Tag: 2026 midterms
Trump approval slump puts 2026 midterms and GOP strategy in jeopardy
New national polling shows President Donald Trump at 39 percent approval and 58 percent disapproval, his worst showing of the second term and rivaling the lowest point of his presidency overall, as voters sour on his economic, immigration, and high-profile executive actions while protest movements gain strength.
Texas Democrats flee to block GOP gerrymandering as Trump pushes national...
Fleeing the state to break quorum, Texas Democrats are fighting what they call a racist, Trump-backed effort to rig congressional maps ahead of 2026—sparking a broader national confrontation over voting rights.
Trump turns on MAGA over Epstein files as transparency backlash grows
Trump once capitalized on Epstein conspiracy theories to galvanize his base. Now, facing demands for accountability, he lashes out at the very supporters who helped propel him back into power.
McConnell dismisses voter concerns as Senate GOP advances sweeping Medicaid cuts
Republican leaders push forward a plan that would slash coverage for millions, despite warnings of political backlash, mass protests, and deadly consequences.
Democrats push to ban congressional stock trading amid tariff-triggered market scandal
Lawmakers intensify calls to outlaw stock trades by members of Congress following Trump’s tariff reversal and suspicious GOP investments.
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The truth about kratom and its safety problems
"Depending on the amount of active ingredient in the product…taking kratom can be harmful," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned people not to use kratom because of possible harm it can cause.
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.
Only the ugliest American alone pulverizes domestic and overseas stability, the rarest of doomed...
As long as politics remains tawdry, brain-numbing entertainment, infected by hateful racist bugs, today’s already darkened age will grow darker before en-light-enment may return.
New filing alleges ICE leaders target protesters for arrest over speech in Chicago
Court documents in the Operation Midway Blitz case describe orders to arrest people for “hyperbolic comments,” claims that all protesters are “violent rioters,” and use of tear gas before any alleged assault, as a judge weighs limits on federal force.
USDA warning to grocers deepens SNAP crisis as Trump defies court orders
As federal judges order the administration to pay out frozen food benefits, the USDA warns grocery stores not to offer discounts to millions of hungry Americans caught in the shutdown, citing the “Equal Treatment Rule.”