Politics

Conservative social media accounts seized on an NBC News price-checking segment about concert tickets to brand mainstream outlets "Artificial News," while a separate tariff claim about an Ohio pharmaceutical campus also circulated.

The former Chicago mayor and possible 2028 Democratic hopeful told NBC's Meet the Press that voters should worry more about Americans losing faith in their country than about his religion.

Federal agents at Port Newark intercepted 603 stolen luxury vehicles valued at more than $36 million during fiscal year 2026, according to the Washington Times, stopping high-end cars and trucks from being illegally exported to West Africa and the Caribbean.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer launched a nationwide midterm tour in Maine, warning that far-left Democratic candidates pose an 'anti-American' threat as Republicans fight to hold their majorities with six weeks until Election Day.

Texas State Sen. Angela Paxton confirms she is voting Republican on Nov. 3 in a new ad addressing the 'elephant in the room,' as Ken Paxton battles Democrat James Talarico in one of the tightest Senate races in the country.

Social media posts attributed to accused hijacker Hamam al-Hammami have drawn condemnation from the New York Post, Daily Mail, LBC and others over violent rhetoric against women and support for Russia.

Senate Democrats blocked a federal voter ID and congressional insider trading ban, putting them at odds with a practice already law in 36 states and popular with voters in both parties.

Rep. Tim Burchett says he will try to block Democratic nominee Darializa Avila Chevalier from taking a House seat if she wins, citing a post in which she is accused of using the American flag as a napkin. Supporters online are amplifying the pledge, though the underlying post has not been independently confirmed.

A federal grand jury subpoenaed Sen. Ruben Gallego's leadership PAC, and conservative accounts are amplifying the news as the Arizona Democrat's spokesperson insists the PAC "has nothing to hide."

Kamala Harris and California congressional candidate Dr. Richard Pan shut out KCRA 3 and the New York Times from a Sacramento campaign stop, then pointed fingers at each other when asked who made the call.

President Trump headlined a packed rally at Vandalia-Butler High School, bringing former NFL coach Jon Gruden to the stage to boost Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy ahead of November's midterms.

Tehran's parliament speaker and foreign minister both say the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until Iran's conditions are met, even as a tanker is reported struck by an unknown projectile and Washington masses naval power.