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Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., U.S. Senate candidate (L), and John Sununu, a former U.S. senator from New Hampshire and U.S. Senate candidate. Sophie Park | Bloomberg | Getty Images New Hampshire voters on Tuesday nominate candidates for a key U.S. Senate race to replace the retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Both Democrats and Republicans are

Trump is quickly running out of time to implement his rules attacking mail-in ballots, but that doesn’t mean that this is not an all-hands-on-deck moment for democracy. What Trump is attempting clearly violates the Constitution, which gives Congress the sole power to set the rules for federal elections. The states conduct the elections themselves, and

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband arriving for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London. Picture date: Tuesday September 8, 2026. Stefan Rousseau | Pa Images | Getty Images The U.K. government is pushing ahead with planned sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, despite U.S. officials and lawmakers warning of economic consequences for doing

An Air Canada Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft is seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington Virginia, on Oct. 5, 2025. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images Bombardier pointed out its footprint in the U.S. after President Donald Trump said the Canadian airplane manufacturer must build in America to access the local market.

Alternative for Germany (AfD) party members and candidates celebrate at the party headquarters following an exit poll release during Saxony-Anhalt regional elections, in Magdeburg, Germany, on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. The far-right Alternative for Germany decisively won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt amid growing public discontent with the political establishment. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty

A 49.5 megawatt three-level data center under construction in Vernon, California, July 8, 2026. A surge in demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure is fueling a boom in data centers across the country. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Policies from President Donald Trump‘s administration are helping keep bond yields higher despite the

Because of how Trump reacted and tried to overturn the 2020 election that he lost after the fact, some Americans have made the assumption that the president will approach the 2026 midterm election the same way. 2026 isn’t 2020, and Trump has learned a great deal about how to misuse his power to try to

A woman crosses as motorists drive past an anti-U.S. billboard at Enghelab Square in Tehran on Sept. 2, 2026. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Iran’s “proportionate responses” to U.S. attacks are over, the country’s parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday, while acknowledging the economic impact of the war. “If

If House Republicans were serious about keeping their majority, they would spend September in session trying to pass legislation to address the affordability crisis dominating voters’ minds. PoliticusUSA is 100% independent. We have no political party or corporate influence. Support our work by becoming a subscriber. House Republicans currently have nothing to campaign on but

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on September 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Friday that he plans to spend as much as $500 million from his political operation to help

The Republican midterm convention was an idea from the same person who has given the United States tariffs, the war with Iran, measles, healthcare cuts, tax cuts for billionaires, ICE roaming American streets, and the passage of the entire Republican agenda in one piece of legislation. PolitcusUSA is 100% independent news and opinion. Support us

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference on the day of the European Union leaders’ summit in Brussels, Belgium Oct. 23, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Greenland’s capital on Sunday, seeking to shore up support for the Arctic island against a

Donald Trump loves to project the image that he is The Boss who is running the show and in charge of the Republican Party. Trump threatened NBC News’s Kristen Welker with an FCC investigation because she factually stated in a local news interview that the president’s endorsements have been a “mixed bag” in 2026. PolitcusUSA

Former Olympian David Hearn after his arrangement at Moultrie Courthouse on July 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Finn Gomez | Getty Images A Washington judge on Friday said he will rule quickly on whether to dismiss a now-discredited indictment charging former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with prejudice,

Trump held a Friday Oval Office event to try to suck up to ranchers who are angry at him for importing foreign beef, but things went off the rails when he took questions from reporters, and the topic turned to the Iran war. PolitcusUSA is 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber. Trump said

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Rose Garden Dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 2, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that the Federal Reserve slash interest rates or else he will cut off trade with countries with which the U.S. maintains

The Trump administration has no clue what to do to lower gas prices, because the administration doesn’t know how to get out of the Iran war that it started. PolitcusUSA is 100% reader-supported and independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber. For the first time in 42 days, the White House held a press briefing,

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a “fireside chat”, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., September 1, 2026. Sam Wolfe | Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised the European Union for formally joining “Operation Economic Outcast,” the U.S.-led sanctions campaign aimed at severing

Maria Bartiromo was employed by Fox News for twelve and a half years. Bartiromo was all over Fox News and Fox Business. She hosted a daily show on Fox Business, and had a Sunday morning show on Fox News that was the show that Trump Republicans used as their Sunday morning platform. Bartiromo is friends

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday that there is a “chance” at “peace” with Ukraine, but repeated that Kyiv’s warnings to airlines to avoid Russian airspace amounted to “state terrorism.”  “Ultimately…the problem must be resolved by the countries involved in the conflict – Russia and Ukraine,” he said in translated remarks at the Eastern Economic