The following piece was originally published in The Hill by John Shkor, Steven Lepper and William Baumgartner. Read the original article here. President Trump has…
The American Watch Dog
For millions of working-class families across the Midwest, who wins at the ballot box can determine whether factories stay open, whether wages rise, and whether daily expenses remain manageable. The United Auto Workers union — once a powerhouse of American labor politics — is fighting to remind its members of exactly that as the Nov. 3 midterms approach.
Arizona homeowners and small businesses may have been quietly footing the bill for the state's booming data center industry — and now the state's top law enforcement officer wants answers. A data analyst's findings suggest the financial burden could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Hurricane Isaias Leaves 900,000 Without Power — And Puts Families With Medical Needs at Serious Risk
Hurricane Isaias Leaves 900,000 Without Power — And Puts Families With Medical Needs at Serious Risk
When a major hurricane tears through a region, the danger doesn't end when the winds die down — especially for the millions of families whose health and survival depend on an uninterrupted supply of electricity, medication, and access to medical care. Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season, made landfall near Destin, Florida, on Friday night as a Category 2 storm, and while it has since weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, the dangers it poses to families across the Southeast — particularly those with serious medical needs — are far from over.
Across California's Central Valley, reports of increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity are spreading rapidly — and so is the anxiety felt by farmworkers, families, and community leaders who say the situation is changing by the day.
In November 2022, New York City voters went to the polls and did something significant: they used the ballot box to mandate that their government address racial inequity directly. What happens after citizens cast those votes — how the mandates they approve get implemented, defended, or quietly narrowed — is one of the most consequential and least-watched questions in American civic life.
Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, has made a habit of filming himself working out alongside active-duty military personnel and posting the footage online. But instead of generating the image of toughness he appears to be going for, the videos have drawn scrutiny — including from fitness experts and military observers who say his form and performance fall short of the standard he publicly champions.
Michigan's U.S. Senate race is heating up, and both major candidates are spending nearly as much energy managing political baggage as they are making their case to voters.
A sweeping federal land closure along Arizona's border with Mexico is raising questions about public access, government transparency, and the cost of the administration's border wall push. The Coronado National Forest announced it is shutting down a 55-mile stretch of land along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona — a closure set to remain in effect until January 20, 2029, the final day of President Trump's current term.
Every time you visit a Google service, a quiet negotiation happens in the background — one that determines how much of your data the company collects and what it does with it.
A burned-out headlight. A foreign driver's license. A call to Border Patrol. For one woman driving through Brownstown Township on a spring evening in 2025, that sequence of events ended in a federal immigration arrest — not a ticket.
A potentially catastrophic attack on one of America's most visited shopping destinations was thwarted this week when federal authorities arrested an 18-year-old Minnesota man they say was planning a mass shooting at the Mall of America, inspired by the Islamic State terrorist organization.
When a candidate campaigns on restricting a federal visa program, voters might expect a clean break between that position and the candidate's personal record. But for Zach Lahn, the Republican running for Iowa governor, the gap between his policy promise and his own business history is hard to ignore.