George W. Bush was five days away from the 2000 presidential election when a 24-year-old drunken-driving arrest became national news. Suddenly, the campaign had an unscheduled item on its to-do list: explain what happened in Maine in 1976. Welcome to the October surprise—even though that one, bending the rules right out of the gate, arrived…
Washington House candidate Krista Perez faces a DUI charge with a refusal enhancement after allegedly causing a chain-reaction crash that damaged five vehicles in Tacoma. Pierce County prosecutors filed the charge following her Aug. 11 arrest, according to The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red. The refusal allegation concerns a breath test at police headquarters,…
Donald Trump cannot legally be elected president a third time. The 22nd Amendment settled that question decades ago. But it leaves behind a different one—one that’s surprisingly difficult to answer: What if Trump never ran again? Instead, imagine he handpicked an intensely loyal politician to run for president while making one thing perfectly clear to…
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has appointed Darline Graham Nordone to temporarily serve in the U.S. Senate following the sudden death of her older brother, longtime Sen. Lindsey Graham. The appointment comes just days after Graham died Saturday at age 71 from an aortic dissection caused by arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary findings…
One of Ben Shapiro’s own social media posts came back to haunt him after the conservative commentator blasted the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision reaffirming birthright citizenship, prompting critics to throw his own words right back at him. The backlash followed the 6-3 Supreme Court ruling reaffirming that children born in the United States are citizens…
A tense exchange between Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn and a local reporter has gone viral after an elevator repeatedly delayed the senator’s exit while she declined to answer questions about her campaign for governor. The awkward interaction unfolded after Blackburn spoke at an event hosted by the Greater Nashville Technology Council that members of the…
For more than four decades, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been one of the most influential figures in Washington. But as the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican remains hospitalized with few details released about his condition, many Americans are asking the same question: What happens if his Senate seat suddenly becomes vacant? The answer is more complicated than…
The Texas State Board of Education has approved a new required reading list that includes Bible stories and scripture passages, a move that will affect more than 5 million public school students and further expand the role of Christianity in the state’s classrooms. The Republican-controlled board voted Friday to adopt the curriculum changes, which are…
Washington is joining a coalition of 22 other states in urging federal immigration officials to reverse a policy ending investigations into deaths that occur shortly after people are released from ICE custody. In a letter sent Thursday to US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting ICE Director David Venturella, the coalition argued…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is getting attention online after revealing that he’s been using minoxidil, one of the most popular hair-loss treatments in the United States. The 34-year-old mayor made the admission during a candid conversation on the June 2 episode of the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out. The exchange happened before the…
