Politics

Former Trump advisor, Steve Bannon, has been sentenced to 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress. He is free while awaiting appeal.

Trump advisor, Steve Bannon, sentenced to prison, free awaiting appeal

British prime minister contenders drum up support, the Pentagon will help out troops who seek abortions, and Kevin Spacey won a sex abuse lawsuit.

British PM contenders; DOD to help with abortions; Spacey wins lawsuit

Just over six weeks into her new role as British Prime Minister, Liz Truss announced her resignation Thursday. Her reign is shortest in British history.

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns after six tumultuous weeks on the job

A judge ordered the release of Trump/Eastman emails, two subvariants of COVID-19 are spreading, the Supreme Court may block student loan forgiveness.

Trump/Eastman emails; new Omicron subvariants; loan forgiveness appeal

While Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his focus is on Virginia, his support for Republican candidates nationwide may indicate he is planning on a national run.

Youngkin stumps for pro-Trump candidates, dismisses presidential run

President Biden will announce a release of oil a day after he promised to codify Roe v. Wade, and the IRS is increasing its inflation adjustments.

Biden to release oil; promise to codify Roe; IRS inflation adjustments

Unscripted debates have traditionally provided voters with crucial information, but fewer candidates are participating ahead of the 2022 midterms.

Why some candidates aren’t up for debates ahead of the 2022 midterms

The Biden administration pressured El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser to refrain from declaring a state of emergency over the city’s migrant crisis.

Report: Biden admin pressured mayor not to declare emergency over migrants

An NBC reporter is being criticized after her interview with Pennsylvania's Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman, who's recovering from a stroke.

NBC reporter criticized after PA Senate candidate Fetterman interview

On the same day more suicide drones struck Kyiv, day two of China's Communist Party congress got underway as early voting was set to begin in Georgia.

More Kyiv strikes; China’s Communist Party congress; Georgia early voting

Public trust in scientific expertise is critical for making informed decisions about public policy, which is especially true for climate change.

Changing the emotions on climate

A House committee has subpoenaed former President Trump; reaction to Russia's threat of World War III; Elon Musk under investigation over the Twitter deal.

Trump subpoenaed; response to Russia threat; Musk/Twitter investigation

Asylum-seeking Venezuelan migrants who cross the border illegally will be expelled to Mexico under Title 42.

Venezuelan migrants seeking asylum will be expelled to Mexico

Gen Z member Ray Reed, 25, is a part of a new movement that is making a bid to take on the establishment in Washington, D.C..

Gen Z congressional candidates ready to take on DC establishment

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell changed his public image from an infomercial staple to a leading figure in the election denial movement.

From pillows to politics: Mike Lindell leading election deniers movement

New emails released by the Heritage Foundation shows DHS officials knew that the border patrol "whipping" controversy was not true.

Emails reveal DHS communications around alleged border ‘whipping’

U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, made an ironclad commitment to support Ukraine "indefinitely" against Russian aggression.

US doubles down its support of Ukraine for ‘the long haul’

Supreme Court rejects three high-profile appeals

The Wall Street Journal reported thousands of federal officials traded stocks of companies whose fates were directly affected by their employers’ actions.

WSJ: Federal officials traded stock in companies their agencies oversee

A Ukraine nuclear plant lost power, President Biden responded to the OPEC oil cut, and the White House previewed the student loan forgiveness website.

Nuclear plant loses power; Biden OPEC response; loan forgiveness website

Demands for three Los Angeles City Council members to resign are intensifying after a leaked audio recording revealed racist remarks.

LA City Council’s Martinez taking leave of absence after audio leak

Tulsi Gabbard ditches Democratic party calling them "woke warmongers." The move comes just hours after she launched her new podcast.

Tulsi Gabbard ditches ‘woke’ Dems and launches podcast

47 defendants have been added to a lawsuit accusing federal government of colluding with social media companies to censor freedom of speech.

47 defendants added to lawsuit as Florida surgeon general’s tweet blocked

With the midterms just weeks away, many are looking to Nebraska's 2nd District as a possible bellwether for the rest of the country.

Nebraska’s 2nd District could be political bellwether for US