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Rulings could mean easier paths to reelection for some New Mexico incumbents. SANTA FE — If he rebuffs a primary challenge, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján is set to avoid a Republican opponent in his bid for a second term, after a potential GOP opponent was disqualified Tuesday for failing to meet ballot requirements. The disqualification of Republican candidate Christopher Vanden Heuvel of Rio Rancho means that for the first time in modern state history the state's general election ballot for a U.S. Senate race will have only one major party candidate. In all, [Democrat] Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse...

As a career prosecutor, I have a deep understanding not only of how our criminal statutes work, but also of the personal toll crime takes on families. For years, I have witnessed the devastation caused when loved ones are lost to violent crime. That loss, and the pain left behind, is what drove me to run for office. Simply put, I know what needs to change in our laws to prevent more people from becoming victims. This year, however, it has become increasingly clear why New Mexico remains so dangerous. What follows may sound like “insider baseball,” but it is...

SBA suspends more than 111,000 borrowers in the state Earlier this week, the White House announced plans for a new anti-fraud task force targeting welfare abuse in California and other states, and assigned Vice President J.D. Vance, Andrew Ferguson of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Attorney General Pam Bondi. California Attorney General Rob Bonta fell all over himself Thursday claiming that the California Department of Justice was working to tackle fraud in the state. He even “pushed back” against the Trump Administration’s characterization that California programs are overrun by fraud and that state government is somehow facilitating this fraud....

Outgoing Ohio governor Mike DeWine has given his endorsement in this year's governor's race. DeWine has thrown his support behind Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and his newly-announced running mate, Rob McColley. DeWine's endorsement comes on the same day that Amy Acton announced her running mate, Cincinnati native and former city councilmember and Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper. Neither Ramaswamy or Acton are their official party nominees, but are expected to win their respective primaries.

Gov. Brian Kemp has set a special election for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th congressional district. On Nov. 21, 2025, Greene - who was elected to the northwest Georgia district in 2020 and overwhelmingly re-elected since - said she was resigning over her disillusionment with the nation’s current political climate, stemming from a recent political split with President Donald Trump. The election will decide who will fill the rest of Greene’s 2026 term. About an hour after Kemp’s announcement, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office announced the qualifying dates: Monday, Jan. 12,...

The word “Fascist” seems to get thrown around these days and utilized more often to shut down discussion than to encourage it. There are even groups out there calling themselves “anti-fascist” while simultaneously supporting a party and leaders that seek to eliminate freedom and impose increasing centralized federal power. However, as the great poet warrior Inigo Montoya once observed “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” So, what is fascism? Lieutenant Colonel James MacMillan established the definition as a political system based on a very powerful leader, state control of social...

After a bruising presidential election loss in 2024, this year proved decisive for a Democratic Party looking to recover from its defeats and regain momentum. Heading into 2026, all 435 districts in the House of Representatives and 33 seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election in the midterms. Republicans currently have a three-seat majority in the Senate, while they hold 219 seats to Democrats’ 213 in the House. - Rep. Thomas Massie’s Primary Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican, has made an enemy of President Trump by leading the campaign for the release of the files relating to...

Republicans in key battleground U.S. House districts are working to contain the political fallout that may come when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act. One of those is first-term U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., whose victory for the Allentown-area seat last year was among the narrowest in the nation. “I think that we need to deal with the reality of where we are now and even if you have a broken system, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t provide or offer relief to individuals who are dealing with those...

We’re joined by Joe Gruters from the RNC to talk about the political landscape heading into 2026 and the challenges the party believes the country is facing. Gruters highlights what he sees as progress on affordability issues, praising the administration’s focus on lowering prices for everyday Americans while emphasizing that the effects of past economic policies take time to reverse. He also points to what he calls “world-class” cabinet leadership and insists that upcoming policy implementations will show measurable results. The conversation shifts to midterm dynamics, with Gruters expressing confidence that Republican messaging—and what he describes as missteps by Democratic...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation announcement sent a shock through her northwest Georgia district... “It took me watching her resignation video for about 5 minutes to realize that it was not an AI-generated video — that’s how shocking it was for me,” said Ricky Hess, chairman of the Paulding County Republican Party... The ruby-red slice of Georgia spans a dozen counties, where a strong majority of voters were loyal both to Trump and Greene... “We wanted Marjorie to be Marjorie. We appreciate her,” said David Guldenschuh, a local Republican stalwart and lawyer who hosts a political radio show on WLAQ-AM...

