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VP Vance Blames Iran War for Midterm Losses, Says Trump Agrees
Vice President JD Vance attributed Republicans’ losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections primarily to the war with Iran, pointing to several other issues that contributed to voters abandoning the Republican Party.
Democrats Take Control of House and Senate After 2026 Midterms
Democrats have won control of both chambers of Congress following Tuesday’s midterm elections, changing the political makeup of Washington for the next two years.
DOJ Names Marc Elias, Around 20 Democrats in Alaska Election Investigation
The Justice Department has identified Democratic attorney Marc Elias and around 20 other Democratic operatives in a criminal investigation into an effort to recruit a second candidate with the same name as Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan to divert votes and benefit Democrat Mary Peltola.
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Ninth Circuit Allows DOJ to Resume Requests to Set Aside Suspected Noncitizen Ballots, Continue Investigations
The full 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a ruling allowing the Justice Department to request that election officials in California and Washington set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens while their citizenship is verified, and continue related...
DOJ Launches Largest Election Monitoring Effort in History Across All 50 States
The Justice Department is deploying approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers across all 50 states for Tuesday’s midterm elections, marking the first time the department has conducted nationwide monitoring and the largest election oversight effort in its...
Reuters: U.S. Intelligence Sharing Fractures Under Trump
U.S. intelligence sharing across federal agencies and with Congress has slowed or temporarily stopped during President Trump’s second term, according to a Reuters investigation citing current and former officials. The disruptions have reportedly affected intelligence...
Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Joins OpenAI in National Security Role
OpenAI announced Monday that former Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll will join the company as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization, a newly created position focused on expanding the use of artificial intelligence in national security and...
Trump Says U.S. Will End Annual $4 Billion Aid to Israel by Year’s End
President Trump announced Tuesday that the United States will stop providing Israel with its annual roughly $4 billion in aid after the end of 2026, saying the two countries had already agreed to the change months ago. Speaking by phone with Fox News’ Fox &...
U.S. Forces Strike Iran’s Qeshm Island in Series of Undisclosed Attacks
U.S. forces struck Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday as part of a series of limited attacks U.S. officials described as defensive measures intended to protect American assets and restrict Iran’s ability to threaten shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The latest...
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