kill a 21-year-old congressional intern in D.C., DNA tests now target charged murder suspects.U.S. Park Police stopped a stolen Honda in northwest Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21 and arrested three people. Officers searched the car and found two 9 mm handguns.…
A 16-year-old California high school football standout was shot dead at a Halloween party in Bakersfield, leaving police hunting for bystander video while another local teen athlete’s killing still hangs over the city.Bakersfield police found William Aviles suffering from severe gunshot injuries around 3:35 a.m. Saturday at 3500 S Half…
A child in rural northern New York has died in the state’s first measles-associated death in more than three decades, as an outbreak already declared an emergency keeps spreading.NBC News reported that New York health officials announced the death Monday. The child lived in Lewis County, a rural county in…
Spanish police opened an involuntary manslaughter probe after Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel, 30, died from cardiac arrest following a heavy midfield collision with FC Andorra’s goalkeeper.De Miguel collapsed near midfield in added time of a second-division match after FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono rushed out of his area and…
President Trump vowed to protect SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and issue preemptive pardons for allies if Democrats win Congress and pursue them after the midterms.Just one day before voting got underway, Trump sat down with Miranda Devine on the New York Post’s “Pod Force One” podcast and made the commitment…
A federal appeals court briefly lifted a block on the Trump Justice Department’s California noncitizen voting probe Monday night, then hours later restored the curb as the full bench stepped in.The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit first paused a San Francisco federal judge’s temporary restraining order that had barred…
A federal magistrate judge dismissed charges Monday against two former senior FBI counterintelligence officials accused of lying to Congress about the Hunter Biden investigation, branding the case election-timed weaponization with no probable cause.Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui delivered an hour-long oral ruling that ended a three-day evidentiary hearing and wiped out…
President Donald Trump hosts a multilateral luncheon with African leaders, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in the State Dining Room. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok) President Donald Trump fired back Tuesday night as Republicans suffered a series of crushing setbacks in the 2026 midterm elections, insisting that the outcome…
DES MOINES—Democratic state representative Josh Turek won Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat after a tight contest against Republican opponent Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa).Turek will succeed Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who did not run for reelection.The Associated Press called the race at 10:35 p.m. CT.October polls were a mixed bag, with Hinson…