George Caldwell

Paxton’s estranged wife backs Texas GOP ticket in new ad

Angela Paxton, the estranged wife of Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton, is urging voters to support the GOP ticket in the midterms despite her differences with her husband.

October 3, 2026

Trump doxes Tom Cotton over daylight saving time bill

President Trump on Saturday posted Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number and urged supporters to pressure him to support a bill making daylight saving time permanent.

October 3, 2026

Trump sends $90 checks to 20 million senior citizens ahead of midterms

President Trump has announced his administration is sending millions of senior citizens $90 checks and that much more money will come if Republicans win the midterms.

October 3, 2026

Republican battleground candidate opposes Iran war but won’t challenge Trump’s war powers

A Republican trying to flip a Northern Maine congressional district is telling voters he wants the Iran war to end, but will not force President Trump's hand.

October 2, 2026

Trump wants Cotton to wake up, pass permanent daylight saving time

President Trump on Friday demanded the Senate pass a bill to make daylight saving time permanent and blamed Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, for stalling it.

October 2, 2026

Green energy PAC targets Republican House candidates deep in Trump country

A pro-green energy PAC has released its list of Republicans it wants to punish for favoring policies that hurt the industry.

October 1, 2026

GOP’s Lummis: Blame Democrats for Senate gridlock

Wyoming's Cynthia Lummis acknowledges that fellow Republican senators haven't accomplished everything they wanted, but she says Democrats should get the blame in the midterms.

October 1, 2026

Hispanics are now swing voters, and both parties are paying price

Whether the midterm elections prove to be a devastating wipeout for Republicans largely depends on Hispanic voters -- a voting bloc that shifted rightward in 2024 but now appears to be slipping away.

September 30, 2026

Democrats block congressional stock-buying ban, objecting to attached voter ID provision

Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a House-passed bill to ban the purchase of individual stocks by members of Congress.

September 30, 2026

Republicans seek to advance congressional stock trading ban

Senate Republicans are trying to ban the purchase of individual stocks by members of Congress in one of their final votes before Election Day.

September 29, 2026

Senate advances bill to ban penny production

The Senate on Monday approved a bill that would put into law President Trump's policy to stop minting pennies, each of which costs 3.69 cents to produce.

September 29, 2026

Trump rejects Iranian ceasefire offer

President Trump has turned down a seven-day ceasefire proposed by Iran.

September 26, 2026

U.S., China agree to reduce tariffs after Xi visit

The U.S. and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on a subset of each other's goods, the White House said Saturday.

September 26, 2026

Democratic House nominee arrested at anti-Netanyahu protest

A likely congresswoman was arrested Thursday at an anti-Israel protest in New York City after saying she would refuse police orders to disperse.

September 24, 2026

Senate Republicans shoot down Democrats’ end-the-war resolution

Senate Republicans united Thursday to vote down a Democratic resolution to end the war in Iran, delivering a strong show of solidarity with the president ahead of the midterm elections.

September 24, 2026

‘New Russia hoax’: Emmer blasts senators’ attacks on Donald Trump Jr. over wedding

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer is accusing senators of cooking up "a new Russia hoax" in the waning weeks before the midterm elections.

September 23, 2026

McConnell urges Trump team to provide Taiwan military funding

In a harsh letter on Wednesday, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell urged President Trump's administration to provide military aid to Taiwan.

September 23, 2026

Democrat’s pivot on transgender issues gets backlash from LGBTQ groups

Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur's attempt to alter her transgender stance has drawn blowback from party members in her Ohio district.

September 22, 2026

Crypto group spends big in Ohio race after Democrats block pro-industry bill

The cryptocurrency industry is opening up its war chest in an important Senate race after Democrats blocked legislation favorable to digital assets.

September 22, 2026

‘Extreme, out of touch’: Dems rush to win back voters alienated by the party’s transgender policies

Democrats in competitive House races are making an abrupt pivot in the transgender culture wars.

September 21, 2026