Here’s the bottom line: America’s farmers need help — now. In my home state of Arkansas, for instance, our farmers are set to lose hundreds of dollars per acre on their soybean, corn, cotton and long-grain rice crops this year alone. The situation has gotten so bad that Arkansas cash crop receipts are now projected to fall by $617 million in 2025. Adding to these challenges...the contrast between the steep cost of inputs (such as seed, fertilizer and diesel) and the commodity prices that farmers receive for their crops is at its highest level in 25 years. Put differently, input...

Pennsylvania voters have rejected a Republican effort to remove three Democrats from the state Supreme Court. The stakes of Tuesday’s election were high: Had Pennsylvanians voted to remove the justices, the court would have gone from a seven-member Democratic majority to a four-member group with a complete ideological split. The three justices’ vacant seats would not have been filled until another election at the end of 2027. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court regularly holds these kinds of votes for its justices. The justices are first selected in partisan elections, but at the end of their 10-year terms, voters then decide whether to...

In an upset, Democrats ousted two Republican members of Georgia’s utility board on Tuesday, according to preliminary results from the secretary of state's office. The closely watched races for two of the five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission had been viewed not only as a referendum on rising electric bills but also as a bellwether for next year’s contests for governor and U.S. Senate. Since 2007, no Democrat has served on the commission, whose members have six-year terms. But the two Democratic candidates tapped into anger over rising electric bills at a time when prices have risen sharply...

The mayoral race focused largely on Albuquerque’s crime rate, homelessness, housing and economic development. Keller, a Democrat who has served in the state Legislature and as state auditor, defended his record as mayor and his knowledge of the issues, emphasizing the need for follow-through. White said he offered a change of pace to voters to “clean up the mess” the incumbent’s administration has created. Keller was elected to his first mayoral term in 2017. He will face off against former Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White in a Dec. 9 runoff election, which occurs when no candidate receives 50% of the...

Rudy Giuliani endorsed fellow Republican Curtis Sliwa for mayor Monday night, dealing a blow to independent Andrew Cuomo as he tries to build crossover appeal to take out front-runner Zohran Mamdani. “Here’s my choice: 100 percent Curtis Sliwa,” Giuliani, 81, said on his X podcast while Sliwa appeared on the show. Giuliani said Cuomo “ran a terrible campaign” in the Democratic primary and “lost to a 33-year-old,” referring to Mamdani, the Queens assemblyman. “Giuliani said he’s gotten immense pressure — even from Republicans and some of his associates and friends — to endorse Cuomo over Sliwa in a bid to...

Early voting commenced in Pennsylvania yesterday, the same day Charlie Kirk would have turned 32. So Scott Presler came to the heart of Doylestown to celebrate the life and work of the late MAGA lion in a way Presler believes his friend would have loved. “The world is watching how we respond to Charlie Kirk’s assassination,” Presler said. “We’re not going to respond with violence; we’re not going to respond with burning down buildings; we’re not going to respond with anything other than peace. And also, we fight with ballots, not bullets.” The seasoned activist observed that turnout inevitably drops...

“Mr. Trump has promised working-class tax cuts and protection for working-class social insurance, such as Medicaid,” Hawley wrote. “But now a noisy contingent of corporatist Republicans — call it the party’s Wall Street wing — is urging Congress to ignore all that and get back to the old-time religion: corporate giveaways, preferences for capital and deep cuts to social insurance.” Hawley has consistently spoken up about his opposition to the House plan to use Medicaid cuts to pay for the party-line megabill. The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been charged with finding at least $880 billion in federal spending...

In Episode 2 of UNSILENT, host Brandon Straka shares an inside looking into New York City's anti-socialist rebellion, including a town hall in Manhattan, with chaos, hecklers, and the plan to victory against Zohran Mamdani.

For my fellow Texans.

As more ballots are counted, the gap is closing dramatically... as much as half since last night and only 68% reporting